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Results - Local and European elections

Local elections

Elected to County/City councils (3)

Sitting county/city councillors not re-elected (15)

  • Terence Corish, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (Dundrum)
  • Joe Corr, Fingal County Council (Balbriggan)
  • Dorothy Corrigan, South Dublin County Council (Clondalkin)
  • Gene Feighery, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (Dún Laoghaire)
  • David Healy, Fingal County Council (Howth-Malahide)
  • Ruairi Holohan, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (Blackrock)
  • Tom Kelly, Meath County Council (Slane)
  • Robbie Kelly, Fingal County Council (Howth-Malahide)
  • Tom Kivlehan, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (Ballybrack)
  • Vincent P Martin, Monaghan County Council (Carrickmacross)
  • Tony McDermott, Dublin City Council (Crumlin-Kimmage)
  • Ciaran O'Brien, Wicklow County Council (Bray)
  • Niall O Brolchain, Galway City Council (Galway City West)
  • JJ Power, Kildare County Council (Naas)
  • Alan Price, Carlow County Council (Borris)

Elected to Town and Borough Councils (15)

Sitting town councillors not re-elected (6)

  • Caroline Burrell, Bray
  • Dominick Donnelly, Passage West
  • Frank Gallagher, Letterkenny
  • Stephen Kilgallon, Balbriggan**
  • Steve Matthews, Bray
  • JJ Power, Naas;

** Green candidate Frank Snowe was elected ahead of Stephen Kilgallon on Balbriggan Town Council

European elections

Neither Deirdre de Burca, Steven Agnew nor Dan Boyle were elected to the European Parliament.

Candidate Constituency First preference votes (share) Vote when eliminated
Senator Deirdre de Burca Dublin 19,086 (4.69%) 21,991
Steven Agnew Northern Ireland 15,764 (3.22%) 15,764
Senator Dan Boyle South 15,499 (3.11%) 16,250

The picture is brighter elsewhere in Europe where Green parties have added to their share of the vote. There are now 47 Green MEPs up from the 34 seats won in 2004. The Greens-EFA group will grow to approximately 53 seats. More information is available at http://europeangreens.eu.

Green election results

Country Name of Party Result in % Result in MEPs
Austria Die Grünen 9.5% 2
Belgium Ecolo 23.26% 2
Belgium Groen! 8% 1
Bulgaria Zelenite    
Cyprus Cyprus Green Party 1.4% 0
Czech Republic Strana Zelenych 2.05% 0
Denmark SF 16.1% 2
Estonia Eestimaa Rohelised 2.73% 0
Finland Vihreat 12.4% 2
France Europe Écologie/Les Verts 16.2% 13
Germany Bündnis90/Die Grünen 12.1% 14
Greece Ecologoi Prasinoi 3.48% 1
Hungary LMP 2.6% 0
Ireland Comhaontas Glas 1.89% 0
Italy Federazione dei Verdi 3.2% 0
Latvia Latvijas Zala Partija    
Luxembourg Déi gréng 17.4% 1
Malta Alternattiva Demokratika 2.34% 0
Netherlands Groenlinks 8.9% 3
Netherlands De Groenen 0.2% 0
Poland Zieloni 2004 1.3% 0
Portugal Os Verdes    
Slovakia Strana Zelenych 2.11% 0
Slovenia SMS 1.9% 0
Spain/Catalunya ICV 3.73% 1
Spain Los Verdes 2.5% 1
Sweden Miljöpartiet de Gröna 10.8% 2
UK/ England & Wales The Green Party of England and Wales 8.7% 2
UK/ Scotland Scottish Green Party 7.3% 0
TOTAL     47