2024 Westmeath County Council election

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2024 Westmeath County Council election

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All 20 seats on Westmeath County Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Green
Last election 9 5 2
Seats before 9 5 2

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Independent Ireland Independent
Last election 2 N/A 2
Seats before 2 1 1

Area of Westmeath County Council

An election to all 20 seats on Westmeath County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Westmeath is divided into 4 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]

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Sinn Féin
Aontú
Social Democrats
Green
Labour
Independent Ireland New New
Irish Freedom New New
Ireland First New New
The Irish People New New
Independent
Total 20 Steady 100.00

Retiring incumbents[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Councillor Party
Kinnegad John Shaw[3] Fianna Fáil
Kinnegad Paddy Hill[4] Fianna Fáil
Kinnegad Frank McDermott Fine Gael

Candidates by local electoral area[edit]

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

Athlone[edit]

Athlone: 5 Seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Tom Cleary
Fine Gael John Dolan[*]
Sinn Féin Conor Dowling-Linehan
Green Louise Heavin[*]
Independent Ireland Paul Hogan[†]
Fianna Fáil Frankie Keena[*]
Fine Gael Ruairí Keyes
Labour Ray Lennon
Independent Kevin 'Boxer' Moran
Irish Freedom Catrina O'Donohoe
Fianna Fáil Aengus O'Rourke[*]
Quota:  

Kinnegad[edit]

Kinnegad: 5 Seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Shauna Coyne[*]
Independent Ireland Brian Crum
Fianna Fáil Alfie Devine
Independent Noleen Fanning
Fianna Fáil Niall Gaffney
Ireland First Sarah Heraty
Fine Gael Anthonia Izekor
Sinn Féin David Jones
Labour Denis Leonard[*]
Fine Gael Seamus MacDermott
The Irish People Ian McGauley
Sinn Féin Frances Monahan
Green Carol Okeke
Aontú Laura O’Neill
Sinn Féin Maureen Piggot
Fine Gael Emily Wallace[*]
Quota:  

Moate[edit]

Moate: 4 Seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Tom Farrell[*]
Independent Ireland Paul Hogan [††]
Sinn Féin John Lawlor
Irish Freedom Shane Lynam
Fianna Fáil Vinny McCormack[*]
Fianna Fáil Liam McDaniel[*]
Independent Michael O’Brien
Labour Johnnie Penrose[*]
Quota:  

Mullingar[edit]

Mullingar: 6 Seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Fidelma Bennett
Fianna Fáil Bill Collentine[*]
Fianna Fáil Aoife Davitt[*]
Independent Mick Dollard[*]
Fine Gael Andrew Duncan[*]
Fianna Fáil Ken Glynn[*]
Fine Gael Gerry Heery
Independent Patrick Hussey
Ireland First Margaret Maguire
Sinn Féin Julie McCourt
Social Democrats Ali Morris
Sinn Féin Damien Rooney
Green Hazel Smyth[*]
Quota:  

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "John Shaw to bow out of politics". Westmeath Examiner. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "FF selects Kinnegad area candidates". Westmeath Examiner. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Notice of Poll ATHLONE" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Notice of Poll Kinnegad" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Notice of Poll Moate" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Notice of Poll Mullingar" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.