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2024 Wexford County Council election

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2024 Wexford County Council election

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All 34 seats on Wexford County Council
18 seats needed for a majority

Area of Wexford County Council

An election to all 34 seats on Wexford County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Wexford 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]

Voting took place in 197 polling booths accross 6 local electoral areas on 7th June, which coincided with voting for the 2024 european elections in the constitucency of Ireland South.

Counting of votes took place from 8th june in St. Joseph's /community centre in wexford town, where it continues as of 10 june due to recounts in three areas, Gorey, Enniscorthy and Rosslare.

Retiring incumbents[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Enniscorthy Kathleen Codd-Nolan Fine Gael
Gorey Diarmuid Devereux Fine Gael
Rosslare Jim Moore Fine Gael
Wexford Maura Bell Labour
Wexford John Hegarty Fine Gael

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 16500 25.72
Fine Gael 10 11826 18.43
Sinn Féin 11 7039 10.97
Aontú 1 2455 3.83
Green 2 586 0.92
Labour 6 4421 6.89
People Before Profit 1 133 0.21
Ireland First 1 New 389 0.61 New
National Party 1 New 125 0.19 New
The Irish People 1 New 145 0.23 New
Wexford Ind. Alliance 12 New 10223 15.93 New
Independent 12 10312 16.07
Total 72 34 Steady 100.00

The Wexford Independent Alliance is a team of candidates associated with the Independent politician TD Verona Murphy[3]

Candidates by local electoral area[edit]

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor co-opted subsequent to the 2019 election.

Enniscorthy[edit]

*Note Full Recount underway for Enniscorthy starting 10am 10 june.

Enniscorthy: 6 Seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Aidan Browne[*] 14.37 1617
Fine Gael Cathal Byrne[*] 20.22 2275
Green Brendan Cahill Flynn 2.30 259
Independent Eamonn Doyle 2.63 296
Fine Gael Patrick Kehoe 8.33 937
Fianna Fáil Barbara-Anne Murphy[*] 11.91 1340
Sinn Féin Colette Nolan 6.16 693
Independent John O'Rourke[*] 10.33 1124
Sinn Féin Alfie Ó Súilleabháin 2.45 276
Independent Jackser Owens[*] 10.14 1141
Wexford Ind. Alliance Majella Wall 5.31 597
Wexford Ind. Alliance Cyril Wheelock 5.87 660
Valid: 11253   Spoilt: 157   Quota: 1608   Turnout: 11410  

Gorey[edit]

*Note Full Recount underway for Gorey starting 10am 10 june.

Gorey: 6 Seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Wexford Ind. Alliance Nicky Boland
Fianna Fáil Andrew Bolger[†]
Independent Cillian Byrne
Fine Gael Anthony Donohoe[*]
Labour Lorna Fitzpatrick
Wexford Ind. Alliance Jimmy Fleming
People Before Profit Aisling Hudson
Fianna Fáil Donal Kenny[*]
Fine Gael Darragh McDonald
Ireland First Darren McGovern
Sinn Féin Kevin Molloy
Sinn Féin Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin[*]
Fianna Fáil Joe Sullivan[*]
Green Ann Walsh
Quota:  

Kilmuckridge[edit]

Kilmuckridge: 4 Seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Pip Breen[*]
Independent Mary Farrell[*]
Wexford Ind. Alliance Paddy Kavanagh
Fianna Fáil Willie Kavanagh[*]
Sinn Féin Declan Kenny
Fine Gael Oliver Walsh[*]
Quota:  

New Ross[edit]

New Ross: 6 Seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Wexford Ind. Alliance Pat Barden[*]
Independent Anthony Connick[*]
Independent John Dwyer
Fianna Fáil John Fleming[*]
Independent Anne Flynn
Independent Raymond Forte
Independent James Furlong
Sinn Féin Kayley Goodison
Labour Bridín Lyng-Moloney
Fine Gael Bridín Murphy[*]
Wexford Ind. Alliance Marty Murphy
Fianna Fáil Michael Sheehan[*]
Fine Gael Harry Twomey
Fianna Fáil Michael Whelan[*]
Quota:  

Rosslare[edit]

*Note Full Recount underway for Rosslare starting 10am 10 june.

Rosslare: 5 Seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Wexford Ind. Alliance Jack Barden
Fianna Fáil Simon Boyse
Independent Ger Carthy[*]
Aontú Jim Codd[*]
Labour Damien Corish
Wexford Ind. Alliance Joe Druhan
Fine Gael Willie Fitzharris
Fianna Fáil Lisa McDonald[*]
National Party Jason Murphy
Sinn Féin Aoife Rose O'Brien
Sinn Féin Michael Roche
Fine Gael Frank Staples[*]
Quota:  

Wexford[edit]

Wexford: 7 Seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Vicky Clancy-Barron
Sinn Féin Tom Forde[*]
Sinn Féin Davy Hynes[*]
Independent Leonard Kelly[*]
Fianna Fáil Garry Laffan[*]
Labour George Lawlor[*]
Fianna Fáil Emmet Moloney
Wexford Ind. Alliance Michelle O'Neill
The Irish People Stephen Power
Wexford Ind. Alliance Dave Ryan
Wexford Ind. Alliance Raymond Shannon
Sinn Féin Lorraine Smyth
Fine Gael Robbie Staples
Labour Catherine Walsh
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. ^ "Wexford TD Verona Murphy confirms 'Wexford Independent Alliance' grouping to contest local elections". Independent.ie. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Wexford County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.