2024 Clare County Council election

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2024 Clare County Council election
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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

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]

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 Steady 100.00 Steady

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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