2024 Mayo County Council election

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2024 Mayo County Council election
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All 30 seats on Mayo County Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Last election 12 11 1
Seats before 11 11 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 6
Seats before 7
Area of Mayo County Council

An election to all 30 seats on Mayo County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Mayo is divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[2]

Incumbents retiring[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constitutency Councillor Party
Claremorris John Cribbin[3] Independent
Ballina Séamus Weir[4] Independent

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13
Fine Gael 15
Sinn Féin 9
Aontú 3
Social Democrats 1
Green 2
Labour 1
Independent Ireland 2 New New
People Before Profit 1
Irish Freedom 1 New New
The Irish People 1 New New
Independent 12
Total 61 30 Steady 100.00

Results by local electoral area[edit]

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.

Ballina[edit]

Ballina: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil David Alexander[5]
Sinn Féin Antonio Cafolla[6]
Independent Joe Doocey[7]
Independent Mark Duffy[*][8]
Independent Joe Faughan[8][9]
Independent Keith Howley[8]
Fianna Fáil Michael Loftus[*][5]
Fine Gael Jarlath Munnelly[*][10]
Independent Willie Nolan[8]
Fine Gael John O'Hara[*][10]
Sinn Féin Úna Morris[6]
Fianna Fáil Annie May Reape[*][5]
Fine Gael Hugh Rouse[10]
Quota:  

Belmullet[edit]

Belmullet: 3 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Sean Carey[*][5]
Fine Gael Pat Chambers[10]
Fine Gael Gerry Coyle[*][10]
Sinn Féin Rosaleen Lally[6]
Fianna Fáil Paul McNamara[*][5]
Green Micheál O’Conaill[11]
Quota:  

Castlebar[edit]

Castlebar: 7 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Harry Barrett
Social Democrats Aidan Browne[12]
Fine Gael Cyril Burke[*][10]
People Before Profit Joe Daly[13]
Fine Gael Ger Deere[*][10]
Fianna Fáil Blackie Gavin[5]
Independent Ireland Donal Geraghty[14]
Sinn Féin Donna Hyland[6]
Independent Stephen Kerr[15]
Independent Gerry Loftus[16]
Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell[*][5]
Fianna Fáil Martin McLoughlin[*][5]
Sinn Féin Maura O’Sullivan[17]
Fine Gael Donna Sheridan[*][10]
Labour Kamal Uddin[18]
Quota:  

Claremorris[edit]

Claremorris: 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Michael Burke[*][10]
Fine Gael Tom Connolly[*][10]
Independent Ireland Mark Devane[14]
Independent Richard Finn[*][19]
Fine Gael Alma Gallagher[10]
Aontú Paul Lawless[20]
Fianna Fáil Stephen Nolan[5]
Independent Patsy O'Brien[*][21]
Sinn Féin Eamon Phelan[22]
Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan[*][5]
Quota:  

Swinford[edit]

Swinford: 4 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil John Caulfield[*][5]
Fine Gael Neil Cruise[*][10]
Fianna Fáil Adrian Forkan[†][5]
The Irish People Marion Gordon[23]
Aontú Tommy Horan[24]
Sinn Féin Gerry Murray[*][6]
Fine Gael Antoinette Peyton[10]
Sinn Féin John Sheahan[6]
Quota:  

Westport[edit]

Westport: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Peter Flynn[*][10]
Sinn Féin Karen Gallagher[6]
Independent Christy Hyland[25]
Fine Gael Keira Keogh[10]
Aontú John Loftus[26]
Independent Chris Maxwell[27]
Irish Freedom Niall McCormack[28]
Fianna Fáil Brendan Mulroy[*][5]
Green Peter Nolan [11]
Quota:  

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ O'Malley, Paul (7 May 2024). "'Ballyhaunis is the better for John Cribbin'". westernpeople.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ Kelly, Tom (13 March 2024). "Long-serving Mayo Councillor Seamus Weir is set to retire from public life". Connaugh Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  12. ^ "Social Democrats nominate a candidate for Mayo". Connaught Telegraph. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  15. ^ "Stephen Kerr announces his candidacy for seat on Mayo County Council". Midwest Radio. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  18. ^ "Labour Party selects candidate for Mayo local elections". Connaught Telegraph. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  20. ^ "Paul Lawless". Aontú. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  21. ^ Ryan, Philip (21 April 2024). "Fine Gael forced to reassure local election candidates after 'anxiety' over expelled member". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  24. ^ "Aontú select another Mayo candidate for local elections". Connaught Telegraph. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  25. ^ "The first of the heavy hitters arrived today for the canvass - Christy Hyland". facebook.com. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Loftus to run for Aontú in Westport in next year's local elections". mayonews.ie. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  27. ^ "Maxwell launches campaign to retake county council seat for Louisburgh". www.mayonews.ie. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Niall McCormack - The Irish Freedom Party". irishfreedom.ie. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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