Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party after the elections as both Government parties suffered at the polls. Labour lost 2 thirds of their Councillors being reduced to just 2 seats while Fine Gael also lost 3 seats. Sinn Féin won seats on the Council for the first time, 3 in total, and were joined by 2 Independents.[1][2]
^"Westmeath: First result in – FF win first seat on Westmeath County Council". Irish Independent. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
^"Westmeath County Council Local elections". Irish Independent. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
Changes since 2014
† Athlone Independent Cllr Kevin (Boxer) Moran was elected as a TD for Longford-Westmeath at the Irish general election, 2016. Ailish McManus was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 21 March 2016.[1]
†† Mullingar-Coole Fine Gael Cllr Peter Burke was elected as TD for Longford-Westmeath at the Irish general election, 2016. Emily Wallace was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 21 March 2016.[2]
††† Mullingar-Coole Fianna Fáil Cllr Aidan Davitt was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016. Bill Collentine was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 2016.[3]
†††† Mullingar-Kilbeggan Fianna Fáil Cllr Paul Daly was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016. Liam McDaniel was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 2016.[4]
††††† Mullingar-Kilbeggan Fianna Fáil Cllr Avril Whitney resigned her seat for personal reasons on 31 May 2017.[5] In September 2017 Brian Crum was co-opted to fill the vacancy.[6] 2018-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
†††††† Athlone Sinn Féin Cllr Paul Hogan resigned from the party and became an Independent on 30 July 2018 saying the party had isolated and ostracised him since October 2015.[7]
††††††† Mullingar-Coole Sinn Féin Cllr Una D'Arcy resigned from the party and became an Independent on 22 January 2019 saying that she didn't have the support she needed and that she didn't align with its views.[8]
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An election to Westmeath County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year s Irish local elections 20 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR STV voting for a five year term of office a reduction of 3 seats compared to 2009 In addition Athlone Town Council and Mullingar Town Council were both abolished 2014 Westmeath County Council election 2009 23 May 2014 2019 All 20 seats to Westmeath County Council11 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Fianna Fail Fine Gael Sinn FeinSeats won 8 5 3Seat change 1 3 3 Fourth party Fifth party Party Labour IndependentSeats won 2 2Seat change 4 2Map showing the area of Westmeath County CouncilCouncil control after election TBDFianna Fail emerged as the largest party after the elections as both Government parties suffered at the polls Labour lost 2 thirds of their Councillors being reduced to just 2 seats while Fine Gael also lost 3 seats Sinn Fein won seats on the Council for the first time 3 in total and were joined by 2 Independents 1 2 Contents 1 Results by party 2 Results by Electoral Area 2 1 Athlone 2 2 Mullingar Coole 2 3 Mullingar Kilbeggan 3 References 4 Changes since 2014 5 External linksResults by party EditParty Seats First Pref votes FPv Fianna Fail 8 1 11 412 32 9 11 03Fine Gael 5 3 8 310 23 9 14 85Sinn Fein 3 3 3 837 11 1 6 44Labour 2 4 4 766 13 7 12 38Independent 2 2 6 391 18 4 13 16Totals 20 3 34 716 100 00 Results by Electoral Area EditAthlone Edit Athlone 7 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Independent Kevin Boxer Moran 21 78 2 897 Fine Gael Tom Farrell 11 29 1 502 1 552 1 561 1 594 1 616 1 648 1 649 1 724 Sinn Fein Paul Hogan 10 70 1 423 1 684 Fine Gael John Dolan 8 16 1 085 1 139 1 146 1 161 1 193 1 239 1 240 1 345 1 681Fianna Fail Aengus O Rourke 7 88 1 048 1 256 1 267 1 306 1 357 1 387 1 392 1 494 1 636Fianna Fail Frankie Keena 7 77 1 034 1 200 1 213 1 255 1 317 1 373 1 377 1 520 1 648Fianna Fail Vinny McCormack 7 27 967 983 985 991 1 001 1 010 1 010 1 080 1 088Independent Michael O Brien 6 85 911 1 001 1 054 1 084 1 113 1 203 1 208 1 354 1 418Fine Gael Alan Shaw 5 43 722 817 829 838 883 899 902 911 Fianna