2024 Wexford County Council election

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2024 Wexford County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 34 seats on Wexford County Council
18 seats needed for a majority

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Area of Wexford County Council

An election to all 34 seats on Wexford County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Wexford 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

Voting took place in 197 polling booths across 6 local electoral areas on 7th June, which coincided with voting for the 2024 European elections in the constituency of Ireland South.

Counting of votes took place from 8th-10th of June in St. Joseph's Community Centre in Wexford town. Counting of votes was suspended 10pm on Sunday 9th after the Sixth count in the Enniscorthy electoral area, due to a request for a recount from Wexford Independent Alliance candidate Cyril Wheelock following the discovery of a vote with two first preferences indicated on it, which should have been deemed a spoiled vote, which would have reduced the number of votes separating the two lowest remaining candidates to just 4 votes.

Counting resumed 11am Monday following a review of the 2nd preference votes of the candidate with the next lowest votes, Sinn Fein's Colette Nolan, determined there would not be any effect on the outcome of the election.

A recount was also called in the Rosslare area.

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors did not seek re-election:

ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorParty
EnniscorthyKathleen Codd-Nolan Fine Gael
GoreyDiarmuid Devereux Fine Gael
RosslareJim Moore Fine Gael
WexfordMaura Bell Labour
Wexford John Hegarty Fine Gael

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 149Decrease2.svg316,50025.72Decrease2.svg4.31
Fine Gael 108Decrease2.svg111,82618.43Decrease2.svg6.66
Wexford Ind. Alliance 125New10,22315.93New
Sinn Féin 113Increase2.svg17,03910.97Increase2.svg3.42
Labour 62Steady2.svg4,4216.89Decrease2.svg1.99
Aontú 11Steady2.svg2,4553.83Increase2.svg2.14
Green 20New5860.92New
Ireland First 10New3890.61New
The Irish People 10New1450.23New
People Before Profit 10Steady2.svg1330.21Decrease2.svg1.58
National Party 10New1250.19New
Independent 126Decrease2.svg210,31216.07Decrease2.svg5.42
Total7234Steady2.svg64,154100.00

The Wexford Independent Alliance is a team of candidates associated with the Independent politician TD Verona Murphy [3]

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^  †: Outgoing councillor co-opted subsequent to the 2019 election.

Enniscorthy

*Note a recount was called following the discovery of an invalid ballot paper in the transfers following count 6. The request for recount was repealed after review of the transfer pattern for the next proposed elimination revealed there would be no change to the election outcome.

Enniscorthy: 6 Seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fine Gael Cathal Byrne [*] 20.222,275       
Fianna Fáil Aidan Browne [*] 14.371,617       
Fianna Fáil Barbara-Anne Murphy [*] 11.911,3401,436 1,443 1,481 1,496 1,561 1,564 1,694
Independent John O'Rourke [*] 10.331,1621,223 1,257 1,289 1,401 1,525 1.526 1,643
Independent Jackser Owens [*] 10.141,1411,192 1,214 1,261 1,315 1,444 1,446 1,675
Fine Gael Patrick Kehoe8.339371,186 1,189 1,226 1,240 1,296 1,297 1,467
Sinn Féin Colette Nolan6.16693713 882 932 964 1,021 1,022 1,077
Wexford Ind. Alliance Cyril Wheelock5.87660729 734 754 786 1,016 1,017  
Wexford Ind. Alliance Majella Wall5.31597658 674 694 740    
Independent Eamonn Doyle2.63296310 318 334     
Sinn Féin Alfie Ó Súilleabháin2.45276284       
Green Brendan Cahill Flynn2.30259297 308      
Electorate: 22,900  Valid: 11,253  Spoilt: 157  Quota: 1,608  Turnout: 11,410 (49.83%)  

    Gorey

    Gorey: 6 Seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Fianna Fáil Donal Kenny [*] 14.821,702          
    Wexford Ind. Alliance Nicky Boland11.681,3411,350 1,357 1,375 1,475 1,590 1,619 1,686   
    Fianna Fáil Joe Sullivan [*] 11.051,2691,271 1,284 1,316 1,324 1,350 1,378 1,418 1,710  
    Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe [*] 10.231,1751,177 1,191 1,209 1,214 1,237 1,240 1,276 1,399 1,434 1,441
    Fine Gael Darragh McDonald9.281,0651,069 1,076 1,139 1,146 1,202 1,222 1,344 1,647  
    Wexford Ind. Alliance Jimmy Fleming8.51977984 987 995 1,084 1,156 1,198 1,260 1,386 1,405 1,421
    Sinn Féin Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin [*] 7.44854867 870 885 914 971 1,383 1,501 1,594 1,609 1,620
    Fianna Fáil Andrew Bolger [] 7.41851852 861 882 887 929 949 1,048    
    Sinn Féin Kevin Molloy4.54521536 537 552 569 599      
    Independent Cillian Byrne3.91449461 462 485 541       
    Labour Lorna Fitzpatrick3.70425448 450 569 575 629 649     
    Ireland First Darren McGovern3.39389391 392 400        
    Green Ann Walsh2.87330361 361         
    People Before Profit Aisling Hudson1.16133          
    Electorate: 22,114  Valid: 11,481  Spoilt: 100  Quota: 1,641  Turnout: 11,581 (53.37%)  

