2019 Cork County Council election


A Cork County Council election wias held in County Cork in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 55 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 10 local electoral areas by single transferable vote.
This election coincides with a transfer of land around Cork city from the administration of the County Council to that of Cork City Council. Several outgoing county councillors, based in areas transferred to the city, are standing in the city council election. Compared to the previous election in 2014, the total number of councillors is unchanged, but following the recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, there were significant changes to the LEAs, taking account of the transfer of land to the city, a maximum of 7 seats per LEA in its terms of reference, and population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.
Fianna Fáil increased its seat number by 1 to 18 and also polled more votes than Fine Gael. However, Fine Gael gained an additional 4 seats to emerge as the largest party with 20 seats. Both parties benefitted from the collapse of Sinn Féin who only returned with 2 seats, a loss of 8. However, there had been many defections within the party in the years since 2014 and several Councillors did not seek re-election. The Green Party gained 2 seats in the Cobh and Midleton LEAs. After a recount, Holly McKeever Cairns won a seat in Bantry-West Cork for the Social Democrats.

Results by party

Candidates by LEA

Bandon–Kinsale

Bantry–West Cork

Carrigaline

Cobh

Fermoy

Kanturk

Macroom

Mallow

Midleton

Skibbereen–West Cork

Footnotes

Changes Since 2019 Local Elections