Fail Tom Allen 4 86 647 674 684 716 733 767 769 Labour Jim Henson 2 37 315 388 410 428 Independent Joe Devery 2 35 313 394 429 476 527 Independent P J Coghill 2 08 277 312 333 Independent John McNamara 0 90 120 171 Independent Donal Jackson 0 31 41 68 Electorate 22 759 Valid 13 302 52 60 Spoilt 157 Quota 1 663 Turnout 13 459 53 22 Mullingar Coole Edit Mullingar Coole 7 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Fianna Fail Aidan Davitt 12 90 1 492 Sinn Fein Una D arcy 12 86 1 487 Fianna Fail John Shaw 11 02 1 275 1 287 1 290 1 307 1 331 1 404 1 588 Fianna Fail Paddy Hill 10 44 1 207 1 215 1 220 1 241 1 308 1 326 1 342 1 357Fine Gael Frank McDermott 10 06 1 163 1 164 1 167 1 195 1 249 1 372 1 414 1 428Fine Gael Peter Burke 8 72 1 008 1 015 1 017 1 031 1 135 1 391 1 534 Labour Mick Dollard 8 21 950 956 960 992 1 025 1 062 1 268 1 312Labour Denis Leonard 6 24 722 723 724 749 835 895 Independent Brian Fagan 5 86 678 684 695 849 888 951 1 057 1 078Fine Gael Emily Wallace 5 42 627 630 631 660 731 Labour Peter Kearney 4 50 520 521 522 563 563 Labour Rachel Grimes 1 47 170 170 172 172 Independent Angela Maher 1 23 142 143 146 146 Independent Pat Holmes 0 72 83 83 86 86 Independent Rosemary Horan 0 36 42 42 44 44 Electorate 22 759 Valid 11 566 50 82 Spoilt 205 Quota 1 446 Turnout 11 771 51 72 Mullingar Kilbeggan Edit Mullingar Kilbeggan 6 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Fianna Fail Paul Daly 15 25 1 502 Fianna Fail Avril Whitney 12 86 1 266 1 277 1 288 1 295 1 348 1 376 1 405 1 428 Fianna Fail Ken Glynn 9 89 974 992 1 011 1 023 1 058 1 068 1 114 1 133 1 138 1 207Labour Johnnie Penrose 9 58 943 952 968 1 029 1 083 1 169 1 369 1 488 Sinn Fein Sorca Clarke 9 41 927 932 962 976 987 1 022 1 048 1 073 1 075 1 154Fine Gael Andrew Duncan 8 04 792 797 805 827 909 937 999 1 144 1 165 1 432Fine Gael Colm Arthur 6 05 596 603 609 637 660 669 696 834 857 Independent Brian Fagan 5 93 584 587 733 744 765 793 876 891 903 974Fine Gael Michael Newman 4 78 471 487 489 569 622 635 653 653 Labour Detty Cornally 4 77 470 471 485 516 535 587 587 Labour Gerry Sheridan 3 87 381 382 390 398 401 401 Fine Gael Chris Murtagh 3 49 344 344 350 354 Labour Ger Corcoran 3 00 295 312 312 Independent Chris Burley 1 65 162 163 Independent Angela Maher 1 43 141 142 Electorate 20 021 Valid 9 848 49 19 Spoilt 161 Quota 1 407 Turnout 10 009 49 99 References Edit Westmeath First result in FF win first seat on Westmeath County Council Irish Independent 24 May 2014 Retrieved 24 May 2014 Westmeath County Council Local elections Irish Independent 24 May 2014 Archived from the original on 17 June 2014 Retrieved 17 June 2014 Changes since 2014 Edit Athlone Independent Cllr Kevin Boxer Moran was elected as a TD for Longford Westmeath at the Irish general election 2016 Ailish McManus was co opted to fill the vacancy on 21 March 2016 1 Mullingar Coole Fine Gael Cllr Peter Burke was elected as TD for Longford Westmeath at the Irish general election 2016 Emily Wallace was co opted to fill the vacancy on 21 March 2016 2 Mullingar Coole Fianna Fail Cllr Aidan Davitt was elected to Seanad Eireann in April 2016 Bill Collentine was co opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 2016 3 Mullingar Kilbeggan Fianna Fail Cllr Paul Daly was elected to Seanad Eireann in April 2016 Liam McDaniel was co opted to fill the vacancy on 13 June 2016 4 Mullingar Kilbeggan Fianna Fail Cllr Avril Whitney resigned her seat for personal reasons on 31 May 2017 5 In September 2017 Brian Crum was co opted to fill the vacancy 6 Archived 2018 01 22 at the Wayback Machine Athlone Sinn Fein Cllr Paul Hogan resigned from the party and became an Independent on 30 July 2018 saying the party had isolated and ostracised him since October 2015 7 Mullingar Coole Sinn Fein Cllr Una D Arcy resigned from the party and became an Independent on 22 January 2019 saying that she didn t have the support she needed and that she didn t align with its views 8 External links EditOfficial websitePreceded by2009 Westmeath County Council election 2014 Westmeath County Council election Succeeded by2019 Westmeath County Council election Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Westmeath County Council election amp oldid 1121032737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
