2024 Kerry County Council election

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2024 Kerry County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 33 seats on Kerry County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Last election1074

 
Party Labour KIA Independent
Last election219

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Area of Kerry County Council

Incumbent Council control

Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael



An election to all 33 seats on Kerry County Council will be held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Kerry is divided into 6 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%±%
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Sinn Féin
Aontú
Social Democrats
Green
Labour
Independent Ireland NewNew
The Irish People NewNew
Independent
Totals31Steady2.svg100.00

Candidates by local electoral area

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

Castleisland

Castleisland: 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Sinn Féin Deirdre Bell
Green Paul Bowler
Fianna Fáil Fionnán Fitzgerald [*]
Independent Jackie Healy-Rae [*]
Independent Michelle Keane
Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell [*]
Aontú Cáit O'Riordán
Quota: 

    Corca Dhuibhne

    Corca Dhuibhne: 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Sinn Féin Robert Brosnan
    Fianna Fáil Breandán Fitzgerald [*]
    Fine Gael Séamus Cosaí Fitzgerald [*]
    Fine Gael Tommy Griffin
    Labour Mike Kennedy
    Green Dr Peadar Ó’Fionnáin
    Fianna Fáil Michael O’Shea [*]
    Quota: 

      Kenmare

      Kenmare: 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill [*]
      Social Democrats Tim Clifford
      Fine Gael Tony Donnelly
      Independent Johnny Healy-Rae [*]
      Independent Patrick Lyne
      Independent Dan McCarthy [*]
      Independent Podge Foley
      Fianna Fáil Norma Moriarty [*]
      Green Cleo Murphy
      The Irish People William O'Brien
      Independent Oliver O'Neill
      Sinn Féin Stephanie O'Shea
      Fine Gael Teddy O’Sullivan Casey
      Sinn Féin Damian Quigg
      Quota: 

        Killarney

        Killarney: 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Green Diarmaid Griffin
        Fine Gael Dermot Healy
        Independent Maura Healy-Rae [*]
        Fianna Fáil Niall Kelleher [*]
        Sinn Féin Caroline Kenneally
        Labour Marie Moloney [*]
        Independent Niall O'Callaghan [*]
        Sinn Féin Damien Switzer
        Independent Martin Grady
        Quota: 

          Listowel

          Listowel: 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Sinn Féin Marion Falvey O’Sullivan
          Fine Gael Michael Foley
          Aontú Sonny Foran
          Fine Gael Mike Kennelly [*]
          Fianna Fáil Mike Leane
          Green Anne-Marie Fuller
          Fianna Fáil Jimmy Moloney [*]
          Independent Liam "Speedy" Nolan
          Quota: 

            Tralee

            Tralee: 7 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Fine Gael Angie Baily
            Sinn Féin Paul Daly
            Fine Gael Sinéad Donnelly
            Green Anluan Dunne
            Sinn Féin Deirdre Ferris []
            Sinn Féin Cathal Foley []
            Sinn Féin Paddy Kevane
            Independent Sam Locke
            Independent Tom McEllistrim
            Labour Terry O'Brien [*]
            The Irish People Eddie O'Grady
            Fianna Fáil Anne O'Sullivan
            Social Democrats Mistura Oyebamji
            Fianna Fáil Mikey Sheehy [*]
            Labour Ben Slimm
            National Party Jacob Sweeney
            Quota: 

              Councillors not standing for re-election

              CouncillorElectoral areaFirst electedPartyDate announced
              Jim Finucane [lower-alpha 1] Tralee 2009 Fine Gael 12 September 2023 [3]
              Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen Kenmare 2009 Fine Gael 3 October 2023 [4]
              Aoife Thornton Listowel 2014 Fine Gael 2 February 2024 [5]
              John Francis Flynn Killorglin 2014 Fianna Fáil 14 March 2024 [6]
              Notes
              1. Incumbent Cathaoirleach at time of election.

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