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2024 Offaly County Council election

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2024 Offaly County Council election

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

Area of Offaly County Council

An election to all 19 seats on Offaly County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Offaly 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]

Results by party

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Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 8 Steady 12,603 38.89 -1.06
Fine Gael 5 5 Increase1 6,652 20.53 -1.11
Sinn Féin 5 3 Increase3 3,186 9.83 +5.25
Independent Ireland 1 1 New 1,320 4.07 New
Social Democrats 2 0 Decrease1 1,220 3.77 +1.66
Green 3 0 Decrease1 807 2.49 +0.61
Irish Freedom 1 0 New 418 1.29 New
Aontú 1 0 New 191 0.59 New
Independent 9 2 Decrease1 6,006 18.53 +2.36
Total 37 19 Steady 32,403 100.00

Results by local electoral area

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

Birr

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Birr: 6 Seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Peter Ormond[*] 16.22% 1,943                      
Independent John Leahy[*] 15.15% 1,815                      
Fine Gael John Clendennen[*] 13.03% 1,562 1,644 1,666 1,677 1,708 1,782            
Fine Gael Hugh Egan 9.77% 1,171 1,176 1,185 1,185 1,196 1,206 1,307 1,378 1,393 1,458 1,877  
Sinn Féin Sean Maher 7.74% 927 943 949 957 981 1,055 1,088 1,113 1,137 1,236 1,264 1,282
Fianna Fáil Barbara Daly 7.34% 879 895 905 905 916 918 979 1,012 1,012 1,047    
Fianna Fáil Audrey Hennessy-Kennedy 6.92% 829 907 916 923 940 1,022 1,039 1,083 1,110 1,212 1,507 1,573
Social Democrats Clare Claffey[*] 5.03% 603 609 618 624 700 734 785 901 913 1,089 1,175 1,256
Independent Jonathan O'Meara 4.62% 554 561 570 577 622 671 727 880 881      
Independent Mike Boylan 4.03% 483 486 493 499 548 578 645          
Independent Martin Buckley 3.58% 429 431 443 444 459 470            
Independent Michael Deegan 3.17% 380 385 388 402 425              
Aontú Aubrey Claffey 1.59% 191 194 198 199                
Green Ekaterina Koneva 1.19% 143 147 148 153                
Independent Garrett Kelly 0.59% 71 75 76                  
Electorate: 22,379   Valid: 11,980   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 1,712   Turnout: 12,139 (54.24%)  

Edenderry

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Edenderry: 6 Seats[3][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Eddie Fitzpatrick[*] 22.83% 1,998          
Independent Ireland Fergus McDonnell 15.08% 1,320          
Fianna Fáil Claire Murray 12.96% 1,134 1,361        
Fine Gael Liam Quinn[*] 12.18% 1,066 1,156 1,172 1,179 1,271  
Fine Gael Noel Cribben[*] 10.18% 891 978 987 992 1,043 1,185
Sinn Féin Claire Murray 7.40% 648 709 716 884 912 1,128
Social Democrats John McNamee 7.05% 617 639 641 650 692  
Fianna Fáil Robert McDermott[*] 7.01% 614 757 817 820 867 1,112
Green Mark Hackett 3.08% 270 362 371 380    
Sinn Féin Rory Ryan 2.22% 194 219 226      
Electorate: 18,340   Valid: 8,752   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,251   Turnout: 8,885 (48.45%)  

Tullamore

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Tullamore: 7 Seats[3][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Neil Feighery[*] 16.81% 1,962          
Fianna Fáil Frank Moran[*] 12.24% 1,429 1,450 1,459      
Independent Sean O'Brien[*] 11.45% 1,337 1,393 1,445 1,538    
Fianna Fáil Tony McCormack[*] 11.36% 1,326 1,422 1,429 1,509    
Fianna Fáil Declan Harvey[*] 10.87% 1,269 1,339 1,357 1,415 1,441 1,466
Sinn Féin Aoife Masterson 10.42% 1,216 1,267 1,418 1,483    
Fianna Fáil Ollie Bryant 10.13% 1,182 1,308 1,323 1,373 1,388 1,408
Independent Sandy Feehan-Smollen[†] 6.70% 782 808 863 895 913 916
Irish Freedom Paddy Broder 4.12% 418 423 449 453 454 456
Green Liam Walsh 3.37% 394 425 435      
Sinn Féin Tim Farrell 1.72% 201 204        
Independent Deirdre Dillon 1.33% 155 173        
Electorate: 23,791   Valid: 11,671   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,459   Turnout: 11,833 (49.74%)  

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Offaly County Council. 22 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Birr LEA Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Edenderry LEA Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Tullamore LEA Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2024.