An election to all 18 seats on
Monaghan County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the
2019 Irish local elections
The 2019 Irish local elections were held in all local authorities in Ireland on Friday, 24 May 2019, on the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election and a referendum easing restrictions on divorce. Each local government area is divid ...
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County Monaghan was divided into 3
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 the recommendations of the 2018 LEA boundary review committee, the boundaries to the LEAs used
in the 2014 elections were adjusted with the move of one seat from Ballybay–Clones LEA to Monaghan LEA.
Overview
Bucking a trend elsewhere Sinn Féin slightly increased their vote in County Monaghan. However this did not prevent the party from losing a seat in the Carrickmacross–Castleblayney LEA but Sinn Féin would still remain the largest party. The Sinn Féin loss was to former Carrickmacross town councillor, Mary Kerr-Conlon. However the Fine Gael vote in County Monaghan fell by over 5% a consequence of
Hugh McElvaney
Hugh McElvaney is an Irish politician and businessman. He is a member of Monaghan County Council, elected originally for Fine Gael but now an independent, representing the Ballybay-Clones Electoral Area since its establishment from the 2014 ele ...
retaining his seat in Ballybay-Clones as an Independent.
Results by party
Results by local electoral area
Ballybay–Clones
Carrickmacross–Castleblayney
Monaghan
Results by gender
References
Sources
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Citations
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Monaghan County Council elections