Carlow County Council: 2009 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 10 | (+3) | 9186 | 39.3% | (+6.4%) | 12 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Labour Party |  | 5 | (+1) | 4545 | 19.5% | (+2.3%) | 7 | 5 | ||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 4 | (-4) | 6476 | 27.7% | (-8.6%) | 11 | (-4) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 2 | (+2) | 2372 | 10.2% | (+8.4%) | 8 | (+5) | 3 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 454 | 1.9% | (+0.4%) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Green Party |  | 0 | (-1) | 334 | 1.4% | (-5.4%) | 1 | (-4) | 1 | (-4) |