2024 Galway County Council election
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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 | |||||||
| Fine Gael | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | |||||||
| Aontú | |||||||
| Green | |||||||
| Labour | |||||||
| Independent Ireland | New | New | |||||
| Irish Freedom | New | New | |||||
| National Party | New | New | |||||
| The Irish People | New | New | |||||
| Independent | |||||||
| Totals | 39 | 
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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]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| The Irish People | Maria Carr[7] | |||
| Independent | Liam Carroll[*][8] | |||
| Fine Gael | David Collins[*][9] | |||
| Irish Freedom | Aidan Corrigan[10] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Albert Dolan[*][11] | |||
| Fine Gael | Peter Feeney[9] | |||
| Independent | Tomás Grealish[5] | |||
| Fine Gael | Eoghan Gallagher[9] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Cillian Keane[11] | |||
| Green | Eoin Madden[12] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Louise O'Hara[13] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Selly Herterich Quinn[*][11] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Ballinasloe[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Connolly[*][14] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Connolly[*][11] | |||
| Independent Ireland | Declan Geraghty [*] | |||
| Fine Gael | Alan Harney[9] | |||
| Fine Gael | Peter Keaveney[*][9] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Regan Maher[14] | |||
| Independent | Evelyn Parsons[*][15] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Conamara North[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Tom Healy[16] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Gerard King[*][11] | |||
| Fine Gael | Eileen Mannion[*][9] | |||
| Independent Ireland | Séamus Walsh [*][17] | |||
| Independent | Thomas Welby [*][18] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Conamara South[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent Ireland | Michael Leainde[19] | |||
| Fine Gael | Padraig Mac An Iomaire[*][9] | |||
| Irish Freedom | Doran McMahon[10] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Dáithí O Cualáin[*][11] | |||
| Republican Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Curraoin[*] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Kevin O’Hara[20] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Mairtin Ó Laoi[11] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Daragh Ó Tuairisg[11] | |||
| Independent Ireland | Noel Thomas [*][17] | |||
| The Irish People | Aidan Walsh[7] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Gort–Kinvara[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Gerry Finnerty[*][11] | |||
| Green | Megan Flynn Dixon[21] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Lucina Kelly[22] | |||
| Fine Gael | Paul Killilea[9] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Martina Kinane[*][11] | |||
| Fine Gael | P.J. Murphy[*][9] | |||
| The Irish People | Alan Sweeney[7] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Loughrea[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Ivan Canning[*][11] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Shane Curley[*][11] | |||
| Independent Ireland | Declan Kelly[*][23] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Larkin[11] | |||
| Fine Gael | Michael (Moegie) Maher[*][9] | |||
| Fine Gael | Jimmy McClearn[*][9] | |||
| The Irish People | John McGettigan[7] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Aisling O'Reilly[13] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Tuam[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| National Party | Ross Culligan[24] | |||
| The Irish People | Danann Gaughan[7] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Hoade[*][11][25] | |||
| Green | Saudique-Kadejo[26] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Donagh Killilea[*][11][25] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh[27] | |||
| Independent | Karey McHugh-Farag[*][28] | |||
| Labour | Blessing Oguekwe[29] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Quirke[25] | |||
| Fine Gael | Andrew Reddington[*][9] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Deborah Reynolds[27] | |||
| Fine Gael | Peter Roche[*][9] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Sheridan[*][11][25] | |||
| Aontú | Luke Silke[30] | |||
| Fine Gael | Ollie Turner[9] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
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