| Election Name: | 2014 Cork County Council election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2009 Cork County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2009 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Cork County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats on Cork County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Election Date: | 23 May 2014 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 44,885 |
| Percentage1: | 28.65% |
| Swing1: | 4.28% |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 43,350 |
| Percentage2: | 27.67% |
| Swing2: | 9.52% |
| Party3: | Sinn Féin |
| Seats3: | 10 |
| Seat Change3: | 9 |
| Popular Vote3: | 22,747 |
| Percentage3: | 14.52% |
| Swing3: | 8.38% |
| Party4: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 5 |
| Popular Vote4: | 11,298 |
| Percentage4: | 7.21% |
| Swing4: | 2.98% |
| Party5: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
| Seats5: | 10 |
| Seat Change5: | 4 |
| Popular Vote5: | 30,336 |
| Percentage5: | 19.36% |
| Swing5: | 11.4% |
| Cathaoirleach | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Cathaoirleach |
| Before Election: | Noel O'Connor |
| Before Party: | Fine Gael |
| After Election: | Alan Coleman |
| After Party: | Fianna Fáil |
An election to all 55 seats on Cork County Council was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, contested by a field of 114 candidates. County Cork was divided into 8 local electoral areas to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[1] [2] [3] [4]
Cork County Council was expanded by seven seats to a total of 55 members for the 2014 elections. Fianna Fáil emerged after the local elections as the largest party in Cork for the first time since 1991, having won 17 seats and 5 gains in total. The party won three seats in each of Ballincollig-Carrigaline, Fermoy and West Cork and took two seats in Bandon-Kinsale, Blarney-Macroom and Kanturk-Mallow. Fine Gael lost 6 seats in all to emerge with 16 seats. The party's best results were in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Bandon-Kinsale where they won 3 seats and Blarney-Macroom, Cobh, East Cork and West Cork where they won 2 seats. Sinn Féin won 10 seats in total, including 9 gains, with the party's best results coming in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Cobh where they won 2 seats each. Labour had a very bad election losing 5 seats and returning with just 2 seats. Independents gained 4 seats, bringing their total to 10 seats.
| Party | Seats | ± | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5 | 44,885 | 28.65 | ||
| 16 | 6 | 43,350 | 27.67 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 22,747 | 14.52 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 11,298 | 7.21 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 30,336 | 19.36 | ||
| Total | 55 | 7 | 156,655 | 100.00 |