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
Fine Gael 53Decrease2.svg 33,24717.35%Decrease2.svg 7.31
Sinn Féin 74Increase2.svg 24,03121.54%Increase2.svg4.36
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

Candidates 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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