2024 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 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]

2024 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election
7 June 2024
All 40 seats on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Green Fianna Fáil
Last election 13 6 7
Seats before 13 6 7
Seats won 16 6 5
Seat change 3 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour People Before Profit Social Democrats
Last election 6 2 1
Seats before 6 1 1
Seats won 5 2 1
Seat change 1 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Last election 5
Seats before 6
Seats won 5
Seat change 1
Area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
Council control after election

TBD

The period for nominations started at 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and ended at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024.[3]

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party Date announced
Blackrock Kate Feeney Fianna Fáil 30 November 2023[4]
Blackrock Mary Hanafin Fianna Fáil 30 November 2023[4]
Dún Laoghaire Juliet O’Connell Labour 22 April 2024
Dún Laoghaire Dave Quinn Social Democrats 6 May 2024
Killiney-Shankill Dennis O'Callaghan Labour

Campaign

In April 2024, Orli Degani, who had been selected by the Social Democrats to contest the Dún Laoghaire LEA was dropped from the ticket. She contested the election as an independent candidate.[5]

Results by party
Party First-preference votes Seats
Votes  % FPv Swing (pp) Cand. 2019 Out. Elected
2024		 Change
Fine Gael 25,630 33.27 5.97 17 13 13 16 3
Fianna Fáil 8,926 11.59 6.00 11 7 7 5 2
Green 7,331 9.52 10.14 6 6 6 6
Labour 7,804 10.13 1.65 7 6 6 5 1
Social Democrats 4,307 5.59 3.96 6 1 1 1
Sinn Féin 3,968 5.15 1.72 8 0 0 0
People Before Profit 2,875 3.73 2.86 3 2 1 2
Aontú 2,449 3.18 2.24 3 0 0 0
The Irish People 204 0.26 New 1 New New 0
Independent 13,539 17.58 7.31 18 5 6 5
Total Valid 77,033 98.87
Spoilt votes 879 1.13
Total 77,033 100 — 80 40 40 40
Registered voters/Turnout 176,321 44.19

Candidates by LEA

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
^ ‡: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019 for the Killiney–Shankill LEA.

Blackrock
Blackrock: 6 Seats[6][7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Marie Baker[*] 24.79% 3,045                    
Green Conor Dowling 9.73% 1,195 1,279 1,281 1,311 1,340 1,361 1,469 1,523 1,795    
Fianna Fáil Michael Clark[‡] 8.82% 1,117 1,272 1,277 1,304 1,319 1,368 1,382 1,784      
Fine Gael Maurice Dockrell[†] 7.63% 937 1,310 1,313 1,322 1,329 1,369 1,378 1,461 1,509 1,513 1,530
Labour Martha Fanning[†] 7.42% 912 1,018 1,020 1,052 1,081 1,118 1,222 1,292 1,683 1,724 1,729
Independent Cormac Lucey 7.36% 904 972 1,042 1,078 1,112 1,301 1,369 1,418 1,506 1,512 1,517
Fine Gael Dan Carson 6.56% 806 1,151 1,155 1,198 1,212 1,246 1,294 1,407 1,496 1,501 1,519
Fianna Fáil Michael Reynolds 5.75% 706 785 787 799 811 853 877        
Social Democrats Lydia Bigley 5.13% 631 674 678 699 741 776 1,043 1,067      
PBP–Solidarity Cian Mac Aonghusa 4.66% 572 581 595 613 752 776          
Aontú Helen Duignan 3.97% 488 503 531 565 597            
Sinn Féin Callie Nic Rállaigh 3.05% 374 381 398 410              
Independent Reji Chacko Jacob 2.43% 299 319 324                
Independent Jonathan Roe 1.48% 182 184                  
Electorate: 27,471   Valid: 12,168   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,739[8]   Turnout: 12,280 (44.7%)  

    A complete recount took place in Blackrock resulting in newcomer Dan Carson beating Independent Cormac Lucey for the last seat by just two votes.

    Dundrum
    Dundrum: 7 Seats[9][7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Independent Sean McLoughlin[*] 16.14% 2,310                    
    Fine Gael Jim O'Leary[*] 13.53% 1,937                    
    Fianna Fáil Shay Brennan[*] 11.26% 1,612 1,687 1,707 1,814              
    Labour Peter O'Brien[*] 8.92% 1,277 1,340 1,353 1,361 1,367 1,396 1,497 1,602 2,018    
    Green Robert Jones 8.39% 1,201 1,230 1,238 1,243 1,245 1,262 1,314 1,424 1,705 1,866  
    Fine Gael Anna Grainger[*] 8.22% 1,177 1,205 1,249 1,273 1,276 1,280 1,304 1,759 1,823    
    Aontú Liam Coughlan 6.74% 964 1,004 1,008 1,022 1,106 1,120 1,229 1,270 1,315 1,326 1,330
    Independent Anne Colgan[*] 6.18% 885 974 982 995 1,048 1,065 1,160 1,236 1,392 1,449 1,506
    Social Democrats Síle Ní Dhubhghaill 6.02% 862 903 906 909 920 943 1,119 1,150      
    Fine Gael Eoin O'Driscoll 5.44% 779 823 867 886 893 900 923        
    Sinn Féin Rachel Gerrard 4.02% 576 606 607 609 613 845          
    Sinn Féin Cuán Young 2.26% 324 368 369 374 382            
    The Irish People Conor Patrick Rafferty 1.42% 204 229 229 233              
    Fianna Fáil Fiona Murray 1.42% 203 216 218                
    Electorate: 31,022   Valid: 14,311   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 1,789   Turnout: 14,456 (46.6%)  

