Donegal County Council: 2009 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 10 | (-4) | 25183 | 32.7% | (-7.3%) | 17 | (-5) | 5 | (-1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | 20816 | 27.1% | (+4.1%) | 17 | (+2) | 5 | (-1) | |
| Independent |  | 5 | (+4) | 15103 | 19.6% | (+13.1%) | 16 | (+10) | 5 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 4 | 9950 | 12.9% | (-0.6%) | 7 | (+1) | 5 | (-1) | |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | (+2) | 5091 | 6.6% | (+5.5%) | 6 | (+4) | 5 | (+3) |
| Green Party |  | 0 | 775 | 1.0% | (-1.2%) | 2 | (-2) | 2 | (-2) | |