2024 Wicklow County Council election

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2024 Wicklow County Council election
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All 32 seats on Wicklow County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout54%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Social Democrats
Seats won943
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 2
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Green Labour
Seats won221
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party Independent Ireland Independent
Seats won110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Wicklow in Ireland.svg
Area of Wicklow County Council

An election to all 32 seats on Wicklow County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Wicklow 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

The period for nominations opened at 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and closed at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024. [3]

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorParty
BaltinglassVincent Blake Fine Gael
WicklowShay Cullen Fine Gael
GreystonesDerek Mitchell Fine Gael
Bray WestRory O'Connor Independent
GreystonesGerry Walsh Fianna Fáil
WicklowIrene Winters Fine Gael

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fine Gael 119Steady2.svg 012,49921.29%Decrease2.svg 4.89%
Fianna Fáil 104Decrease2.svg 310,59518.05%Decrease2.svg 4.01%
Social Democrats 53Increase2.svg 24,5247.71%Increase2.svg 2.42%
Sinn Féin 112Steady2.svg 05,0928.67%Increase2.svg 0.86%
Green 42Steady2.svg 02,6864.57%Decrease2.svg 4.01%
Labour 41Decrease2.svg 12,1683.69%Decrease2.svg 0.94%
Independent Ireland 3Increase2.svg 1New1,5222.59%New
People Before Profit 40Steady2.svg 09431.61%Increase2.svg 0.11%
Aontú 10Steady2.svg 04240.72%Decrease2.svg 0.40%
Irish Freedom 10New2880.49%New
The Irish People 10New1620.28%New
Independent 1910Increase2.svg 117,80630.33%Increase2.svg 3.92%
Total7432Steady2.svg 058,711100%—

Candidates by LEA

^  *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^  †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
^  ‡: Outgoing councillor co-opted in 2024 for Bray East now contesting in Bray West.

Arklow

Arklow: 6 seats [4] [5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna Fáil Pat Kennedy [*] 27.18%2,791       
Independent Peir Leonard [*] 19.72%2,025       
Fine Gael Sylvester Bourke [*] 9.14%9381,192 1,243 1,266 1,286 1,613  
Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzgerald [*] 9.89%1,0161,219 1,303 1,317 1,347 1,371 1,395 1,435
Sinn Féin Warren O'Toole6.90%709796 872 921 1,308 1,331 1,337 1,431
Independent Miriam Murphy [*] 5.00%513702 835 947 998 1,078 1,121 1,325
Fianna Fáil Tommy Annesley [*] 5.75%590833 894 915 942 986 1,045 1,090
Independent Ireland David O'Gorman4.85%498556 603 649 665 692 706  
Fine Gael Laurie Kearon3.94%405590 605 627 637    
Sinn Féin Sheila Busher4.17%428502 540 611     
People Before Profit Lorraine Farrell2.23%229247 275      
Independent Viktoria Bodley1.23%126139 164      
Electorate: 19,259  Valid: 10,268  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 1,467  Turnout: 10,409 (54.05%)  

    Baltinglass

    Baltinglass: 6 seats [4] [5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Independent Gerry O'Neill [*] 18.05%2,013         
    Fine Gael Edward Timmins [*] 14.22%1,5861,641        
    Fine Gael Peter Stapleton12.31%1,3731,381 1,384 1,411 1,412 1,461 1,472 1,571 2,187 
    Fine Gael Avril Cronin [*] 10.06%1,1221,144 1,148 1,157 1,171 1,345 1,356 1,395 1,435 1,543
    Fianna Fáil Patsy Glennon [*] 7.08%790868 868 875 892 1,131 1,148 1,174 1,323 1,418
    Independent Jason Mulhall6.47%722807 838 887 903 939 941 1,103 1,204 1,322
    Social Democrats Deirdre McCormack7.00%781844 847 917 944 984 986 1,135 1,170 1,199
    Fianna Fáil John Mullen [*] 8.08%901903 904 924 926 992 992 1,097   
    Sinn Féin Aidan Kinsella5.59%620628 629 661 889 913 915    
    Fianna Fáil Kieran Burke5.87%655692 692 699 712      
    Sinn Féin Connor Byrne2.58%288318 322 337       
    People Before Profit Anthony McNulty2.29%255263 266        
    Independent Dominic Plant0.43%4871         
    Electorate: 20,661  Valid: 11,154  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 1,594  Turnout: 11,269 (54.54%)  

