2024 Kerry County Council election
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All 33 seats on Kerry County Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An election to all 33 seats on Kerry County Council was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Kerry 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]
Results by party[edit]
| Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 11 | ||||||
| Fine Gael | 10 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | 13 | ||||||
| Aontú | 3 | ||||||
| Social Democrats | 2 | ||||||
| Green | 6 | ||||||
| Labour | 4 | ||||||
| Kerry Ind. | 1 | ||||||
| Party for Animal Welfare | 1 | New | New | ||||
| The Irish People | 3 | New | New | ||||
| National Party | 1 | New | New | ||||
| Independent | 22 | ||||||
| Totals | 77 | 31 | 
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Results by local electoral area[edit]
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
Castleisland[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Independent | Jackie Healy-Rae[*] | 29.86% | 2,890 | |||||
| Independent | Charlie Farrelly[*] | 18.63% | 1,803 | 2,117 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Fionnán Fitzgerald [*] | 15.92% | 1,541 | 1,741 | 1,794 | 1,847 | 2,104 | |
| Fine Gael | Bobby O'Connell[*] | 15.15% | 1,466 | 1,628 | 1,682 | 1,721 | 1,910 | |
| Independent | Michelle Keane | 10.24% | 991 | 1,106 | 1,138 | 1,196 | 1,382 | |
| Sinn Féin | Deirdre Bell | 7.51% | 727 | 851 | 882 | 965 | ||
| Green | Paul Bowler | 1.41% | 136 | 146 | 147 | |||
| Aontú | Cáit Ní Ríordáin | 1.29% | 125 | 154 | 164 | |||
| Electorate: 15,460 Valid: 9,679 Spoilt: 67 Quota: 1,936 Turnout: 63% | ||||||||
Corca Dhuibhne[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Tommy Griffin | 22.68% | 1,807 | 1,844 | 2,041 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Robert Brosnan | 17.94% | 1,429 | 1,563 | 1,677 | 2,131 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael O’Shea[*] | 16.80% | 1,338 | 1,373 | 1,435 | 1,562 | 1,596 | |
| Green | Peadar Ó Fionnáin | 12.85% | 1,024 | 1,143 | 1,242 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Breandán Fitzgerald[*] | 12.73% | 1,014 | 1,110 | 1,372 | 1,735 | 1,866 | |
| Fine Gael | Séamus Cosaí Fitzgerald[*] | 9.29% | 740 | 774 | ||||
| Labour | Mike Kennedy | 6.38% | 508 | |||||
| Electorate: 12,578 Valid: 7,860 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,966 Turnout: 7,966 (66.3%) | ||||||||
Kenmare[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Cahill[*] | |||
| Social Democrats | Tim Clifford | |||
| Fine Gael | Tony Donnelly | |||
| Independent | Podge Foley | |||
| Independent | Johnny Healy-Rae[*] | |||
| Independent | Patrick Lyne | |||
| Independent | Dan McCarthy[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Norma Moriarty[*] | |||
| Green | Cleo Murphy | |||
| The Irish People | William O'Brien | |||
| Independent | Oliver O'Neill | |||
| Sinn Féin | Stephanie O'Shea | |||
| Aontú | Catherina O'Sullivan | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Ken O'Sullivan | |||
| Fine Gael | Teddy O’Sullivan Casey | |||
| Sinn Féin | Damian Quigg | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Killarney[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent | Kamaruzzaman Abdul-Kadir | |||
| Independent | Brendan Cronin | |||
| Independent | Martin Grady | |||
| Green | Diarmaid Griffin | |||
| Fine Gael | Dermot Healy | |||
| Independent | Maura Healy-Rae[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Niall Kelleher[*] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Caroline Kenneally | |||
| Independent | Natalia Krasnenkova | |||
| Independent | William Leen | |||
| Independent | Iqbal Mahmud | |||
| Independent | Diarmuid McGuckin | |||
| Labour | Marie Moloney[*] | |||
| Independent | Niall O'Callaghan[*] | |||
| The Irish People | Alan O'Connor | |||
| Kerry Ind. | John O'Donoghue | |||
