2024 Mayo County Council election

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2024 Mayo County Council election
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All 30 seats on Mayo County Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin
Last election 12 11 1
Seats before 11 11 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 6
Seats before 7
Area of Mayo County Council

An election to all 30 seats on Mayo County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Mayo is divided into 6 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]

Incumbents retiring[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constitutency Councillor Party
Claremorris John Cribbin[3] Independent
Ballina Séamus Weir[4] Independent

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
People Before Profit
Irish Freedom New New
The Irish People New New
Independent
Total 30 Steady 100.00

Results by local electoral area[edit]

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

Ballina[edit]

Ballina: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil David Alexander[5]
Independent Harry Barrett[6]
Sinn Féin Antonio Cafolla[7]
Independent Joe Doocey[8]
Independent Mark Duffy[*][9]
Independent Joe Faughan[9][10]
Independent Keith Howley[9]
Fianna Fáil Michael Loftus[*][5]
Fine Gael Jarlath Munnelly[*][11]
Independent Willie Nolan[9]
Fine Gael John O'Hara[*][11]
Sinn Féin Úna Morris[7]
Fianna Fáil Annie May Reape[*][5]
Fine Gael Hugh Rouse[11]
Quota:  

Belmullet[edit]

Belmullet: 3 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Sean Carey[*][5]
Fine Gael Pat Chambers[11]
Fine Gael Gerry Coyle[*][11]
Sinn Féin Rosaleen Lally[7]
Fianna Fáil Paul McNamara[*][5]
Green Micheál O’Conaill[12]
Quota:  

Castlebar[edit]

Castlebar: 7 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Social Democrats Aidan Browne[13]
Fine Gael Cyril Burke[*][11]
People Before Profit Joe Daly[14]
Fine Gael Ger Deere[*][11]
Fianna Fáil Blackie Gavin[5]
Independent Ireland Donal Geraghty[15]
Sinn Féin Donna Hyland[7]
Independent Stephen Kerr[16]
Independent Gerry Loftus[17]
Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell[*][5]
Fianna Fáil Martin McLoughlin[*][5]
Sinn Féin Maura O’Sullivan[18]
Fine Gael Donna Sheridan[*][11]
Labour Kamal Uddin[19]
Quota:  

Claremorris[edit]

Claremorris: 6 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Michael Burke[*][11]
Fine Gael Tom Connolly[*][11]
Independent Ireland Mark Devane[15]
Independent Richard Finn[*][20]
Fine Gael Alma Gallagher[11]
Aontú Paul Lawless[21]
Fianna Fáil Stephen Nolan[5]
Independent Patsy O'Brien[*][22]
Sinn Féin Eamon Phelan[23]
Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan[*][5]
Quota:  

Swinford[edit]

Swinford: 4 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil John Caulfield[*][5]
Fine Gael Neil Cruise[*][11]
Fianna Fáil Adrian Forkan[†][5]
The Irish People Marion Gordon[24]
Aontú Tommy Horan[25]
Sinn Féin Gerry Murray[*][7]
Fine Gael Antoinette Peyton[11]
Sinn Féin John Sheahan[7]
Quota:  

Westport[edit]

Westport: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Peter Flynn[*][11]
Sinn Féin Karen Gallagher[7]
Independent Christy Hyland[26]
Fine Gael Keira Keogh[11]
Aontú John Loftus[27]
Independent Chris Maxwell[28]
Irish Freedom Niall McCormack[29]
Fianna Fáil Brendan Mulroy[*][5]
Green Peter Nolan [12]
Quota:  

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ O'Malley, Paul (7 May 2024). "'Ballyhaunis is the better for John Cribbin'". westernpeople.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ Kelly, Tom (13 March 2024). "Long-serving Mayo Councillor Seamus Weir is set to retire from public life". Connaugh Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  13. ^ "Social Democrats nominate a candidate for Mayo". Connaught Telegraph. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  17. ^ McGovern, Oisin (22 March 2024). "Loftus to stand in local elections". mayonews.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  25. ^ "Aontú select another Mayo candidate for local elections". Connaught Telegraph. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  26. ^ "The first of the heavy hitters arrived today for the canvass - Christy Hyland". facebook.com. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  27. ^ "Loftus to run for Aontú in Westport in next year's local elections". mayonews.ie. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Maxwell launches campaign to retake county council seat for Louisburgh". www.mayonews.ie. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Niall McCormack - The Irish Freedom Party". irishfreedom.ie. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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