2024 Wexford County Council election

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2024 Wexford County Council election

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All 34 seats on Wexford County Council
18 seats needed for a majority

Area of Wexford County Council

An election to all 34 seats on Wexford County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Wexford 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]

Retiring incumbents[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Enniscorthy Kathleen Codd-Nolan Fine Gael
Gorey Diarmuid Devereux Fine Gael
Rosslare Jim Moore Fine Gael
Wexford Maura Bell Labour
Wexford John Hegarty Fine Gael

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14
Fine Gael 10
Sinn Féin 11
Aontú 1
Social Democrats -
Green 2
Labour 6
Independent Ireland - New New
People Before Profit 1
Solidarity -
Irish Freedom 1 New New
National Party 1 New New
The Irish People 1 New New
Wexford Independent Alliance 12 New New
Independent 10
Total 70 34 Steady 100.00

Candidates by local electoral area[edit]

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor co-opted subsequent to the 2019 election.

Enniscorthy[edit]

Enniscorthy: 6 Seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Aidan Browne[*]
Fine Gael Cathal Byrne[*]
Green Brendan Cahill Flynn
Independent Eamonn Doyle
Fine Gael Patrick Kehoe
Fianna Fáil Barbara-Anne Murphy[*]
Sinn Féin Colette Nolan
Independent John O'Rourke[*]
Sinn Féin Alfie Ó Súilleabháin
Independent Jackser Owens[*]
Wexford Independent Alliance Majella Wall
Wexford Independent Alliance Cyril Wheelock
Quota:  

Gorey[edit]

Gorey: 6 Seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Wexford Independent Alliance Nicky Boland
Fianna Fáil Andrew Bolger[†]
Independent Cillian Byrne
Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe[*]
Labour Lorna Fitzpatrick
Wexford Independent Alliance Jimmy Fleming
People Before Profit Aisling Hudson
Fianna Fáil Donal Kenny[*]
Fine Gael Darragh McDonald
Ireland First Darren McGovern
Sinn Féin Kevin Molloy
Sinn Féin Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin[*]
Fianna Fáil Joe Sullivan[*]
Green Ann Walsh
Quota:  

Kilmuckridge[edit]

Kilmuckridge: 4 Seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Pip Breen[*]
Independent Mary Farrell[*]
Wexford Independent Alliance Paddy Kavanagh
Fianna Fáil Willie Kavanagh[*]
Sinn Féin Declan Kenny
Fine Gael Oliver Walsh[*]
Quota:  

New Ross[edit]

New Ross: 6 Seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Wexford Independent Alliance Pat Barden[*]
Independent Anthony Connick[*]
Independent John Dwyer
Fianna Fáil John Fleming[*]
Independent Anne Flynn
Independent Raymond Forte
Independent James Furlong
Sinn Féin Kayley Goodison
Labour Bridín Lyng-Moloney
Fine Gael Bridín Murphy[*]
Wexford Independent Alliance Marty Murphy
Independent Shawn Murray
Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan[*]
Fine Gael Harry Twomey
Fianna Fáil Michael Whelan[*]
Quota:  

Rosslare[edit]

Rosslare: 5 Seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Wexford Independent Alliance Jack Barden
Fianna Fáil Simon Boyse
Independent Ger Carthy[*]
Aontú Jim Codd[*]
Labour Damien Corish
Wexford Independent Alliance Joe Druhan
Fine Gael Willie Fitzharris
Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald[*]
National Party Jason Murphy
Sinn Féin Aoife Rose O'Brien
Sinn Féin Michael Roche
Fine Gael Frank Staples[*]
Quota:  

Wexford[edit]

Wexford: 7 Seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Vicky Clancy-Barron
Sinn Féin Tom Forde[*]
Sinn Féin Davy Hynes[*]
Independent Leonard Kelly[*]
Fianna Fáil Garry Laffan[*]
Labour George Lawlor[*]
Fianna Fáil Emmet Moloney
Wexford Independent Alliance Michelle O'Neill
The Irish People Stephen Power
Wexford Independent Alliance Dave Ryan
Wexford Independent Alliance Raymond Shannon
Sinn Féin Lorraine Smyth
Fine Gael Robbie Staples
Labour Catherine Walsh
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. ^ a b c d e f "Seventy-Two Candidates Declare for 2024 Wexford Local Elections" (PDF). Wexford County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.