2024 Sligo County Council election

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2024 Sligo County Council election
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All 18 seats on Sligo County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
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Area of Sligo County Council

An election to all 18 seats on Sligo County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Sligo 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 are not seeking re-election:

ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorParty
Ballymote–TubbercurryMartin Baker Fianna Fáil
Sligo–StrandhillSinead Maguire Fine Gael
Sligo–StrandhillRosaleen O'Grady Fianna Fáil

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Sinn Féin
Aontú
Social Democrats
Green
Labour
Independent Ireland NewNew
People Before Profit
Solidarity
Irish Freedom NewNew
National Party NewNew
The Irish People NewNew
Independent
Total18Steady2.svg100.00

Results by local electoral area

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

Ballymote–Tubbercurry

Ballymote–Tubbercurry: 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Fianna Fáil Liam Brennan
Independent Michael Clarke [*]
Fine Gael Patrick Cleary
Green Eimar Conlon
Fine Gael Martin Connolly [*]
Irish Freedom James Conway
Fianna Fáil Barry Gallagher
Sinn Féin Jason Gorman
Fianna Fáil Keith Henry
Fine Gael Gerry Mullaney [*]
Fine Gael Dara Mulvey [*]
Sinn Féin Donal O'Connor
Independent Joe Queenan [*]
Fianna Fáil Paul Taylor [*]
Sinn Féin Jennifer van Aswegen
Quota: 

    Sligo–Drumcliff

    Sligo–Drumcliff: 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    The Irish People Rob De Salle
    Fine Gael Tom Fox [*]
    Irish Freedom Amanda Gallagher
    Fianna Fáil Donal Gilroy [*]
    Sinn Féin Thomas Healy [*]
    PBP–Solidarity Emma Hendrick
    Fianna Fáil Edel McSharry
    Fine Gael Thomas Walsh [*]
    Independent Colm McGurran
    Quota: 

      Sligo–Strandhill

      Sligo–Strandhill: 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Labour Nessa Cosgrave
      Sinn Féin Pauline Donnelly
      Sinn Féin Arthur Gibbons [*]
      Green Johnny Gogan
      Fianna Fáil Tom MacSharry [*]
      Aontú Graham Monaghan
      Fine Gael Fergal Nealon
      PBP–Solidarity Gino O'Boyle [*]
      Quota: 

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