2024 Galway County Council election

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2024 Galway County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 39 seats on Galway County Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Ireland
Last election1511N/A
Current seats13124

 
Party Sinn Féin Green Republican Sinn Féin
Last election111
Current seats111

 
Party Independent
Last election10
Current seats7

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Area of Galway County Council

An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council will be held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Galway 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]

Contents

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 17
Fine Gael 14
Sinn Féin 9
Aontú 1
Green 6
Labour 2
Republican Sinn Féin 1
People Before Profit 1
Independent Ireland 7NewNew
Irish Freedom 1NewNew
National Party 1NewNew
The Irish People 5NewNew
Independent 14
Totals7939Steady2.svg100.00

Incumbents retiring

ConstituencyCouncillorParty
Ballinasloe Tim Broderick [3] Independent
Athenry–OranmoreJim Cuddy [4] Independent
Tuam Colm Keaveney [5] Fianna Fáil

Candidates by local electoral area

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

Athenry–Oranmore

AthenryOranmore: 7 seats [6] [7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
The Irish People Maria Carr
Independent James Charity
Fine Gael David Collins [*]
Fianna Fáil Albert Dolan [*]
Fine Gael Peter Feeney
Independent Tomás Grealish
Fine Gael Eoghan Gallagher
Independent Ireland Sean Hehir
Fianna Fáil Cillian Keane
Labour Fergal Landy
Green Eoin Madden
Sinn Féin Louis O'Hara
Fianna Fáil Selly Herterich Quinn [*]
Quota: 

    Ballinasloe

    Ballinasloe: 6 seats [7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly [*]
    Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly [*]
    Independent Ireland Declan Geraghty [*]
    Fine Gael Alan Harney
    Fine Gael Peter Keaveney [*]
    Sinn Féin Regan Maher
    PBP–Solidarity Andrew Mannion
    Independent Evelyn Parsons [*]
    Quota: 

      Conamara North

      Conamara North: 4 seats [7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Independent Críostóir Breathnach
      Green Daniel Gleeson
      Sinn Féin Tom Healy
      Fianna Fáil Gerard King [*]
      Fine Gael Eileen Mannion [*]
      Independent Mánus Ó Conaire
      Independent Ireland Séamus Walsh [*]
      Independent Thomas Welby [*]
      Quota: 

        Conamara South

        Conamara South: 5 seats [7]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Independent Críostóir Breathnach
        Independent Michael Curran
        Independent Ireland Michael Leainde
        Fine Gael Padraig Mac An Iomaire [*]
        Green Alistair McKinstry [*]
        Irish Freedom Doran McMahon
        Independent Sinead O'Brien
        Fianna Fáil Dáithí O Cualáin [*]
        Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin [*]
        Independent PJ Ó Flatharta
        Sinn Féin Kevin O’Hara
        Fianna Fáil Mairtin Ó Laoi
        Fianna Fáil Daragh Ó Tuairisg
        Independent Geri Slevin
        Independent Ireland Noel Thomas [*]
        The Irish People Aidan Walsh
        Quota: 

          Gort–Kinvara

          GortKinvara: 5 seats [7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Independent Geraldine Donohue
          Fianna Fáil Gerry Finnerty [*]
          Green Megan Flynn Dixon
          Sinn Féin Lucina Kelly
          Fine Gael Paul Killilea
          Fianna Fáil Martina Kinane [*]
          Fine Gael P.J. Murphy [*]
          The Irish People Alan Sweeney
          Quota: 

            Loughrea

            Loughrea: 5 seats [7]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Fianna Fáil Ivan Canning [*]
            Fianna Fáil Shane Curley [*]
            Independent Ireland Declan Kelly [*]
            Fianna Fáil Mark Larkin
            Green Michelle Tooher Madden
            Fine Gael Michael (Moegie) Maher [*]
            Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn [*]
            The Irish People John McGettigan
            Sinn Féin Ailish O'Reilly
            Quota: 

              Tuam

              Tuam: 7 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1
              National Party Ross Culligan
              Independent Ireland Shaun Cunniffe
              Sinn Féin Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh
              The Irish People Danann Gaughan
              Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade [*]
              Green Islammiyah Saudique-Kadejo
              Fianna Fáil Donagh Killilea [*]
              Independent Colin Lynch
              Independent Karey McHugh-Farag [*]
              Labour Blessing Oguekwe
              Fianna Fáil Tom Quirke
              Fine Gael Andrew Reddington [*]
              Sinn Féin Deborah Reynolds
              Fine Gael Peter Roche [*]
              Fianna Fáil Joe Sheridan [*]
              Aontú Luke Silke
              Fine Gael Ollie Turner
              Quota: 

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