2024 Galway County Council election

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2024 Galway County Council election
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All 39 seats on Galway County Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Ireland
Last election 15 11 N/A
Current seats 13 12 4
 
Party Sinn Féin Green Republican Sinn Féin
Last election 1 1 1
Current seats 1 1 1
 
Party Independent
Last election 10
Current seats 7
Area of Galway County Council

An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council will be held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Galway is divided into 7 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]

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 17
Fine Gael 14
Sinn Féin 9
Aontú 1
Green 6
Labour 2
Republican Sinn Féin 1
Independent Ireland 5 New New
Irish Freedom 2 New New
National Party 1 New New
The Irish People 5 New New
Independent 10
Totals 73 39 Steady 100.00

Incumbents retiring[edit]

Constituency Councillor Party
Ballinasloe Tim Broderick[3] Independent
Athenry–Oranmore James Charity[4] Independent
Athenry–Oranmore Jim Cuddy[5] Independent
Tuam Colm Keaveney[6] Fianna Fáil

Candidates by local electoral area[edit]

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

Athenry–Oranmore[edit]

Athenry–Oranmore: 7 seats [7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
The Irish People Maria Carr
Independent James Charity
Fine Gael David Collins[*]
Fianna Fáil Albert Dolan[*]
Fine Gael Peter Feeney
Independent Tomás Grealish
Fine Gael Eoghan Gallagher
Independent Ireland Sean Hehir
Fianna Fáil Cillian Keane
Labour Fergal Landy
Green Eoin Madden
Sinn Féin Louis O'Hara
Fianna Fáil Selly Herterich Quinn[*]
Quota:  

Ballinasloe[edit]

Ballinasloe: 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly[*]
Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly[*]
Independent Ireland Declan Geraghty [*]
Fine Gael Alan Harney
Fine Gael Peter Keaveney[*]
Sinn Féin Regan Maher
PBP–Solidarity Andrew Mannion
Independent Evelyn Parsons[*]
Quota:  

Conamara North[edit]

Conamara North: 4 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Críostóir Breathnach
Green Daniel Gleeson
Sinn Féin Tom Healy
Fianna Fáil Gerard King[*]
Fine Gael Eileen Mannion[*]
Independent Mánus Ó Conaire
Independent Ireland Séamus Walsh [*]
Independent Thomas Welby [*]
Quota:  

Conamara South[edit]

Conamara South: 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Críostóir Breathnach
Independent Michael Curran
Independent Ireland Michael Leainde
Fine Gael Padraig Mac An Iomaire[*]
Green Alistair McKinstry[*]
Irish Freedom Doran McMahon
Independent Sinead O'Brien
Fianna Fáil Dáithí O Cualáin[*]
Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin[*]
Independent PJ Ó Flatharta
Sinn Féin Kevin O’Hara
Fianna Fáil Mairtin Ó Laoi
Fianna Fáil Daragh Ó Tuairisg
Independent Geri Slevin
Independent Ireland Noel Thomas[*]
The Irish People Aidan Walsh
Quota:  

Gort–Kinvara[edit]

Gort–Kinvara: 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Geraldine Donohue
Fianna Fáil Gerry Finnerty[*]
Green Megan Flynn Dixon
Sinn Féin Lucina Kelly
Fine Gael Paul Killilea
Fianna Fáil Martina Kinane[*]
Fine Gael P.J. Murphy[*]
The Irish People Alan Sweeney
Quota:  

Loughrea[edit]

Loughrea: 5 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Ivan Canning[*]
Fianna Fáil Shane Curley[*]
Independent Ireland Declan Kelly[*]
Fianna Fáil Mark Larkin
Green Michelle Tooher Madden
Fine Gael Michael (Moegie) Maher[*]
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn[*]
The Irish People John McGettigan
Sinn Féin Ailish O'Reilly
Quota:  

Tuam[edit]

Tuam: 7 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
National Party Ross Culligan
Independent Ireland Shaun Cunniffe
Sinn Féin Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh
The Irish People Danann Gaughan
Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade[*]
Green Islammiyah Saudique-Kadejo
Fianna Fáil Donagh Killilea[*]
Independent Colin Lynch
Independent Karey McHugh-Farag[*]
Labour Blessing Oguekwe
Fianna Fáil Tom Quirke
Fine Gael Andrew Reddington[*]
Sinn Féin Deborah Reynolds
Fine Gael Peter Roche[*]
Fianna Fáil Joe Sheridan[*]
Aontú Luke Silke
Fine Gael Ollie Turner
Quota:  

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ Tierney, Declan (7 April 2024). "Publican and poll topper opts out of politics ahead of election". Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor James Charity announces that he will not be running in next year's local elections". Galway Bay FM. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Tomás Grealish to contest Local Election as Cuddy announces retirement". Galway Advertiser. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ Fallon, John (16 April 2024). "Former TD Colm Keaveney withdraws from local elections due to drug driving charge". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Nomination of Candidates" (PDF). Galway County Council.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "FÓGRA NA VÓTAÍOCHTA / NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). Galway County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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