Part of the 2019 Irish local elections
2019 Wexford County Council election Results by local electoral area
Council control after election Fianna Fáil / Independents
An election to all 24 seats on Wexford County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections . County Wexford was divided into 6 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 the recommendations of the 2018 LEA boundary review, the four LEAs used at the 2014 Wexford County Council election were revised, as each exceeded the maximum of 7 seats in the 2018 terms of reference, and replaced by a new set of 6 LEAs.[ 1] [ 2]
Fianna Fáil gained an additional seat boosting their numbers to 12 overall while also increasing their vote by almost 3%. The party was boosted by the candidature of Malcolm Byrne in the South constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election held on the same day. However outgoing Cathaoirleach Keith Doyle proved to be a casualty in the Enniscorthy LEA. Fine Gael retained 9 seats overall while Labour returned 2 seats again; this time both from the Wexford LEA. Independents increased their numbers by 2 seats from 6 to 8. Sinn Féin lost 3 seats, including 1 to Aontú, to be reduced to just 2 seats in total.
Results by local electoral area [ edit ] ^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014. ^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.
Enniscorthy : 6 seats[ 3] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fine Gael Kathleen Codd-Nolan [*] 13.16% 1,419 1,485 1,539 1,630 Independent John O'Rourke 12.01% 1,295 1,366 1,462 1,573 Fianna Fáil Barbara-Anne Murphy [*] 11.58% 1,249 1,293 1,336 1,449 1,463 1,520 Fine Gael Cathal Byrne 11.40% 1,230 1,270 1,332 1,368 1,381 1,419 Fianna Fáil Aidan Browne 9.22% 995 1,017 1,052 1,228 1,246 1,362 Independent Jackser Owens 9.09% 980 1,038 1,105 1,171 1,178 1,569 Fine Gael Paddy Kavanagh[*] 8.97% 967 993 1,026 1,152 1,175 1,298 Sinn Féin Johnny Mythen [*] 7.58% 818 884 928 1,016 1,021 Fianna Fáil Keith Doyle[*] 7.31% 788 819 863 Renua Gerald O'Donoghue 4.86% 524 559 Inds. 4 Change Annette Byrne Moran 2.67% 288 Independent John 'Texas' Byrne 2.16% 233 Electorate: 21,822 Valid: 10,786 Spoilt: 221 Quota: 1,541 Turnout: 11,007 (50.44%)
Gorey : 6 seats[ 5] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Malcolm Byrne [*] [ a] 25.45% 2,639 Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe [*] 13.54% 1,404 1,511 Fianna Fáil Donal Kenny 10.67% 1,106 1,305 1,314 1,337 1,428 1,441 1,452 Fine Gael Diarmuid Devereux 9.69% 1,005 1,185 1,315 1,366 1,529 Fianna Fáil Joe Sullivan [*] 9.15% 949 1,219 1,236 1,273 1,431 1,446 1,455 Sinn Féin Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin [*] 9.11% 945 1,023 1,038 1,177 1,297 1,307 1,312 Independent Jimmy Fleming 8.47% 878 974 1,011 1,131 1,276 1,285 1,289 Labour Robert Ireton[*] 6.57% 681 801 845 925 People Before Profit Cinnamon Blackmore 4.79% 497 550 575 Fine Gael Elaine Clarke 2.57% 266 320 Electorate: 19,989 Valid: 10,370 Spoilt: 208 Quota: 1,482 Turnout: 10,578 (52.92%)
