2024 Kildare County Council election

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2024 Kildare County Council election
← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →
All 40 seats on Kildare County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Last election 12 11 5
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Social Democrats Green Sinn Féin
Last election 4 3 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1
Area of Kildare County Council

An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Kildare is divided into 8 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 ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14
Fine Gael 15
Sinn Féin 13
Green 7
Social Democrats 8
Aontú 2
Labour 8
Independent Ireland 3 New New
The Irish People 2 New New
Independent 3
Total 74 40 Steady 100.00 Steady

Retiring incumbents[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Councillor Party
Celbridge Michael Coleman[3] Fianna Fáil
Kildare Anne Connolly[4] Fianna Fáil
Celbridge Ciara Galvin[5] Labour
Newbridge Fiona McLoughlin Healy[6] Independent
Clane Brendan Weld[7] Fine Gael

Candidates by local electoral area[edit]

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

Athy[edit]

Athy: 5 Seats [8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Veralouise Behan[*]
Labour Aoife Breslin[*]
Sinn Féin Geraldine Campbell
Independent Ireland William Carton
Irish Freedom Anthony Casey
Fianna Fáil Brian Dooley[*]
Fine Gael Ivan Keatley[*]
Fine Gael Brian Kenny
Labour Mark Leigh[†]
Independent Nicola Maughan
Fianna Fáil David Owens
Sinn Féin Thomas Redmond
Social Democrats Rachael Wall
Quota:  

Celbridge[edit]

Celbridge: 4 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Rupert Heather[*]
Green Peter Paul Hughes
Sinn Féin David Monaghan
Social Democrats Claire O’Rourke
Fine Gael Lumi Panaite Fahey
Independent Zhyan Phelan
The Irish People Darragh Toner
Fianna Fáil David Trost
Quota:  

Clane[edit]

Clane: 5 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Killian Brennan
Labour Eoin Coates
Fine Gael William Durkan
Social Democrats Aidan Farrelly[*]
Fianna Fáil Darragh Fitzpatrick[*]
Green Patricia Foley
Independent Pádraig McEvoy[*]
Independent Ireland Ryan McKeown
Independent Jessica McLoughlin
Aontú Una O'Connor
Independent Sophie Roker
Sinn Féin Mick Tuohy
Fine Gael Brendan Wyse[*]
Quota:  

Kildare[edit]

Kildare: 5 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Social Democrats Pat Balfe
Green Lorraine Benson
Sinn Féin Noel Connolly[†]
Independent Declan Crowe
Fine Gael Paddy Curran[†]
Independent Denis Delaney
Fianna Fáil Suzanne Doyle[*]
Fine Gael Kevin Duffy[*]
Independent Aisling Goodwin
Labour Chris Harrison
Sinn Féin Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Fianna Fáil Brian O'Loughlin
Independent Ireland Paul O'Malley
Quota:  

Leixlip[edit]

Leixlip : 3 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Green Imran Ali
Fianna Fáil Bernard Caldwell[*]
Social Democrats Nuala Killeen[*]
Sinn Féin Joan O’Boyle
Fine Gael Joe Neville[*]
Quota:  

Maynooth[edit]

Maynooth: 5 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Tim Durkan[*]
Labour Angela Feeney[*]
Sinn Féin Evelyn Gaynor
Green Peter Hamilton[*]
Fine Gael Tara Lane
Independent Ireland Liam Meade
Social Democrats Peter Melrose
Fianna Fáil Naoise Ó Cearúil[*]
Fianna Fáil Paul Ward[*]
Quota:  

Naas[edit]

Naas: 7 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Anne Breen[*]
Fine Gael Fintan Brett[*]
Social Democrats Bill Clear[*]
The Irish People Avril Corcoran
Fine Gael Ciara Dunne
Independent Ireland Ger Dunne
Sinn Féin Caroline Hogan
Fianna Fáil Carmel Kelly[*]
Fianna Fáil Brian Larkin
Independent Hugo Magee
Independent Seamie Moore
Sinn Féin Evangeline Ngozi Omini
Sinn Féin Pauline O'Neill
Green Bob Quinn[†]
Fine Gael Evie Sammon[*]
Quota:  

Newbridge[edit]

Newbridge: 6 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Aontú Melissa Byrne
Labour Aina Conway
Independent James Garvin
Fianna Fáil Noel Heavey[*]
Green Ronan Maher
Independent Chris McCormack
Independent Tom McDonnell
Fine Gael Peggy O'Dwyer[*]
Fine Gael Tracey O'Dwyer[*]
Independent Leanne O'Neill
Fianna Fáil Robert Power[*]
Social Democrats Chris Pender[*]
Sinn Féin James Stokes
Sinn Féin Terri Thorpe
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. ^ "Fianna Fail Cllr. Michael Coleman Announces He Won't Contest The Local Elections". Kildare's Kfm. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor in Kildare-Newbridge MD to step down "to enjoy more family time"". Leinster Leader. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Celbridge Councillor Ciara Galvin Won't Seek Re-Election In 2024". Kildare's Kfm. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Newbridge councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy not to seek re election to council". Kildare Nationalist. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Tributes Paid To Brendan Weld Who Retires As A County Councillor Following 20 Years Of Service". Kildare's Kfm. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Kildare County Council. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_Kildare_County_Council_election&oldid=1225002423"