2024 Westmeath County Council election
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An election to all 20 seats on Westmeath County Council was 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 | 10 | ||||||
| Fine Gael | 8 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | 7 | ||||||
| Aontú | 1 | ||||||
| Social Democrats | 1 | ||||||
| Green | 3 | ||||||
| Labour | 4 | ||||||
| Independent Ireland | 3 | New | New | ||||
| Irish Freedom | 2 | New | New | ||||
| Ireland First | 2 | New | New | ||||
| The Irish People | 1 | New | New | ||||
| Independent | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 20 | 
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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]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent | Kevin "Boxer" Moran | 39.6 | 3,782 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Frankie Keena[*] | 14.4 | 1,371 | |
| Fine Gael | John Dolan[*] | 12.7 | 1,214 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Aengus O'Rourke[*] | 11.8 | 1,123 | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Dowling-Linehan | 4.7 | 445 | |
| Green | Louise Heavin[*] | 3.8 | 364 | |
| Independent | Tom Cleary | 3.3 | 316 | |
| Independent Ireland | Paul Hogan[†] | 3.2 | 310 | |
| Irish Freedom | Catrina O'Donohoe | 2.9 | 278 | |
| Fine Gael | Ruairí Keyes | 2.0 | 189 | |
| Labour | Ray Lennon | 1.6 | 149 | |
| Electorate: 20,464 Valid: 9,541 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 1,591 Turnout: 9,661 (47.2%) | ||||
Kinnegad[edit]
| 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[*] | {{{count1}}} | ||
| 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]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Tom Farrell[*] | 24.0 | 2185 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Vinny McCormack[*] | 17.9 | 1,630 | 1,777 | 1833 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam McDaniel[*] | 16.2 | 1,480 | 1,512 | 1,522 | |
| Labour | Johnnie Penrose[*] | 15.8 | 1,441 | 1,516 | 1,537 | |
| Independent | Michael O’Brien | 11.2 | 1,025 | 1,093 | 1,174 | |
| Independent Ireland | Paul Hogan [††] | 7.4 | 674 | 697 | 779 | |
| Sinn Féin | John Lawlor | 4.6 | 416 | 424 | 445 | |
| Irish Freedom | Shane Lynam | 3.0 | 270 | 277 | ||
| Electorate: 16,297 Valid: 9,121 Spoilt: 72 Quota: 1,825 Turnout: 9,193 | ||||||
Mullingar[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Labour | Fidelma Bennett | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Bill Collentine[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Aoife Davitt[*] | |||
| Independent | Mick Dollard[*] | 1696 | ||
| 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "John Shaw to bow out of politics". Westmeath Examiner. 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "FF selects Kinnegad area candidates". Westmeath Examiner. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Poll ATHLONE" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Poll Kinnegad" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Poll Moate" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Poll Mullingar" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.