2024 Galway County Council election

Part of the 2024 Irish local elections

2024 Galway County Council election

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All 39 seats on Galway County Council
20 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Fine Gael | Fianna Fáil | Independent Ireland
Last election  | 11  | 15  | N/A
Current seats  | 13  | 11  | 6

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Party  | Sinn Féin | Republican Sinn Féin | Green
Last election  | 1  | 1  | 1
Current seats  | 2  | 1  | 0

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Party  | Independent |
Last election  | 10  |
Current seats  | 6  |

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Area of Galway County Council

An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Galway is divided into 7 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

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Party  | Candidates  | Seats  | ±  | First Pref. votes  | FPv%  | ±%

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| Fine Gael | 14  | 13  | 2  | 23,430  | 29.43  | 1.43
| Fianna Fáil | 17  | 11  | 4  | 21,719  | 27.28  | 5.52
| Independent Ireland | 7  | 6  | New | 9,549  | 11.99  | New
| Sinn Féin | 9  | 2  | 1  | 6,252  | 7.85  | 3.04
| Republican Sinn Féin | 1  | 1  |  | 974  | 1.22  | 0.04
| Green | 6  | 0  | 1  | 2,575  | 3.23  | 1.31
| The Irish People | 5  | 0  | New  | 896  | 1.13  | New
| Labour | 2  | 0  |  | 615  | 0.77  | 0.50
| Aontú | 1  | 0  |  | 553  | 0.69  | 0.77
| People Before Profit | 1  | 0  | New | 364  | 0.46  | New
| National Party | 1  | 0  | New | 149  | 0.19  | New
| Irish Freedom | 1  | 0  | New | 122  | 0.15  | New
| Independent | 14  | 6  | 4  | 12,425  | 15.60  | 9.30
Totals | 79 | 39 |  | 79,623  | 100.00 |

## Incumbents retiring

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Constituency  | Councillor  | Party

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Ballinasloe | Tim Broderick[3] |  | Independent
Athenry–Oranmore  | Jim Cuddy[4] |  | Independent
Tuam | Colm Keaveney[5] |  | Fianna Fáil

## Candidates by local electoral area

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

### Athenry–Oranmore

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Athenry–Oranmore: 7 seats [6][7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Fianna Fáil | Albert Dolan[*] | 17.41%  | 2,393 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Tomás Grealish | 13.41%  | 1,843 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | David Collins[*] | 11.54%  | 1,586  | 1,683  | 1,705  | 1,714  | 1,732 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | James Charity | 11.39%  | 1,565  | 1,588  | 1,614  | 1,666  | 1,697  | 1,837 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Peter Feeney | 8.83%  | 1,213  | 1,338  | 1,342  | 1,350  | 1,362  | 1,403  | 1,493  | 1,501  | 1,910 |
| Fine Gael | Eoghan Gallagher  | 7.41%  | 1,018  | 1,078  | 1,105  | 1,112  | 1,178  | 1,187  | 1,313  | 1,317  | 1,402  | 1,463
| Sinn Féin | Louis O'Hara | 7.31%  | 1,005  | 1,073  | 1,080  | 1,102  | 1,150  | 1,188  | 1,327  | 1,342  | 1,512  | 1,592
| Fianna Fáil | Cillian Keane | 6.82%  | 937  | 1,005  | 1,025  | 1,026  | 1,101  | 1,116  | 1,163  | 1,168  | 1,431  | 1,482
| Fianna Fáil | Shelly Herterich Quinn[*] | 5.76%  | 792  | 956  | 962  | 972  | 1,000  | 1,029  | 1,114  | 1,118  |  |
| Green | Eoin Madden  | 3.30%  | 454  | 475  | 477  | 478  | 597  | 608  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Fergal Landy  | 2.98%  | 409  | 415  | 418  | 420  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent Ireland | Sean Hehir  | 2.19%  | 301  | 337  | 342  | 434  | 437  |  |  |  |  |
| The Irish People | Maria Carr  | 1.64%  | 226  | 233  | 236  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 26,073  Valid: 13,742  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 1,718  Turnout: 13,877 (53.22%)

