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An election for all 18 seats to Roscommon County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a reduction from 26 seats at the 2009 election. County Roscommon 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 council of Boyle was abolished.
Fine Gael lost 7 seats, including a number of long-serving councillors; due to voter anger over continuous boil water notices and the closure of the Accident and Emergency Department at Roscommon University Hospital; the latter leading to a split in the party locally. Fianna Fáil and Independents performed well in the election with the former becoming the largest party in Roscommon for the first time since 1985.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ McDonagh, Marese (17 May 2014). "Roscommon profile: Voters boiling angry over contaminated water". The Irish Times.
- ^ McCaughey, Ciara (26 May 2014). "Roscommon Council results: Fine Gael vote implodes in the three electoral areas". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Local Election: Roscommon County Council". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Roscommon Local Elections". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.