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2009 Letterkenny Town Council election

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All 9 seats on Letterkenny Town Council
First party Second party Third party   Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin Seats won 4 1 1   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Letterkenny Residents Party Independent Seats won 1 2
Map showing the area of Letterkenny Town Council
Council control before election Fianna Fáil Council control after election Fianna Fáil

An election to all 9 seats on Letterkenny Town Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of the 2009 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected in Letterkenny for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

It was the last election for the town council, as all town councils in Ireland were abolished in 2014.

Results by party

Party		Seats	±	1st pref	FPv%	±%
	Fianna Fáil	4
	Fine Gael	1
	Letterkenny Residents Party	1
	Sinn Féin	1
	Labour
	Green
	Independent	2
Total		9		6,274	100%	—

The Letterkenny Residents Party was registered in 2008 to contest local elections only. Following the dissolution of Letterkenny Town Council in 2014, Crossan unsuccessfully contested the Letterkenny local electoral area for the party. The party was deregistered in 2015.

References

1. Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (2010). "Volume 2: Borough and Town Councils" (PDF). Local Elections 2009: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics (PDF). Dublin: Stationery Office. p. 88. ISBN 9781406425109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2012.
2. Brophy, Daragh (6 November 2013). ""Arrogant" Phil Hogan's visit to be greeted with protest by Letterkenny councillors". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
3. "Call for Letterkenny forum as Town Council meets for the final time". Highland Radio. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
4. ""A dark day" looms for Letterkenny as town council ends". Donegal Democrat. 11 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
5. "Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2008 (83): 1234. 14 October 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
6. "Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2014 (103): 3016. 26 December 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
7. "Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Oireachtas. 9 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

• 2009 Irish local elections
• Politics of Letterkenny