      Kilmuckridge

      Kilmuckridge: 4 Seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Independent Mary Farrell [*] 22.971,720   
      Fianna Fáil Pip Breen [*] 19.511,4611,525  
      Fine Gael Oliver Walsh [*] 18.311,3711,421 1,431 1,547
      Fianna Fáil Willie Kavanagh [*] 14.701,1011,116 1,124 1,224
      Sinn Féin Declan Kenny12.30921955 958  
      Wexford Ind. Alliance Paddy Kavanagh12.21914973 979 1,360
      Electorate: 14,699  Valid: 7,488  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,498  Turnout: 7,572 (51.51%)  

        New Ross

        New Ross: 6 Seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Wexford Ind. Alliance Pat Barden [*] 15.491,900       
        Fianna Fáil John Fleming [*] 10.751,3181,348 1,399 1,452 1,469 1,508 1,574 1,658
        Wexford Ind. Alliance Marty Murphy10.531,2921,315 1,366 1,399 1,507 1,620 1,712 1,725
        Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan [*] 10.531,2911,303 1,334 1,403 1,477 1,563 1,884 
        Fianna Fáil Michael Whelan [*] 9.161,1231,130 1,134 1,155 1,407 1,455 1,512 1,543
        Fine Gael Bridín Murphy [*] 8.291,0171,038 1,086 1,173 1,451 1,529 1,645 1,669
        Independent John Dwyer8.281,0151,022 1,086 1,126 1,148 1,383 1,574 1,608
        Independent Anthony Connick [*] 6.66817835 878 930 956 1,039   
        Fine Gael Harry Twomey6.58807817 823 849     
        Sinn Féin Kayley Goodison6.52799804 854 933 947    
        Labour Bridín Lyng-Moloney3.78463469 497      
        Independent Raymond Forte1.18145147       
        Independent Anne Flynn1.17143146       
        Independent James Furlong1.09134137       
        Electorate: 23,213  Valid: 12,264  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 1,753  Turnout: 12,407 (53.45%)  

          Rosslare

          Rosslare: 5 Seats [4]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Aontú Jim Codd [*] 23.892,455         
          Independent Ger Carthy [*] 18.971,949         
          Fine Gael Frank Staples [*] 13.701,4081,526 1,586 1,591 1,703 1,783    
          Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald [*] 10.761,1061,201 1,245 1,248 1,277 1,367 1,390 1,611 1,664 1,828
          Wexford Ind. Alliance Joe Druhan6.84703751 803 833 839 869 873 893 923 1,210
          Sinn Féin Aoife Rose O'Brien5.72588681 699 712 717 773 776 821 1,245 1,342
          Fianna Fáil Simon Boyse4.76489570 576 580 620 642 648    
          Sinn Féin Michael Roche4.70483578 590 602 602 641 650 680   
          Wexford Ind. Alliance Jack Barden4.28440569 582 616 640 668 669 816 844  
          Labour Damien Corish3.26335362 382 390 402      
          Fine Gael Willie Fitzharris1.90195235 241 244       
          National Party Jason Murphy1.22125141 146        
          Electorate: 18,400  Valid: 10,276  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 1,713  Turnout: 10,357 (56.29%)  

            Wexford

            Wexford: 7 Seats [4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567891011
            Labour George Lawlor [*] 20.722,361          
            Fine Gael Robbie Staples13.831,576          
            Fianna Fáil Garry Laffan [*] 12.391,4121,499         
            Independent Leonard Kelly [*] 11.771,3411,492         
            Sinn Féin Tom Forde [*] 10.091,1501,217 1,225 1,229 1,237 1,378 1,388 1,427   
            Wexford Ind. Alliance Dave Ryan4.60524547 585 594 633 644 646 754 801 845  
            Wexford Ind. Alliance Raymond Shannon4.45507541 546 547 580 586 591 662 758 897 1,180
            Sinn Féin Davy Hynes [*] 4.30490534 539 547 552 611 615 654 710   
            Labour Catherine Walsh3.73425674 697 711 715 723 741 795 892 1,002 1,092
            Fianna Fáil Emmet Moloney3.69420468 495 514 515 517 523 557    
            Labour Vicky Clancy-Barron3.62412586 609 622 624 644 657 706 771 878 986
            Wexford Ind. Alliance Michelle O'Neill 3.23368410 428 433 449 460 469     
            Sinn Féin Lorraine Smyth2.32264277 280 281 283       
            The Irish People Stephen Power1.27145149 150 150        
            Electorate: 23,333  Valid: 11,395  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 1,425  Turnout: 11,513 (49.34%)  

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