2024 Westmeath County Council election

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2024 Westmeath County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 20 seats on Westmeath County Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Last election952
Seats before952
Seats won942
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Ireland Independent
Last election0N/A2
Seats before011
Seats won212
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg

Westmeath in Ireland.svg
Area of Westmeath County Council

An election to all 20 seats on Westmeath County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Westmeath is divided into 4 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

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 109Steady2.svg11,69531.02Decrease2.svg 5.32
Fine Gael 84Decrease2.svg 17,42019.68Decrease2.svg 3.62
Labour 42Steady2.svg3,5849.51Decrease2.svg 0.77
Sinn Féin 72Increase2.svg 23,2958.74Increase2.svg 2.94
Independent Ireland 31New1,5754.18New
Green 30Decrease2.svg 29162.43Decrease2.svg 1.05
Aontú 10Steady2.svg3490.93Decrease2.svg 0.24
Irish Freedom 20New5481.45New
Ireland First 20New4821.28New
Social Democrats 10Steady2.svg3180.84Increase2.svg 0.26
The Irish People 10New920.24New
Independent 62Steady2.svg7,42619.70Increase2.svg 0.90
Total4820Steady2.svg37,700100.00

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

ConstituencyCouncillorParty
Kinnegad John Shaw [3] Fianna Fáil
KinnegadPaddy Hill [4] Fianna Fáil
KinnegadFrank McDermott Fine Gael

Candidates by local electoral area

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

Athlone

Athlone: 5 Seats [5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Independent Kevin "Boxer" Moran 39.64%3,782         
Fianna Fáil Frankie Keena [*] 14.37%1,3711,780        
Fine Gael John Dolan [*] 12.72%1,2141,568 1,639       
Fianna Fáil Aengus O'Rourke [*] 11.77%1,1231,686        
Sinn Féin Conor Dowling-Linehan4.66%445563 571 579 579 599 628 644   
Green Louise Heavin [*] 3.82%364477 489 508 517 553 629 654 760  
Independent Tom Cleary3.31%316507 530 546 554 598 642 739 858 1,034
Independent Ireland Paul Hogan [] 3.25%310530 565 590 601 632 684 814 965 1,120
Irish Freedom Catrina O'Donohoe2.91%278363 372 377 381 388 399    
Fine Gael Ruairí Keyes1.98%189260 271 284 296 329     
Labour Ray Lennon1.56%149216 236 245 249      
Electorate: 20,464  Valid: 9,541  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 1,591  Turnout: 9,661 (47.21%)  

    Kinnegad

    Kinnegad: 5 Seats [6] [7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Labour Denis Leonard [*] 14.91%1,457     1,632    
    Fianna Fáil Alfie Devine12.64%1,236        1,689  [8]
    Sinn Féin David Jones11.61%1,135        1,690 
    Fianna Fáil Niall Gaffney10.69%1,045         1,287
    Fine Gael Seamus MacDermott10.04%981         1,181
    Fine Gael Emily Wallace9.73%951         1,421
    Independent Ireland Brian Crum6.05%591       1,015   
    Fianna Fáil Shauna Coyne5.86%573      635    
    Independent Noleen Fanning4.38%428     548     
    Sinn Féin Maureen Piggot3.87%378    501      
    Aontú Laura O’Neill3.57%349   397       
    Fine Gael Anthonia Izekor1.79%175  196        
    Sinn Féin Frances Monahan1.53%150  161        
    Green Carol Okeke1.24%121122          
    Ireland First Sarah Heraty1.16%113 133         
    The Irish People Ian McGauley0.94%92          
    Electorate: 18,090  Valid: 9,775  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 1,630  Turnout: 9,898 (54.72%)  

      Moate

      Moate: 4 Seats [9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Fine Gael Tom Farrell [*] 23.96%2,185    
      Fianna Fáil Vinny McCormack [*] 17.87%1,6301,777 1,797 1,833 
      Fianna Fáil Liam McDaniel [*] 16.23%1,4801,512 1,522 1,558 1,826
      Labour Johnnie Penrose [*] 15.80%1,4411,516 1,537 1,663 1,851
      Independent Michael O’Brien11.24%1,0251,093 1,174 1,253 1,465
      Independent Ireland Paul Hogan [††] 7.39%674697 779 873  
      Sinn Féin John Lawlor4.56%416424 445   
      Irish Freedom Shane Lynam2.96%270277    
      Electorate: 16,297  Valid: 9,121  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,825  Turnout: 9,193 (56.41%)  

        Mullingar

        Mullingar: 6 Seats [10]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Independent Mick Dollard [*] 18.31%1,696        
        Fianna Fáil Ken Glynn [*] 14.27%1,3221,387       
        Fianna Fáil Aoife Davitt [*] 10.54%9761,009    1,048   1,258
        Fine Gael Andrew Duncan [*] 10.43%9661,001    1,029   1,266
        Fianna Fáil Bill Collentine [*] 10.14%939981    1,017   1,222
        Fine Gael Gerry Heery8.19%759784    821   1,048
        Sinn Féin Julie McCourt6.18%572607    830   1,053
        Labour Fidelma Bennett5.80%537580    658  877  
        Green Hazel Smyth [*] 4.65%431442    560 577   
        Ireland First Margaret Maguire3.98%369392    537    
        Social Democrats Ali Morris3.43%318325   347    
        Sinn Féin Damien Rooney2.15%199209 210       
        Independent Patrick Hussey1.93%179222  229      
        Electorate: 20,673  Valid: 9,263  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 1,324  Turnout: 9,396 (45.45%)  

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