2024 Galway County Council election

2024 Galway County Council election
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All 39 seats on Galway County Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Independent Ireland
Last election 11 15 N/A
Current seats 13 11 6
 
Party Sinn Féin Republican Sinn Féin Green
Last election 1 1 1
Current seats 2 1 0
 
Party Independent
Last election 10
Current seats 6
Area of Galway County Council

An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council was 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

Party Candidates Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 14 13 Increase2 23,430 29.43 Decrease1.43
Fianna Fáil 17 11 Decrease4 21,719 27.28 Decrease5.52
Independent Ireland 7 6 New 9,549 11.99 New
Sinn Féin 9 2 Increase1 6,252 7.85 Increase3.04
Republican Sinn Féin 1 1 Steady 974 1.22 Decrease0.04
Green 6 0 Decrease1 2,575 3.23 Increase1.31
The Irish People 5 0 New 896 1.13 New
Labour 2 0 Steady 615 0.77 Increase0.50
Aontú 1 0 Steady 553 0.69 Decrease0.77
People Before Profit 1 0 New 364 0.46 New
National Party 1 0 New 149 0.19 New
Irish Freedom 1 0 New 122 0.15 New
Independent 14 6 Decrease4 12,425 15.60 Decrease9.30
Totals 79 39 Steady 79,623 100.00

Incumbents retiring

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

Results by local electoral area

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

Athenry–Oranmore

Athenry–Oranmore: 7 seats [6][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Albert Dolan[*] 17.41% 2,393                  
Independent Tomás Grealish 13.41% 1,843                  
Fine Gael David Collins[*] 11.54% 1,586 1,683 1,705 1,714 1,732          
Independent James Charity[*] 11.39% 1,565 1,588 1,614 1,666 1,697 1,837        
Fine Gael Peter Feeney 8.83% 1,213 1,338 1,342 1,350 1,362 1,403 1,493 1,501 1,910  
Fine Gael Eoghan Gallagher 7.41% 1,018 1,078 1,105 1,112 1,178 1,187 1,313 1,317 1,402 1,463
Sinn Féin Louis O'Hara 7.31% 1,005 1,073 1,080 1,102 1,150 1,188 1,327 1,342 1,512 1,592
Fianna Fáil Cillian Keane 6.82% 937 1,005 1,025 1,026 1,101 1,116 1,163 1,168 1,431 1,482
Fianna Fáil Shelly Herterich Quinn[*] 5.76% 792 956 962 972 1,000 1,029 1,114 1,118    
Green Eoin Madden 3.30% 454 475 477 478 597 608        
Labour Fergal Landy 2.98% 409 415 418 420            
Independent Ireland Sean Hehir 2.19% 301 337 342 434 437          
The Irish People Maria Carr 1.64% 226 233 236              
Electorate: 26,073   Valid: 13,742   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 1,718   Turnout: 13,877 (53.22%)  

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe: 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly[*] 19.38% 2,410  
Independent Ireland Declan Geraghty [*] 18.19% 2,262  
Independent Evelyn Parsons[*] 16.53% 2,055  
Fine Gael Alan Harney 14.35% 1,784  
Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly[*] 14.22% 1,768 1,925
Fine Gael Peter Keaveney[*] 12.56% 1,561 1,953
PBP–Solidarity Andrew Mannion 2.93% 364 397
Sinn Féin Regan Maher 1.84% 229 280
Electorate: 26,074   Valid: 12,433   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,777   Turnout: 12,567 (48.20%)  

Conamara North

Conamara North: 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Independent Thomas Welby [*] 22.10% 1,758      
Independent Ireland Séamus Walsh [*] 19.17% 1,525 1,598    
Fianna Fáil Gerard King[*] 18.04% 1,435 1,456 1,496 1,663
Fine Gael Eileen Mannion[*] 17.92% 1,425 1,463 1,572 1,684
Independent Mánus Ó Conaire 11.38% 905 920 973 1,117
Sinn Féin Tom Healy 7.43% 591 600 671  
Green Daniel Gleeson 3.12% 248 255    
Independent Críostóir Breathnach 0.84% 67 71    
Electorate: 14,650   Valid: 7,954   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 1,591   Turnout: 8,051 (54.96%)  

