| Election Name: | 2019 Kilkenny County Council election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Kilkenny County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Kilkenny County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | All 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 13 |
| Election Date: | 24 May 2019 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Party4: | Green Party (Ireland) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Seats5: | 1 |
An election to all 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kilkenny was divided into 4 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).
Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections.[1] [2]
Fianna Fáil gained 1 additional seat to increase their numbers to 11 while also increasing their vote by 4%. Fine Gael gained 2 seats and also increased their vote by 2%. Labour and the Greens retained their previous position but it was a disastrous election for Sinn Féin. The party lost all 3 seats, including Sean Tyrell, the partner of Kathleen Funchion TD and saw a significant drop in their vote-share. Breda Gardner, a sitting Independent who also contested the Ireland South European Parliament constituency unsuccessfully, failed to retain her seat.
| Party | Seats | ± | ±% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 15,895 | 41.11 | 3.91 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 12,410 | 32.10 | 2.20 | ||||
| 2 | 2,915 | 7.54 | 3.66 | |||||
| 1 | 1,485 | 3.84 | 0.34 | |||||
| 0 | 3 | 2,458 | 6.36 | 3.54 | ||||
| 0 | 231 | 0.60 | New | |||||
| 1 | 3,270 | 8.46 | 1.26 | |||||
| Total | align=right | 24 | align=right | 38,664 | 100.00 |