Local & European Elections 2009 - Results Thread

AdMMM · 06-06-2009 9:15pm

jmcc wrote: »

Transfer what? FF is being wiped out.

Regards...jmcc

Collectively they have enough votes between them to steal a seat, but that's assuming their "relay race" strategy works and that voters voted 1-4 FF. It's when people gave their second preferences to other parties that the possibility will fall asunder. I do agree that it's an outside chance though.

merlante · 06-06-2009 9:17pm

FF are in with a good chance in East. Three power bases competing for the last seat: FG, FF & SF/WP. Think it's between FG and FF. FF have a lot of the vote but if everyone transfers against them, they'll be kept out.

I'd say Walsh, Cunnignham, Darcy, Kelly, Roche, Daniels or 1xLab, 3xFG, 2xInd.

Intriguing fight ahead.

Roanmore · 06-06-2009 9:18pm

Don't ya just love elections.

AdMMM · 06-06-2009 9:27pm

Michael Ivory has just been eliminated.

Cunningham +15 - 656
Darcy +17 - 908
Hayes +8 - 424
Ivory + 13 - 194
Keating + 10 - 234
Kelly + 9 - 415
O'Neill - 305 (missed how much she was transfered)
Wyse +8 - 346
Tobin +16 - 402
Pat Ormond - 247 (missed how much transfered)
Roche +21 - 557.

So Ivory's votes will be distributed. I think Roche will benefit from this as will the FF's, given Ivory was with them before. I think Ivory's votes will transfer to Ormond better than they would to Stephanie Keating so she will be the next to be eliminated.

AdMMM · 06-06-2009 9:40pm

Tom Murphy eliminated. He's not happy with his party and understandably so.

Now where his votes will be distributed is anyone's guess! Willie Moore and Cha O'Neill are within one vote of each other standing at 732 and 731 respectively! I think we'll be losing Moore from that ward on the next count unless both Cha and Willie manage to leapfrog some other candidate.

Roanmore · 06-06-2009 9:53pm

Who's left in South? RTE website is rubbishm still have only first count.

Roanmore · 06-06-2009 10:09pm

Roche and Walsh take the last two in City North

Sully · 06-06-2009 10:17pm

No more figures at hand yet but I can confirm cha oneill and john cummins are elected in south as willie more is eliminated. Phones acting up so its not going tp type out.

Sully · 06-06-2009 11:07pm

Waterford City Council. Final Count. 2 Wards.

North - Ward 1
Dunne, Liam - Fianna Fáil - 324 Eliminated
Kelly, Joe - Sinn Féin - 665 685 Eliminated
Ryan, Gearoid - Fianna Fáil - 220 Eliminated
Walsh, Davy - The Workers' Party - 631 752 Elected
Roche, Dick - Independent - 725 822 Elected

South - Ward 3
Cullinane, David - Sinn Féin - 785 825 912 Elected
Cummins, John - Fine Gael - 638 840 943 Elected
Moore, Willie - The Workers' Party 715 732 824 Eliminated
Murphy, Tom - Fianna Fáil - 676 706 Eliminated
O'Halloran, Mary - Fine Gael - 447 Eliminated
Oneill, Cha - Independent - 627 731 880 Elected

Ward missing as the figures I have are incomplete and the count is ongoing - Missing names are more then likely eliminated, if not let me know. Hopefully its accurate, if any mistakes are found let me know. nkay1985 can verify for me, assuming hes still counting!

dlofnep · 06-06-2009 11:25pm

Weird election.. Didn't expect John Cummins to get in, but fair play to the lad. It's a shame Joe has lost his seat - he was a good worker in Waterford.

Trotter · 06-06-2009 11:28pm

Any news on Waterford East? Its been very quiet for a few hours on that one.

Roanmore · 06-06-2009 11:41pm

As a local radio station WLR are a disgrace, no town council results on their website and very slow with the City ouncil ones. God forbid a local radio station would be on top of local issues.

AdMMM · 06-06-2009 11:47pm

I actually text in to applaud them on their coverage. They've covered all counts and have had interviews and commentary with most of the candidates. I've been listening to the stream whenever I've had a chance. Their website is managed by an external company and only a few people within WLR can update it with basic items. Given it's a weekend and past working hours, it would cost tens of thousands to run an effective website dedicated to the elections. I don't see why a radio station should pay that given their primary medium is the radio after all.

