2014 Sligo County Council election explained

Election Name:2014 Sligo County Council election
Country:Ireland
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2009 Sligo County Council election
Previous Year:2009
Next Election:2019 Sligo County Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 18 seats on Sligo County Council
Majority Seats:10
Election Date:23 May 2014
Party1:Fianna Fáil
Seats1:8
Seat Change1:+1
Party2:Fine Gael
Seats2:3
Seat Change2:-9
Party3:Sinn Féin
Seats3:2
Seat Change3:+1
Party4:People Before Profit Alliance
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:+1
Party5:United Left (Ireland)
Seats5:1
Seat Change5:+1
Party6:Independent politician (Ireland)
Seats6:3
Seat Change6:-
Map Size:300px

An election to all 18 seats on Sligo County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a reduction from 25 seats at the 2009 election. County Sligo was divided into two local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councilors for a five-year term of officeon the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). In addition, the borough council of Sligo was abolished.

Fianna Fáil increased their seats by 1 to 8 seats. Sinn Féin gained 1 seat, as did People Before Profit, and Independents increased their numbers by 1 seat to 4. In contrast, Fine Gael lost 9 seats, being reduced to just 3 councillors, while the Labour Party lost representation on the council for the first time since 1912.[1] [2] [3]

Results by party

PartySeats±±%
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3align=right-7,14222.40
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Results by local electoral area

Sligo

Changes

†††† Co-options

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sligo profile: Focus on bread-and-butter issues. The Irish Times. 15 May 2014. 15 May 2014.
  2. News: Sligo County Council Elections . Irish Independent . 24 May 2014 . 18 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140530050156/http://elections.independent.ie/2014/local-election-2014/county/Sligo# . 2014-05-30 . dead .
  3. http://www.sligotoday.ie/details.php?id=31469 "O'Boyle stormer laid its roots in Sligo town support"
  4. Web site: Sligo councillor Seamie O'Boyle has died . Ocean FM.
  5. News: Sligo-Leitrim: Fianna Fáil takes two seats as Eamon Scanlon returns . Ronan . McGreevy . 27 February 2016 . 28 February 2016 . . 0791-5144 . Dublin . en.
  6. Web site: Long-serving Sligo Councillor surprises colleagues announcing his retirement . 9 January 2017 . Ocean FM.
  7. Web site: The death has occurred of Sligo Independent councillor Margaret Gormley . 5 April 2019 . Midwest Radio.