Louth County Council: 2009 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (+1) | 13510 | 27.0% | (+3.7%) | 14 | 5 | ||
| Sinn Féin |  | 6 | (+1) | 8731 | 17.4% | (+0.6%) | 6 | (-2) | 5 | |
| Fianna Fáil |  | 5 | (-4) | 11877 | 23.7% | (-5.9%) | 13 | (-4) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 4 | 6692 | 13.4% | (-3.4%) | 10 | 5 | |||
| Labour Party |  | 2 | (+1) | 5552 | 11.1% | (+6.4%) | 5 | 5 | ||
| Green Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 3435 | 6.9% | (+2.1%) | 6 | (+2) | 5 | (+1) |
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 241 | 0.5% | (+0.5%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |