2024 Donegal County Council election

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2024 Donegal County Council election
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All 37 seats on Donegal County Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin Fine Gael
Last election 12 10 6
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 1 8
Area of Donegal County Council

An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Donegal 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] Candidates must be nominated by 12 noon on Saturday, 18 May 2024.[3]

Retiring incumbents[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Donegal Tom Conaghan[4] Independent
Buncrana Nicholas Crossan[5] Independent
Lifford-Stranorlar Liam Doherty[6] Sinn Féin
Buncrana Rena Donaghey[7] Fianna Fáil

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 12
Sinn Féin 19
Fine Gael 9
Labour 3
Green 3
Aontú 6
100% Redress 6 New New
The Irish People 4 New New
Independent 26
Total 91 37 Steady 100.00 —

Candidates by LEA[edit]

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

Buncrana[edit]

Buncrana: 5 seats [8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
100% Redress Joy Beard
Fianna Fáil Fionán Bradley
Fianna Fáil Paul Canning[*]
Sinn Féin Terry Crossan[*]
Green Jason Le Masurier
Independent Eamon McGee
Sinn Féin Niamh McGuinness
Fine Gael Peter McLaughlin
The Irish People Kim McMenamin
Independent Adrian McMyler
Aontú Liam Mulligan
Sinn Féin Jack Murray[*]
Quota:  

Carndonagh[edit]

Carndonagh: 4 seats [8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Toni Devine
Sinn Féin Albert Doherty[*]
100% Redress Ali Farren
Labour Martin Farren[*]
Fianna Fáil Martin McDermott[*]
Fine Gael John McGuinness[†]
The Irish People Donal McKinney
Independent Paul Barry McKinney
Green Michael White
Quota:  

Donegal[edit]

Donegal: 6 seats [8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Linda Boyle
Fine Gael Manus Boyle
Independent Jimmy Brogan
Aontú Patrick Brogan
Independent Diarmuid Doherty
Fianna Fáil Martin Hegarty
Sinn Féin Noel Jordan[*]
Fianna Fáil Claudia Kennedy
Independent Niamh Kennedy[*]
Independent Pauric Kennedy
Sinn Féin Michael McMahon[*]
The Irish People John Molloy
Fianna Fáil Micheál Naughton[*]
Fine Gael Barry Sweeny[*]
Independent Derek Vial
Quota:  

Glenties[edit]

Glenties: 6 seats [8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Brian Carr[†]
Independent Anthony Matthew Doohan
Aontú Michael Harkin
Independent Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig[*]
Independent Michael McClafferty[*]
100% Redress Denis McGee
Fianna Fáil Anthony Molloy[*]
Fine Gael Joseph Molloy
Independent Kevin O'Donnell
Labour Séimi Ó Dubhthaigh
Sinn Féin John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh[*]
Fianna Fáil John Reilly
Fianna Fáil Anne Marie Rodgers
Sinn Féin Kellie Rodgers
Independent Jonathan Stewart
Independent Ann Sweeney
Quota:  

Letterkenny[edit]

Letterkenny: 7 seats [8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Thoiba Ahmed
Independent Kevin Bradley[*]
Independent Vincent J. Bradley
Fianna Fáil Ciaran Brogan[*]
Green Nuala Carr
Fianna Fáil Donál Coyle[*]
100% Redress Tomas Sean Devine
Sinn Féin Sandra Haughey
Sinn Féin Ulick Hughes
Independent Declan Jordan
Fine Gael Jimmy Kavanagh[*]
Fianna Fáil Donál “Mandy” Kelly[†]
Independent Michael McBride[*]
The Irish People Ann McCloskey
Labour Michael McLaughlin
Sinn Féin Gerry McMonagle[*]
Independent Selina O'Donnell
Aontú Mary T. Sweeney
Quota:  

Lifford-Stranorlar[edit]

Lifford–Stranorlar: 6 seats [8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Garvan Connolly
Fianna Fáil Gerry Crawford[*]
Sinn Féin Gary Doherty[*]
Fine Gael Martin Harley[*]
Independent Frank McBrearty Jnr[*]
Independent Niall McConnell
Aontú Rebecca McDaid
Sinn Féin Tony McDaid
Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan[*]
Sinn Féin Dakota Nic Mheanman
Independent Martin Scanlon
100% Redress Charles Ward
Quota:  

Milford[edit]

Milford: 3 seats [8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Liam Blaney[*]
Independent Vincent J. Bradley
Aontú Kathleen Deeney
Sinn Féin Maria Doherty
100% Redress Éamonn Jackson
Independent Pauric McGarvey[†]
Independent Declan Meehan
Independent John O'Donnell[*]
Fine Gael Aaron Sweeney
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. ^ "Candidate Nominations". Donegal County Council Election Hub.
  4. ^ Breslin, Conor (14 February 2024). "Tom Conaghan announces his retirement from Donegal County Council". Donegal Live. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Councillor Nicholas Crossan retires after 30 years in local politics". Donegal Daily. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ^ McNulty, Chris (8 February 2024). "Councillor Liam Doherty won't seek re-election". Donegal Live. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. ^ Magee, Declan (5 March 2024). "Rena Donaghey puts family first as she announces she will not contest local elections". Donegal Live. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Local Election 2024 - Candidate Information". Donegal County Council.

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