### Ballinasloe

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Ballinasloe: 6 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Fianna Fáil | Michael Connolly[*] | 19.38%  | 2,410 |
| Independent Ireland | Declan Geraghty [*] | 18.19%  | 2,262 |
| Independent | Evelyn Parsons[*] | 16.53%  | 2,055 |
| Fine Gael | Alan Harney | 14.35%  | 1,784 |
| Sinn Féin | Dermot Connolly[*] | 14.22%  | 1,768  | 1,925
| Fine Gael | Peter Keaveney[*] | 12.56%  | 1,561  | 1,953
| PBP–Solidarity | Andrew Mannion  | 2.93%  | 364  | 397
| Sinn Féin | Regan Maher  | 1.84%  | 229  | 280
Electorate: 26,074  Valid: 12,433  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 1,777  Turnout: 12,567 (48.20%)

### Conamara North

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Conamara North: 4 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Independent | Thomas Welby [*] | 22.10%  | 1,758 |  |  |
| Independent Ireland | Séamus Walsh [*] | 19.17%  | 1,525  | 1,598 |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Gerard King[*] | 18.04%  | 1,435  | 1,456  | 1,496  | 1,663
| Fine Gael | Eileen Mannion[*] | 17.92%  | 1,425  | 1,463  | 1,572  | 1,684
| Independent | Mánus Ó Conaire  | 11.38%  | 905  | 920  | 973  | 1,117
| Sinn Féin | Tom Healy  | 7.43%  | 591  | 600  | 671  |
| Green | Daniel Gleeson  | 3.12%  | 248  | 255  |  |
| Independent | Críostóir Breathnach  | 0.84%  | 67  | 71  |  |
Electorate: 14,650  Valid: 7,954  Spoilt: 97  Quota: 1,591  Turnout: 8,051 (54.96%)

### Conamara South

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Conamara South: 5 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Independent Ireland | Noel Thomas[*] | 15.96%  | 1,569  | 1,633  | 1,648 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Padraig Mac An Iomaire[*] | 13.73%  | 1,350  | 1,359  | 1,422  | 1,425  | 1,463  | 1,511  | 1,585  | 1,751 |  |
| Republican Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Curraoin[*] | 9.91%  | 974  | 1,003  | 1,043  | 1,043  | 1,090  | 1,146  | 1,278  | 1,383  | 1,402  | 1,596
| Fianna Fáil | Daragh Ó Tuairisg  | 8.65%  | 850  | 862  | 868  | 868  | 921  | 935  | 966  | 1,150  | 1,191  | 1,346
| Fianna Fáil | Mairtin Lee | 8.28%  | 814  | 818  | 904  | 904  | 910  | 974  | 1,033  | 1,061  | 1,078  | 1,372
| Fianna Fáil | Dáithí O Cualáin[*] | 7.77%  | 764  | 772  | 825  | 826  | 844  | 879  | 953  | 1,028  | 1,056  |
| Independent Ireland | Michael Leainde | 7.20%  | 708  | 736  | 814  | 816  | 838  | 978  | 1,097  | 1,127  | 1,131  | 1,379
| Sinn Féin | Kevin O’Hara  | 6.74%  | 663  | 675  | 689  | 690  | 738  | 777  |  |  |  |
| Green | Alistair McKinstry[*] | 6.34%  | 623  | 627  | 631  | 631  | 797  | 814  | 927  |  |  |
| Independent | Sinead O'Brien  | 4.43%  | 435  | 461  | 470  | 470  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | PJ Ó Flatharta  | 4.30%  | 423  | 442  | 479  | 481  | 509  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Michael Curran  | 4.07%  | 400  | 417  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Irish Freedom | Doran McMahon  | 1.24%  | 122  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| The Irish People | Aidan Walsh  | 0.60%  | 59  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Geri Slevin  | 0.44%  | 43  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Críostóir Breathnach  | 0.34%  | 33  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 19,718  Valid: 9,830  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 1,639  Turnout: 9,971 (50.57%)

### Gort–Kinvara

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Gort–Kinvara: 5 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Fine Gael | P.J. Murphy[*] | 19.64%  | 1,953 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Martina Kinane[*] | 18.95%  | 1,884 |  |  |  |
| Independent | Geraldine Donohue | 17.71%  | 1,761 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Paul Killilea | 15.47%  | 1,538  | 1,717 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Gerry Finnerty[*] | 12.32%  | 1,225  | 1,301  | 1,415  | 1,456  | 1,585
| Green | Megan Flynn Dixon  | 7.66%  | 762  | 781  | 852  | 861  | 1,057
| Sinn Féin | Lucina Kelly  | 5.26%  | 523  | 537  | 559  | 607  |
| The Irish People | Alan Sweeney  | 2.98%  | 296  | 303  | 322  |  |
Electorate: 19,135  Valid: 9,942  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 1,658  Turnout: 10,043 (52.48%)

