2024 Galway County Council election

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2024 Galway County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 39 seats on Galway County Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Independent Ireland
Last election1115N/A
Current seats13116

 
Party Sinn Féin Republican Sinn Féin Green
Last election111
Current seats210

 
Party Independent
Last election10
Current seats6

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Area of Galway County Council

An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Galway 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]

Contents

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fine Gael 1413Increase2.svg223,43029.43Decrease2.svg1.43
Fianna Fáil 1711Decrease2.svg421,71927.28Decrease2.svg5.52
Independent Ireland 76New9,54911.99New
Sinn Féin 92Increase2.svg16,2527.85Increase2.svg3.04
Republican Sinn Féin 11Steady2.svg9741.22Decrease2.svg0.04
Green 60Decrease2.svg12,5753.23Increase2.svg1.31
The Irish People 50New8961.13New
Labour 20Steady2.svg6150.77Increase2.svg0.50
Aontú 10Steady2.svg5530.69Decrease2.svg0.77
People Before Profit 10New3640.46New
National Party 10New1490.19New
Irish Freedom 10New1220.15New
Independent 146Decrease2.svg412,42515.60Decrease2.svg9.30
Totals7939Steady2.svg79,623100.00

Incumbents retiring

ConstituencyCouncillorParty
Ballinasloe Tim Broderick [3] Independent
Athenry–OranmoreJim Cuddy [4] Independent
Tuam Colm Keaveney [5] Fianna Fáil

Candidates by local electoral area

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

Athenry–Oranmore

AthenryOranmore: 7 seats [6] [7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fianna Fáil Albert Dolan [*] 17.41%2,393         
Independent Tomás Grealish13.41%1,843         
Fine Gael David Collins [*] 11.54%1,5861,683 1,705 1,714 1,732     
Independent James Charity [*] 11.39%1,5651,588 1,614 1,666 1,697 1,837    
Fine Gael Peter Feeney8.83%1,2131,338 1,342 1,350 1,362 1,403 1,493 1,501 1,910 
Fine Gael Eoghan Gallagher7.41%1,0181,078 1,105 1,112 1,178 1,187 1,313 1,317 1,402 1,463
Sinn Féin Louis O'Hara7.31%1,0051,073 1,080 1,102 1,150 1,188 1,327 1,342 1,512 1,592
Fianna Fáil Cillian Keane6.82%9371,005 1,025 1,026 1,101 1,116 1,163 1,168 1,431 1,482
Fianna Fáil Shelly Herterich Quinn [*] 5.76%792956 962 972 1,000 1,029 1,114 1,118   
Green Eoin Madden3.30%454475 477 478 597 608     
Labour Fergal Landy2.98%409415 418 420       
Independent Ireland Sean Hehir2.19%301337 342 434 437      
The Irish People Maria Carr1.64%226233 236        
Electorate: 26,073  Valid: 13,742  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 1,718  Turnout: 13,877 (53.22%)  

    Ballinasloe

    Ballinasloe: 6 seats [7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly [*] 19.38%2,410 
    Independent Ireland Declan Geraghty [*] 18.19%2,262 
    Independent Evelyn Parsons [*] 16.53%2,055 
    Fine Gael Alan Harney14.35%1,784 
    Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly [*] 14.22%1,7681,925
    Fine Gael Peter Keaveney [*] 12.56%1,5611,953
    PBP–Solidarity Andrew Mannion2.93%364397
    Sinn Féin Regan Maher1.84%229280
    Electorate: 26,074  Valid: 12,433  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 1,777  Turnout: 12,567 (48.20%)  

      Conamara North

      Conamara North: 4 seats [7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Independent Thomas Welby [*] 22.10%1,758   
      Independent Ireland Séamus Walsh [*] 19.17%1,5251,598  
      Fianna Fáil Gerard King [*] 18.04%1,4351,456 1,496 1,663
      Fine Gael Eileen Mannion [*] 17.92%1,4251,463 1,572 1,684
      Independent Mánus Ó Conaire11.38%905920 973 1,117
      Sinn Féin Tom Healy7.43%591600 671  
      Green Daniel Gleeson3.12%248255   
      Independent Críostóir Breathnach0.84%6771   
      Electorate: 14,650  Valid: 7,954  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 1,591  Turnout: 8,051 (54.96%)  

