2014 Kildare County Council election

2014 Kildare County Council election

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All 40 seats to Kildare County Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Seats won 12 9 5 Seat change +6 - -1   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Sinn Féin Independent Seats won 5 9 Seat change +5 +5
Map showing the area of Kildare County Council
Council control after election TBD

An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 25 seats at the 2009 election. County Kildare was divided into five 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).^[1] In addition, the town councils of Athy, Leixlip, Naas and Newbridge were all abolished.

In recognition of its major population growth in recent times Kildare was allocated 15 additional council seats. This helped to insulate both government parties somewhat from anti-government hostility that lead to seat losses in other counties. Fine Gael returned 9 seats, as they did in 2009 and Labour returned with 5 councillors, a loss of 1 seat in the Kildare-Newbridge LEA. Fianna Fáil emerged as the big winners doubling their seats to 12 and becoming the largest party. The party won 3 seats in each of Kildare-Newbridge, Maynooth and in Naas. Sinn Féin won a seat in each LEA, returning to County Hall for the first time since 1999.^[2] Independents also gained 5 seats to have a total membership of 9.^[3]