2024 Wicklow County Council election

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2024 Wicklow County Council election

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All 32 seats on Wicklow County Council
17 seats needed for a majority

Area of Wicklow County Council

An election to all 32 seats on Wicklow County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Wicklow 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]

The period for nominations opened at 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and will close at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024.[3]

Retiring incumbents[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Baltinglass Vincent Blake Fine Gael
Wicklow Shay Cullen Fine Gael
Greystones Derek Mitchell Fine Gael
Bray West Rory O'Connor Independent
Wicklow Irene Winters Fine Gael

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
People Before Profit
Irish Freedom New New
National Party New New
The Irish People New New
Independent
Total 32 Steady 100.00

Candidates by LEA[edit]

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

Arklow[edit]

Arklow: 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Tommy Annesley[*]
Independent Viktoria Bodley
Fine Gael Sylvester Bourke[*]
Sinn Féin Sheila Busher
People Before Profit Lorraine Farrell
Fianna Fáil Pat Fitzgerald[*]
Fine Gael Laurie Kearon
Fianna Fáil Pat Kennedy[*]
Independent Peir Leonard[*]
Independent Ireland David O'Gorman
Sinn Féin Warren O'Toole
Independent Miriam Murphy[*]
Quota:  

Baltinglass[edit]

Baltinglass: 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Kieran Burke
Sinn Féin Connor Byrne
Fine Gael Avril Cronin[*]
Fianna Fáil Patsy Glennon[*]
Sinn Féin Aidan Kinsella
Social Democrats Deirdre McCormack
People Before Profit Anthony McNulty
Fianna Fáil John Mullen[*]
Independent Jason Mulhall
Independent Gerry O'Neill[*]
Fine Gael Peter Stapleton
Fine Gael Edward Timmins[*]
Quota:  

Bray East[edit]

Bray East: 4 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Denise Cahill
The Irish People Finnian Cremins
Independent Lee Donnelly
Green Erika Doyle[†]
Independent Malachai Duddy
Labour Anne Ferris[*]
Fine Gael Aoife Flynn Kennedy[*]
Fianna Fáil Fergal Fitzgerald
People Before Profit Frank Hayes
Aontú Ciaran Hogan
Social Democrats Aaron McAllorum
Independent Ireland Ian Neary
Sinn Féin Mick Ryan[†]
Quota:  

Bray West[edit]

Bray West: 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Joe Behan[*]
Independent Rob Carry
Fine Gael Melanie Corrigan[*]
Independent Colm Flood
Labour Bryan Kenna
Independent Keith Manning
Sinn Féin Dermot O’Brien[*]
Green Alex Pigot
Social Democrats Caroline Winstanley
Quota:  

Greystones[edit]

Greystones: 6 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Social Democrats Mark Barry[†]
Fianna Fáil Jack Commons
Fine Gael Louise Fenelon Gaskin
Independent Orla Finn
Sinn Féin Brian Fogarty
Independent Tom Fortune[*]
Irish Freedom Anthony Goldsmith
Independent Charlie Keddy
Sinn Féin Esther Kelly
Fine Gael Aileen Lennon
People Before Profit Kellie McConnell
Green Lourda Scott[*]
Independent Stephen Stokes[†]
Labour Anne Waithira Burke
Quota:  

Wicklow[edit]

Wicklow: 6 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Social Democrats Danny Alvey
Fianna Fáil Sonia Casey-Shortt
Fianna Fáil Gail Dunne[*]
Green Mia Fahey McCarthy
Sinn Féin Anthony Hill
Independent Ireland Tim Kavanagh
Independent Mary Kavanagh[*]
Fine Gael Shane Langrell
Independent John Larkin
Labour Paul O'Brien[*]
Sinn Féin Abbie O'Loughlin
Fine Gael Graham Richmond
Independent John Snell[*]
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. ^ "Local Elections". Wicklow County Council.
  4. ^ "Nominations for the Arklow Local Electoral Area" (PDF). Wicklow County Council.
  5. ^ "Nominations for the Baltinglass Local Electoral Area" (PDF). Wicklow County Council.
  6. ^ "Nominations for the Bray East Local Electoral Area" (PDF). Wicklow County Council.
  7. ^ "Nominations for the Bray West Local Electoral Area" (PDF). Wicklow County Council.
  8. ^ "Nominations for the Greystones Local Electoral Area" (PDF). Wicklow County Council.
  9. ^ "Nominations for the Wicklow Local Electoral Area" (PDF). Wicklow County Council.

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