        Conamara South

        Conamara South: 5 seats [7]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Independent Ireland Noel Thomas [*] 15.96%1,5691,633 1,648       
        Fine Gael Padraig Mac An Iomaire [*] 13.73%1,3501,359 1,422 1,425 1,463 1,511 1,585 1,751  
        Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin [*] 9.91%9741,003 1,043 1,043 1,090 1,146 1,278 1,383 1,402 1,596
        Fianna Fáil Daragh Ó Tuairisg8.65%850862 868 868 921 935 966 1,150 1,191 1,346
        Fianna Fáil Mairtin Lee8.28%814818 904 904 910 974 1,033 1,061 1,078 1,372
        Fianna Fáil Dáithí O Cualáin [*] 7.77%764772 825 826 844 879 953 1,028 1,056  
        Independent Ireland Michael Leainde7.20%708736 814 816 838 978 1,097 1,127 1,131 1,379
        Sinn Féin Kevin O’Hara6.74%663675 689 690 738 777     
        Green Alistair McKinstry [*] 6.34%623627 631 631 797 814 927    
        Independent Sinead O'Brien4.43%435461 470 470       
        Independent PJ Ó Flatharta4.30%423442 479 481 509      
        Independent Michael Curran4.07%400417         
        Irish Freedom Doran McMahon1.24%122         
        The Irish People Aidan Walsh0.60%59         
        Independent Geri Slevin0.44%43         
        Independent Críostóir Breathnach0.34%33         
        Electorate: 19,718  Valid: 9,830  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 1,639  Turnout: 9,971 (50.57%)  

          Gort–Kinvara

          GortKinvara: 5 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Fine Gael P.J. Murphy [*] 19.64%1,953    
          Fianna Fáil Martina Kinane [*] 18.95%1,884    
          Independent Geraldine Donohue [*] 17.71%1,761    
          Fine Gael Paul Killilea15.47%1,5381,717   
          Fianna Fáil Gerry Finnerty [*] 12.32%1,2251,301 1,415 1,456 1,585
          Green Megan Flynn Dixon7.66%762781 852 861 1,057
          Sinn Féin Lucina Kelly5.26%523537 559 607  
          The Irish People Alan Sweeney2.98%296303 322   
          Electorate: 19,135  Valid: 9,942  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 1,658  Turnout: 10,043 (52.48%)  

            Loughrea

            Loughrea: 5 seats [7]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Fianna Fáil Shane Curley [*] 18.65%1,933     
            Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn [*] 16.92%1,754     
            Independent Ireland Declan Kelly [*] 16.84%1,746     
            Fine Gael Michael 'Moegie' Maher [*] 16.41%1,7011,801    
            Fianna Fáil Ivan Canning [*] 12.98%1,3461,392 1,424 1,439 1,519 2,040
            Sinn Féin Ailish O'Reilly7.79%807824 829 832 930 1,014
            Fianna Fáil Mark Larkin6.28%651684 701 707 761  
            Green Michelle Tooher Madden2.23%231238 242 203   
            The Irish People John McGettigan1.90%197199 202 203   
            Electorate: 19,964  Valid: 10,366  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 1,728  Turnout: 10,461 (52.40%)  

              Tuam

              Tuam: 7 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789101112
              Fine Gael Andrew Reddington [*] 18.13%2,784           
              Fine Gael Peter Roche [*] 16.63%2,553           
              Independent Ireland Shaun Cunniffe9.36%1,4381,456 1,496 1.512 1,544 1,632 1,648 1,656 1,680 1,701 1,802 2,009
              Fianna Fáil Donagh Killilea [*] 8.98%1,3791,431 1.522 1,530 1,531 1,533 1,542 1,550 1,564 1,660 1,715 1,804
              Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade [*] 8.64%1,3261,798 1,834 1,837 1,839 1,843 1,852 1,859 1,900 1,933  
              Fine Gael Ollie Turner7.88%1,2101,348 1,508 1,513 1,515 1,518 1,527 1,541 1,581 1,656 1,695 1,836
              Fianna Fáil Joe Sheridan [*] 7.51%1,1531,171 1,206 1,209 1,209 1,210 1,220 1,228 1,246 1,292 1,327 1,375
              Independent Karey McHugh-Farag [*] 6.79%1,0421,089 1,163 1,189 1,199 1,221 1,241 1,276 1,369 1,456 1,628 1,790
              Aontú Luke Silke3.60%553584 639 649 667 699 704 712 722 831 893  
              Sinn Féin Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh2.98%458474 483 489 493 497 512 644 701 714   
              Fianna Fáil Tom Quirke2.78%427435 531 533 536 536 538 540 549    
              Green Islammiyah Saudique-Kadejo1.67%257280 290 291 293 294 383 402     
              Sinn Féin Deborah Reynolds1.35%208230 244 246 246 248 258      
              Labour Blessing Oguekwe1.34%206219 224 230 230 230       
              National Party Ross Culligan0.97%149150 153 157 197        
              The Irish People Danann Gaughan0.77%118120 124 124         
              Independent Colin Lynch0.62%9598 99          
              Electorate: 27,234  Valid: 15,356  Spoilt: 153  Quota: 1,920  Turnout: 15,509 (56.95%)  

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