2024 Donegal County Council election

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2024 Donegal County Council election
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All 37 seats on Donegal County Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin Fine Gael
Last election12106
Seats before12105
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election18
Seats before19
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Area of Donegal County Council

An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Donegal is divided into 7 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] Candidates must be nominated by 12 noon on Saturday, 18 May 2024. [3]

Contents

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorParty
Donegal Tom Conaghan [4] Independent
Buncrana Nicholas Crossan [5] Independent
Lifford-Stranorlar Liam Doherty [6] Sinn Féin
BuncranaRena Donaghey [7] Fianna Fáil

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 15
Sinn Féin 18
Fine Gael 9
Labour 3
Green 3
Aontú 6
100% Redress 6NewNew
The Irish People 4NewNew
Independent 27
Total9137Steady2.svg100.00—

Candidates by LEA

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

Buncrana

Buncrana: 5 seats [8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
100% Redress Joy Beard
Fianna Fáil Fionán Bradley
Fianna Fáil Paul Canning [*]
Sinn Féin Terry Crossan [*]
Green Jason Le Masurier
Independent Eamon McGee
Sinn Féin Niamh McGuinness
Fine Gael Peter McLaughlin
The Irish People Kim McMenamin
Independent Adrian McMyler
Aontú Liam Mulligan
Sinn Féin Jack Murray [*]
Quota: 

    Carndonagh

    Carndonagh: 4 seats [8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Sinn Féin Toni Devine
    Sinn Féin Albert Doherty [*]
    100% Redress Ali Farren
    Labour Martin Farren [*]
    Fianna Fáil Martin McDermott [*]
    Fine Gael John McGuinness [†]
    The Irish People Donal McKinney
    Independent Paul Barry McKinney
    Green Michael White
    Quota: 

      Donegal

      Donegal: 6 seats [8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Sinn Féin Linda Boyle
      Fine Gael Manus Boyle
      Independent Jimmy Brogan
      Aontú Patrick Brogan
      Independent Diarmuid Doherty
      Fianna Fáil Martin Hegarty
      Sinn Féin Noel Jordan [*]
      Fianna Fáil Claudia Kennedy
      Independent Niamh Kennedy [*]
      Independent Pauric Kennedy
      Sinn Féin Michael McMahon [*]
      The Irish People John Molloy
      Fianna Fáil Micheál Naughton [*]
      Fine Gael Barry Sweeny [*]
      Independent Derek Vial
      Quota: 

        Glenties

        Glenties: 6 seats [8]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Sinn Féin Brian Carr [†]
        Independent Anthony Matthew Doohan
        Aontú Michael Harkin
        Independent Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig [*]
        Independent Michael McClafferty [*]
        100% Redress Denis McGee
        Fianna Fáil Anthony Molloy [*]
        Fine Gael Joseph Molloy
        Independent Kevin O'Donnell
        Labour Séimi Ó Dubhthaigh
        Sinn Féin John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh [*]
        Fianna Fáil John Reilly
        Fianna Fáil Anne Marie Rodgers
        Sinn Féin Kellie Rodgers
        Independent Jonathan Stewart
        Independent Ann Sweeney
        Quota: 

          Letterkenny

          Letterkenny: 7 seats [8]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Independent Thoiba Ahmed
          Independent Kevin Bradley [*]
          Independent Vincent J. Bradley
          Fianna Fáil Ciaran Brogan [*]
          Green Nuala Carr
          Fianna Fáil Donál Coyle [*]
          100% Redress Tomas Sean Devine
          Sinn Féin Sandra Haughey
          Sinn Féin Ulick Hughes
          Independent Declan Jordan
          Fine Gael Jimmy Kavanagh [*]
          Fianna Fáil Donál “Mandy” Kelly [†]
          Independent Michael McBride [*]
          The Irish People Ann McCloskey
          Labour Michael McLaughlin
          Sinn Féin Gerry McMonagle [*]
          Independent Selina O'Donnell
          Aontú Mary T. Sweeney
          Quota: 

            Lifford-Stranorlar

            Lifford–Stranorlar: 6 seats [8]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Fine Gael Garvan Connolly
            Fianna Fáil Gerry Crawford [*]
            Sinn Féin Gary Doherty [*]
            Fine Gael Martin Harley [*]
            Independent Frank McBrearty Jnr [*]
            Independent Niall McConnell
            Aontú Rebecca McDaid
            Sinn Féin Tony McDaid
            Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan [*]
            Sinn Féin Dakota Nic Mheanman
            Independent Martin Scanlon
            100% Redress Charles Ward
            Quota: 

              Milford

              Milford: 3 seats [8]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1
              Fianna Fáil Liam Blaney [*]
              Independent Vincent J. Bradley
              Aontú Kathleen Deeney
              Sinn Féin Maria Doherty
              100% Redress Éamonn Jackson
              Independent Pauric McGarvey [†]
              Independent Declan Meehan
              Independent John O'Donnell [*]
              Fine Gael Aaron Sweeney
              Quota: 

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