Kilmuckridge : 4 seats[ 7] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Pip Breen [*] 18.12% 1,297 1,298 1,322 1,474 Fine Gael Oliver Walsh [*] 17.98% 1,287 1,289 1,307 1,360 1,375 1,383 1,544 Independent Mary Farrell [*] 17.08% 1,223 1,239 1,400 1,533 Fianna Fáil Willie Kavanagh [†] 15.64% 1,120 1,123 1,157 1,175 1,180 1,187 1,340 Fine Gael Edel Gahan 9.26% 663 665 686 738 772 795 937 Renua Peter Mernagh 8.58% 614 624 685 736 760 764 Labour Nicky Wafer 6.64% 475 483 528 Sinn Féin Colette Nolan 5.96% 427 436 Direct Democracy Jan Van De Ven 0.74% 53 Electorate: 13,701 Valid: 7,159 Spoilt: 117 Quota: 1,432 Turnout: 7,276 (53.11%)
New Ross : 6 seats[ 9] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Independent Patrick Gerard Barden 16.92% 1,980 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan [*] 15.58% 1,824 Fianna Fáil John Fleming [*] 11.90% 1,393 1,457 1,468 1,473 1,492 1,541 1,582 1,650 Fianna Fáil Michael Whelan [*] 11.07% 1,296 1,333 1,348 1,359 1,381 1,415 1,462 1,765 Independent Anthony Connick [*] 9.44% 1,105 1,143 1,170 1,219 1,267 1,403 1,550 1,644 Fine Gael Brídín Murphy 7.92% 927 980 986 997 1,005 1,105 1,177 1,542 Fine Gael Willie Fitzharris[*] 7.26% 850 898 905 916 924 968 1,007 Independent John Dwyer 6.72% 787 805 819 876 900 949 1,140 1,164 Sinn Féin Marie Doyle[†] 4.98% 583 604 610 697 709 769 Labour Bridín Moloney 4.19% 490 505 508 563 573 People Before Profit Susan Jennifer Breen 2.73% 319 329 340 Renua Dorota Kulesza 1.29% 151 154 Electorate: 22,001 Valid: 11,705 Spoilt: 251 Quota: 1,673 Turnout: 11,956 (54.34%)
Rosslare : 5 seats[ 11] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Independent Ger Carthy [*] 24.74% 2,317 Fine Gael Frank Staples [*] 16.57% 1,552 1,720 Fianna Fáil Michael Wallace 9.81% 919 942 946 952 1,041 1,090 Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald [†] 9.71% 910 1,057 1,076 1,112 1,169 1,252 1,620 Fine Gael Jim Moore [*] 9.45% 885 1,027 1,065 1,120 1,266 1,361 1,539 1,562 Sinn Féin Mick Roche[*] 8.96% 839 912 964 983 1,015 1,150 1,250 1,258 Aontú Jim Codd 8.30% 777 858 892 907 1,024 1,114 1,295 1,322 Fine Gael Paul Codd 5.27% 494 527 529 535 Inds. 4 Change Jane Johnstone 5.01% 469 533 578 581 611 Independent Terry Lawton 2.19% 205 229 Electorate: 17,103 Valid: 9,367 Spoilt: 153 Quota: 1,562 Turnout: 9,520 (55.66%)
Wexford : 7 seats[ 13] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Labour George Lawlor [*] 21.92% 2,362 Fine Gael John Hegarty [*] 12.53% 1,350 Independent Leonard Kelly 10.34% 1,114 1,239 1,259 1,297 1,362 Fianna Fáil Garry Laffan 8.62% 929 973 978 995 998 1,038 1,106 1,106 1,354 Sinn Féin Tom Forde [†] 8.61% 928 1,002 1,005 1,028 1,072 1,085 1,103 1,107 1,159 Labour Maura Bell 7.63% 822 1,071 1,075 1,092 1,107 1,180 1,337 1,339 1,493 Independent Davy Hynes [*] [ a] 7.02% 756 866 874 921 977 1,008 1,069 1,077 1,225 Fianna Fáil Colin Murphy 6.05% 652 727 729 750 757 776 832 832 Labour Joe Ryan 4.76% 513 734 736 740 762 805 895 895 989 Fine Gael Ger Walsh 3.88% 418 456 457 458 469 647 Fine Gael Angela Reville 3.51% 378 434 435 442 447 People Before Profit Tony Walsh[†] 2.39% 258 268 273 282 Aontú Elaine Cole 2.23% 240 246 252 Independent Mícheál Ó Drisceol 0.52% 56 62 Electorate: 22,044 Valid: 10,776 Spoilt: 169 Quota: 1,348 Turnout: 10,945 (49.65%)
2019 Wexford County Council election[ 14] Candidates by gender Gender Number of candidates % of candidates Elected councillors % of councillors Men 34 69.4% 16 80.0% Women 15 30.6% 4 20.0% TOTAL 49 20
Changes after the 2019 election [ edit ] Changes in affiliation [ edit ]