Roanmore · 06-06-2009 11:56pm

AdMMM wrote: »

I actually text in to applaud them on their coverage. They've covered all counts and have had interviews and commentary with most of the candidates. I've been listening to the stream whenever I've had a chance. Their website is managed by an external company and only a few people within WLR can update it with basic items. Given it's a weekend and past working hours, it would cost tens of thousands to run an effective website dedicated to the elections. I don't see why a radio station should pay that given their primary medium is the radio after all.

Not much good to me when I'm depending on their wesite for election results. They did advertise on their site that they would have comprehensive coverage. I'll take your word for it.

Sully · 07-06-2009 12:14am

East ward in waterford being re counted as requested by catherine oneill. Will start at 10am

AdMMM · 07-06-2009 12:17am

I'd imagine the recount will offer an entirely different scenerio as will another recount after that.

Roanmore · 07-06-2009 12:23am

Why the recount? RTE have Darcy just elected, is there any advance on this?

AdMMM · 07-06-2009 12:35am

I imagine it's because they (FF) think the transfers would go their way in a recount or that they were just unlucky transfers played out a certain way. It's pretty much a lucky dip but perhaps they figure there's more favourable outcomes than unfavourable.

Trotter · 07-06-2009 12:52am

What makes it likely that O'Neill would benefit from a recount? Arent all transfers considered in the previous count anyway?

Sully · 07-06-2009 2:48am

Trotter wrote: »

What makes it likely that O'Neill would benefit from a recount? Arent all transfers considered in the previous count anyway?

IIRC, there is a very very small number of votes in the difference which could see her be eliminated. So by ordering a recount, she may regain ground and defeat that possibility.

Sully · 07-06-2009 2:53am

Looking at the results, I assume if Catherine looses out that puts only one Finna Fail candidate for Waterford City Council?

Forgot to mention.. our Green party candidate who posted on the Board was eliminated, small vote. I guess the people didnt find a direct connection with John Gormley and getting our voice heard was enough

Fair play to you anyway if your reading this, its tough work running for election and even tougher being Green Party - sadly, it seems that even the good candidates for the Greens were simply not going to get elected based on their party name.

jmcc · 07-06-2009 5:10am

Sully wrote: »

Looking at the results, I assume if Catherine looses out that puts only one Finna Fail candidate for Waterford City Council?

If I was being cynical, I'd consider her a possible GE candidate to replace her cousin. This recount stuff seems standard enough.

Forgot to mention.. our Green party candidate who posted on the Board was eliminated, small vote. I guess the people didnt find a direct connection with John Gormley and getting our voice heard was enough Fair play to you anyway if your reading this, its tough work running for election and even tougher being Green Party - sadly, it seems that even the good candidates for the Greens were simply not going to get elected based on their party name.

Well she only had a few weeks of a run up to the election and that performance was quite good for a virtual unknown, so well done Maria. Compared to the way that even established candidates were getting demolished it was a vote worth building upon. It seems quite obvious that FF screwed up badly in running so many candidates in Waterford East. And Stan is also to be congratulated on his vote in Tramore.

According to RTE, those elected in Waterford South are:
Daniels/IND
Walsh/Lab
D'Arcy/FG

That's three out of six seats filled.

Regards...jmcc

jmcc · 07-06-2009 5:29am

Seems WLR has more information than RTE.
http://www.wlrfm.com/Home/carousel/electionresults.aspx

The RTE mob seems to have fecked off to the pub after the first count results.

Just looking at the WLR stats, Cunningham/FG and Roche/IND may be the next ones to get seats. The interesting fight will be for the last seat. Kelly/FG might make it.

Regards...jmcc

sceptre · 07-06-2009 6:54am

jmcc wrote: »

The RTE mob seems to have fecked off to the pub after the first count results.

Final results are being updated, then again maybe they're getting a direct feed from somewhere.

Keith Winters · 07-06-2009 11:18am

There is still an outside chance that Kelly may get a third seat in East. There's still a lot of votes to be distributed though and perhaps at this stage it's too late. Would be a massive gain for Fine Gael.