Irish local elections, 2014

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949 County and City Council Seats

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Micheál Martin	Enda Kenny	Gerry Adams
Party	Fianna Fáil	Fine Gael	Sinn Féin
Leader since	26 January 2011	2 June 2002	13 November 1983
Seats won	267	235	159
Seat change	49	105	105
Percentage	25.5%	24.0%	15.2%
Swing	0.1	8.2	7.8
Largest party	19	7	4

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Leader	Eamon Gilmore	—	—
Party	Labour Party	People Before Profit	Anti-Austerity Alliance
Leader since	September 2007	—	-
Seats won	51	14	14
Seat change	81	9	10
Percentage	7.2%	1.7%	1.2%
Swing	7.5	0.9	0.3

The 2014 Irish local elections were held in all local government areas of the Republic of Ireland on Friday, 23 May 2014, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections (Dublin West and Longford–Westmeath). The poll in the Ballybay–Clones LEA on Monaghan County Council was deferred due to the death of a candidate.

These elections took place after the coming into force of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, under which city and county councils were contested under substantially redrawn local electoral area (LEA) boundaries, including an overall increase of seats to 949, up from 883 in the 2009 local elections. It also saw the abolition of borough and town councils. New municipal districts were created within most counties. Generally, a municipal district contains one LEA, though a few districts around larger urban areas contain multiple LEAs.

The elections take place a little over three years after the last general election, which led to a government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party. The elections were a major setback for Fine Gael and Labour. Fine Gael lost control of many councils, falling behind Fianna Fáil on some. Labour lost more than half of its local authority seats. Fianna Fáil showed a recovery, again becoming the largest party at local level with an increased share of the vote. The party also took control of some councils, while on others it formed alliances with Fine Gael. Sinn Féin was the main winner in this election, becoming the third-largest party at local level. There were also major gains for independents and smaller parties.

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