2024 Monaghan County Council election

2024 Monaghan County Council election
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All 18 seats on Monaghan County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Sinn Féin Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Last election 6 5 4
 
Party Independent
Last election 3
Area of Monaghan County Council

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

Constituency Councillor Party
Monaghan Brian McKenna [citation needed] Sinn Féin
Ballybay –Clones Hugh McElvaney Independent

Results by party

Party[3][4][5] Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 10 8 +2 9,947 35.21 +1.27
Fine Gael 6 6 +1 7,119 25.20 +1.08
Fianna Fáil 8 3 -1 6,739 23.85 -0.45
Aontú 2 0 - 932 3.30 +2.02
Green 2 0 - 538 1.90 -0.59
Irish Freedom 1 0 - 422 1.49 new
Independent 7 1 -2 2,556 9.05 -3.59
Total 36 18 Steady 28253 100.00

Analysis of Election

Monaghan proved to be a success story for Sinn Féin as the party re-captured a seat in Carrickmacross-Castleblayney from Fianna Fáil which they had lost at the last local election in 2019 and Sinn Féin also took a second seat in Ballybay-Clones with the retirement of the outgoing Independent, Hughie McElvaney to emerge as the largest party with 8 seats. Independent and former TD, Paudge Connolly, also lost his seat in the Monaghan LEA to Fine Gael who increased their numbers to 7. Fianna Fáil declined further to just 3 seats in number.

Results by LEA

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

Ballybay–Clones

Ballybay–Clones: 5 seats[6][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Seamus Coyle[*] 19.67% 1,665          
Fine Gael Ricard Truell[*] 18.66% 1,579          
Fine Gael Seán Gilliland[*] 14.34% 1,214 1,301 1,410 1,444    
Sinn Féin Sinéad Flynn 14.03% 1,187 1,219 1,228 1,259 1,330 1,459
Sinn Féin Pat Treanor[*] 12.77% 1,081 1,095 1,109 1,188 1,233 1,355
Aontú Olivia Larkin 7.37% 624 638 651 671 836 965
Irish Freedom Mark Brady 4.99% 422 441 444 448    
Fianna Fáil Martina Durkan 4.93% 417 469 482 586 622  
Fianna Fáil John Connolly 3.24% 274 310 317      
Electorate: 15,264   Valid: 8,463   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,411   Turnout: 8,561 (56.09%)  

Carrickmacross–Castleblayney

Carrickmacross–Castleblayney: 6 seats[8][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil PJ O'Hanlon[*] 14.84% 1,478              
Fine Gael Aidan Campbell[*] 14.02% 1,396 1,400 1,421 1,526        
Sinn Féin Colm Carthy[*] 13.67% 1,362 1,368 1,394 1,456        
Sinn Féin Noel Keelan[*] 12.00% 1,195 1,201 1,215 1,227 1,230 1,306 1,687  
Fine Gael Peter Conlon[†] 9.77% 973 985 996 1,061 1,078 1,137 1,222 1,251
Sinn Féin Paul Gibbons 9.26% 922 922 949 987 998 1,042 1,198 1,416
Sinn Féin Aoife Kindlon 7.00% 697 700 708 738 740 797    
Fianna Fáil Aoife McCooey[*] 6.50% 647 667 690 786 828 876 931 948
Independent Seamus Hanratty 5.40% 538 539 633 663 663      
Green Tate Donnelly 4.46% 444 446 470          
Aontú James Duffy 3.09% 308 309            
Electorate: 18,438   Valid: 9,960   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,423   Turnout: 10,071 (54.62%)  

Monaghan

Monaghan: 7 Seats[10][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Cathy Bennett[*] 12.53% 1,232            
Fianna Fáil Raymond Aughey[*] 11.42% 1,123 1,135 1,156 1,315      
Independent Seamus Treanor[*] 10.97% 1,078 1,110 1,198 1,251      
Sinn Féin Seán Conlan[*] 8.76% 861 879 892 906 908 1,164 1,250
Fine Gael Pauric Clerkin 10.24% 1,007 1,028 1,032 1,064 1,073 1,097 1,218
Sinn Féin Bronagh McAree 7.87% 774 789 795 808 813 1,043 1,195
Fine Gael David Maxwell[*] 9.66% 950 971 979 1,009 1,017 1,049 1,163
Fianna Fáil Brian 'Beano' Clerkin 7.11% 699 713 720 782 828 847 936
Independent Paudge Connolly[*] 6.35% 624 649 669 717 731 792  
Sinn Féin Niamh McCooey 6.47% 636 648 657 681 683    
Fianna Fáil Eamon Treanor 4.44% 436 441 445        
Independent Colin Walker 1.81% 178 204          
Green Deividas Pauliukonis 0.96% 94            
Independent Denis O'Higgins 0.66% 65            
Independent Paddy Grenham 0.61% 60            
Independent Jimmy 'Stavrous' Mee 0.13% 13            
Electorate: 19,207   Valid: 9,830   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,229   Turnout: 9,973 (51.92%)  

References

  1. ^ "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick Monaghanral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ https://monaghan.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Count1-State-of-the-Poll.pdf
  4. ^ https://monaghan.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Count-1-State-of-the-Poll.pdf
  5. ^ https://monaghan.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Count1-State-of-the-Poll-1.pdf
  6. ^ "Notice of Poll Ballybay–Clones" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Ballybay-Clones LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Notice of Poll Carrickmacross" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Carrickmacross-Castleblayney LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Notice of Poll Monaghan" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Monaghan LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.