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An election to all 18 seats on Sligo County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a reduction from 25 seats at the 2009 election. County Sligo was divided into two local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councilors for a five-year term of officeon the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). In addition, the borough council of Sligo was abolished.
Fianna Fáil increased their seats by 1 to 8 seats. Sinn Féin gained 1 seat, as did People Before Profit, and Independents increased their numbers by 1 seat to 4. In contrast, Fine Gael lost 9 seats, being reduced to just 3 councillors, while the Labour Party lost representation on the council for the first time since 1912.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Sligo profile: Focus on bread-and-butter issues". The Irish Times. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Sligo County Council Elections". Irish Independent. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "O'Boyle stormer laid its roots in Sligo town support" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Sligo Today; accessed 30 March 2015.