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., Sligo Today; accessed 30 March 2015.
Results by party Party Seats ± ±% 8+19,45429.7 3-97,95824.9 2+13,29010.3 1+18422.6 1+11,8485.80 0-21,3124.1 3-7,14222.40Total18-731,884100.00—
Results by local electoral area
Ballymote–Tubbercurry
Sligo
Changes Co-options
Changes in affiliation
References
External links
Official website