An election to all 9 seats on Letterkenny Town Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of the 2009 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected in Letterkenny for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[1]
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All 9 seats on Letterkenny Town Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the area of Letterkenny Town Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was the last election for the town council, as all town councils in Ireland were abolished in 2014.[2][3][4]
Results by party
edit| Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 4 | |||||
| Fine Gael | 1 | |||||
| Letterkenny Residents Party | 1 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | 1 | |||||
| Labour | ||||||
| Green | ||||||
| Independent | 2 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 
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6,274 | 100% | — | |
The Letterkenny Residents Party was registered in 2008 to contest local elections only.[5] Following the dissolution of Letterkenny Town Council in 2014, Crossan unsuccessfully contested the Letterkenny local electoral area for the party. The party was deregistered in 2015.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (2010). "Volume 2: Borough and Town Councils" (PDF). Local Elections 2009: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics (PDF). Dublin: Stationery Office. p. 88. ISBN 9781406425109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2012.
- ^ Brophy, Daragh (6 November 2013). ""Arrogant" Phil Hogan's visit to be greeted with protest by Letterkenny councillors". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Call for Letterkenny forum as Town Council meets for the final time". Highland Radio. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ ""A dark day" looms for Letterkenny as town council ends". Donegal Democrat. 11 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2008 (83): 1234. 14 October 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2014 (103): 3016. 26 December 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Oireachtas. 9 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
| Preceded by 2004 Letterkenny Town Council election |
Letterkenny Town Council elections | Succeeded by Abolished |