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 | 10 | ||||||
| Fine Gael | 8 | ||||||
| Sinn Féin | 7 | ||||||
| Aontú | 1 | ||||||
| Social Democrats | 1 | ||||||
| Green | 3 | ||||||
| Labour | 4 | ||||||
| Independent Ireland | 3 | New | New | ||||
| Irish Freedom | 2 | New | New | ||||
| Ireland First | 2 | New | New | ||||
| The Irish People | 1 | New | New | ||||
| Independent | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 20 | 
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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 | |
| Kinnegad | Frank McDermott | Fine Gael | |
Candidates 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 | ||||
| Independent | Tom Cleary | |||
| 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 | |||
| Independent | Kevin 'Boxer' Moran | |||
| Irish Freedom | Catrina O'Donohoe | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Aengus O'Rourke[*] | |||
| Quota: | ||||
Kinnegad[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Fianna Fáil | Shauna Coyne[*] | |||
| Independent Ireland | Brian Crum | |||
| 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Notice of Poll ATHLONE" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Poll Kinnegad" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Poll Moate" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Poll Mullingar" (PDF). Westmeath County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.