2024 Donegal County Council election

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2024 Donegal County Council election
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All 37 seats on Donegal County Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin Fine Gael
Last election12106
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election18
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Area of Donegal County Council

An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Donegal is divided into 7 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] Candidates must be nominated by 12 noon on Saturday, 18 May 2024. [3]

Contents

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorParty
Donegal Tom Conaghan [4] Independent
Buncrana Nicholas Crossan [5] Independent
Lifford-StranorlarLiam Doherty [6] Sinn Féin
BuncranaRena Donaghey [7] Fianna Fáil
Glenties Marie Therese Gallagher [8] Sinn Féin

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil
Sinn Féin
Fine Gael
Labour
Green
Aontú
100% Redress NewNew
Farmers' Alliance NewNew
The Irish People NewNew
Independent
Total37Steady2.svg100.00—

Candidates by LEA

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

Buncrana

Buncrana: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
100% Redress Joy Beard [9]
Fianna Fáil Fionán Bradley [10]
Fianna Fáil Paul Canning [*] [10]
Sinn Féin Terry Crossan [*] [11]
Green Jason Le Masurier [12]
Sinn Féin Niamh McGuinness [11]
The Irish People Kim McMenamin [13]
Independent Adrian McMyler [14]
Aontú Liam Mulligan [15]
Sinn Féin Jack Murray [*] [11]
Quota: 

    Carndonagh

    Carndonagh: 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Sinn Féin Toni Devine [16]
    Sinn Féin Albert Doherty [*] [16]
    Fianna Fáil Martin McDermott [*] [10]
    Fine Gael John McGuinness [†] [17]
    The Irish People Donal McKinney [13]
    Independent Paul Barry McKinney [18]
    Farmers' Alliance Liam McLaughlin [19]
    100% Redress Ali Farren [20]
    Labour Martin Farren [*] [21]
    Green Michael White [22]
    Quota: 

      Donegal

      Donegal: 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Sinn Féin Linda Boyle [23]
      Fine Gael Manus Boyle [24]
      Independent Jimmy Brogan [25]
      Aontú Patrick Brogan [26]
      Independent Diarmuid Doherty [27]
      Fianna Fáil Martin Hegarty [28]
      Sinn Féin Noel Jordan [*] [23]
      Fianna Fáil Claudia Kennedy [28]
      Independent Niamh Kennedy [*]
      Independent Pauric Kennedy [29]
      Sinn Féin Michael McMahon [*] [23]
      The Irish People John Molloy [30]
      Fianna Fáil Micheál Naughton [*] [28]
      Fine Gael Barry Sweeny [*] [31]
      Quota: 

        Glenties

        Glenties: 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Sinn Féin Brian Carr [†] [32] [33]
        Aontú Michael Harkin [34]
        Independent Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig [*] [35]
        Independent Michael McClafferty [*] [36]
        Fianna Fáil Anthony Molloy [*] [37]
        Fine Gael Joseph Molloy [38]
        Independent Kevin O'Donnell
        Labour Séimi Ó Dubhthaigh [39]
        Sinn Féin John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh [*] [33]
        Fianna Fáil John Reilly [37]
        Fianna Fáil Anne Marie Rodgers [37]
        Sinn Féin Kellie Rodgers [40]
        Independent Johnathan Stewart [41]
        Quota: 


          Letterkenny

          Letterkenny: 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Independent Thoiba Ahmed [42]
          Independent Kevin Bradley [*]
          Fianna Fáil Ciaran Brogan [*] [43]
          Fianna Fáil Donál Coyle [*] [43]
          100% Redress Tomas Sean Devine [44]
          Sinn Féin Sandra Haughey [45]
          Sinn Féin Ulick Hughes [45]
          Fine Gael Jimmy Kavanagh [*] [46]
          Fianna Fáil Donál “Mandy” Kelly [†] [43]
          Independent Michael McBride [*] [47]
          The Irish People Ann McCloskey [13]
          Labour Michael McLaughlin [48]
          Sinn Féin Gerry McMonagle [*] [45]
          Independent Selina O'Donnell [49]
          Aontú Mary T. Sweeney [34]
          Quota: 

            Lifford-Stranorlar

            Lifford–Stranorlar: 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Fine Gael Garvan Connolly [50]
            Fianna Fáil Gerry Crawford [*] [51] [52]
            Aontú Rebecca Daid [34]
            Sinn Féin Gary Doherty [*] [53]
            Fine Gael Martin Harley [*] [50]
            Independent Frank McBrearty Jnr [*] [54]
            Independent Niall McConnell [55]
            Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan [*] [56]
            Sinn Féin Tony McDaid [53]
            Sinn Féin Dakota Nic Mheanman [53]
            Independent Martin Scanlon [57]
            100% Redress Charles Ward [58]
            Quota: 

              Milford

              Milford: 3 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1
              Fianna Fáil Liam Blaney [*] [43]
              Sinn Féin Maria Doherty [59]
              100% Redress Eamonn Jackson [60]
              Independent Pauric McGarvey [†] [61]
              Independent Declan Meehan [62]
              Fine Gael Aaron Sweeney [63]
              Quota: 

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