| Sinn Féin | Damien Switzer | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Listowel[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Mike Kennelly[*] | 15.7 | 2,301 | |
| Independent | Liam "Speedy" Nolan | 15.2 | 2,223 | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Foley | 13.9 | 2,402 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Mike Leane | 12.0 | 1,766 | |
| Sinn Féin | Tom Barry | 11.5 | 1,685 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Moloney[*] | 9.4 | 1,371 | |
| Sinn Féin | Marion Falvey O’Sullivan | 8.8 | 1,292 | |
| Aontú | Sonny Foran | 5.8 | 845 | |
| Sinn Féin | Thomas Harrington | 3.0 | 446 | |
| Independent | John O'Sullivan | 2.8 | 414 | |
| Green | Oonagh Comerford | 1.1 | 165 | |
| Party for Animal Welfare | Rosemarie Smith | 0.8 | 110 | |
| Electorate: 25,821 Valid: 14,660 Spoilt: 137 Quota: 2,095 Turnout: 14,797 (57.3%) | ||||
Tralee[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent | Ame Abdurahman | |||
| Fine Gael | Angie Baily | |||
| Sinn Féin | Paul Daly | |||
| Fine Gael | Sinéad Donnelly | |||
| Green | Anluan Dunne | |||
| Sinn Féin | Deirdre Ferris[†] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Cathal Foley[†] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Paddy Kevane | |||
| Independent | Sam Locke | |||
| Independent | Tom McEllistrim | |||
| Labour | Terry O'Brien[*] | |||
| The Irish People | Eddie O'Grady | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Anne O'Sullivan | |||
| Social Democrats | Mistura Oyebamji | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Mikey Sheehy[*] | |||
| Labour | Ben Slimm | |||
| National Party | Jacob Sweeney | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Campaign[edit]
Debates[edit]
| 2024 Kerry County Council election debates | |||||||||||
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| Date | Broadcaster | Moderator(s) | Participants — Name Participant N Party not invited/did not participate | Notes | |||||||
| FG | FF | SF | Lab | IND | GP | SD | Aon | ||||
| 23 Apr | Radio Kerry | Jerry O'Sullivan | Tommy Griffin | Breandán Fitzgerald | Robert Brosnan | Mike Kennedy | N | Peadar Ó Fionnáin | N | N | [5] |
| 29 Apr | Radio Kerry | Jerry O'Sullivan | Michael Foley | Jimmy Moloney | Thomas Harrington | N | Liam "Speedy" Nolan | N | N | Sonny Foran | [6] |
| 7 May | Radio Kerry | Jerry O'Sullivan | Teddy O’Sullivan Casey | Norma Moriarty | Stephanie O’Shea | N | Podge Foley + Johnny Healy-Rae |
N | N | N | |
Councillors not standing for re-election[edit]
| Councillor | Electoral area | First elected | Party | Date announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Finucane[a] | Tralee | 2009 | Fine Gael | 12 September 2023[7] | |
| Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen | Kenmare | 2009 | Fine Gael | 3 October 2023[8] | |
| Aoife Thornton | Listowel | 2014 | Fine Gael | 2 February 2024[9] | |
| John Francis Flynn | Killorglin | 2014 | Fianna Fáil | 14 March 2024[10] | |
- Notes
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Election Candidates". Kerry County Council. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Corca Dhuibhne - Kerry County Council". RTE News. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Election 2024: An Daingean Electoral Area Debate – April 23rd, 2024". Radio Kerry. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections 2024: Listowel Electoral Area Debate – April 29th, 2024". Radio Kerry. 29 April 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Crean, Dermot (12 September 2023). "Cllr Jim Finucane Will Not Run For Council At Next Local Elections". Tralee Today. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Kenmare cllr Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen won't contest next election". Radio Kerry. 3 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Cllr Aoife Thornton will not contest next local elections". Radio Kerry. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Cllr John Francis Flynn will not contest next local elections". Radio Kerry. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.