Cork County Council election, 2014

Cork County Council election, 2014

← 2009 23 May 2014
All 55 seats to Cork County Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin Seats won 17 16 10 Seat change 5 6 9 Popular vote 44,885 43,350 22,747 Percentage 28.65% 27.67% 14.52% Swing 4.28% 9.52% 8.38%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Party Independent Seats won 2 10 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 11,298 30,336 Percentage 7.21% 19.36% Swing 2.98% 11.4%
Mayor before election Noel O'Connor Fine Gael Subsequent Mayor Alan Coleman Fianna Fáil

Noel O'Connor
Fine Gael

Alan Coleman
Fianna Fáil

A Cork County Council election was held in Ireland on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's local elections. Fifty-five councillors were elected from a field of 114 candidates for a five-year term of office from eight local electoral areas by proportional representation with a single transferable vote.

Cork County Council was expanded by seven seats to a total of 55 members for the 2014 elections. Fianna Fáil emerged after the local elections as the largest party in Cork for the first time since 1991, having won 17 seats and 5 gains in total. The party won three seats in each of Ballincollig-Carrigaline, Fermoy and West Cork and took two seats in Bandon-Kinsale, Blarney-Macroom and Kanturk-Mallow. Fine Gael lost 6 seats in all to emerge with 16 seats. The party's best results were in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Bandon-Kinsale where they won 3 seats and Blarney-Macroom, Cobh, East Cork and West Cork where they won 2 seats. Sinn Féin won 10 seats in total, including 9 gains, with the party's best results coming in Ballincollig-Carrigaline and Cobh where they won 2 seats each. Labour had a very bad election losing 5 seats and returning with just 2 seats. Independents gained 4 seats in total to see their numbers rise to 10 seats.

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