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All 18 seats on Roscommon County Council 10 seats needed for a majority | ||
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Area of Roscommon County Council |
An election to all 18 seats on Roscommon County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Roscommon is divided into 3 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]
Retiring incumbents[edit]
The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party | First elected | Date announced | |
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Athlone | Donal Kilduff | Independent | 2019 | 4 April 2024[3] | |
Boyle | Joe Murphy | Fianna Fáil | 2019 | 26 October 2023[4] | |
Boyle | John Cummins | Fianna Fáil | 1999 | 18 May 2023[5] | |
Roscommon | Orla Leyden | Fianna Fáil | 2004 | 21 March 2023[6] | |
Roscommon | Kathleen Shanagher | Independent | 2014 | 17 November 2023[7] |
Results by party[edit]
Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% | |
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Fianna Fáil | |||||||
Fine Gael | |||||||
Sinn Féin | |||||||
Aontú | |||||||
Independent Ireland | New | New | |||||
Independent | |||||||
Total | 18 | 100.00 |
Candidates by LEA[edit]
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
Athlone[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Sam Brooks[8] | |||
Fine Gael | Domnick Connolly[9] | |||
Independent | Laurence Fallon[*][10] | |||
Sinn Féin | Joe Harney[11] | |||
Independent | Emer Kelly[†][12] | |||
Fianna Fáil | John Keogh[*][13] | |||
Fianna Fáil | James Murray[13] | |||
Fine Gael | John Naughten[*][9] | |||
Independent | Tony Ward[*][14] | |||
Quota: |
Boyle[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Aontú | Fayiz Alsani[15] | |||
Fine Gael | Liam Callaghan[*][16] | |||
Sinn Féin | Leah Cull[17] | |||
Fine Gael | Dympna Daly Finn[16] | |||
Independent Ireland | Paul Forde | |||
Fianna Fáil | Sean Moylan[18] | |||
Sinn Féin | Michael Mulligan[*][11] | |||
Fianna Fáil | Aidan Sampey[18] | |||
Sinn Féin | Rory Williams Doyle[11] | |||
Quota: |
Roscommon[edit]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Larry Brennan[5] | |||
Independent Ireland | Nigel Dineen[*][19] | |||
Fianna Fáil | Paschal Fitzmaurice[*][5] | |||
Green | Paul Hester | |||
Fine Gael | Robbie McConn[16] | |||
Fianna Fáil | Marty McDermott[*][5] | |||
Sinn Féin | Christine McDonagh[11] | |||
Fine Gael | Gareth Scahill[16] | |||
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.
- ^ "South Roscommon councillor confirms he won't seek re-election". Westmeath Independent. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Councillor Joe Murphy opts out 'for personal reasons'". Roscommon People. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Fianna Fáil gears up for selection conventions". Roscommon People. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Orla Leyden opts out of local politics". Roscommon People. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Orla Leyden opts out of local politics". Roscommon People. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Roscommon teenager one of the youngest local election candidates but aims to be a voice for all". Irish Independent. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Former councillor who quit FG set to run again for party". Westmeath Independent. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Fallon confirms he will seek re-election to council in Roscommon as Independent". Westmeath Independent. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Four Roscommon Sinn Féin candidates selected to run in 2024 Local Elections". Irish Independent. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Westmeath and Roscommon politicians share views on next Dáil election". Westmeath Independent. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b "South Roscommon Fianna Fáil convention set to approve two candidates". Westmeath Independent. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Tony Ward to seek re-election in 20th year as Roscommon councillor". Westmeath Independent. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Aontú announce candidate for the Boyle LEA of Roscommon County Council". Roscommon People. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Dolan congratulates Fine Gael Local Election candidates for Roscommon & Boyle MD areas". Roscommon Herald. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Leah Cull from Arigna to run for Sinn Féin in Boyle area". Roscommon People. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b Corcoran, Emett (14 March 2024). "Fianna Fáil selects new team for Boyle Municipal District". Roscommon People. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Croghan, Kieran (30 March 2024). "Independent Ireland announces Cllr Nigel Dineen for Roscommon LEA in local elections". Roscommon People. Retrieved 10 April 2024.