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2024 Clare County Council election

An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Clare is divided into 5 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]

2024 Clare County Council election
← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →
All 28 seats on Clare County Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Last election 13 8 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Last election 1 5
Area of Clare County Council

Results by party edit

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Sinn Féin
Green
Social Democrats
Aontú
Labour
Irish Freedom
Farmers' Alliance
The Irish People
Independent
Total 28   100.00  

Retiring incumbents edit

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Councillor Party
Ennis Johnny Flynn[3] Fine Gael
Kilrush PJ Kelly[4] Fianna Fáil
Ennis Ann Norton[5] Independent

Results by local electoral area edit

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

Ennis edit

Ennis: 7 seats [6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Antoinette Bashua
Fianna Fáil Clare Colleran Molloy[*]
Fianna Fáil Pat Daly[*]
Green Bridget Ginnity
Sinn Féin Tommy Guilfoyle
Fine Gael Mary Howard[*]
Independent Amanda Major
Fine Gael Paul Murphy[*]
Fianna Fáil Tom O'Callaghan[†]
Labour Seamus Ryan
Social Democrats Hilary Tonge
Quota:  

Ennistymon edit

Ennistymon: 4 seats [7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Joe Garrihy[*]
Green Liam Grant[†]
Fianna Fáil Joe Killeen[*]
The Irish People Mike Loughrey
Farmers' Alliance Pam O'Loughlin
Sinn Féin Conor O'Sullivan
Fine Gael Bill Slattery
Fianna Fáil Shane Talty[*]
Labour Denis Vaughan
Quota:  

Killaloe edit

Killaloe: 5 seats [7][14][9][15][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Pat Burke[*]
Sinn Féin Martina Cleary
Fine Gael Joe Cooney[*]
Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes[*]
Social Democrats Fiona Levie
Independent Ireland Matthew Moroney
Fianna Fáil Tony O'Brien[*]
Fianna Fáil Alan O'Callaghan[*]
Quota:  

Kilrush edit

Kilrush: 5 seats [14][7][17][16][18][19][9][20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Dawn Bennett
Fine Gael Pat Burke[*]
Fine Gael Therese Doohan
Independent Dinny Gould
Independent Ireland Kevin Hassett
Irish Freedom John Hill
Fine Gael Gabriel Keating[*]
Independent Ian Lynch[*]
Fianna Fáil Rita McInerney[†]
Fianna Fáil Cillian Murphy[*]
Fianna Fáil Michael Shannon
Fianna Fáil Alan Troy
Independent Joseph Woulfe
Quota:  

Shannon edit

Shannon: 7 seats [21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Pat Barry
Independent Michael Begley[*]
Fine Gael John Crowe[*]
Fine Gael Val Gillane
Fianna Fáil David Griffin
Fianna Fáil Rachel Hartigan
Aontú John Haugh
Sinn Féin Donna McGettigan [†]
Independent Keith McNamara
Fine Gael Tony Mulcahy
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Gorman[†]
Sinn Féin James Ryan
Independent PJ Ryan[*]
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.
  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ McMahon, Páraic (28 February 2024). "Johnny Flynn withdraws from election race & says unelected officials dictating Ennis' future". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ McMahon, Páraic (12 February 2024). "PJ Kelly to bow out of politics". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ McMahon, Páraic (17 April 2024). "'I always said I'd give it ten years' - Ann Norton calls time on political career". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ McMahon, Páraic (10 May 2024). "The Electoral Chair: Ennis Municipal District election debate". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Fine Gael 2024 Local Election Candidates for Clare". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Our People". www.greenparty.ie. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Our People". Fianna Fáil. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ "candidates". The Irish People. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. ^ McMahon, Páraic (8 April 2024). "Pam puts herself forward for local election in North Clare". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  12. ^ McMahon, Páraic (9 May 2024). "Sinn Féin running candidates in every electoral area in Clare following addition of O'Sullivan to ticket". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ McMahon, Páraic (26 April 2024). "Denis determined to match the challenge as he enters election race in North Clare". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  14. ^ a b McMahon, Páraic (24 April 2024). "Sinn Fein declare salon owner Dawn Bennett as West Clare candidate". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Fiona Levie". Social Democrats. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Munster Candidates". Independent Ireland. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  17. ^ McMahon, Páraic (17 April 2024). "Dinny Gould enters the election race in West Clare". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  18. ^ "John Hill - The Irish Freedom Party". 5 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  19. ^ McMahon, Páraic (6 July 2023). "Lynch confirms he will be standing in 2024 local elections". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  20. ^ McMahon, Páraic (28 March 2024). "Joseph Woulfe phones in to run as Independent candidate in West Clare". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  21. ^ McMahon, Páraic (25 April 2024). "The Electoral Chair: A new poll-topper will land in the Shannon Municipal District". Clare Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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