2024 Sligo County Council election

2024 Sligo County Council election
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All 18 seats on Sligo County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Area of Sligo County Council

An election to all 18 seats on Sligo County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Sligo is divided into 3 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

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Ballymote–Tubbercurry Martin Baker Fianna Fáil
Sligo–Strandhill Sinead Maguire Fine Gael
Sligo–Strandhill Rosaleen O'Grady Fianna Fáil

Results by party

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 6 Increase1 9,859 29.18 Increase0.59
Fine Gael 7 4 Decrease2 8,403 24.87 Decrease5.43
Sinn Féin 6 2 Steady 4,701 13.92 Increase5.72
People Before Profit 2 1 Steady 940 2.78 Decrease1.19
Labour 1 1 Increase1 841 2.49 Increase1.09
Irish Freedom 2 New 894 2.65 New
Green 2 439 1.30 Increase0.78
The Irish People 2 New 296 0.88 New
Aontú 1 New 186 0.55 New
Independent 8 4 Steady 7,224 21.38 Decrease4.51
Total 39 18 Steady 100.00

Analysis of Election

Fianna Fáil supplanted Fine Gael as the largest party in Sligo by gaining a seat at their expense in each of the Ballymote-Tubbercurry and the Sligo-Drumcliff LEAs. The party did lose a seat, however, in Sligo-Strandhill with the retirement of long-serving Rosaleen O'Grady to the Labour Party who regained a presence on the Council after an absence of 10 years.


Results by local electoral area

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

Ballymote–Tubbercurry

Ballymote–Tubbercurry: 7 seats[3][4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Paul Taylor[*] 11.9 1,924 1,928 1,939 1,959 1,989 2,024            
Independent Michael Clarke[*] 11.0 1,773 1,785 1,790 1,814 1,975 2,128            
Fine Gael Gerry Mullaney[*] 10.7 1,724 1,733 1,766 1,772 1,787 1,808 1,810 1,910 1,969 2,130    
Fine Gael Dara Mulvey[*] 10.3 1,666 1,678 1,696 1,712 1,759 1,818 1,829 1,913 1,972 2,401    
Independent Joe Queenan[*] 9.4 1,523 1,533 1,535 1,537 1,639 1,727 1,774 2,368        
Fianna Fáil Liam Brennan 8.1 1,307 1,309 1,349 1,356 1,382 1,414 1,420 1,451 1,512 1,765 1,944 2,001
Fianna Fáil Barry Gallagher 7.7 1,246 1,250 1,250 1,298 1,319 1,346 1,354 1,364 1,388 1,508 1,556 1,569
Fine Gael Martin Connolly[*] 6.9 1,110 1,114 1,114 1,157 1,173 1,190 1,190 1,276 1,318 1,397 1,454 1,477
Fianna Fáil Keith Henry 6.6 1,060 1,069 1,072 1,086 1,107 1,134 1,136 1,152 1,177      
Fine Gael Patrick Cleary 6.2 1,004 1,007 1,009 1,009 1,027 1,067 1,081          
Irish Freedom James Conway 3.7 596 598 605 632                
Sinn Féin Jennifer van Aswegen 2.4 383 458 550 767 830              
Sinn Féin Jason Gorman 2.1 345 356 446                  
Sinn Féin Donal O'Connor 1.9 302 321                    
PBP–Solidarity Emma Hendrick 1.3 203                      
Electorate: 26,024   Valid: 16,166   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 2,021   Turnout: 16,277 (62.55%)  

Sligo–Drumcliff

Sligo–Drumcliff: 5 seats[6][7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Thomas Walsh[*] 20.3 1,891          
Sinn Féin Thomas Healy[*] 15.6 1,449 1,538 1,801      
Independent Marie Casserly[*] 15.1 1,405 1,451 1,764      
Fianna Fáil Edel McSharry 14.3 1,327 1,394 1,550 1,627    
Fianna Fáil Donal Gilroy[*] 12.5 1,163 1,179 1,243 1,262 1,328 1,346
Fine Gael Tom Fox[*] 10.8 1,008 1,099 1,190 1,227 1,300 1,324
Independent Colm McGurran 4.5 421 441        
Irish Freedom Amanda Gallagher 3.2 298 302        
Green Agnieszka Piwowarczyk 2.4 226 233        
The Irish People Rob De Salle 1.2 114 114        
Electorate: 16,973   Valid: 9,302   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,551   Turnout: 9,372 (55.22%)  

Sligo–Strandhill

Sligo–Strandhill: 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Declan Bree[*] 18.5 1,537                  
Fianna Fáil Tom MacSharry[*] 16.5 1,374                  
Fine Gael Fergal Nealon 13.9 1,158 1,197                
Labour Nessa Cosgrave 10.1 841 902 932 951 954 960 1,084 1,116 1,146 1,310
Sinn Féin Arthur Gibbons[*] 8.9 741 790 804 811 812 822 830 856 1,094 1,145
PBP–Solidarity Gino O'Boyle[*] 8.9 737 815 848 863 864 902 931 968 1,025 1,103
Fianna Fáil Seamus Kilgannon 5.5 458 479 536 558 559 568 590 617 626  
Independent Finbar Filan 4.9 406 445 471 506 508 538 554 623 642 776
Sinn Féin Pauline Donnelly 3.9 323 346 350 353 353 364 370 379    
Green Johnny Gogan 2.6 213 227 232 243 243 249        
Aontú Graham Monaghan 2.2 186 193 200 216 217 260 264      
The Irish People Michael Kelly 2.2 182 189 194 211 211          
Independent Jim Lawlor 1.5 127 136 141              
Independent Diarmuid Mac Conville 0.4 32 34 34              
Electorate: 17,646   Valid: 8,315   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 1,188   Turnout: 8,415 (47.69%)  

References

  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. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Local Electoral Area: SLIGO - BALLYMOTE/TUBBERCURRY". Sligo County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/sligo-county/ballymote-tubbercurry
  5. ^ "Ballymote-Tubbercurry LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Local Electoral Area: SLIGO-DRUMCLIFF". Sligo County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/sligo-county/sligo-drumcliff
  8. ^ "Sligo-Drumcliff LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Local Electoral Area: SLIGO-STRANDHILL". Sligo County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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