2024 Wexford County Council election

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2024 Wexford County Council election
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  2019 7 June 20242029 

All 34 seats on Wexford County Council
18 seats needed for a majority

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Area of Wexford County Council

An election to all 34 seats on Wexford County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Wexford 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

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorParty
EnniscorthyKathleen Codd-Nolan Fine Gael
GoreyDiarmuid Devereux Fine Gael
RosslareJim Moore Fine Gael
WexfordMaura Bell Labour
Wexford John Hegarty Fine Gael

Results by party

PartyCandidatesSeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 14
Fine Gael 10
Sinn Féin 11
Aontú 1
Green 2
Labour 6
People Before Profit 1
Ireland First 1NewNew
National Party 1NewNew
The Irish People 1NewNew
Wexford Ind. Alliance 12NewNew
Independent 12
Total7234Steady2.svg100.00

The Wexford Independent Alliance is a team of candidates associated with the Independent politician TD Verona Murphy [3]

Candidates by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^  †: Outgoing councillor co-opted subsequent to the 2019 election.

Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy: 6 Seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Fianna Fáil Aidan Browne [*]
Fine Gael Cathal Byrne [*]
Green Brendan Cahill Flynn
Independent Eamonn Doyle
Fine Gael Patrick Kehoe
Fianna Fáil Barbara-Anne Murphy [*]
Sinn Féin Colette Nolan
Independent John O'Rourke [*]
Sinn Féin Alfie Ó Súilleabháin
Independent Jackser Owens [*]
Wexford Ind. Alliance Majella Wall
Wexford Ind. Alliance Cyril Wheelock
Quota: 

    Gorey

    Gorey: 6 Seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Wexford Ind. Alliance Nicky Boland
    Fianna Fáil Andrew Bolger []
    Independent Cillian Byrne
    Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe [*]
    Labour Lorna Fitzpatrick
    Wexford Ind. Alliance Jimmy Fleming
    People Before Profit Aisling Hudson
    Fianna Fáil Donal Kenny [*]
    Fine Gael Darragh McDonald
    Ireland First Darren McGovern
    Sinn Féin Kevin Molloy
    Sinn Féin Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin [*]
    Fianna Fáil Joe Sullivan [*]
    Green Ann Walsh
    Quota: 

      Kilmuckridge

      Kilmuckridge: 4 Seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Fianna Fáil Pip Breen [*]
      Independent Mary Farrell [*]
      Wexford Ind. Alliance Paddy Kavanagh
      Fianna Fáil Willie Kavanagh [*]
      Sinn Féin Declan Kenny
      Fine Gael Oliver Walsh [*]
      Quota: 

        New Ross

        New Ross: 6 Seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Wexford Ind. Alliance Pat Barden [*]
        Independent Anthony Connick [*]
        Independent John Dwyer
        Fianna Fáil John Fleming [*]
        Independent Anne Flynn
        Independent Raymond Forte
        Independent James Furlong
        Sinn Féin Kayley Goodison
        Labour Bridín Lyng-Moloney
        Fine Gael Bridín Murphy [*]
        Wexford Ind. Alliance Marty Murphy
        Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan [*]
        Fine Gael Harry Twomey
        Fianna Fáil Michael Whelan [*]
        Quota: 

          Rosslare

          Rosslare: 5 Seats [4]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Wexford Ind. Alliance Jack Barden
          Fianna Fáil Simon Boyse
          Independent Ger Carthy [*]
          Aontú Jim Codd [*]
          Labour Damien Corish
          Wexford Ind. Alliance Joe Druhan
          Fine Gael Willie Fitzharris
          Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald [*]
          National Party Jason Murphy
          Sinn Féin Aoife Rose O'Brien
          Sinn Féin Michael Roche
          Fine Gael Frank Staples [*]
          Quota: 

            Wexford

            Wexford: 7 Seats [4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Labour Vicky Clancy-Barron
            Sinn Féin Tom Forde [*]
            Sinn Féin Davy Hynes [*]
            Independent Leonard Kelly [*]
            Fianna Fáil Garry Laffan [*]
            Labour George Lawlor [*]
            Fianna Fáil Emmet Moloney
            Wexford Ind. Alliance Michelle O'Neill
            The Irish People Stephen Power
            Wexford Ind. Alliance Dave Ryan
            Wexford Ind. Alliance Raymond Shannon
            Sinn Féin Lorraine Smyth
            Fine Gael Robbie Staples
            Labour Catherine Walsh
            Quota: 

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