2024 Galway City Council election

2024 Galway City Council election
07 June 2024
All 18 seats on Galway City Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.40%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 4 4 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Labour Social Democrats
Seats won 0 3 2
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 4
Seat change Decrease 2
Area of Galway City Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to all 18 seats on Galway City Council was held in Galway in Ireland on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] Councillors were to be elected for a five-year term of office from 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[2]

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors were not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Galway City Central Imelda Byrne Fianna Fáil
Galway City Central Collette Connolly Independent

Results by party

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref % ±%
Fine Gael 6 4 Increase1 4,507 18.51 Increase2.66
Fianna Fáil 5 4 Decrease1 4,248 17.44 Decrease3.03
Labour 3 3 Increase2 1,901 7.81 Increase0.84
Social Democrats 3 2 Increase1 1,762 7.23 Increase1.24
Sinn Féin 3 1 Increase1 1,469 6.03 Increase0.66
Green 3 0 Decrease2 1,206 4.95 Decrease4.47
People Before Profit 3 0 Steady 581 2.39 Increase0.80
Independent Ireland 2 0 New 511 2.10 New
Aontú 2 0 Steady 461 1.89 Decrease0.53
Irish Freedom 3 0 New 444 1.82 New
The Irish People 3 0 New 435 1.79 New
Solidarity 1 0 Steady 129 0.53 Decrease0.33
Independent 15 4 Decrease2 6,700 27.51 Decrease2.62
Total 52 18 Steady 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
^ ‡: Outgoing councillor coopted in 2023 to Galway City East now contesting Galway City West

Galway City Central

Galway City Central: 6 seats[3][4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Mike Cubbard[*] 19.5% 1,486                    
Fine Gael Eddie Hoare[*] 16.9% 1,282                    
Fine Gael Frank Fahy[*] 11.6% 882 945 1,036 1,037 1,038 1,042 1,052 1,064 1,112    
Fianna Fáil Josie Ford 9.6% 732 805 848 851 855 862 875 887 909 932 1,017
Labour John McDonagh 8.5% 643 710 726 729 731 734 758 767 851 902 965
Social Democrats Eibhlín Seoighte 7.6% 575 607 617 618 619 630 666 675 809 992 1,028
Sinn Féin Mark Lohan 6.5% 498 541 545 547 550 557 571 587 606 689 739
Green Martina O'Connor[*] 4.2% 319 343 357 357 358 359 382 387      
Aontú Padraig Lenihan 4.0% 307 321 328 332 339 366 382 477 491 503  
People Before Profit Adrian Curran 4.0% 304 327 330 330 332 336 380 394 413    
Independent Margaretta D'Arcy 2.3% 175 191 194 205 211 218          
Irish Freedom Mary Cummins 2.2% 169 181 182 189 242 270 281        
Independent Ireland Shauna Ridge 1.3% 98 114 115 118 129            
The Irish People Sean Comer 1.0% 79 88 90 105              
Independent Dara O'Flaherty 0.6% 49 51 51                
Independent Patrick Feeney 0.1% 8 13 13                
Electorate: 18,206   Valid: 7,606   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 1,087   Turnout: 7,733 (42.48%)  

Galway City East

Galway City East: 6 seats[3][4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fianna Fáil Alan Cheevers[*] 12.89% 1,031 1,033 1,040 1,040 1,043 1,049 1,053 1,057 1,070 1,156        
Independent Declan McDonnell[*] 12.61% 1,009 1,012 1,017 1,018 1,024 1,037 1,042 1,063 1,073 1,087 1,146      
Independent Terry O'Flaherty[*] 11.45% 916 924 928 929 930 945 952 964 981 1,020 1,095 1,144    
Fianna Fáil Michael Crowe 9.20% 736 740 742 742 743 751 754 759 761 782 802 821 918 920
Fine Gael Shane Forde 8.31% 665 667 667 667 667 672 675 677 684 788 817 843 932 936
Sinn Féin Aisling Burke 7.80% 624 628 636 645 650 656 693 702 736 747 790 895 985 988
Labour Helen Ogbu 7.31% 585 588 586 607 608 611 634 637 777 815 857 1,045 1,102 1,105
Independent Ireland Noel Larkin[*] 5.16% 413 418 422 424 436 464 471 543 550 572 623 645    
Independent Michael Tully 4.40% 352 356 365 367 370 379 384 410 416 436        
Fine Gael Aisling Keogh 4.15% 332 334 338 340 342 344 349 352 362          
Social Democrats Justine Delaney Heaslip 3.79% 303 309 311 324 324 326 372 374 425 443 462      
Green Joyce Mathias 3.59% 287 292 295 298 298 301 322 326            
Aontú Cormac Ó Corcoráin 1.92% 154 154 158 158 169                  
Solidarity Conor Burke 1.61% 129 133 137 181 185 186                
The Irish People Jacinta Gibbons 1.59% 127 130 133 133 183 225 231              
Irish Freedom Susan Feeney 1.41% 113 117 118 120                    
PBP–Solidarity Denman Rooke 1.09% 87 90 91                      
Independent David Lynch 0.87% 70 72                        
Independent Conor Dowd 0.72% 58                          
Independent Arkadiusz Wozniak 0.12% 10                          
Electorate: 18,110   Valid: 8,001   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 1,144   Turnout: 8,102 (44.74%)  

Galway City West

Galway City West: 6 seats[3][4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Independent Donal Lyons[*] 15.96% 1,415                          
Fine Gael Clodagh Higgins[*] 12.12% 1,074 1,106 1,108 1,111 1,112 1,221 1,232 1,247 1,309          
Fianna Fáil John Connolly[*] 11.07% 981 1,004 1,005 1,013 1,013 1,043 1,085 1,132 1,184 1,224 1,232 1,236 1,325  
Social Democrats Alan Curran[‡] 9.97% 884 897 902 902 983 999 1,010 1,122 1,168 1,289        
Fianna Fáil Peter Keane[*] 8.66% 768 789 791 794 795 806 820 823 856 868 877 877 964 995
Labour Níall McNelis[*] 7.59% 673 701 703 706 723 741 758 808 870 976 998 1,010 1,156 1,181
Green Niall Murphy[†] 6.77% 600 606 610 612 637 652 657 678 705 784 790 805 900 905
Independent Kenny Deery 4.51% 400 408 411 418 419 426 476 498 585 624 629 637    
Independent Esther Oghomwenrie Osayimwen 4.14% 367 370 370 375 411 451 462 489 511          
Sinn Féin Cathal Ó Conchúir 3.91% 347 351 352 359 381 390 409              
Independent Jarlath Feeney 3.90% 346 361 367 377 380 388 434 466            
Fine Gael Asraf Chowdhury 3.07% 272 277 280 280 282                  
The Irish People A.J. Cahill 2.58% 229 231 233 330 332 334                
People Before Profit Maisie McMaster 2.14% 190 191 195 198                    
Irish Freedom Rory Ó Beirn 1.83% 162 164 166                      
Independent Denis Nealis 0.44% 39 41                        
Electorate: 18,533   Valid: 8,747   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 1,250   Turnout: 8,864 (47.83%)  

References

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  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll". Galway City Council. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Local Elections Live". Galway City Council. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "RTÉ Election 2024". RTÉ. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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