      Dún Laoghaire
      Dún Laoghaire: 7 Seats[10][7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Fine Gael Lorraine Hall[*] 12.46% 1,936 1,944          
      Green Tom Kivlehan[†] 11.25% 1,749 1,763 1,818 1,903 2,157    
      Fine Gael J.P. Durkan 10.23% 1,590 1,594 1,657 1,722 1,787 1,803 1,830
      PBP–Solidarity Melisa Halpin[*] 10.09% 1,568 1,594 1,612 1,710 1,932 1,985  
      Fine Gael Mary Fayne[†] 9.93% 1,543 1,549 1,601 1,660 1,721 1,741 1,771
      Fianna Fáil Justin Moylan[†] 8.8% 1,368 1,372 1,700 1,725 1,768 1,773 1,849
      Labour Thomas Joseph 8.1% 1,259 1,266 1,301 1,392 1,579 1,678 1,890
      Aontú Mairéad Tóibín 6.4% 997 1,094 1,134 1,216 1,254 1,260 1,534
      Sinn Féin Shane O'Brien 6.03% 937 957 977 999 1,057 1,072  
      Social Democrats Hugo Mills 5.79% 900 911 946 997      
      Fianna Fáil Colette O'Sullivan 4.48% 696 702          
      Independent Orli Degani 3.8% 591 705 721        
      Independent Cathy Lynch 1.73% 269            
      Independent Sara Kelly 0.9% 140            
      Electorate: 36,391   Valid: 15,543   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 1,943   Turnout: 15,744 (43.26%)  

        Glencullen–Sandyford
        Glencullen–Sandyford: 7 Seats[11][7]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Independent Michael Fleming[*] 32.91% 3,687              
        Labour Lettie McCarthy[*] 16.68% 1,869              
        Green Oisín O'Connor[†] 10.17% 1,140 1,391 1,500          
        Fine Gael Pierce Dargan 9.38% 1,051 1,395 1,474          
        Fine Gael Kazi Ahmed[*] 7.2% 807 1,038 1,116 1,144 1,178 1,258 1,331 1,518
        Fianna Fáil Tom Murphy[*] 5.56% 623 960 1,022 1,033 1,041 1,065 1,089 1,425
        Fianna Fáil Elaine Dunne 4.27% 479 691 729 740 752 787 836  
        Independent Kevin Daly 3.66% 410 905 942 951 956 1,011 1,104 1,199
        Sinn Féin Shaun Tracey 3.46% 388 570 578 583 583 810 990 1,024
        Social Democrats Aoife Murtagh 3.38% 379 480 523 551 558 593    
        Sinn Féin Amanda Spiteri 1.74% 195 269 278 278 278      
        Independent Roopesh Kumar Panicker 1.55% 174 233 238 240 243      
        Electorate: 25,351   Valid: 11,202   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 1,401   Turnout: 11,328 (44.68%)  

          Killiney–Shankill
          Killiney–Shankill: 7 Seats[12][7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          Labour Carrie Smyth[*] 13.47% 1,790                    
          Fine Gael Jim Gildea[*] 12.08% 1,605 1,625 1,634 1,644 1,664            
          Fine Gael Frank McNamara[†] 11.95% 1,587 1,602 1,613 1,623 1,663            
          Independent Hugh Lewis[*] 9.5% 1,261 1,271 1,297 1,438 1,507 1,588 1,834        
          Fine Gael Jacqueline Burke 9.34% 1,241 1,251 1,257 1,270 1,300 1,381 1,397 1,402 1,853    
          Green Lauren Tuite 7.27% 966 983 990 996 1,061 1,274 1,287 1,297 1,465 1,611 1,614
          Sinn Féin Roland Kennedy 6.75% 897 902 906 924 962 1,028 1,084 1,110 1,139 1,159 1,160
          Fianna Fáil SallyAnn Moylan 6.5% 864 870 887 899 917 954 983 986      
          PBP–Solidarity Dave O'Keeffe 5.53% 735 740 747 776 829 1,017 1,062 1,098 1,137 1,165 1,166
          Social Democrats Lesley Byrne 5.16% 686 693 698 708 765            
          Independent Fergus Power 4.89% 650 651 743 807 814 826          
          Labour James Kearney 2.96% 393 414 416 431              
          Independent Tracey Hennessy 2.59% 344 346 389                
          Independent Michael O'Doherty 1.57% 208 209                  
          Independent Susan Muldoon 0.04% 58 59                  
          Electorate: 32,023   Valid: 13,285   Spoilt: 184   Quota: 1,659   Turnout: 13,449 (42%)  

            Stillorgan
            Stillorgan: 6 Seats[13][7]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Fine Gael Barry Saul[*] 24.75% 2,605                
            Fine Gael Maeve O'Connell[*] 18.12% 1,907                
            Fianna Fáil Liam Dockery 10.43% 1,098 1,250 1,373 1,456 1,467 1,665      
            Green Eva Dowling[*] 10.26% 1,080 1,168 1,248 1,277 1,312 1,341 1,496 1,559  
            Fine Gael John Kennedy[*] 10.23% 1,077 1,687              
            Social Democrats John Hurley 8.07% 849 904 944 955 1,054 1,065 1,210 1,227 1,318
            Independent Deirdre Donnelly[*] 6.63% 698 775 821 839 865 873 901 918 1,252
            Independent Eliza Connolly 4.46% 469 503 527 535 572 582 604 627  
            Labour Rebekah Fozzard 2.89% 304 324 354 363 395 414      
            Sinn Féin Sorcha Nic Cormaic 2.63% 277 288 291 292          
            Fianna Fáil Emer O'Neill 1.52% 160 213 271 295 301        
            Electorate: 24,063   Valid: 10,524   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,504   Turnout: 10,635 (44.2%)  

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