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Part of the 2009 Irish local elections

2009 Meath County Council election
← 2004 5 June 2009 2014 →
29 seats on Meath County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 11 8 4
Seat change +2 -4 +4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Green
Seats won 1 5 0
Seat change -1 - -1
Map showing the area of Meath County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Meath County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 11 +2 20,583 29.91
Fianna Fáil 8 -4 20,337 29.55
Labour 4 +4 8,061 11.72
Sinn Féin 1 -1 5,456 7.93
Independent 5 - 13,374 19.44
Green 0 -1 1,001 1.45
Totals 29 - 68,813 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Dunshaughlin

Dunshaughlin - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Independent Brian Fitzgerald* 14.27 2,410                          
Fianna Fáil Nick Killian* 12.33 2,066 2,090 2,102 2,121                    
Fine Gael Regina Doherty 9.69 1,636 1,671 1,706 1,724 1,738 1,770 1,912 1,972 2,346          
Independent Joe Bonner* 9.32 1,574 1,587 1,619 1,667 1,755 1,783 2,095 2,132            
Fianna Fáil Noel Leonard* 6.33 1,070 1,106 1,121 1,137 1,140 1,167 1,189 1,541 1,563 1,575 1,580 1,583 1,639 1,666
Fine Gael Maria Murphy 6.22 1,050 1,078 1,093 1,101 1,102 1,184 1,213 1,233 1,285 1,382 1,383 1,383 1,881 1,999
Fine Gael Gerry O'Connor 6.22 1,050 1,070 1,092 1,107 1,108 1,142 1,173 1,286 1,336 1,371 1,374 1,377    
Labour Niamh McGowan 5.61 947 961 980 1,021 1,244 1,580 1,684 1,733 1,949 2,018 2,025 2,026 2,350  
Fianna Fáil Conor Tormey 5.55 938 943 947 959 982 983 1,031 1,150 1,365 1,386 1,390 1,392 1,424 1,438
Fianna Fáil Oliver Brooks* 5.27 890 920 956 969 970 989 1,014              
Fine Gael John Fanning 5.19 876 883 889 892 975 983 1,061 1,079            
Independent Charles Bobbett* 4.42 746 772 810 850 871 887                
Labour Michael McLoughlin 3.15 532 551 569 607 646                  
Labour John King 2.88 486 493 503 516                    
Sinn Féin Micheal O Gallachoir 1.90 321 328 352                      
Independent Patrick Long 0.93 157 175                        
Green Seán O Buachalla 0.84 142 150                        
Electorate: 33,513   Valid: 16,891 (50.40%)   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 2,112   Turnout: 17,024 (50.80%)  

Kells

Kells - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Catherine Yore 12.87 1,751 1,805 2,086 2,357  
Fine Gael Eugene Cassidy* 12.71 1,730 1,907 2,104 2,119 2,136
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly* 12.41 1,688 1,761 2,027 2,209 2,246
Fianna Fáil Oliver Fox 11.67 1,588 1,681 1,717 1,999 2,221
Fianna Fáil Bryan Reilly* 11.36 1,545 1,965 2,128 2,598  
Sinn Féin Michael Gallagher* 10.75 1,462 1,591 1,754 1,852 1,874
Fianna Fáil Liz McCormack* 10.29 1,400 1,555 1,616    
Labour Brian Collins 8.99 1,223 1,259      
Fianna Fáil Dominic Moran 8.96 1,219        
Electorate: 23,078   Valid: 13,606 (58.96%)   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 2,268   Turnout: 13,828 (59.92%)  