Conamara South

Conamara South: 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Ireland Noel Thomas[*] 15.96% 1,569 1,633 1,648              
Fine Gael Padraig Mac An Iomaire[*] 13.73% 1,350 1,359 1,422 1,425 1,463 1,511 1,585 1,751    
Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin[*] 9.91% 974 1,003 1,043 1,043 1,090 1,146 1,278 1,383 1,402 1,596
Fianna Fáil Daragh Ó Tuairisg 8.65% 850 862 868 868 921 935 966 1,150 1,191 1,346
Fianna Fáil Mairtin Lee 8.28% 814 818 904 904 910 974 1,033 1,061 1,078 1,372
Fianna Fáil Dáithí O Cualáin[*] 7.77% 764 772 825 826 844 879 953 1,028 1,056  
Independent Ireland Michael Leainde 7.20% 708 736 814 816 838 978 1,097 1,127 1,131 1,379
Sinn Féin Kevin O’Hara 6.74% 663 675 689 690 738 777        
Green Alistair McKinstry[*] 6.34% 623 627 631 631 797 814 927      
Independent Sinead O'Brien 4.43% 435 461 470 470            
Independent PJ Ó Flatharta 4.30% 423 442 479 481 509          
Independent Michael Curran 4.07% 400 417                
Irish Freedom Doran McMahon 1.24% 122                  
The Irish People Aidan Walsh 0.60% 59                  
Independent Geri Slevin 0.44% 43                  
Independent Críostóir Breathnach 0.34% 33                  
Electorate: 19,718   Valid: 9,830   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,639   Turnout: 9,971 (50.57%)  

Gort–Kinvara

Gort–Kinvara: 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael P.J. Murphy[*] 19.64% 1,953        
Fianna Fáil Martina Kinane[*] 18.95% 1,884        
Independent Geraldine Donohue[*] 17.71% 1,761        
Fine Gael Paul Killilea 15.47% 1,538 1,717      
Fianna Fáil Gerry Finnerty[*] 12.32% 1,225 1,301 1,415 1,456 1,585
Green Megan Flynn Dixon 7.66% 762 781 852 861 1,057
Sinn Féin Lucina Kelly 5.26% 523 537 559 607  
The Irish People Alan Sweeney 2.98% 296 303 322    
Electorate: 19,135   Valid: 9,942   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 1,658   Turnout: 10,043 (52.48%)  

Loughrea

Loughrea: 5 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Shane Curley[*] 18.65% 1,933          
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn[*] 16.92% 1,754          
Independent Ireland Declan Kelly[*] 16.84% 1,746          
Fine Gael Michael 'Moegie' Maher[*] 16.41% 1,701 1,801        
Fianna Fáil Ivan Canning[*] 12.98% 1,346 1,392 1,424 1,439 1,519 2,040
Sinn Féin Ailish O'Reilly 7.79% 807 824 829 832 930 1,014
Fianna Fáil Mark Larkin 6.28% 651 684 701 707 761  
Green Michelle Tooher Madden 2.23% 231 238 242 203    
The Irish People John McGettigan 1.90% 197 199 202 203    
Electorate: 19,964   Valid: 10,366   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 1,728   Turnout: 10,461 (52.40%)  

Tuam

Tuam: 7 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fine Gael Andrew Reddington[*] 18.13% 2,784                      
Fine Gael Peter Roche[*] 16.63% 2,553                      
Independent Ireland Shaun Cunniffe 9.36% 1,438 1,456 1,496 1.512 1,544 1,632 1,648 1,656 1,680 1,701 1,802 2,009
Fianna Fáil Donagh Killilea[*] 8.98% 1,379 1,431 1.522 1,530 1,531 1,533 1,542 1,550 1,564 1,660 1,715 1,804
Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade[*] 8.64% 1,326 1,798 1,834 1,837 1,839 1,843 1,852 1,859 1,900 1,933    
Fine Gael Ollie Turner 7.88% 1,210 1,348 1,508 1,513 1,515 1,518 1,527 1,541 1,581 1,656 1,695 1,836
Fianna Fáil Joe Sheridan[*] 7.51% 1,153 1,171 1,206 1,209 1,209 1,210 1,220 1,228 1,246 1,292 1,327 1,375
Independent Karey McHugh-Farag[*] 6.79% 1,042 1,089 1,163 1,189 1,199 1,221 1,241 1,276 1,369 1,456 1,628 1,790
Aontú Luke Silke 3.60% 553 584 639 649 667 699 704 712 722 831 893  
Sinn Féin Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh 2.98% 458 474 483 489 493 497 512 644 701 714    
Fianna Fáil Tom Quirke 2.78% 427 435 531 533 536 536 538 540 549      
Green Islammiyah Saudique-Kadejo 1.67% 257 280 290 291 293 294 383 402        
Sinn Féin Deborah Reynolds 1.35% 208 230 244 246 246 248 258          
Labour Blessing Oguekwe 1.34% 206 219 224 230 230 230            
National Party Ross Culligan 0.97% 149 150 153 157 197              
The Irish People Danann Gaughan 0.77% 118 120 124 124                
Independent Colin Lynch 0.62% 95 98 99                  
Electorate: 27,234   Valid: 15,356   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 1,920   Turnout: 15,509 (56.95%)  

References

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