2024 Clare County Council election

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2024 Clare County Council election
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All 28 seats on Clare County Council
15 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Last election1381
Seats won1492
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Last election15
Seats won03
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Clare in Ireland.svg
Area of Clare County Council

An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Clare is divided into 5 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]

Contents

Results by party

PartyFirst-preference votesSeats
Votes% FPv Swing (pp)Cand. 2019 Elected
2024		Change
Fianna Fáil 21,03439.10Increase2.svg0.51161314Increase2.svg1
Fine Gael 15,60829.01Decrease2.svg2.691189Increase2.svg1
Sinn Féin 3,9297.30Increase2.svg2.42612Increase2.svg1
Green 2,7355.08Increase2.svg1.11510Decrease2.svg1
Independent Ireland 1,8053.36New3NewNewNew
Social Democrats 1,2112.25Increase2.svg0.57200Steady2.svg
Labour 5150.96Decrease2.svg0.02200Steady2.svg
Aontú 2750.51New1NewNewNew
Irish Freedom 2870.53New1NewNewNew
Farmers' Alliance 2340.43New1NewNewNew
The Irish People 1270.24New1NewNewNew
Independent 6,03811.22Decrease2.svg6.981053Decrease2.svg2
Total Valid53,79898.95
Spoilt votes5711.05
Total54,369100—592828Steady2.svg
Registered voters/Turnout98,93754.95

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors did not seek re-election:

ConstituencyCouncillorParty
Ennis Johnny Flynn [3] Fine Gael
Kilrush PJ Kelly [4] Fianna Fáil
EnnisAnn Norton [5] Independent

Results by local electoral area

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

Ennis

Ennis: 7 seats [6] [7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna Fáil Pat Daly [*] 15.561,832       
Fine Gael Mary Howard [*] 12.181,4341,485      
Fine Gael Paul Murphy [*] 11.311,3321,363 1,369 1,389 1,429 1,463 1,467 1,537
Fianna Fáil Clare Colleran Molloy [*] 10.121,1921,266 1,267 1,290 1,320 1,346 1,350 1,404
Sinn Féin Tommy Guilfoyle10.111,1911,215 1,220 1,255 1,289 1,338 1,338 1,470
Fianna Fáil Antoinette Bashua9.921,1681,233 1,236 1,322 1,383 1,422 1,424 1,502
Fianna Fáil Tom O'Callaghan [†] 8.811,0381,106 1,111 1,127 1,161 1,206 1,207 1,271
Green Bridget Ginnity5.99705716 718 763 833 873 873 1,113
Social Democrats Hilary Tonge5.08598606 607 639 735 822 823  
Labour Seamus Ryan3.59423434 435 471     
Independent Ruairi Keenan3.39399406 433 487 527    
Independent Amanda Major3.36396403 410      
Independent Jacek Kazimierz Kwasny0.586870       
Electorate: 24,226  Valid: 11,776  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 1,473  Turnout: 11,959 (49.36%)  

    Ennistymon

    Ennistymon: 4 seats [8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Fine Gael Bill Slattery24.72%2,244     
    Fine Gael Joe Garrihy [*] 19.76%1,7941,901    
    Fianna Fáil Joe Killeen [*] 17.56%1,5941,637 1,659 1,673 1,707 1,779
    Fianna Fáil Shane Talty [*] 17.29%1,5691,758 1,789 1,807 1,846 
    Green Liam Grant [†] 12.67%1,1501,203 1,223 1,272 1,346 1,436
    Sinn Féin Conor O'Sullivan3.00%273284 286 307   
    Farmers' Alliance Pam O'Loughlin2.58%234251 253 333 401  
    The Irish People Mike Loughrey1.40%127129 130    
    Labour Denis Vaughan1.01%9298 100    
    Electorate: 15,032  Valid: 9,077  Spoilt: 82  Quota: 1,816  Turnout: 9,159 (60.93%)  

      Killaloe

      Killaloe: 5 seats [9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Fine Gael Joe Cooney [*] 27.10%2,819     
      Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes [*] 15.37%1,5991,908    
      Fianna Fáil Alan O'Callaghan [*] 14.18%1,4751,690 1,739   
      Fianna Fáil Tony O'Brien [*] 12.14%1,2631,365 1,393 1,417 1,450 1,577
      Fine Gael Pat Burke [*] 10.08%1,0491,322 1,375 1,414 1,444 1,695
      Independent Ireland Matthew Moroney8.27%860958 983 1,016 1,105 1,335
      Social Democrats Fiona Levie5.89%613658 669 876 1,050  
      Sinn Féin Martina Cleary3.64%379402 405 441   
      Green Audrey Flynn3.34%347366 370    
      Electorate: 17,151  Valid: 10,404  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 1,735  Turnout: 10,481 (61.11%)  

