2024 Cavan County Council election
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Area of Cavan County Council |
An election to all 18 seats on Cavan County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Cavan is divided into 3 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]
The period for nominations will run from 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and end at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024. Candidates may be nominated by a registered political party, through the submission of 15 assents from voters in the local electoral area, or alternatively with a deposit of €100.[3][4]
Retiring incumbents[edit]
Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party | |
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Cavan-Belturbet | Madeleine Argue[5] | Fine Gael | |
Ballyjamesduff | Craig Lovett[6] | Fianna Fáil |
Results by party[edit]
Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
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Fianna Fáil | 8 | ||||||
Fine Gael | 7 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | 7 | ||||||
Aontú | 3 | ||||||
Independent Ireland | 2 | ||||||
Labour | 1 | ||||||
Green | 1 | ||||||
Irish Freedom | 1 | ||||||
The Irish People | 1 | ||||||
Independent | 5 | ||||||
Total | 36 | 18 | 100.00 |
Candidates by local electoral area[edit]
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
Bailieborough–Cootehill[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Fine Gael | Carmel Brady[*] | |||
Sinn Féin | Stiofán Conaty | |||
Independent | Gary Cosgrave | |||
Fianna Fáil | Aiden Fitzpatrick[*] | |||
Fianna Fáil | Clifford Kelly[*] | |||
Independent | Fiona McCormack | |||
Sinn Féin | Paddy McDonald[*] | |||
Sinn Féin | Marina McEntee | |||
Independent | John O'Reilly | |||
Aontú | Sarah O'Reilly | |||
Independent Ireland | Kristofer Shekleton | |||
Fianna Fáil | Niall Smith | |||
Fine Gael | Val Smith[*] | |||
Quota: |
Ballyjamesduff[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Fine Gael | Winston Bennett[*] | |||
Fianna Fáil | Phillip Brady[*] | |||
Sinn Féin | Noel Connell | |||
Sinn Féin | Angela Gaffney | |||
Fianna Fáil | Nathan Galligan | |||
Irish Freedom | Kieran Goggins | |||
The Irish People | Lester Gordon | |||
Aontú | Gráinne McPhillips | |||
Fine Gael | T.P. O'Reilly[*] | |||
Independent Ireland | Shane P. O'Reilly[*] | |||
Fine Gael | Trevor Smith[*] | |||
Quota: |
Cavan–Belturbet[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Damien Brady | |||
Fine Gael | Niamh Brady | |||
Independent | Brendan Fay[*] | |||
Fianna Fáil | John Paul Feeley[*] | |||
Independent | Susuana Komolafe | |||
Fine Gael | Peter McVitty[*] | |||
Green | Kevin Murphy | |||
Fianna Fáil | Áine Smith[†] | |||
Aontú | Tinko Tinev | |||
Labour | Liam van der Spek | |||
Sinn Féin | Michael ‘Bricker’ Wall | |||
Fianna Fáil | Patricia Walsh[*] | |||
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.
- ^ "Notice of Election". Cavan County Council. 1 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Local election candidates in Cavan have two weeks to submit nomination papers". Irish Independent. 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Enright, Seamus (5 May 2024). "Tributes paid to retiring Cavan councillor Madeleine Argue". The Anglo-Celt. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Enright, Seamus (13 April 2024). "Lovett won't contest election for Cavan County Council". The Anglo-Celt. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Notice of Poll". Cavan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.