2024 Leitrim County Council election

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

An election to all 18 seats on Leitrim County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Leitrim 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 did not seek re-election:[3]

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Carrick-on-Shannon Finola Armstrong-Maguire Fine Gael
Manorhamilton Frank Dolan Fine Gael
Ballinamore Gerry Dolan Independent
Ballinamore Cailian Ellis Fianna Fáil
Manorhamilton Seán McDermott Fine Gael
Carrick-on-Shannon Thomas Mulligan Fine Gael

Results by party

Party Candidates Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 7 6 Steady 5,622 30.04% Decrease 4.35
Sinn Féin 7 4 Increase 2 4,031 21.54% Increase4.36
Fine Gael 5 3 Decrease 3 3,247 17.35% Decrease 7.31
Green 3 0 Steady 501 2.68% Increase0.50
Labour 1 0 New 103 0.55% New
Independent Ireland 1 0 New 103 0.55% New
Farmers' Alliance 1 0 New 121 0.55% New
Social Democrats 1 0 New 136 0.73% New
Independent 9 5 Increase 1 4,849 25.91% Increase4.55
Totals 35 18 Steady 18,713 100.00

Analysis by Party

Fianna Fáil retained 2 seats in each of the 3 LEAs to remain the largest party in Leitrim with 6 seats overall. Fine Gael had a very bad election here losing 3 seats overall which was not helped by a large number of retirements. The party lost both seats in Manorhamilton to Independent candidates to emerge without any representation and also lost another seat to Sinn Féin in Carrickonshannon. Sinn Féin emerged with 4 seats overall to return to the position they held at the 2014 elections through also the gain of a second seat in Ballinamore and to become the second largest party after Fianna Fáil. Independents increased their numbers to 5.

Results by LEA

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.

Ballinamore

Ballinamore: 6 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Rourke[*] 21.71% 1,434              
Fine Gael Enda McGloin[*] 15.64% 1,033              
Sinn Féin Brendan Barry[*] 13.04% 861 878 913 930 1,007      
Fine Gael Ita Reynolds-Flynn[*] 10.98% 725 823 840 857 912 917 961  
Fianna Fáil Gary Prior 8.87% 586 768 776 788 854 862 984  
Sinn Féin Joanne Curnan 8.51% 562 574 576 584 617 633 681 695
Sinn Féin Roisín Kenny 7.34% 485 613 613 633 673 687 723 742
Independent Seán Wynn 6.54% 432 444 459 517 561 576    
Green Adam Ó Ceallaigh 4.98% 329 347 356 377        
Independent Ireland Karina Charles Lynch 1.56% 103 118 121          
Independent George Heslin 0.82% 54 62 62          
Electorate: 10,152   Valid: 6,604   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 944   Turnout: 6,660 (65.60%)  

Carrick-on-Shannon

Carrick-on-Shannon: 6 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Sean McGowan[*] 13.75% 793 793 797 804 810 812 912
Independent Enda Stenson[*] 13.25% 764 771 788 863      
Fine Gael Maeve Reynolds 13.06% 753 757 769 828      
Independent Des Guckian[*] 12.90% 744 747 778 837      
Fianna Fáil Paddy Farrell[*] 12.07% 696 702 721 739 750 753 800
Sinn Féin Cormac Flynn 9.28% 535 538 544 600 608 611 841
Fianna Fáil Stephen King 9.02% 520 523 524 572 580 582 595
Sinn Féin Lisa Mulligan 7.18% 414 416 420 460 466 469  
Independent Sharon Garland 4.16% 240 242 252        
Social Democrats Lola Gonzalez-Farrell 2.36% 136 152 155        
Farmers' Alliance Michael McManus 2.10% 121 123          
Green Leslie O'Hora 0.87% 50            
Electorate: 9,294   Valid: 5,766   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 824   Turnout: 5,840 (62.84%)  

Manorhamilton

Manorhamilton: 6 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent James Gilmartin 21.04% 1,335            
Fianna Fáil Mary Bohan[*] 13.16% 835 889 925        
Sinn Féin Pádraig Fallon[*] 12.28% 779 812 831 862 867 1,145  
Fianna Fáil Justin Warnock[*] 11.94% 758 797 804 827 830 939  
Independent Felim Gurn[*] 11.57% 734 846 864 935      
Independent Eddie Mitchell[*] 8.07% 512 585 655 721 730 774 866
Fine Gael Kevin Comiskey 7.23% 459 502 513 592 600 612 631
Sinn Féin Michelle Brennan Shyabo 6.27% 398 425 462 493 496    
Fine Gael Caitríona Bergin 4.36% 277 303 335        
Green Bláithín Gallagher 1.92% 122 132          
Labour Bernie Linnane 1.62% 103 111          
Independent Diarmuid McConville 0.54% 34 37          
Electorate: 9,614   Valid: 6,346   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 907   Turnout: 6,393 (66.01%)  

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. ^ a b c d O'Grady, Donal (20 March 2024). "Local election race is on in Leitrim". www.leitrimobserver.ie. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Leitrim County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.