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2024 Mayo County Council election
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All 30 seats on Mayo County Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Last election 12 11 1
Current seats 11 11 1
 
Party Independent
Last election 6
Current seats 7
Area of Mayo County Council
Incumbent Council control


An election to all 30 seats on Mayo County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Mayo 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]

Incumbents retiring[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constitutency Councillor Party
Claremorris John Cribbin[3] Independent
Ballina Séamus Weir[4] Independent

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13
Fine Gael 15
Sinn Féin 9
Aontú 2
Social Democrats 1
Green 2
Labour 1
Independent Ireland 3 New New
People Before Profit 1
Irish Freedom 1 New New
The Irish People 3 New New
Independent 22
Total 73 30 Steady 100.00

Results by local electoral area[edit]

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

Ballina[edit]

Ballina: 6 seats[5][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael John O'Hara[*] 19.2% 2,374
Independent Mark Duffy[*] 18.8% 2,325
Fianna Fáil Michael Loftus[*] 10.4% 1,291
Fianna Fáil Annie May Reape[*] 9.5% 1,176
Independent Joe Faughan 9.1% 1,121
Fianna Fáil David Alexander 8.0% 994
Fine Gael Jarlath Munnelly[*] 7.5% 932
Sinn Féin Úna Morris 3.8% 474
Fine Gael Hugh Rouse 3.1% 385
Independent Joe Doocey 3.1% 382
Independent Willie Nolan 2.7% 331
Sinn Féin Antonio Cafolla 2.1% 256
Independent Garie Beattie 1.5% 189
Independent Jo Mullen 0.7% 81
Independent Keith Howley 0.6% 69
Quota:  

Belmullet[edit]

Belmullet: 3 Seats[5][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Paul McNamara[*] 23.8% 1,745
Fine Gael Gerry Coyle[*] 20.7% 1,519
Fianna Fáil Sean Carey[*] 19.8% 1,455
Sinn Féin Rosaleen Lally 14.7% 1,079
Fine Gael Pat Chambers 14.3% 1,052
Independent John Paul Carey 4.5% 331
Green Micheál O’Conaill 1.6% 117
Independent Jay Heneghan 0.7% 48
Quota:  

Castlebar[edit]

Castlebar: 7 Seats[5][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Michael Kilcoyne 16.0% 2,405    
Fine Gael Ger Deere[*] 13.0% 1,958    
Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell[*] 10.9% 1,631 1,703 1,709
Fianna Fáil Blackie Gavin 10.2% 1,526 1,648 1,664
Fine Gael Cyril Burke[*] 9.0% 1,358 1,396 1,411
Fine Gael Donna Sheridan[*] 6.6% 996 1,037 1,051
Independent Stephen Kerr 6.0% 899 935 936
Fianna Fáil Martin McLoughlin[*] 5.6% 834 867 875
Independent Harry Barrett 4.9% 743 800 809
Sinn Féin Donna Hyland 4.0% 599 627 629
Independent Gerry Loftus 3.6% 542 565 566
Independent Ireland Donal Geraghty 2.9% 442 477 480
People Before Profit Joe Daly 1.6% 246 257 258
Labour Kamal Uddin 1.5% 228 234 237
Sinn Féin Maura O’Sullivan 1.4% 206 216 217
Independent Brendan Lavelle 1.1% 172 181 182
Social Democrats Aidan Browne 1.0% 154 156 156
The Irish People Tom Moran 0.3% 42 45 45
Independent Maksym Shalomon 0.2% 35 36 36
Electorate: 25,979   Valid: 15,016   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 1,878   Turnout: 58.3%  

Claremorris[edit]

Claremorris: 6 Seats[5][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Patsy O'Brien[*] 20.0% 2,738
Independent Richard Finn[*] 13.4% 1,831
Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan[*] 11.8% 1,616
Fine Gael Alma Gallagher 10.8% 1,471
Fine Gael Michael Burke[*] 10.6% 1,456
Fine Gael Tom Connolly[*] 8.9% 1,216
Aontú Paul Lawless 8.6% 1,177
Fianna Fáil Stephen Nolan 6.4% 880
Independent Ireland Mark Devane 4.9% 676
Sinn Féin Eamon Phelan 2.3% 311
Independent Geraldine Kelly 1.1% 156
The Irish People Árón Ceallaigh 0.7% 92
Independent Sandra Sweetman 0.4% 56
Quota:  

Swinford[edit]

Swinford: 4 Seats[5][10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Gerry Murray[*] 18.2% 1,586
Fianna Fáil Adrian Forkan[†] 16.7% 1,460
Fianna Fáil John Caulfield[*] 15.2% 1,325
Sinn Féin John Sheahan 15.0% 1,308
Fine Gael Neil Cruise[*] 14.4% 1,251
Fine Gael Antoinette Peyton 10.1% 877
Aontú Tommy Horan 7.1% 620
The Irish People Marion Gordon 2.2% 191
Independent Seán Forkin 1.1% 99
Quota:  

Westport[edit]

Westport: 4 seats[5][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Ireland Chris Maxwell 19.2% 1,793
Fine Gael Peter Flynn[*] 16.7% 1,559
Independent John O'Malley 14.5% 1,350
Fianna Fáil Brendan Mulroy[*] 14.2% 1,328
Independent Christy Hyland 13.1% 1,221
Fine Gael Keira Keogh 12.7% 1,184
Sinn Féin Karen Gallagher 4.6% 432
Green Peter Nolan 3.1% 293
Irish Freedom Niall McCormack 1.7% 160
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. 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. ^ O'Malley, Paul (7 May 2024). "'Ballyhaunis is the better for John Cribbin'". westernpeople.ie. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ Kelly, Tom (13 March 2024). "Long-serving Mayo Councillor Seamus Weir is set to retire from public life". Connaugh Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Fógra na Vótaíochta-Notice of Poll" (PDF). Mayo County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/mayo-county/ballina
  7. ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/mayo-county/belmullet
  8. ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/mayo-county/castlebar
  9. ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/mayo-county/claremorris
  10. ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/mayo-county/swinford
  11. ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/mayo-county/westport
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