2024 Westmeath County Council election

2024 Westmeath County Council election
7 June 2024
All 20 seats on Westmeath County Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Last election 9 5 2
Seats before 9 5 2
Seats won 9 4 2
Seat change Steady Decrease 1 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Ireland Independent
Last election 0 N/A 2
Seats before 0 1 1
Seats won 2 1 2
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1 Steady
Area of Westmeath County Council

An election to all 20 seats on Westmeath County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Westmeath is divided into 4 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 ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 9 Steady 11,695 31.02 Decrease 5.32
Fine Gael 8 4 Decrease 1 7,420 19.68 Decrease 3.62
Labour 4 2 Steady 3,584 9.51 Decrease 0.77
Sinn Féin 7 2 Increase 2 3,295 8.74 Increase 2.94
Independent Ireland 3 1 New 1,575 4.18 New
Green 3 0 Decrease 2 916 2.43 Decrease 1.05
Aontú 1 0 Steady 349 0.93 Decrease 0.24
Irish Freedom 2 0 New 548 1.45 New
Ireland First 2 0 New 482 1.28 New
Social Democrats 1 0 Steady 318 0.84 Increase 0.26
The Irish People 1 0 New 92 0.24 New
Independent 6 2 Steady 7,426 19.70 Increase 0.90
Total 48 20 Steady 37,700 100.00

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Councillor Party
Kinnegad John Shaw[3] Fianna Fáil
Kinnegad Paddy Hill[4] Fianna Fáil
Kinnegad Frank McDermott Fine Gael

Results by local electoral area

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

Athlone

Athlone: 5 Seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Kevin "Boxer" Moran 39.64% 3,782                  
Fianna Fáil Frankie Keena[*] 14.37% 1,371 1,780                
Fine Gael John Dolan[*] 12.72% 1,214 1,568 1,639              
Fianna Fáil Aengus O'Rourke[*] 11.77% 1,123 1,686                
Sinn Féin Conor Dowling-Linehan 4.66% 445 563 571 579 579 599 628 644    
Green Louise Heavin[*] 3.82% 364 477 489 508 517 553 629 654 760  
Independent Tom Cleary 3.31% 316 507 530 546 554 598 642 739 858 1,034
Independent Ireland Paul Hogan[†] 3.25% 310 530 565 590 601 632 684 814 965 1,120
Irish Freedom Catrina O'Donohoe 2.91% 278 363 372 377 381 388 399      
Fine Gael Ruairí Keyes 1.98% 189 260 271 284 296 329        
Labour Ray Lennon 1.56% 149 216 236 245 249          
Electorate: 20,464   Valid: 9,541   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,591   Turnout: 9,661 (47.21%)  

Kinnegad

Kinnegad: 5 Seats[6] [7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labour Denis Leonard[*] 14.91% 1,457 1,466 1,500 1,502 1,569 1,590 1,632        
Fianna Fáil Alfie Devine 12.64% 1,236 1,237 1,239 1,239 1,243 1,252 1,279 1,364 1,533 1,689  [8]
Sinn Féin David Jones 11.61% 1,135 1,137 1,140 1,146 1,203 1,246 1,513 1,553 1,582 1,690  
Fianna Fáil Niall Gaffney 10.69% 1,045 1,047 1,052 1,052 1,066 1,105 1,114   1,125 1,225 1,287
Fine Gael Seamus MacDermott 10.04% 981 981 985 986 1,010 1,028 1,057   1,089 1,101 1,181
Fine Gael Emily Wallace[*] 9.73% 951 953 958 960 1,019 1,040 1,061   1,072 1,252 1,421
Independent Ireland Brian Crum 6.05% 591 610 613 660 669 732 765   1,015    
Fianna Fáil Shauna Coyne 5.86% 573 573 578 578 600 614 627 635      
Independent Noleen Fanning 4.38% 428 433 434 464 468 528 548        
Sinn Féin Maureen Piggot 3.87% 378 380 394 399 468 501          
Aontú Laura O’Neill 3.57% 349 366 374 390 397            
Fine Gael Anthonia Izekor 1.79% 175 175 195 196              
Sinn Féin Frances Monahan 1.53% 150 155 161 161              
Green Carol Okeke 1.24% 121 122                  
Ireland First Sarah Heraty 1.16% 113 131 133                
The Irish People Ian McGauley 0.94% 92                    
Electorate: 18,090   Valid: 9,775   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 1,630   Turnout: 9,898 (54.72%)  

Moate

Moate: 4 Seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Tom Farrell[*] 23.96% 2,185        
Fianna Fáil Vinny McCormack[*] 17.87% 1,630 1,777 1,797 1,833  
Fianna Fáil Liam McDaniel[*] 16.23% 1,480 1,512 1,522 1,558 1,826
Labour Johnnie Penrose[*] 15.80% 1,441 1,516 1,537 1,663 1,851
Independent Michael O’Brien 11.24% 1,025 1,093 1,174 1,253 1,465
Independent Ireland Paul Hogan[††] 7.39% 674 697 779 873  
Sinn Féin John Lawlor 4.56% 416 424 445    
Irish Freedom Shane Lynam 2.96% 270 277      
Electorate: 16,297   Valid: 9,121   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,825   Turnout: 9,193 (56.41%)  

Mullingar

Mullingar: 6 Seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Mick Dollard[*] 18.31% 1,696                
Fianna Fáil Ken Glynn[*] 14.27% 1,322 1,387              
Fianna Fáil Aoife Davitt[*] 10.54% 976 1,009 1,017 1,023 1,029 1,048 1,060 1,133 1,258
Fine Gael Andrew Duncan[*] 10.43% 966 1,001 1,010 1,014 1,018 1,029 1,056 1,119 1,266
Fianna Fáil Bill Collentine[*] 10.14% 939 981 995 1,002 1,006 1,017 1,029 1,076 1,222
Fine Gael Gerry Heery 8.19% 759 784 788 796 797 821 840 913 1,048
Sinn Féin Julie McCourt 6.18% 572 607 611 753 769 830 886 942 1,053
Labour Fidelma Bennett 5.80% 537 580 588 595 602 658 695 877  
Green Hazel Smyth[*] 4.65% 431 442 444 446 452 560 577    
Ireland First Margaret Maguire 3.98% 369 392 392 396 514 537      
Social Democrats Ali Morris 3.43% 318 325 326 335 347      
Sinn Féin Damien Rooney 2.15% 199 209 210            
Independent Patrick Hussey 1.93% 179 222 226 229          
Electorate: 20,673   Valid: 9,263   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,324   Turnout: 9,396 (45.45%)  

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. ^ "John Shaw to bow out of politics". Westmeath Examiner. 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "FF selects Kinnegad area candidates". Westmeath Examiner. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Notice of Poll ATHLONE" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Notice of Poll Kinnegad" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ https://elections.westmeathcoco.ie/2024/results.html?conId=4
  8. ^ https://elections.westmeathcoco.ie/2024/results.html?conId=4
  9. ^ "Notice of Poll Moate" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Notice of Poll Mullingar" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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