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2009 Wexford County Council election
← 2004 5 June 2009 2014 →
All 21 seats on Wexford County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 10 5 4
Seat change +3 -1 +3
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won 2 0
Seat change -2 -3
Map showing the area of Wexford County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Wexford County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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 10 +3
Fianna Fáil 5 -1
Labour 4 +3
Independent 2 -2
Sinn Féin 0 -3
Totals 21 - 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Kathleen Codd-Nolan* 13.99 1,974 2,013 2,043 2,188 2,287
Fine Gael Patrick Kavanagh 13.65 1,926 1,996 1,998 2,199 2,449
Fine Gael Oliver Walsh* 12.67 1,788 1,839 2,061 2,105 2,207
Labour Pat Cody 11.88 1,676 1,809 1,837 2,031 2,372
Fianna Fáil Barbara Ann Murphy* 10.76 1,518 1,544 1,787 1,856 1,909
Fianna Fáil Keith Doyle 10.53 1,485 1,532 1,728 1,868 2,217
Independent Seán Doyle* 7.84 1,106 1,220 1,235    
Independent Jackser Owens 7.63 1,077 1,258 1,281 1,589  
Fianna Fáil Bernadette Murphy 5.84 824 844      
Sinn Féin Noreen Sheridan 5.20 734        
Electorate: 25,498   Valid: 14,108 (55.33%)   Spoilt: 236   Quota: 2,352   Turnout: 14,344 (56.26%)  

Gorey

Gorey - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael John Hegarty 17.20 2,386          
Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne 13.89 1,927 2,091 2,099 2,570    
Independent Declan McPartlin* 11.88 1,648 1,798 1,803 1,862 1,879 2,106
Labour Bobby Ireton 11.54 1,601 1,827 1,835 2,056 2,107 2,331
Fine Gael Michael Kinsella* 11.33 1,572 1,670 1,699 1,788 1,811 2,515
Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen* 8.98 1,246 1,296 1,298 1,528 1,674 1,732
Fine Gael Ellen Lynch 8.91 1,236 1,302 1,320 1,406 1,427  
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Fleming* 8.53 1,183 1,286 1,290      
Sinn Féin Michael Carty 6.49 900          
Independent Ger Walsh 1.23 171          
Electorate: 25,031   Valid: 13,870 (55.41%)   Spoilt: 218   Quota: 2,312   Turnout: 14,088 (56.28%)  

New Ross

New Ross - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Denis Kennedy* 15.65 1,911 1,974 2,069 2,251 2,473
Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan 14.18 1,732 1,750 1,861 2,015 2,288
Fine Gael Larry O'Brien* 14.07 1,718 1,794 1,907 2,181 2,342
Fianna Fáil Martin Murphy* 13.12 1,602 1,691 1,729 1,799 2,455
Sinn Féin John Dwyer* 12.89 1,574 1,628 1,698 1,924 2,064
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Curtis* 11.97 1,462 1,564 1,602 1,674  
Labour Ollie Somers 7.82 955 1,026 1,192    
Green Seán Reidy 5.55 678 720      
Independent Jack Fardy 4.75 580        
Electorate: 22,164   Valid: 12,212 (55.10%)   Spoilt: 252   Quota: 2,443   Turnout: 12,464 (56.24%)  

Wexford

Wexford - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Labour George Lawlor 11.66 2,210 2,225 2,240 2,276 2,314 2,377              
Labour Ted Howlin* 10.20 1,934 1,947 1,957 1,976 1,999 2,035 2,187 2,267 2,306 2,486      
Fianna Fáil Tony Dempsey 8.43 1,599 1,603 1,610 1,622 1,627 1,632 1,650 1,918 1,949 2,013 2,060 2,077 2,089
Fine Gael Jim Moore 8.31 1,576 1,580 1,583 1,601 1,612 1,625 1,659 1,732 1,858 1,922 1,984 2,000 2,014
Fine Gael Pat Codd* 8.25 1,565 1,572 1,585 1,595 1,603 1,630 1,650 1,918 1,949 2,013 2,060 2,077 2,089
Fine Gael Anna Fenlon* 7.71 1,461 1,471 1,501 1,517 1,552 1,608 1,694 1,878 1,898 2,056 2,230 2,252 2,278
Independent Padge Reck* 7.55 1,431 1,448 1,460 1,490 1,541 1,608 1,660 1,698 1,739 1,971 2,262 2,314 2,335
Independent Leo Carthy* 6.99 1,326 1,332 1,354 1,372 1,389 1,415 1,436 1,515 1,630 1,762 1,877 1,945 1,961
Sinn Féin Maurice Roche* 6.67 1,265 1,276 1,289 1,298 1,321 1,360 1,409 1,421 1,439        
Fianna Fáil Fergie Kehoe* 5.79 1,097 1,101 1,111 1,120 1,139 1,169 1,216 1,249 1,492 1,603      
Fianna Fáil Noel Howlin 4.83 916 916 916 920 922 925 941 947          
Fine Gael Jim Allen 4.21 799 800 805 807 818 825 857            
Green Danny Forde 2.90 550 560 571 581 597 615              
Independent Do Do Lawlor 2.07 392 412 425 447 455                
Independent Alan McGuire 1.40 266 269 278 293                  
Independent Vincent Kennedy 1.29 245 245 253                    
Independent James Breen 1.01 191 193                      
Independent Willie Kinsella 0.72 137                        
Electorate: 36,473   Valid: 18,960 (51.98%)   Spoilt: 303   Quota: 2,371   Turnout: 19,263 (52.81%)  

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