Labour's women take seats across the country

Issued : Tuesday 9 June, 2009



 



The count is over. Councillors and MEPs are elected.
Labour Party's women candidates did extremely well in the elections, as did the party over all. Labour put forward 69 women (22%of Labour's candidates) in both County/City and Town Councils. 41 of them were elected, 30 to City/County Council and 11 to a Town Council. 22% of Labour's City/County Councillors are women.



Cllr Pamela Kearns from Templeogue elected to South Dublin County Council



New women City/County Cllrs include Rebecca Moynihan, Maria Parodi, Aine Clancy and Claire O'Regan in Dublin City Council ; Pamela Kearns in South Dublin County Council ; Tracy McElhinney, Niamh McGowan and Jenny McHugh in Meath ; Caroline Townsend in Carlow ; Orla McLoughlin in Limerick and Marie Moloney in Kerry.
New Town Cllrs include Ciara Conway in Dungarvan, Grainne Kilmurry in Balbriggan, Gillian Wharton-Slattery in Tralee, Anne Breen in Naas, Noreen Kennedy in Nenagh, Mary Loftus in Tuam, Marcella McGarry in Sligo, Tracy O'Brien in Bray and Gabrielle Egan in Clonmel.



Cllr Rebecca Moynihan is a young, new woman in Dublin City Council



Nessa Childers was comfortably elected to the European Parliament to represent Ireland East. She is the first Ireland East / Leinster Labour MEP in 30 years since Liam Kavanagh was an MEP. Nessa travelled up and down her constituency meeting people who all saw a politician who is more than a politician : she connects with people as a person. Nessa's ability to listen and understand people makes her a channel through which the people of Leinster can have a voice. Nessa is looking forward to working with the people of Leinster in the next five years.



Cllr Marie Moloney in Killarney - a first-time candidate who took a seat in Kerry County Council



Nessa Childers MEP with Alan Kelly MEP during the election campaign