2024 Laois County Council election

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2024 Laois County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 19 seats on Laois County Council
10 seats needed for a majority

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Area of Laois County Council

An election to all 19 seats on Laois County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Laois is divided into 3 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]

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Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 11
Fine Gael 8
Sinn Féin 7
Green 3
Aontú 1
Labour 3
Independent Ireland 2
Independent 12
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Candidates by local electoral area

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

Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick

Borris-in-OssoryMountmellick: 6 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Fine Gael Conor Bergin [*]
Fianna Fáil Paddy Bracken [*]
Fine Gael Paddy Buggy
Sinn Féin Helen Campion
Independent Ollie Clooney [*]
Labour Bryan Corrigan
Fianna Fáil Fintan Cuddy
Independent Kevin Drennan
Green Fiona Dunne
Fianna Fáil Declan Good
Sinn Féin Lorna Holohan Garry
Independent James Kelly [*]
Fine Gael John King [*]
Fianna Fáil Seamus McDonald [*]
Fianna Fáil Brian Phelan
Quota: 

    Graiguecullen–Portarlington

    GraiguecullenPortarlington: 6 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Labour Eoin Barry
    Independent Ben Brennan [*]
    Independent Ireland Patsy Fennell
    Fianna Fáil Padraig Fleming [*]
    Green Charlie Hackett
    Sinn Féin Aaron Kelly
    Fine Gael P.J Kelly []
    Fianna Fáil Joey Kennedy
    Fianna Fáil Paschal McEvoy [*]
    Independent Aisling Moran [*]
    Sinn Féin Aidan Mullins [*]
    Fine Gael Vivienne Phelan
    Quota: 

      Portlaoise

      Portlaoise: 7 seats [5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Independent Bolaji Adeyanju
      Fine Gael Willie Aird [*]
      Independent Noel Burke
      Independent Ireland Colette Byrne
      Fine Gael Thomasina Connell [*]
      Independent John Cowhig
      Independent Dom Dunne
      Sinn Féin Caroline Dwane-Stanley [*]
      Fianna Fáil John Joe Fennelly [*]
      Fianna Fáil Catherine Fitzgerald [*]
      Independent Pauline Flanagan
      Fianna Fáil Naeem Iqbal
      Independent Donal Kelly
      Sinn Féin Maria McCormack
      Independent Tommy Mulligan
      Green Rosie Palmer
      Sinn Féin Jason Phelan
      Aontú Martha Ryan
      Labour Marie Tuohy []
      Fine Gael Barry Walsh []
      Quota: 

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