2024 Laois County Council election

Part of the 2024 Irish local elections

2024 Laois County Council election
← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →
All 19 seats on Laois County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 6 5 2
Seat change Steady Decrease 2 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 1 5
Seat change Steady Increase 2
Area of Laois County Council

An election to all 19 seats on Laois County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Laois 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]

Results by party

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 6 Steady 10,087 29.02 Decrease3.03
Fine Gael 5 Decrease 2 8,802 25.32 Decrease4.32
Sinn Féin 2 Steady 4,831 13.90 Increase2.75
Labour 1 Steady 1,237 3.55 Decrease2.01
Independent Ireland 0 Steady 915 2.63 New
Green 0 Steady 630 1.81 New
Aontú 0 Steady 182 0.52 New
Independent 5 Increase 2 8,066 23.21 Increase3.21
Total 19 Steady 34,750 100.00

Candidates by local electoral area

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

Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick

Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick: 6 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Conor Bergin[*] 13.41% 1,606 1,614 1,628 1,659 1,665 1,684 1,813      
Fianna Fáil Paddy Bracken[*] 12.12% 1,452 1,457 1,470 1,472 1,501 1,515 1,550 1,562 1,620 1,753
Independent James Kelly[*] 11.75% 1,408 1,416 1,433 1,497 1,506 1,536 1,740      
Fine Gael John King[*] 11.29% 1,353 1,359 1,363 1,366 1,371 1,413 1,427 1,440 1,675 1,711
Independent Ollie Clooney[*] 10.39% 1,245 1,258 1,275 1,310 1,312 1,332 1,379 1,402 1,524 1,650
Fine Gael Paddy Buggy 9.27% 1,111 1,122 1,137 1,141 1,191 1,194 1,201 1,209 1,213 1,284
Fianna Fáil Seamus McDonald[*] 9.11% 1,091 1,094 1,101 1,103 1,211 1,214 1,269 1,277 1,365 1,460
Fianna Fáil Brian Phelan 4.88% 585 594 602 603 609 636 687 700    
Fianna Fáil Fintan Cuddy 4.72% 566 568 573 588 596 601        
Sinn Féin Lorna Holohan Garry 3.78% 453 458 475 477 507 754 774 778 800  
Sinn Féin Helen Campion 3.5% 419 425 430 438 411          
Fianna Fáil Declan Good 2.32% 278 279 280 284            
Independent Kevin Drennan 1.60% 192 195 198              
Green Fiona Dunne 1.01% 121 136                
Labour Bryan Corrigan 0.83% 99                  
Electorate: 21,812   Valid: 11,979   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 1,712   Turnout: 12,126 (55.59%)  

Graiguecullen–Portarlington

Graiguecullen–Portarlington: 6 seats[5][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Ben Brennan[*] 12.17% 1,350 1,357 1,492 1,499 1,666          
Fianna Fáil Padraig Fleming[*] 11.49% 1,275 1,287 1,371 1,433 1,483 1,511 1,520 1,708    
Fianna Fáil Paschal McEvoy[*] 12.64% 1,402 1,414 1,427 1,534 1,666          
Sinn Féin Aidan Mullins[*] 12.25% 1,359 1,371 1,394 1,597            
Independent Aisling Moran[*] 10.29% 1,142 1,156 1,220 1,233 1,335 1,347 1,401 1,633    
Fine Gael P.J Kelly[†] 8.99% 997 1,012 1,035 1,140 1,164 1,168 1,171 1,197 1,226 1,240
Fine Gael Vivienne Phelan 7.26% 806 835 890 957 1,049 1,080 1,087 1,175 1,224 1,257
Sinn Féin Aaron Kelly 7.07% 785 796 865 869 911 916 923      
Independent Ireland Patsy Fennell 6.15% 682 690 708 722            
Fianna Fáil Joey Kennedy 5.21% 578 607 625              
Labour Eoin Barry 4.56% 506 557                
Green Charlie Hackett 1.93% 214                  
Electorate: 22,233   Valid: 11,096   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,586   Turnout: 11,299 (50.51%)  

Portlaoise

Portlaoise: 7 seats[7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fine Gael Willie Aird[*] 13.04% 1,540                          
Sinn Féin Caroline Dwane-Stanley[*] 11.98% 1,415 1,420 1,460                      
Fianna Fáil John Joe Fennelly[*] 9.71% 1,147 1,153 1,170 1,180 1,188 1,273 1,325 1,378 1,389 1,398 1,426 1,440 1,446 1,521
Independent Tommy Mulligan 9.31% 1,099 1,108 1,117 1,144 1,197 1,209 1,227 1,276 1,303 1,339 1,445 1,643    
Fianna Fáil Catherine Fitzgerald[*] 9.22% 1,089 1,103 1,103 1,112 1,123 1,129 1,144 1,152 1,165 1,181 1,223 1,309 1,324 1,489
Fine Gael Barry Walsh[†] 7.19% 849 858 861 866 880 912 940 974 979 1,004 1,042 1,046 1,075 1,101
Labour Marie Tuohy[†] 5.35% 632 637 646 658 671 690 751 757 797 850 899 1,003 1,042 1,119
Fianna Fáil Naeem Iqbal 5.28% 624 625 626 629 631 632 640 641 700 711 721 752 765  
Fine Gael Thomasina Connell[*] 4.75% 540 556 561 565 578 584 603 613 658 681 712 762 782 884
Independent Pauline Flanagan 3.29% 389 392 395 407 439 454 473 510 531 570 677      
Independent Bolaji Adeyanju 2.92% 345 345 345 348 353 360 377 385            
Independent Dom Dunne 2.88% 340 344 358 367 399 327 432 477 508 542        
Green Rosie Palmer 2.5% 295 296 302 305 307 313                
Sinn Féin Maria McCormack 2.34% 276 277 218 325 332 339 360 387 418          
Independent Noel Burke 2.23% 263 265 274 281 290                  
Independent Donal Kelly 2.07% 244 246 248 271                    
Independent Ireland Colette Byrne 1.97% 233 234 237 258 294 325 352              
Aontú Martha Ryan 1.54% 182 183 187                      
Sinn Féin Jason Phelan 1.05% 124 124                        
Independent John Cowhig 0.41% 49 49                        
Electorate: 24,426   Valid: 11,675   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,460   Turnout: 11,808 (48.34%)  

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. ^ "Notice of Poll Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick" (PDF). Laois County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick" (PDF). Laois County Council. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Notice of Poll Graiguecullen–Portarlington" (PDF). Laois County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Graiguecullen–Portarlington" (PDF). Laois County Council. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Notice of Poll Portlaoise" (PDF). Laois County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Election Result Sheet" (PDF). Laois County Council. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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