An election to Carlow County Council was held in County Carlow in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 18 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from three local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Boundary review
The 2018 local electoral area boundary committee had terms of reference requiring a maximum of seven councillors in each LEA. Following the recommendations of committee, there were significant changes to the LEAs used in the 2014 elections.
Overview
Fianna Fáil gained an additional seat to emerge level with Fine Gael on 6 seats apiece and a higher share of the vote. Sinn Féin lost two seats, and Cllr John Cassin was re-elected as an Independent. Labour retained two seats, while Adrienne Wallace, who contested Ireland South for Solidarity–People Before Profit in the European Parliament election held on the same day, gained a seat for the party.