2024 Westmeath County Council election
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An election to all 20 seats on Westmeath County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Westmeath is divided into 4 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 | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | |||||||
| Fine Gael | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | |||||||
| Aontú | |||||||
| Social Democrats | |||||||
| Green | |||||||
| Labour | |||||||
| Independent Ireland | New | New | |||||
| Irish Freedom | New | New | |||||
| Ireland First | New | New | |||||
| The Irish People | New | New | |||||
| Independent | |||||||
| Total | 20 | 
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100.00 | ||||
Retiring incumbents[edit]
The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
| Constituency | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnegad | John Shaw[3] | Fianna Fáil | |
| Kinnegad | Paddy Hill[4] | Fianna Fáil | |
Results by local electoral area[edit]
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ **: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019 in another LEA.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
^ ††: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election in another LEA
Athlone[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fine Gael | John Dolan[*] | |||
| Sinn Féin | Conor Dowling-Linehan | |||
| Green | Louise Heavin | |||
| Independent Ireland | Paul Hogan[†] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Frankie Keena[*] | |||
| Fine Gael | Ruairí Keyes | |||
| Labour | Ray Lennon | |||
| Aontú | Noel McKervey | |||
| Independent | Kevin 'Boxer' Moran | |||
| Irish Freedom | Catrina O'Donohoe | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Aengus O'Rourke[*] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Kinnegad[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent Ireland | Brian Crum | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Shauna Coyne[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Alfie Devine | |||
| Independent | Noleen Fanning | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Niall Gaffney | |||
| Ireland First | Sarah Heraty | |||
| Fine Gael | Anthonia Izekor | |||
| Sinn Féin | David Jones | |||
| Labour | Denis Leonard[*] | |||
| Fine Gael | Seamus MacDermott | |||
| The Irish People | Ian McGauley | |||
| Sinn Féin | Frances Monahan | |||
| Green | Carol Okeke | |||
| Aontú | Laura O’Neill | |||
| Sinn Féin | Maureen Piggot | |||
| Fine Gael | Emily Wallace[*] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Moate[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fine Gael | Tom Farrell[*] | |||
| Independent Ireland | Paul Hogan [††] | |||
| Sinn Féin | John Lawlor | |||
| Irish Freedom | Shane Lynam | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Vinny McCormack[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Liam McDaniel[*] | |||
| Independent | Michael O’Brien | |||
| Labour | Johnnie Penrose[*] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Mullingar[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| 1 | ||||
| Labour | Fidelma Bennett | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Bill Collentine[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Aoife Davitt[*] | |||
| Independent | Mick Dollard[*] | |||
| Fine Gael | Andrew Duncan[*] | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Ken Glynn[*] | |||
| Fine Gael | Gerry Heery | |||
| Independent | Patrick Hussey | |||
| Ireland First | Margaret Maguire | |||
| Sinn Féin | Julie McCourt | |||
| Social Democrats | Ali Morris | |||
| Sinn Féin | Damien Rooney | |||
| Green | Hazel Smyth[*] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
References[edit]
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- ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "John Shaw to bow out of politics". Westmeath Examiner. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "FF selects Kinnegad area candidates". Westmeath Examiner. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Fine Gael 2024 Local Election Candidates for Westmeath". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Cusack, Adrian (22 September 2023). "Athlone man selected as Sinn Féin candidate". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Our People | Green Party". Green Party. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Leinster Candidates". Independent Ireland. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Our People". www.fiannafail.ie. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Verney, Deirdre (28 April 2024). "Former Labour councillor bidding to make a comeback". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Aontú - We are delighted to announce that Noel McKervey was selected last night as an Aontú candidate in the Athlone electoral area". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Verney, Deirdre (23 February 2024). "Boxer confirms bid to return to council chambers". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "'Westmeath Nationalist Alliance' enters the political fray". Westmeath Examiner. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Sinn Féin seek 'political power' in Kinnegad". Westmeath Examiner. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Labour Party select three local election hopefuls". Westmeath Examiner. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "candidates". The Irish People. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Learner drivers waiting times unacceptable, says Aontú candidate". Westmeath Examiner. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Another great canvas in Castletown Geoghegan at the weekend with Local election candidate John Lawlor. John is contesting the election in Moate, and is... | By Mullingar Sinn Féin. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via facebook.com.
- ^ "Local Independent candidate calls for additional bus service for Moate". Westmeath Independent. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Long serving Dollard says 'I'm more community activist than politician'". Westmeath Examiner. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "'Lot of complacency in local politics' – Sinn Féin candidate". Westmeath Examiner. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Kindregan, Robert (10 April 2024). "'Give us a chance': Social Democrats party leader joins local candidate". Westmeath Examiner. Retrieved 11 May 2024.