Clare Election News - County Council and Town Council Election 2009 Results

Clare County Council (32 seats)

Voter Turnout - 64.7%

COUNCIL SEATS - 32

Fine Gael - FG - 12

Fianna Fail - FF - 11

Independent - IND - 7

Green - G - 1

Labour - LAB - 1

Sinn Fein - SF - 0

(*New Councillor)



ENNISTYMON ELECTORAL AREA, CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

Candidates: 9

Electorate: 14,446

Turnout: 69.3%

Valid Poll: 9,920

Spoilt Votes: 85 (0.8%)

CANDIDATES ELECTED - Martin Conway (FG), Joe Arkins (FG), Richard Nagle (FF), Michael Kelly (FF) and Michael Hillary (FF)*





ENNIS WEST ELECTORAL AREA, CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

Candidates: 11

Electorate: 9,743

Turnout: 58.6%

Valid Poll: 5,658

Spoilt Votes: 55 (1.0%)

CANDIDATES ELECTED - James Breen (Ind)*, Tony Mulqueen (FG)*, Tom McNamara (FF)* and Brian Meaney (G)

Outgoing Councillors not re-relected - Peter Considine (FF - retains Ennis Town Council seat)





ENNIS EAST ELECTORAL AREA, CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

Candidates: 9

Electorate: 13,666

Turnout: 58.8%

Valid Poll: 7,946

Spoilt Votes: 88 (1.1%)

CANDIDATES ELECTED - Johnny Flynn (FG)*, Paul Murphy (FG), Sonny Scanlon (FG), Pat Daly (FF) and Tommy Brennan (IND)

Outgoing Councillors not re-relected - Bernard Hanrahan (FF)



KILLALOE ELECTORAL AREA, CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

Candidates: 8

Electorate: 17,493

Turnout: 65.6%

Valid Poll: 11,379

Spoilt Votes: 96 (0.8%)

CANDIDATES ELECTED - Joe Cooney (FG), Pat Hayes (FF), Cathal Crowe (FF), Paschal Fitzgerald (LAB), Michael Begley (IND)* and Pat Burke *(FG)

Outgoing Councillors not re-relected - Tony O'Brien (FF) and John McInerney (FG)



SHANNON ELECTORAL AREA, CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

Candidates: 12

Electorate: 16,617

Turnout: 60.4%

Valid Poll: 9,947

Spoilt Votes: 85 (0.8%)

CANDIDATES ELECTED - John Crowe (FG), Patricia McCarthy (IND), PJ Ryan (IND)*, Gerry Flynn (IND), Pat McMahon (FF) and Tony Mulcahy (FG)



KILRUSH ELECTORAL AREA, CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL

Candidates: 9

Electorate: 16,804

Turnout: 68.0%

Valid Poll: 11,301

Spoilt Votes: 127 (1.1%)

CANDIDATES ELECTED - Oliver Garry (FG), Christy Curtin (IND), Patrick Keane (FF), Gabriel Keating (FG)*, PJ Kelly (FF) and Bill Chambers (FF)

Outgoing Councillors not re-relected - Tom Prendeville (FF)

TOWN COUNCILS

TOTAL TOWN COUNCIL SEATS - 35

Fine Gael - FG - 14

Independent - IND - 9

Fianna Fail - FF - 8

Labour - LAB - 2

Green - G - 1

Sinn Fein - SF - 1

ENNIS TOWN COUNCIL:

Tommy Brennan - (IND)

Peter Considine - (FF)

Mary Coote Ryan - (FG)

Johnny Flynn - (FG)

Michael Guilfoyle - (IND)

Mary Howard - (FG)

Brian Meaney - G

Frankie Neylon - (IND)

Paul O'Shea - (LAB)

SHANNON TOWN COUNCIL

Tony Mulcahy - (FG)

Patricia McCarthy - (IND)

Gerry Flynn - (IND)

Tony McMahon - (LAB)

Mary Brennan - (FG)

Greg Duff - Labour

Cathy McCafferty - SF

Sean McLoughlin - (FG)

Michael Flemming - (FG)

KILRUSH TOWN COUNCIL:

Tom Clyne - (IND)

Ian Lynch - (FG)

Marian McMahon-Jones - (FG)

Paul Moroney - (IND)

Mairead O'Brien - (IND)

Stephan O'Gorman - (FF)

Liam O'Looney - (FF)

Tom Prendeville - (FF)

Liam Williams - (FG)

KILKEE TOWN COUNCIL:

Paddy Collins - (FG)

Claire Haugh - (FF)

Elaine Haugh-Hayes - (FG)

Brian Keane - (FG)

PJ Lardner - (FF)

Lily Marrinan Sullivan - (IND)

Michael McGrath - (FF)

Mary Owens - (FF)

Karen Reilly - (FG)