An election to all 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kilkenny was divided into 4 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).
Boundary review Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections.
Overview Fianna Fáil gained 1 additional seat to increase their numbers to 11 while also increasing their vote by 4%. Fine Gael gained 2 seats and also increased their vote by 2%. Labour and the Greens retained their previous position but it was a disastrous election for Sinn Féin. The party lost all 3 seats, including Sean Tyrell, the partner of Kathleen Funchion TD and saw a significant drop in their vote-share. Breda Gardner, a sitting Independent who also contested the Ireland South European Parliament constituency unsuccessfully, failed to retain her seat.
Results by party Party Seats ± ±% 11115,89541.113.91 9212,41032.102.20 22,9157.543.66 11,4853.840.34 032,4586.363.54 02310.60New 13,2708.461.26Total24 38,664100.00
Results by local electoral area
Callan–Thomastown
Castlecomer
Kilkenny
Piltown
Footnotes
Results by gender
Changes after 2019 Co-options
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