### Loughrea

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Loughrea: 5 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Fianna Fáil | Shane Curley[*] | 18.65%  | 1,933 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Jimmy McClearn[*] | 16.92%  | 1,754 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent Ireland | Declan Kelly[*] | 16.84%  | 1,746 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael 'Moegie' Maher[*] | 16.41%  | 1,701  | 1,801 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Ivan Canning[*] | 12.98%  | 1,346  | 1,392  | 1,424  | 1,439  | 1,519  | 2,040
| Sinn Féin | Ailish O'Reilly  | 7.79%  | 807  | 824  | 829  | 832  | 930  | 1,014
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Larkin  | 6.28%  | 651  | 684  | 701  | 707  | 761  |
| Green | Michelle Tooher Madden  | 2.23%  | 231  | 238  | 242  | 203  |  |
| The Irish People | John McGettigan  | 1.90%  | 197  | 199  | 202  | 203  |  |
Electorate: 19,964  Valid: 10,366  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 1,728  Turnout: 10,461 (52.40%)

### Tuam

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Tuam: 7 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Fine Gael | Andrew Reddington[*] | 18.13%  | 2,784 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Peter Roche[*] | 16.63%  | 2,553 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent Ireland | Shaun Cunniffe | 9.36%  | 1,438  | 1,456  | 1,496  | 1.512  | 1,544  | 1,632  | 1,648  | 1,656  | 1,680  | 1,701  | 1,802  | 2,009
| Fianna Fáil | Donagh Killilea[*] | 8.98%  | 1,379  | 1,431  | 1.522  | 1,530  | 1,531  | 1,533  | 1,542  | 1,550  | 1,564  | 1,660  | 1,715  | 1,804
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Hoade[*] | 8.64%  | 1,326  | 1,798  | 1,834  | 1,837  | 1,839  | 1,843  | 1,852  | 1,859  | 1,900  | 1,933 |  |
| Fine Gael | Ollie Turner | 7.88%  | 1,210  | 1,348  | 1,508  | 1,513  | 1,515  | 1,518  | 1,527  | 1,541  | 1,581  | 1,656  | 1,695  | 1,836
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Sheridan[*] | 7.51%  | 1,153  | 1,171  | 1,206  | 1,209  | 1,209  | 1,210  | 1,220  | 1,228  | 1,246  | 1,292  | 1,327  | 1,375
| Independent | Karey McHugh-Farag[*] | 6.79%  | 1,042  | 1,089  | 1,163  | 1,189  | 1,199  | 1,221  | 1,241  | 1,276  | 1,369  | 1,456  | 1,628  | 1,790
| Aontú | Luke Silke  | 3.60%  | 553  | 584  | 639  | 649  | 667  | 699  | 704  | 712  | 722  | 831  | 893  |
| Sinn Féin | Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh  | 2.98%  | 458  | 474  | 483  | 489  | 493  | 497  | 512  | 644  | 701  | 714  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Quirke  | 2.78%  | 427  | 435  | 531  | 533  | 536  | 536  | 538  | 540  | 549  |  |  |
| Green | Islammiyah Saudique-Kadejo  | 1.67%  | 257  | 280  | 290  | 291  | 293  | 294  | 383  | 402  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Deborah Reynolds  | 1.35%  | 208  | 230  | 244  | 246  | 246  | 248  | 258  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Blessing Oguekwe  | 1.34%  | 206  | 219  | 224  | 230  | 230  | 230  |  |  |  |  |  |
| National Party | Ross Culligan  | 0.97%  | 149  | 150  | 153  | 157  | 197  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| The Irish People | Danann Gaughan  | 0.77%  | 118  | 120  | 124  | 124  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Colin Lynch  | 0.62%  | 95  | 98  | 99  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 27,234  Valid: 15,356  Spoilt: 153  Quota: 1,920  Turnout: 15,509 (56.95%)

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