      Bray East

      Bray East: 4 seats [4] [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Fine Gael Aoife Flynn Kennedy [*] 17.16%1,1141,125 1,179 1,207 1,438  
      Green Erika Doyle [†] 14.79%960981 1,115 1,162 1,266 1,316 
      Independent Ireland Ian Neary13.84%898981 1,000 1,134 1,166 1,181 1,256
      Independent Malachai Duddy9.46%614651 691 836 889 923 1,063
      Sinn Féin Denise Cahill10.86%705745 799 836 854 859 1,011
      Labour Anne Ferris [*] 7.52%488507 594 613 662 697  
      Fianna Fáil Fergal Fitzgerald Doyle8.57%556560 581 611    
      Aontú Ciaran Hogan6.53%424452 471     
      Social Democrats Aaron McAllorum6.19%402450      
      The Irish People Finnian Cremins2.50%162      
      People Before Profit Frank Hayes2.05%133      
      Independent Lee Donnelly0.52%34      
      Electorate: 12,273  Valid: 6,490  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 1,299  Turnout: 6,556 (53.42%)  

        Bray West

        Bray West: 4 seats [4] [5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Independent Joe Behan [*] 34.40%2,449       
        Fine Gael Melanie Corrigan [*] 24.47%1,742       
        Social Democrats Caroline Winstanley7.21%513701 761 782 908 954 1,036 1,463
        Sinn Féin Dermot O’Brien [*] 7.97%567753 765 782 815 1,119 1,167 1,221
        Independent Rob Carry6.57%468663 675 694 716 735 874 932
        Green Alex Pigot5.35%381454 549 558 648 660 780  
        Independent Keith Manning5.00%356454 522 542 577 600   
        Sinn Féin Mick Ryan [‡] 4.65%331431 442 448 482    
        Labour Bryan Kenna3.53%251381 435 443     
        Independent Colm Flood0.86%61116 122      
        Electorate: 13,461  Valid: 7,119  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 1,424  Turnout: 7,167 (53.24%)  

          Greystones

          Greystones: 6 seats [4] [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          Independent Stephen Stokes [†] 18.09%2,059          
          Independent Tom Fortune [*] 12.48%1,4211,497 1,537 1,553 1,640      
          Fine Gael Louise Fenelon Gaskin11.28%1,2841,320 1,325 1,326 1,328 1,331 1,375 1,384 1,384 1,794 
          Independent Orla Finn11.15%1,2691,340 1,352 1,360 1,431 1,470 1,535 1,613 1,625 1,679 
          Social Democrats Mark Barry [†] 9.46%1,0771,139 1,141 1,156 1,161 1,247 1,383 1,503 1,503 1,531 1,564
          Green Lourda Scott [*] 9.26%1,0541,110 1,115 1,118 1,124 1,183 1,300 1,353 1,354 1,420 1,469
          Fianna Fáil Jack Commons9.14%1,0411,089 1,091 1,099 1,108 1,123 1,152 1,189 1,190 1,242 1,328
          Fine Gael Aileen Lennon5.12%583603 604 606 607 611 632 644 644   
          Sinn Féin Esther Kelly2.18%248255 261 436 449 501 526     
          Labour Anne Waithira Burke3.37%384402 406 412 412 467      
          People Before Profit Kellie McConnell2.87%326339 341 346 354       
          Irish Freedom Anthony Goldsmith2.53%288296 316 320        
          Sinn Féin Brian Fogarty2.07%236246 248         
          Independent Charlie Keddy0.95%108118          
          Electorate: 21,035  Valid: 11,380  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,626  Turnout: 11,487 (54.60%)  

            Wicklow

            Wicklow: 6 seats [4] [5]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Independent John Snell [*] 17.22%2,118        
            Social Democrats Danny Alvey14.24%1,7511,780       
            Labour Paul O'Brien [*] 8.50%1,0451,091 1,101 1,163 1,195 1,348 1,351 1,549 1,668
            Fianna Fáil Gail Dunne [*] 10.54%1,2971,332 1,337 1,352 1,372 1,491 1,494 1,600 1,637
            Fine Gael Shane Langrell11.19%1,3761,389 1,396 1,436 1,452 1,504 1,508 1,542 1,584
            Fine Gael Graham Richmond7.93%976991 999 1,043 1,062 1,161 1,162 1,192 1,218
            Fianna Fáil Sonia Casey-Shortt7.79%958974 976 1,005 1,021 1,060 1,063 1,105 1,164
            Independent John Larkin6.19%761831 858 862 872 964 966 1,049  
            Sinn Féin Anthony Hill4.47%550573 577 586 873 956 958   
            Independent Mary Kavanagh [*] 5.21%641693 738 776 797     
            Sinn Féin Abbie O'Loughlin3.33%410445 449 467      
            Green Mia Fahey McCarthy2.37%291294 297       
            Independent Ireland Tim Kavanagh1.00%126149        
            Electorate: 23,378  Valid: 12,300  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 1,758  Turnout: 12,423 (53.14%)  

              References

              1. ↑ "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
              2. ↑ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
              3. ↑ "Local Elections". Wicklow County Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
              4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). Wicklow County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
              5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wicklow Local Election Results 2024" . Retrieved 14 June 2024.

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