2014 Tipperary County Council election explained

Election Name:2014 Tipperary County Council election
Country:Ireland
Map Size:300px
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Year:2009 North

2009 South
Next Election:2019 Tipperary County Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 40 seats on Tipperary County Council
Majority Seats:21
Election Date:23 May 2014
Party1:Fine Gael
Seats1:10
Seat Change1: 6
Party2:Fianna Fáil
Seats2:10
Seat Change2: 2
Party3:Sinn Féin
Seats3:5
Seat Change3: 4
Party4:Labour Party (Ireland)
Seats4:1
Seat Change4: 5
Party5:Workers and Unemployed Action
Seats5:1
Seat Change5: 1
Party6:Independent politician
Seats6:13
Seat Change6: 3

An election to all 40 seats on Tipperary County Council election was held on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, contested by a field of 85 candidates. This was a reduction from a combined total of 47 seats at the previous election: 21 at the 2009 North Tipperary election and 27 at the 2009 South Tipperary election. The former counties of North Tipperary and South Tipperary were amalgamated under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. The town councils of Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Nenagh, Templemore, Tipperary and Thurles and the borough council of Clonmel were also abolished.

County Tipperary was divided into five local electoral areas (LEAs) 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]

Results by party

PartySeats±
13+322,19729.48
10-619,59926.03
10-217,83323.68
5+47,5079.97
1-55,9897.95
1-11,9272.56
001740.23
00730.10
Totalalign=right 40align=right -7align=right 75,299100.00

Results by local electoral area

Templemore–Thurles

Changes

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/elections_and_referenda/voting/proportional_representation.html Proportional Representation
  2. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/elections/local-elections/tipperary/tipperary-profile-independents-to-have-say-north-and-south-due-to-lowry-and-mcgrath-factors-1.1793851 Tipperary profile: Independents to have say north and south due to Lowry and McGrath factors
  3. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/elections/local-elections/tipperary Local Election Results for Tipperary County Council