        Kilrush

        Kilrush: 5 seats [10]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Fianna Fáil Rita McInerney [†] 12.29%1,3401,364 1,404 1,454 1,501 1,566 1,690 1,698 1,967 
        Independent Ian Lynch [*] 12.09%1,3181,336 1,368 1,432 1,517 1,585 1,628 1,633 1,950 
        Independent Dinny Gould12.02%1,3101,350 1,365 1,440 1,542 1,720 1,863   
        Fianna Fáil Michael Shannon9.64%1,0511,060 1,064 1,079 1,096 1,201 1,443 1,457 1,528 1,570
        Fine Gael Gabriel Keating [*] 9.53%1,0391,056 1,112 1,187 1,217 1,256 1,504 1,518 1,763 1,826
        Fianna Fáil Cillian Murphy [*] 9.27%1,0111,016 1,043 1,089 1,121 1,137 1,159 1,162   
        Fianna Fáil Alan Troy9.00%9821,013 1,040 1,071 1,083 1,115 1,166 1,168 1,323 1,368
        Fine Gael Therese Doohan7.30%796808 846 858 890 966     
        Independent Ireland Joe Woulfe4.56%497550 567 651 707      
        Sinn Féin Dawn Bennett4.50%490498 528 544       
        Independent Ireland Kevin Hassett4.11%448479 492        
        Green Susan Griffin3.05%332336         
        Irish Freedom John Hill2.63%287         
        Electorate: 18,802  Valid: 10,901  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 1,817  Turnout: 10,992 (58.46%)  

          Shannon

          Shannon: 7 seats [11]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          Fianna Fáil David Griffin13.18%1,534          
          Fine Gael John Crowe [*] 10.79%1,2561,258 1,268 1,271 1,293 1,313 1,318 1,337 1,343 1,463 
          Fianna Fáil Rachel Hartigan10.33%1,2031,203 1,215 1,220 1,255 1,268 1,371 1,405 1,413 1,760 
          Fianna Fáil Pat O'Gorman [†] 10.16%1,1831,184 1,205 1,208 1,217 1,242 1,266 1,301 1,307 1,352 1,407
          Sinn Féin Donna McGettigan [†] 9.80%1,1411,141 1,146 1,162 1,188 1,221 1,443 1,587   
          Fine Gael Tony Mulcahy 8.82%1,0271,028 1,037 1,041 1,052 1,064 1,067 1,197 1,248 1,284 1,324
          Independent PJ Ryan [*] 8.47%986991 1,000 1,012 1,031 1,068 1,079 1,197 1,220 1,235 1,242
          Independent Michael Begley [*] 7.14%831833 834 865 875 902 930 991 1,005 1,235 1,370
          Fine Gael Val Gillane7.03%818818 819 821 836 843 873 879 879   
          Independent Keith McNamara4.71%548558 562 598 610 656 671     
          Sinn Féin James Ryan3.90%455455 456 460 475 483      
          Aontú John Haugh2.36%275278 281 297 304       
          Green Fursa Cavanagh1.73%201201 202 205        
          Independent Pat Barry1.30%151157 158         
          Independent Conor O'Brien0.27%32          
          Electorate: 23,726  Valid: 11,641  Spoilt: 138  Quota: 1,456  Turnout: 11,779 (49.65%)  

            Changes

            Co-options

            PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
            Sinn Féin Donna McGettigan ShannonElected to 34th Dáil at the 2024 general election 10 December 2024James Ryan [12]
            Fine Gael Joe Cooney KillaloeElected to 34th Dáil at the 2024 general election19 December 2024Conor Ryan [13]

            References

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            2. ↑ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
            3. ↑ McMahon, Páraic (28 February 2024). "Johnny Flynn withdraws from election race & says unelected officials dictating Ennis' future". Clare Echo. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
            4. ↑ McMahon, Páraic (12 February 2024). "PJ Kelly to bow out of politics". Clare Echo. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
            5. ↑ McMahon, Páraic (17 April 2024). "'I always said I'd give it ten years' - Ann Norton calls time on political career". Clare Echo. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
            6. ↑ "Notice of Poll Ennis" (PDF). Clare County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
            7. ↑ "#LE24 live: election count in Clare". Clare Echo. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
            8. ↑ "Notice of Poll Ennistymon" (PDF). Clare County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
            9. ↑ "Notice of Poll Killaloe" (PDF). Clare County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
            10. ↑ "Notice of Poll Kilrush" (PDF). Clare County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
            11. ↑ "Notice of Poll Shannon" (PDF). Clare County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
            12. ↑ McMahon, Pádraic (10 December 2024). "Westbury based James Ryan chosen to take McGettigan's seat on Clare County Council". Clare Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
            13. ↑ Hurley, David (19 December 2024). "Newly Co-Opted Councillors Formally Take Their Seats". Clare FM. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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