Galway County Council: 2009 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 13 | (+3) | 29981 | 39.2% | (+11.2%) | 20 | (+4) | 5 | |
| Fianna Fáil |  | 7 | (-3) | 18271 | 23.9% | (-10.6%) | 14 | (-9) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 7 | (+2) | 17841 | 23.3% | (+4.5%) | 14 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | 4693 | 6.1% | (+2.8%) | 4 | (+2) | 3 | (+1) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | 3798 | 5.0% | (+0.9%) | 5 | 4 | (-1) | ||
| Republican Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (+1) | 1387 | 1.8% | (+0.4%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Green Party |  | 0 | 382 | 0.5% | (-0.2%) | 1 | (-1) | 1 | (-1) | |
| Christian Solidarity |  | 0 | 60 | 0.1% | (+0.1%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |