2024 Donegal County Council election
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All 37 seats on Donegal County Council 19 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Area of Donegal County Council |
An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Donegal is divided into 7 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] Candidates must be nominated by 12 noon on Saturday, 18 May 2024.[3]
Retiring incumbents[edit]
The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party | |
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Donegal | Tom Conaghan[4] | Independent | |
Buncrana | Nicholas Crossan[5] | Independent | |
Lifford-Stranorlar | Liam Doherty[6] | Sinn Féin | |
Buncrana | Rena Donaghey[7] | Fianna Fáil |
Results by party[edit]
Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
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Fianna Fáil | 12 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | 19 | ||||||
Fine Gael | 9 | ||||||
Labour | 3 | ||||||
Green | 3 | ||||||
Aontú | 6 | ||||||
100% Redress | 6 | New | New | ||||
The Irish People | 4 | New | New | ||||
Independent | 26 | ||||||
Total | 91 | 37 | 100.00 | — |
Candidates by LEA[edit]
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
Buncrana[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
100% Redress | Joy Beard | |||
Fianna Fáil | Fionán Bradley | |||
Fianna Fáil | Paul Canning[*] | |||
Sinn Féin | Terry Crossan[*] | |||
Green | Jason Le Masurier | |||
Independent | Eamon McGee | |||
Sinn Féin | Niamh McGuinness | |||
Fine Gael | Peter McLaughlin | |||
The Irish People | Kim McMenamin | |||
Independent | Adrian McMyler | |||
Aontú | Liam Mulligan | |||
Sinn Féin | Jack Murray[*] | |||
Quota: |
Carndonagh[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Toni Devine | |||
Sinn Féin | Albert Doherty[*] | |||
100% Redress | Ali Farren | |||
Labour | Martin Farren[*] | |||
Fianna Fáil | Martin McDermott[*] | |||
Fine Gael | John McGuinness[†] | |||
The Irish People | Donal McKinney | |||
Independent | Paul Barry McKinney | |||
Green | Michael White | |||
Quota: |
Donegal[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Linda Boyle | |||
Fine Gael | Manus Boyle | |||
Independent | Jimmy Brogan | |||
Aontú | Patrick Brogan | |||
Independent | Diarmuid Doherty | |||
Fianna Fáil | Martin Hegarty | |||
Sinn Féin | Noel Jordan[*] | |||
Fianna Fáil | Claudia Kennedy | |||
Independent | Niamh Kennedy[*] | |||
Independent | Pauric Kennedy | |||
Sinn Féin | Michael McMahon[*] | |||
The Irish People | John Molloy | |||
Fianna Fáil | Micheál Naughton[*] | |||
Fine Gael | Barry Sweeny[*] | |||
Independent | Derek Vial | |||
Quota: |
Glenties[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Brian Carr[†] | |||
Independent | Anthony Matthew Doohan | |||
Aontú | Michael Harkin | |||
Independent | Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig[*] | |||
Independent | Michael McClafferty[*] | |||
100% Redress | Denis McGee | |||
Fianna Fáil | Anthony Molloy[*] | |||
Fine Gael | Joseph Molloy | |||
Independent | Kevin O'Donnell | |||
Labour | Séimi Ó Dubhthaigh | |||
Sinn Féin | John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh[*] | |||
Fianna Fáil | John Reilly | |||
Fianna Fáil | Anne Marie Rodgers | |||
Sinn Féin | Kellie Rodgers | |||
Independent | Jonathan Stewart | |||
Independent | Ann Sweeney | |||
Quota: |
Letterkenny[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Independent | Thoiba Ahmed | |||
Independent | Kevin Bradley[*] | |||
Independent | Vincent J. Bradley | |||
Fianna Fáil | Ciaran Brogan[*] | |||
Green | Nuala Carr | |||
Fianna Fáil | Donál Coyle[*] | |||
100% Redress | Tomas Sean Devine | |||
Sinn Féin | Sandra Haughey | |||
Sinn Féin | Ulick Hughes | |||
Independent | Declan Jordan | |||
Fine Gael | Jimmy Kavanagh[*] | |||
Fianna Fáil | Donál “Mandy” Kelly[†] | |||
Independent | Michael McBride[*] | |||
The Irish People | Ann McCloskey | |||
Labour | Michael McLaughlin | |||
Sinn Féin | Gerry McMonagle[*] | |||
Independent | Selina O'Donnell | |||
Aontú | Mary T. Sweeney | |||
Quota: |
Lifford-Stranorlar[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Fine Gael | Garvan Connolly | |||
Fianna Fáil | Gerry Crawford[*] | |||
Sinn Féin | Gary Doherty[*] | |||
Fine Gael | Martin Harley[*] | |||
Independent | Frank McBrearty Jnr[*] | |||
Independent | Niall McConnell | |||
Aontú | Rebecca McDaid | |||
Sinn Féin | Tony McDaid | |||
Fianna Fáil | Patrick McGowan[*] | |||
Sinn Féin | Dakota Nic Mheanman | |||
Independent | Martin Scanlon | |||
100% Redress | Charles Ward | |||
Quota: |
Milford[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Liam Blaney[*] | |||
Independent | Vincent J. Bradley | |||
Aontú | Kathleen Deeney | |||
Sinn Féin | Maria Doherty | |||
100% Redress | Éamonn Jackson | |||
Independent | Pauric McGarvey[†] | |||
Independent | Declan Meehan | |||
Independent | John O'Donnell[*] | |||
Fine Gael | Aaron Sweeney | |||
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.
- ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Candidate Nominations". Donegal County Council Election Hub.
- ^ Breslin, Conor (14 February 2024). "Tom Conaghan announces his retirement from Donegal County Council". Donegal Live. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Councillor Nicholas Crossan retires after 30 years in local politics". Donegal Daily. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (8 February 2024). "Councillor Liam Doherty won't seek re-election". Donegal Live. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Magee, Declan (5 March 2024). "Rena Donaghey puts family first as she announces she will not contest local elections". Donegal Live. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Local Election 2024 - Candidate Information". Donegal County Council.