2024 Mayo County Council election

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2024 Mayo County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 30 seats on Mayo County Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Last election12111
Current seats11111

 
Party Independent
Last election6
Current seats7

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Area of Mayo County Council

Incumbent Council control



An election to all 30 seats on Mayo County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Mayo 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

Incumbents retiring

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

ConstitutencyCouncillorParty
ClaremorrisJohn Cribbin [3] Independent
BallinaSéamus Weir [4] Independent

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fine Gael 1510Decrease2.svg219,60829.48Decrease2.svg7.77
Fianna Fáil 1310Decrease2.svg117,27825.98Decrease2.svg3.95
Sinn Féin 91Steady2.svg6,2489.40Increase2.svg2.03
Independent Ireland 31New2,9114.38New
Aontú 21Increase2.svg11,7972.70Increase2.svg0.60
Green 20Steady2.svg4100.62Decrease2.svg0.38
The Irish People 30New3250.49New
People Before Profit 10Steady2.svg2460.37Decrease2.svg0.32
Labour 10Steady2.svg2280.34Increase2.svg0.11
Irish Freedom 10New1600.24New
Social Democrats 10Steady2.svg1540.23Decrease2.svg0.06
Independent 227Increase2.svg117,13725.77Increase2.svg5.13
Total7330Steady2.svg66,502100.00

Results by local electoral area

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

Ballina

Ballina: 6 seats [5] [6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Fine Gael John O'Hara [*] 19.24%2,391          
Independent Mark Duffy [*] 18.73%2,328          
Fianna Fáil Michael Loftus [*] 10.47%1,3011,346 1,389 1,391 1,396 1,409 1,435 1,466 1,517 1,560 1,612
Fianna Fáil Annie May Reape [*] 9.47%1,1771,409 1,537 1,548 1,561 1,579 1,710 1,749 1,956  
Independent Joe Faughan9.09%1,1301,185 1,239 1,262 1,285 1,300 1,360 1,553 1,613 1,631 1,725
Fianna Fáil David Alexander8.04%9991,038 1,065 1,070 1,078 1,088 1,104 1,123 1,173 1,183 1,296
Fine Gael Jarlath Munnelly [*] 7.51%9331,022 1,073 1,079 1,083 1,094 1,121 1,132 1,269 1,305 1,402
Sinn Féin Úna Morris3.81%474487 516 523 529 698 719 765 787 795  
Fine Gael Hugh Rouse3.11%386465 557 563 567 577 640 671    
Independent Joe Doocey3.08%383395 408 438 546 560 601     
Independent Willie Nolan2.67%332355 409 425 451 465      
Sinn Féin Antonio Cafolla2.06%256272 299 305 320       
Independent Garie Beattie1.52%189194 213 253        
Independent Jo Mullen0.65%8186 97         
Independent Keith Howley0.56%6971 75         
Electorate: 21,509  Valid: 12,429  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 1,776  Turnout: 12,548 (58.34%)  

    Belmullet

    Belmullet: 3 Seats [5] [7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fianna Fáil Paul McNamara [*] 23.75%1,7451,756 1,765 2,228 
    Fine Gael Gerry Coyle [*] 20.68%1,5191,542 1,614 1,867 
    Fianna Fáil Sean Carey [*] 19.81%1,4551,478 1,543 1,643 1,771
    Sinn Féin Rosaleen Lally14.69%1,0791,127 1,215 1,389 1,498
    Fine Gael Pat Chambers14.32%1,0521,057 1,084   
    Independent John Paul Carey4.51%331368    
    Green Micheál O’Conaill1.59%117    
    Independent Jay Heneghan0.65%48    
    Electorate: 12,131  Valid: 7,346  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 1,837  Turnout: 7,426 (61.22%)  

