2024 Kerry County Council election

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2024 Kerry County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 33 seats on Kerry County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Last election1074

 
Party Labour KIA Independent
Last election219

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Area of Kerry County Council

Incumbent Council control

Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael



An election to all 33 seats on Kerry County Council will be held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Kerry 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

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 11
Fine Gael 10
Sinn Féin 13
Aontú 3
Social Democrats 2
Green 6
Labour 4
KIA 1
Party for Animal Welfare 1NewNew
The Irish People 3NewNew
National Party 1NewNew
Independent 22
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Candidates by local electoral area

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

Castleisland

Castleisland: 4 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Sinn Féin Deirdre Bell
Green Paul Bowler
Independent Charlie Farrelly [*]
Fianna Fáil Fionnán Fitzgerald [*]
Independent Jackie Healy-Rae [*]
Independent Michelle Keane
Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell [*]
Aontú Cáit Ní Ríordáin
Quota: 

    Corca Dhuibhne

    Corca Dhuibhne: 3 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Sinn Féin Robert Brosnan
    Fianna Fáil Breandán Fitzgerald [*]
    Fine Gael Séamus Cosaí Fitzgerald [*]
    Fine Gael Tommy Griffin
    Labour Mike Kennedy
    Green Peadar Ó Fionnáin
    Fianna Fáil Michael O’Shea [*]
    Quota: 

      Kenmare

      Kenmare: 6 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill [*]
      Social Democrats Tim Clifford
      Fine Gael Tony Donnelly
      Independent Podge Foley
      Independent Johnny Healy-Rae [*]
      Independent Patrick Lyne
      Independent Dan McCarthy [*]
      Fianna Fáil Norma Moriarty [*]
      Green Cleo Murphy
      The Irish People William O'Brien
      Independent Oliver O'Neill
      Sinn Féin Stephanie O'Shea
      Aontú Catherina O'Sullivan
      Fianna Fáil Ken O'Sullivan
      Fine Gael Teddy O’Sullivan Casey
      Sinn Féin Damian Quigg
      Quota: 

        Killarney

        Killarney: 7 seats [3]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Independent Kamaruzzaman Abdul-Kadir
        Independent Brendan Cronin
        Independent Martin Grady
        Green Diarmaid Griffin
        Fine Gael Dermot Healy
        Independent Maura Healy-Rae [*]
        Fianna Fáil Niall Kelleher [*]
        Sinn Féin Caroline Kenneally
        Independent Natalia Krasnenkova
        Independent William Leen
        Independent Iqbal Mahmud
        Independent Diarmuid McGuckin
        Labour Marie Moloney [*]
        Independent Niall O'Callaghan [*]
        The Irish People Alan O'Connor
        KIA John O'Donoghue
        Sinn Féin Damien Switzer
        Quota: 

          Listowel

          Listowel: 6 seats [3]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Sinn Féin Tom Barry
          Green Oonagh Comerford
          Sinn Féin Marion Falvey O’Sullivan
          Fine Gael Michael Foley
          Aontú Sonny Foran
          Sinn Féin Thomas Harrington
          Fine Gael Mike Kennelly [*]
          Fianna Fáil Mike Leane
          Fianna Fáil Jimmy Moloney [*]
          Independent Liam "Speedy" Nolan
          Independent John O'Sullivan
          Party for Animal Welfare Rosemarie Smith
          Quota: 

            Tralee

            Tralee: 7 seats [3]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Independent Ame Abdurahman
            Fine Gael Angie Baily
            Sinn Féin Paul Daly
            Fine Gael Sinéad Donnelly
            Green Anluan Dunne
            Sinn Féin Deirdre Ferris []
            Sinn Féin Cathal Foley []
            Sinn Féin Paddy Kevane
            Independent Sam Locke
            Independent Tom McEllistrim
            Labour Terry O'Brien [*]
            The Irish People Eddie O'Grady
            Fianna Fáil Anne O'Sullivan
            Social Democrats Mistura Oyebamji
            Fianna Fáil Mikey Sheehy [*]
            Labour Ben Slimm
            National Party Jacob Sweeney
            Quota: 

              Campaign

              Debates

              2024 Kerry County Council election debates
              DateBroadcasterModerator(s)Participants   Name Participant   N Party not invited/did not participate Notes
              FG FF SF Lab IND GP SD Aon
              23 Apr Radio Kerry Jerry O'SullivanTommy GriffinBreandán FitzgeraldRobert BrosnanMike KennedyNPeadar Ó FionnáinNN [4]
              29 Apr Radio Kerry Jerry O'SullivanMichael FoleyJimmy MoloneyThomas HarringtonNLiam "Speedy" NolanNNSonny Foran [5]
              7 May Radio Kerry Jerry O'SullivanTeddy O’Sullivan CaseyNorma MoriartyStephanie O’SheaNPodge Foley +
              Johnny Healy-Rae
              NNN

              Councillors not standing for re-election

              CouncillorElectoral areaFirst electedPartyDate announced
              Jim Finucane [lower-alpha 1] Tralee 2009 Fine Gael 12 September 2023 [6]
              Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen Kenmare 2009 Fine Gael 3 October 2023 [7]
              Aoife Thornton Listowel 2014 Fine Gael 2 February 2024 [8]
              John Francis Flynn Killorglin 2014 Fianna Fáil 14 March 2024 [9]
              Notes
              1. Incumbent Cathaoirleach at time of election.

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