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An election to all 18 seats on Monaghan County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a decrease from 20 seats at the 2009 election. County Monaghan was divided into three 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). In addition, the town councils of Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones and Monaghan were abolished.
New LEAs were introduced in 2013 and came into effect on 1 January 2014.[1] The election in Ballybay–Clones local electoral area was halted when Fine Gael Councillor Owen Bannigan died suddenly while out canvassing on polling day.[2][3] The election for this area was cancelled and all the ballots cast were officially destroyed.[4] He had been expected to top the poll.[5] It was re-run on 7 June 2014.
Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party with 7 seats, winning all the seats it contested. Fine Gael lost a seat in the Carrickmacross–Castleblayney LEA while Fianna Fáil lost a seat in Ballybay–Clones. Independents retained their 2 seats on the council.[6]
- ^ "Local Elections 2014". Monaghan County Council. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Monaghan councillor dies while canvassing on election day". TheJournal.ie. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Monaghan election candidate dies suddenly". The Irish Times. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Monaghan candidate dies suddenly". RTÉ News. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Fine Gael candidate Bannigan dies of heart attack". Irish Independent. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Monaghan County Council". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.