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2024 Meath County Council election
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All 40 seats on Meath County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
Area of Meath County Council

An election to all 40 seats on Meath County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Meath 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]

Changes since 2019 election[edit]

Party Outgoing Electoral area Reason Date Co-optee
Independent Sharon Keogan Ashbourne Elected for two areas; chose to sit for Laytown–Bettystown[3] June 2019 Amanda Smith[4][5]
Sinn Féin Darren O'Rourke Ashbourne Elected to the 33rd Dáil for Meath East at the 2020 general election[6][7] February 2020 Aisling Ó Néill[8]
Sinn Féin Johnny Guirke Kells Elected to the 33rd Dáil for Meath West at the 2020 general election[9][10] February 2020 Michael Gallagher[8]
Independent Sharon Keogan Laytown–Bettystown Elected to the 26th Seanad on the Industrial and Commercial Panel at the 2020 Seanad election[11][12] June 2020 Geraldine Keogan[13]
Labour Annie Hoey Laytown–Bettystown Elected to the 26th Seanad on the Agricultural Panel at the 2020 Seanad election[11] 8 June 2020 Elaine McGinty[14]
Sinn Féin Aisling Ó Néil Ashbourne Work Commitments[15] June 2023 Helen Meyer[16]
Fianna Fáil Damien O'Reilly Ratoath Death of councillor Sept. 2023 Caroline O’Reilly[17]

Retiring incumbents[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:[18]

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Ratoath Deirdre Geraghty-Smith Fianna Fáil

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14
Fine Gael 16
Sinn Féin 13
Aontú 6
Social Democrats 2
Green 2
Labour 2
Independent Ireland 1 New New
Workers' Party 1
Irish Freedom 1 New New
Independent 11
Totals 69 40 Steady 100.00

Candidates by LEA[edit]

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

Ashbourne[edit]

Ashbourne: 6 seats[18][19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Joe Bonner[*]
Fine Gael Suzanne Jamal[*]
Sinn Féin Helen Meyer[†]
Social Democrats Paul Nolan
Aontú Brandon Scott
Independent Amanda Smith[†]
Fine Gael Alan Tobin[*]
Fianna Fáil Conor Tormey[*]
Quota:  

Kells[edit]

Kells: 7 seats[18][20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Mike Bray[*]
Sinn Féin Peter Caffrey
Fine Gael Eugene Cassidy[*]
Independent Cormac Corr
Sinn Féin Oliver Curran
Aontú Peter Devlin
Fianna Fáil Seán Drew[*]
Sinn Féin Michael Gallagher[†]
Independent David Gilroy[*]
Fianna Fáil Marty Lynch
Independent Ireland Colm Mac an tSionnaigh
Fianna Fáil Paul McCabe[*]
Fine Gael Seamus McGee
Fine Gael Sarah Reilly[*]
Quota:  

Laytown–Bettystown[edit]

Laytown–Bettystown: 7 seats[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Tom Behan[*]
Fianna Fáil Wayne Harding[*]
Independent Geraldine Keoghan[†]
Independent Carol Lennon
Sinn Féin Seamus Lynch
Labour Elaine McGinty[†]
Fianna Fáil Stephen McKee[*]
Fine Gael Paddy Meade[*]
Fine Gael Sharon Talon[*]
Aontú Peter Whelan
Sinn Féin Maria White
Quota:  

Navan[edit]

Navan: 7 seats[18][21][22][23][24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Yemi Adenuga[*]
Fianna Fáil Kashif Ali
Fianna Fáil Niamh Carroll
Aontú Jose Cyriac
Independent Francis Deane[*]
Sinn Féin Eddie Fennesy[*]
Fianna Fáil Padraig Fitzsimons[*]
Fine Gael Ross Kelly
Independent Alan Lawes[*]
Green Seamus McMenamin
Sinn Féin Frances Murphy
Fine Gael Linda Murray
Sinn Féin Caoimhe Ní Shluain
Irish Freedom David O'Shea
Aontú Francis O'Toole
Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly[*]
Aontú Emer Tóibín[*]
Quota:  

Ratoath[edit]

Ratoath: 7 seats[18][19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Eilish Balfe
Sinn Féin Fionnan Blake
Green Ruadháin Bonham
Independent Brian Fitzgerald[*]
Independent Nick Killian[*]
Fine Gael Maria Murphy[*]
Sinn Féin Trish Murtagh
Fine Gael Gerry O'Connor[*]
Fianna Fáil Caroline O'Reilly[†]
Fine Gael Fergus O'Riordan
Workers' Party Gerry Rooney
Independent Gillian Toole[*]
Quota:  

Trim[edit]

Trim: 6 seats[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Aontú Dave Boyne
Fianna Fáil Aisling Dempsey[*]
Sinn Féin Aoife Drew
Fine Gael Joe Fox[*]
Independent Noel French[*]
Fine Gael Luba Healy
Sinn Féin Dáithí McEvoy
Social Democrats Ronan Moore[*]
Fine Gael Niamh Souhan[*]
Quota:  

References[edit]

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  14. ^ Donohoe, John (10 June 2020). "Newly elected representative hopes to be a councillor for all generations, present and future". Meath Chronicle. Navan. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Exclusive; Sf Councillor Resigns". 19 June 2023.
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  17. ^ Murphy, Paul (11 January 2023). "Warm welcome for Meath's newest count councillor". Meath Chronicle. Navan.
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Meath_County_Council_election

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