Navan

Navan - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Independent Francis Deane 11.58 1,813 1,830 1,882 1,968                    
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly* 10.30 1,612 1,654 1,688 1,710 1,753 1,849 1,876 1,925 2,474          
Fine Gael Jim Holloway* 8.63 1,351 1,361 1,393 1,402 1,428 1,455 1,488 1,866 1,920 1,952 1,954 2,064    
Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly* 7.82 1,225 1,249 1,257 1,359 1,388 1,428 1,543 1,562 1,590 1,611 1,611 1,629 1,630 1,711
Fine Gael Suzanne Jamal 7.58 1,187 1,196 1,278 1,320 1,352 1,379 1,421 1,580 1,623 1,662 1,664 1,783 1,846 2,218
Fianna Fáil Shane Cassells* 6.76 1,059 1,077 1,094 1,176 1,219 1,269 1,416 1,452 1,492 1,509 1,511 1,544 1,547 1,626
Labour Jenny McHugh 5.25 822 833 858 862 885 925 957 998 1,051 1,125 1,125 1,653 1,671 1,775
Sinn Féin Peadar Toibin 5.25 822 830 842 847 867 885 903 929            
Fine Gael John Duffy 5.01 785 794 805 807 816 877 884              
Fine Gael Patsy O'Neill* 4.94 773 779 791 798 894 909 944 982 1,002 1,024 1,025 1,051 1,058  
Labour Eileen Drew 4.72 739 741 783 810 829 887 908 947 978 1,022 1,024      
Fianna Fáil Paddy Fitzsimons 4.71 738 743 750 785 804 838 980 1,012 1,041 1,061 1,062 1,078 1,079 1,117
Fianna Fáil Marguerite Fitzpatrick 3.61 565 572 585 636 673 693                
Independent Adrian O'Donnell 3.27 512 520 527 532                    
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mangan* 3.25 509 514 525                      
Independent Stephen Ball 3.21 503 547 561 565 634                  
Green Fergal O'Byrne 2.51 393 399                        
Independent Daithi Stephens 1.59 249                          
Electorate: 27,418   Valid: 13,816 (50.39%)   Spoilt: 310   Quota: 1,728   Turnout: 14,126 (51.52%)  

Slane

Slane - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labour Eoin Holmes* 16.24 2,088                    
Fine Gael Sirena Campbell 13.94 1,793 1,852                  
Independent Jimmy Cudden* 8.77 1,128 1,142 1,143 1,177 1,253 1,307 1,397 1,581 1,719 1,923  
Fianna Fáil Wayne Harding 7.88 1,014 1,018 1,018 1,025 1,104 1,129 1,140 1,155 1,369 1,425 1,432
Independent Seamus O'Neill 7.05 907 925 926 959 1,012 1,063 1,193 1,282 1,419 1,597 1,648
Fine Gael Ann Dillon-Gallagher* 6.84 880 892 895 910 979 1,019 1,334 1,392 1,429 1,580 1,602
Fianna Fáil Sinead Moore 6.55 842 855 855 902 949 981 1,032        
Fianna Fáil Patrick Boshell* 6.39 822 832 833 870 879 982 996 1,063 1,311 1,416 1,421
Sinn Féin Sinead Burke 5.91 760 785 786 857 885 924 965 1,067 1,128    
Independent James Carey 5.71 734 748 749 793 807 839 864        
Fine Gael Pat O'Brien 4.77 614 639 643 664 693 749          
Green Tom Kelly* 3.62 466 493 493 540 564            
Independent Hugh Gough 3.25 418 425 425 456              
Independent Joanne Finnegan 3.06 394 416 418                
Electorate: 26,608   Valid: 12,860 (48.33%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,838   Turnout: 12,998 (48.85%)  

Trim

Trim - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Ray Butler 19.73 1,933 2,013      
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Fegan* 16.51 1,618 1,656 1,738 2,472  
Fine Gael Willie Carey* 15.16 1,486 1,535 1,635 1,799 1,915
Fianna Fáil Seamus Murray* 12.54 1,229 1,260 1,288    
Labour Tracy McElhinney 12.50 1,225 1,360 1,500 1,679 1,801
Independent Trevor Golden 10.82 1,060 1,179 1,413 1,494 1,563
Independent Phil Cantwell* 6.46 633 718      
Sinn Féin Caroli Ni Loinsigh 4.89 479        
Independent Eoghan Farrell 1.39 136        
Electorate: 20,557   Valid: 9,799 (47.67%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 1,960   Turnout: 9,919 (48.25%)  

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