2024 Carlow County Council election

2024 Carlow County Council election
← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →
All 18 seats on Carlow County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.5% Decrease 1.9%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Last election 6 6 1
Seats before 6 6 1
Seats won 6 5 2
Seat change Steady Decrease1 Increase1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour People Before Profit Independent Ireland
Last election 2 1 0
Seats before 1 1 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Last election 2
Seats before 2
Seats won 2
Seat change Steady
Area of Carlow County Council

An election to all 18 seats on Carlow County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[2] County Carlow 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).[3]

Results by party

Party First-preference votes Seats
Votes % FPv Swing (pp) Cand. 2019 Out. Elected
2024 		Change
Fine Gael 6,340 27.84 Decrease3.51 8 6 6 6 Steady
Fianna Fáil 6,791 29.82 Decrease3.73 7 6 6 5 Decrease1
Sinn Féin 2,732 12.00 Increase3.59 8 1 1 2 Increase1
Labour 1,090 4.79 Decrease4.06 1 2 1 1 Decrease1
People Before Profit 596 2.62 Increase0.55 2 1 1 1 Steady
Independent Ireland 590 2.59 New 1 New 1 1 Increase1
Green 535 2.35 New 2 New 0 0 Steady
National Party 303 1.33 New 2 New 0 0 Steady
The Irish People 171 0.75 New 1 New 0 0 Steady
Ireland First 141 0.62 New 1 New 0 0 Steady
Irish Freedom 132 0.58 New 1 New 0 0 Steady
Independent 3,354 14.73 Increase1.73 7 2 2 2 Steady
Total Valid 22,875 98.58
Spoilt votes 329 1.43
Total 23,204 100 — 41 18 18 18 Steady
Registered voters/Turnout 48,895 47.76

Results by LEA

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

Carlow

Carlow: 7 seats[4][5][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fianna Fáil Fintan Phelan[*] 21.01% 1,678                          
Fianna Fáil Andrea Dalton[*] 14.39% 1,149                          
Fine Gael Fergal Browne[*] 11.18% 893 1,047                        
Independent Ireland John Cassin[*] 7.39% 590 637 649 655 656 668 690 698 734 752 773 813 968 1,058
Fianna Fáil Ken Murnane[*] 7.04% 562 696 733 743 744 749 756 762 769 783 791 813 828 931
Fine Gael Paul Doogue 5.32% 425 522 548 560 563 567 569 577 582 636 649 687 704 906
People Before Profit Adrienne Wallace[*] 5.23% 418 449 460 463 507 510 519 530 537 597 639 719 731 770
Fine Gael Tom O'Neill[*] 4.98% 398 492 521 528 528 530 533 539 547 582 591 618 625  
Sinn Féin Mark Callinan 4.36% 348 364 368 369 372 374 374 438 443 458 618 643 657 684
Green Molly Aylesbury 3.01% 240 261 270 273 276 277 277 282 283          
Sinn Féin Nicoleta Chiorean 2.98% 238 250 253 254 256 258 263 314 315 329        
Independent Jolly O'Rock 2.20% 176 202 211 214 269 272 279 288 295 335 355      
The Irish People Rory Woods 2.14% 171 175 176 176 176 189 265 271 365 368 371 381    
National Party Daeln Murphy 1.97% 157 160 160 160 160 197 224 224            
Sinn Féin Ruairí Doyle 1.95% 156 177 180 181 181 185 188              
Ireland First Maria Ryan 1.77% 141 147 148 148 150 181                
Irish Freedom Orla Donohoe 1.65% 132 137 139 140 140                  
Independent Adetula Temiola 1.42% 113 121 124 124                    
Electorate: 18,629   Valid: 7,985   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 999   Turnout: 8,105 (43.51%)  

Muinebeag

Muinebeag: 5 seats[4][7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Thomas Kinsella[*] 24.42% 1,732      
Labour Willie Quinn[*] 15.37% 1,090 1,295    
Sinn Féin Andy Gladney[*] 14.35% 1,018 1,054 1,071 1,292
Fianna Fáil Daniel Pender 13.90% 986 1,070 1,112 1,228
Fine Gael Michael Doran[*] 13.29% 943 1,083 1,108 1,184
Fianna Fáil Arthur McDonald[*] 11.55% 819 875 898 938
Green Liam O'Brien 4.16% 295 315 318  
Sinn Féin Áine Gladney 2.96% 210 218 220  
Electorate: 14,099   Valid: 7,093   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,183   Turnout: 7,231 (51.29%)  

Tullow

Tullow: 6 seats[4][9][10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fianna Fáil John Pender[*] 17.12% 1,335                        
Independent Charlie Murphy[*] 16.49% 1,286                        
Independent William Paton[*] 13.04% 1,017 1,052 1,066 1,073 1,103 1,135              
Fine Gael Ben Ward 9.03% 704 739 761 764 771 795 837 854 859 888 1,009 1,177  
Fine Gael Brian O'Donoghue[*] 8.09% 631 664 670 671 676 683 691 727 729 796 851 874 895
Fine Gael Catherine Callaghan 7.87% 614 628 684 690 692 709 709 714 717 745 780 864 892
Sinn Féin Jim Deane 5.37% 419 428 433 453 457 488 504 688 692 735 791 879 893
Fianna Fáil John McDonald[*] 4.64% 362 410 431 432 432 439 450 456 456 478      
Independent Billy Nolan 4.14% 323 330 362 363 379 390 407 414 416 506 588    
Independent Annette McDonnell 3.26% 254 270 274 282 299 319 380 400 405        
Sinn Féin Ken Gahan 2.80% 218 224 225 294 296 313 336            
Independent Patricia Fennelly Nolan 2.37% 185 191 194 198 219 231              
People Before Profit John Cahill 2.28% 178 184 188 192 202                
National Party Daeln Murphy 1.87% 146 148 150 151                  
Sinn Féin Phil Thompson 1.60% 125 129 131                    
Electorate: 16,167   Valid: 7,797   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 1,114   Turnout: 7,868 (48.67%)  

References

  1. ^ "Elections 2024: Carlow County Council round-up". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "LOCAL AUTHORITIES Meet The Candidates". Ireland Votes. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Local Election 2024 Notice of Poll – Carlow". Carlow County Council. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Carlow LEA Results". Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Local Election 2024 Notice of Poll – Muinebheag". Carlow County Council. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Muinebeag LEA Results". Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Local Election 2024 Notice of Poll – Tullow". Carlow County Council. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Tullow LEA Results". Retrieved 12 June 2024.