2024 Leitrim County Council election

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2024 Leitrim County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 18 seats on Leitrim County Council
10 seats needed for a majority

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Area of Leitrim County Council

An election to all 18 seats on Leitrim County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Leitrim 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]

Contents

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors did not seek re-election: [3]

ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorParty
Carrick-on-ShannonFinola Armstrong-Maguire Fine Gael
ManorhamiltonFrank Dolan Fine Gael
BallinamoreGerry Dolan Independent
BallinamoreCailian Ellis Fianna Fáil
ManorhamiltonSeán McDermott Fine Gael
Carrick-on-ShannonThomas Mulligan Fine Gael

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 76Steady2.svg5,62230.04%Decrease2.svg 4.35
Sinn Féin 74Increase2.svg 24,03121.54%Increase2.svg4.36
Fine Gael 53Decrease2.svg 33,24717.35%Decrease2.svg 7.31
Green 30Steady2.svg5012.68%Increase2.svg0.50
Labour 10New1030.55%New
Independent Ireland 10New1030.55%New
Farmers' Alliance 10New1210.55%New
Social Democrats 10New1360.73%New
Independent 95Increase2.svg 14,84925.91%Increase2.svg4.55
Totals3518Steady2.svg18,713100.00

Analysis by Party

Fianna Fáil retained 2 seats in each of the 3 LEAs to remain the largest party in Leitrim with 6 seats overall. Fine Gael had a very bad election here losing 3 seats overall which was not helped by a large number of retirements. The party lost both seats in Manorhamilton to Independent candidates to emerge without any representation and also lost another seat to Sinn Féin in Carrickonshannon. Sinn Féin emerged with 4 seats overall to return to the position they held at the 2014 elections through also the gain of a second seat in Ballinamore and to become the second largest party after Fianna Fáil. Independents increased their numbers to 5.

Results by LEA

^  *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.

Ballinamore

Ballinamore: 6 seats [3] [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Rourke [*] 21.71%1,434       
Fine Gael Enda McGloin [*] 15.64%1,033       
Sinn Féin Brendan Barry [*] 13.04%861878 913 930 1,007   
Fine Gael Ita Reynolds-Flynn [*] 10.98%725823 840 857 912 917 961 
Fianna Fáil Gary Prior8.87%586768 776 788 854 862 984 
Sinn Féin Joanne Curnan8.51%562574 576 584 617 633 681 695
Sinn Féin Roisín Kenny7.34%485613 613 633 673 687 723 742
Independent Seán Wynn6.54%432444 459 517 561 576   
Green Adam Ó Ceallaigh4.98%329347 356 377     
Independent Ireland Karina Charles Lynch1.56%103118 121      
Independent George Heslin0.82%5462 62      
Electorate: 10,152  Valid: 6,604  Spoilt: 56  Quota: 944  Turnout: 6,660 (65.60%)  

    Carrick-on-Shannon

    Carrick-on-Shannon: 6 seats [3] [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Fianna Fáil Sean McGowan [*] 13.75%793793 797 804 810 812 912
    Independent Enda Stenson [*] 13.25%764771 788 863   
    Fine Gael Maeve Reynolds13.06%753757 769 828   
    Independent Des Guckian [*] 12.90%744747 778 837   
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Farrell [*] 12.07%696702 721 739 750 753 800
    Sinn Féin Cormac Flynn9.28%535538 544 600 608 611 841
    Fianna Fáil Stephen King9.02%520523 524 572 580 582 595
    Sinn Féin Lisa Mulligan7.18%414416 420 460 466 469  
    Independent Sharon Garland4.16%240242 252     
    Social Democrats Lola Gonzalez-Farrell2.36%136152 155     
    Farmers' Alliance Michael McManus2.10%121123      
    Green Leslie O'Hora0.87%50      
    Electorate: 9,294  Valid: 5,766  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 824  Turnout: 5,840 (62.84%)  

      Manorhamilton

      Manorhamilton: 6 seats [3] [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Independent James Gilmartin21.04%1,335      
      Fianna Fáil Mary Bohan [*] 13.16%835889 925    
      Sinn Féin Pádraig Fallon [*] 12.28%779812 831 862 867 1,145 
      Fianna Fáil Justin Warnock [*] 11.94%758797 804 827 830 939 
      Independent Felim Gurn [*] 11.57%734846 864 935   
      Independent Eddie Mitchell [*] 8.07%512585 655 721 730 774 866
      Fine Gael Kevin Comiskey7.23%459502 513 592 600 612 631
      Sinn Féin Michelle Brennan Shyabo6.27%398425 462 493 496   
      Fine Gael Caitríona Bergin4.36%277303 335     
      Green Bláithín Gallagher1.92%122132      
      Labour Bernie Linnane1.62%103111      
      Independent Diarmuid McConville0.54%3437      
      Electorate: 9,614  Valid: 6,346  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 907  Turnout: 6,393 (66.01%)  

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