      Castlebar

      Castlebar: 7 Seats [5] [8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011121314
      Independent Michael Kilcoyne [*] 16.00%2,403             
      Fine Gael Ger Deere [*] 13.04%1,958             
      Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell [*] 10.86%1,6311,703 1,709 1,710 1,717 1,722 1,734 1,751 1,766 1,795 1,834 1,839 1,918 
      Fianna Fáil Blackie Gavin [*] 10.16%1,5261,648 1,664 1,664 1,666 1,694 1,699 1,716 1,740 1,830 1,960   
      Fine Gael Cyril Burke [*] 9.04%1,3581,396 1,411 1,413 1,416 1,421 1,425 1,443 1,453 1,494 1,539 1,546 1,608 1,779
      Fine Gael Donna Sheridan [*] 6.63%9961,037 1,051 1,055 1,062 1,079 1,088 1,100 1,118 1,156 1,217 1,230 1,357 1,533
      Independent Stephen Kerr5.99%899935 936 961 965 976 980 986 996 1,057 1,082 1,102 1,183 1,226
      Fianna Fáil Martin McLoughlin [*] 5.56%835867 875 875 880 892 899 904 912 928 1,052 1,068 1,113  
      Independent Harry Barrett4.95%743800 809 815 832 860 868 909 993 1,084 1,150 1,167 1,381 1,575
      Sinn Féin Donna Hyland3.99%599627 629 636 641 647 789 812 903 953 1,007 1,012   
      Independent Gerry Loftus3.61%542565 566 568 612 647 653 658 669 696     
      Independent Ireland Donal Geraghty2.94%442477 480 486 488 501 505 518 533      
      People Before Profit Joe Daly1.64%246257 258 261 286 293 304 332       
      Labour Kamal Uddin1.52%228234 237 244 259 261 265        
      Sinn Féin Maura O’Sullivan1.37%206216 217 220 222 226         
      Independent Brendan Lavelle1.15%172181 182 185 195          
      Social Democrats Aidan Browne1.03%154156 156 157           
      The Irish People Tom Moran0.28%4245 45            
      Independent Maksym Shalomon0.23%3536 36            
      Electorate: 25,979  Valid: 15,016  Spoilt: 121  Quota: 1,878  Turnout: 15,137 (58.27%)  

        Claremorris

        Claremorris: 6 Seats [5] [9]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Independent Patsy O'Brien [*] 20.02%2,738      
        Independent Richard Finn [*] 13.39%1,8311,926 2,047    
        Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan [*] 11.82%1,6161,828 1,901 1,907 1,943 2,116 
        Fine Gael Alma Gallagher10.76%1,4711,500 1,536 1,545 1,677 2,041 
        Fine Gael Michael Burke [*] 10.65%1,4561,650 1,726 1,732 1,759 1,770 1,777
        Fine Gael Tom Connolly [*] 8.89%1,2161,300 1,319 1,342 1,482 1,536 1,568
        Aontú Paul Lawless8.61%1,1771,218 1,325 1,334 1,605 1,770 1,803
        Fianna Fáil Stephen Nolan6.43%880889 901 906 945   
        Independent Ireland Mark Devane4.94%676727 795 820    
        Sinn Féin Eamon Phelan2.27%311329      
        Independent Geraldine Kelly1.14%156191      
        The Irish People Árón Ceallaigh0.67%92101      
        Independent Sandra Sweetman0.46%5663      
        Electorate: 23,184  Valid: 13,676  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,954  Turnout: 13,813 (59.58%)  

          Swinford

          Swinford: 4 Seats [5] [10]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Sinn Féin Gerry Murray [*] 18.21%1,5871,615 1,820  
          Fianna Fáil Adrian Forkan [] 16.74%1,4591,476 1,525 1,663 1,667
          Fianna Fáil John Caulfield [*] 15.21%1,3261,339 1,476 1,601 1,643
          Sinn Féin John Sheahan14.96%1,3041,316 1,359 1,610 1,636
          Fine Gael Neil Cruise [*] 14.35%1,2511,282 1,308 1,633 1,637
          Fine Gael Antoinette Peyton10.07%878890 953   
          Aontú Tommy Horan7.11%620704    
          The Irish People Marion Gordon2.19%191    
          Independent Seán Forkin1.15%100    
          Electorate: 15,477  Valid: 8,716  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,744  Turnout: 8,827 (57.03%)  

            Westport

            Westport: 4 seats [5] [11]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            Independent Ireland Chris Maxwell19.24%1,7931,939   
            Fine Gael Peter Flynn [*] 16.73%1,5591,694 1,700 2,256 
            Independent John O'Malley [*] 14.48%1,3501,495 1,525 1,715 1,797
            Fianna Fáil Brendan Mulroy [*] 14.25%1,3281,410 1,420 1,637 1,792
            Independent Christy Hyland [*] 13.10%1,2211,343 1,363 1,588 1,742
            Fine Gael Keira Keogh12.71%1,1841,282 1,290   
            Sinn Féin Karen Gallagher4.64%432    
            Green Peter Nolan3.14%293    
            Irish Freedom Niall McCormack1.72%160    
            Electorate: 15,148  Valid: 9,320  Spoilt: 63  Quota: 1,865  Turnout: 9,383 (61.94%)  

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