2024 Waterford City and County Council election

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2024 Waterford City and County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 32 seats on Waterford City and County Council
17 seats needed for a majority

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Area of Waterford City and County Council

An election to all 32 seats on Waterford City and County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] Waterford City and County 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

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election: [3] [4]

ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorParty
Portlaw–KilmacthomasGer Barron Labour
LismoreMairéad Toibin 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
Rabharta NewNew
The Irish People NewNew
Independent
Total32Steady2.svg100.00

Candidates by LEA

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

Dungarvan

Dungarvan: 6 seats [5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Sinn Féin Siobhan Butler Whelan
Fianna Fáil Tom Cronin [*]
Fine Gael Damien Geoghegan [*]
Independent Aaron Joyce
Sinn Féin Conor McGuinness [*]
Fine Gael Monica Murphy
Fine Gael Pat Nugent [*]
Social Democrats JD O’Connell
Independent Seamus O’Donnell [*]
Green Críostóir Ó Faoláin
Labour Thomas Phelan [*]
Sinn Féin Fiona Regan
Quota: 

    Lismore

    Lismore: 3 seats [5] [6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Fine Gael Declan Doocey [*]
    Green Lynn Glasscoe
    The Irish People Michael McCarthy
    Sinn Féin Donnchadh Mulcahy
    Fine Gael Niamh O’Donovan
    Labour John Pratt [*]
    Fianna Fáil Michael Walsh
    Quota: 

      Portlaw–Kilmacthomas

      PortlawKilmacthomas: 5 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Fine Gael Liam Brazil [*]
      Sinn Féin Catherine Burke
      Independent Declan Clune [*]
      Independent Frank Conway
      Sinn Féin Ben Duggan
      Sinn Féin Thomas Guiry
      Fianna Fáil Ray Murphy
      Fianna Fáil John O’Leary [*]
      Fine Gael Seanie Power [*]
      Quota: 

        Tramore–Waterford City West

        TramoreWaterford City West: 6 seats [5] [7] [8] [9]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Aontú Ronan Cleary
        Independent Joe Conway [*]
        Sinn Féin Suzie Duffin
        Independent Ireland Michael Gallwey
        Sinn Féin Jim Griffin [*]
        Independent Blaise Hannigan
        Sinn Féin John Hayes
        Fine Gael Richie Hayes
        Sinn Féin Alannah Hutchinson-Smith
        Independent Joe Kelly [*]
        Green Cristiona Kiely []
        Rabharta Killian Mangan
        Labour Mairead McKnight
        Fine Gael Lola O’Sullivan [*]
        Fianna Fáil Eamon Quinlan [*]
        Quota: 

          Waterford City East

          Waterford City East: 6 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Independent Declan Barry
          Sinn Féin Karl Cretzan
          Independent David Daniels [*]
          Fine Gael Jim Darcy
          Sinn Féin Pat Fitzgerald [*]
          Sinn Féin Caroline Griffin
          Fianna Fáil Stephanie Keating []
          Green Jody Power [*]
          Fine Gael Mailo Power
          Social Democrats Mary Roche []
          Independent Darren Ryan
          Fianna Fáil Adam Wyse [*]
          Quota: 

            Waterford City South

            Waterford City South: 6 seats [5]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Sinn Féin Joeanne Bailey []
            Independent Donal Barry [*]
            Sinn Féin Breda Brennan
            Sinn Féin Kevin Burke
            Fianna Fáil Vivienne Burns
            People Before Profit Patrick Curtin
            Social Democrats Sinead Ellen Griffin
            Sinn Féin John Hearne [*]
            Fianna Fáil Jason Murphy [*]
            Green Maolíosa Ní Chléirigh
            Fine Gael Frank Quinlan []
            Labour Seamus Ryan [*]
            Quota: 

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