2024 Cavan County Council election

2024 Cavan County Council election
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All 18 seats on Cavan County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Last election 8 7 1
Seats before 7 7 1
Seats won 6 6 3
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1 Increase2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Aontú Independent Ireland Independent
Last election 1 N/A 1
Seats before 1 1 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Area of Cavan County Council

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

The period for nominations ran from 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and ended at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024. Candidates could be nominated by a registered political party, through the submission of 15 assents from voters in the local electoral area, or alternatively with a deposit of €100.[3][4]

Retiring incumbents

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Cavan-Belturbet Madeleine Argue[5] Fine Gael
Ballyjamesduff Craig Lovett[6] Fianna Fáil

Analysis of Election

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael both emerged with 6 seats after the election though Fine Gael had a higher share of the vote. Fine Gael lost a seat in Cavan-Belturbet to Sinn Féin's Damien Brady who regained his former seat he lost in 2019 and Peter McVitty lost to his running-mate. Fianna Fáil lost 2 seats in the Ballyjamesduff LEA as Shane P. O'Reilly was re-elected under the Independent-Ireland banner and Sinn Féin's Noel Connell regained his former seat also at the party's expense. There was no change of party allegiance in the Bailieborough LEA though a change of personnel under the Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin banners. Sinn Féin increased their numbers from 1 to 3 and the other 3 seats comprise members of Aontú, Independent-Ireland and one Independent.

Results by party

Party First-preference votes Seats
Votes % FPv Swing (pp) Cand. 2019 Out. Elected
2024 		Change
Fine Gael 9,553 28.17% Decrease5.20% 7 7 7 6 Decrease1
Fianna Fáil 9,372 27.63% Decrease11.29% 8 8 7 6 Decrease1
Sinn Féin 5,642 16.64% Increase4.26% 7 1 1 3 Increase2
Aontú 2,756 8.13% Increase0.40% 3 1 1 1 Steady
Independent Ireland 2,521 7.43% New 2 0 1 1 Steady
Labour 338 1.00% Decrease1.20% 1 0 0 0 Steady
Green 104 0.31% New 1 0 0 0 New
Irish Freedom 109 0.32% New 1 0 0 0 New
The Irish People 958 2.82% New 1 0 0 0 New
Independent 2,562 7.55% Increase3.70% 5 1 1 1 Steady
Total Valid 33,915 98.92
Spoilt votes 372 1.08
Total 33,915 100 — 36 18 18 18 Steady
Registered voters/Turnout 61,786 55.49

Results by local electoral area

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

Bailieborough–Cootehill

Bailieborough–Cootehill: 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Aontú Sarah O'Reilly 14.74 1,770              
Fine Gael Carmel Brady[*] 14.03 1,684 1,687 1,728          
Fine Gael Val Smith[*] 11.59 1,392 1,396 1,408 1,409 1,424 1,480 1,529 1,551
Fianna Fáil Clifford Kelly[*] 10.29 1,235 1,238 1,286 1,286 1,308 1,466 1,533 1,552
Fianna Fáil Aiden Fitzpatrick[*] 9.79 1,175 1,179 1,198 1,205 1,294 1,355 1,384 1,412
Fianna Fáil Niall Smith 9.06 1,088 1,099 1,111 1,114 1,168 1,233 1,496 1,547
Sinn Féin Stiofán Conaty 8.92 1,071 1,073 1,174 1,175 1,244 1,326 1,836  
Sinn Féin Paddy McDonald[*] 6.35 763 774 905 906 978 1,122    
Independent Ireland Kristofer Shekleton 5.39 647 653 727 725 914      
Independent Gary Cosgrave 5.06 608 613 724 724        
Sinn Féin Marina McEntee 2.61 313 315            
Independent Fiona McCormack 1.68 202 204            
Independent John O'Reilly 0.49 59 60            
Electorate: 21,410 (56.74%)   Valid: 12,007   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,716   Turnout: 12,147  

Ballyjamesduff

Ballyjamesduff: 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Ireland Shane P. O'Reilly[*] 15.75 1,874              
Fine Gael Trevor Smith[*] 14.82 1,763              
Fine Gael Winston Bennett[*] 12.25 1,457 1,458 1,460 1,465 1,472 1,595 1,723  
Fianna Fáil Phillip Brady[*] 10.88 1,295 1,295 1,306 1,316 1,321 1,424 1,849  
Fine Gael T.P. O'Reilly[*] 10.52 1,252 1,258 1,331 1,381 1,399 1,477 1,563 1,639
Sinn Féin Noel Connell 8.98 1,068 1,070 1,078 1,488 1,495 1,598 1,685 1,716
The Irish People Lester Gordon 8.05 958 1,031 1,050 1,068 1,074 1,250 1,392 1,434
Fianna Fáil Nathan Galligan 6.94 826 826 836 850 865 986    
Aontú Gráinne McPhillips 6.40 761 773 792 816 821      
Sinn Féin Angela Gaffney 4.50 535 537 569          
Irish Freedom Kieran Goggins 0.92 109              
Electorate: 21,217 (56.61%)   Valid: 11,898   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,700   Turnout: 12,010  

Cavan–Belturbet

Cavan–Belturbet: 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Áine Smith[†] 17.61 1,763          
Independent Brendan Fay[*] 16.25 1,627          
Fianna Fáil John Paul Feeley[*] 10.49 1,050 1,159 1,194 1,293 1,323 1,349
Sinn Féin Damien Brady 10.44 1,045 1,088 1,133 1,200 1,729  
Fine Gael Niamh Brady 10.16 1,017 1,050 1,070 1,203 1,275 1,333
Fine Gael Peter McVitty[*] 9.87 988 1,048 1,080 1,166 1,192 1,209
Fianna Fáil Patricia Walsh[*] 9.39 940 994 1,006 1,101 1,296 1,386
Sinn Féin Michael ‘Bricker’ Wall 8.46 847 856 872 984    
Labour Liam van der Spek 3.38 338 353 365      
Aontú Tinko Tinev 2.25 225 230 244      
Green Kevin Murphy 1.04 104 106 109      
Independent Susuana Komolafe 0.66 66 68 75      
Electorate: 19,159 (52.87%)   Valid: 10,010   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 1,431   Turnout: 10,130  

References

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  3. ^ "Notice of Election". Cavan County Council. 1 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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