2024 Leitrim County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Leitrim County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Leitrim 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]

2024 Leitrim County Council election
7 June 2024
All 18 seats on Leitrim County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Area of Leitrim County Council

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors did not seek re-election:[3]

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Carrick-on-Shannon Finola Armstrong-Maguire Fine Gael
Manorhamilton Frank Dolan Fine Gael
Ballinamore Gerry Dolan Independent
Ballinamore Cailian Ellis Fianna Fáil
Manorhamilton Seán McDermott Fine Gael
Carrick-on-Shannon Thomas Mulligan Fine Gael

Results by party
Party Candidates Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 7 6 5,622 30.04% 4.35
Fine Gael 5 3 3 3,247 17.35% 7.31
Sinn Féin 7 4 2 4,031 21.54% 4.36
Green 3 0 501 2.68% 0.50
Labour 1 0 New 103 0.55% New
Independent Ireland 1 0 New 103 0.55% New
Farmers' Alliance 1 0 New 121 0.55% New
Social Democrats 1 0 New 136 0.73% New
Independent 9 5 1 4,849 25.91% 4.55
Totals 35 18 18,713 100.00

Candidates by LEA

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.

Ballinamore
Ballinamore: 6 seats[3][4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Rourke[*] 21.71% 1,434              
Fine Gael Enda McGloin[*] 15.64% 1,033              
Sinn Féin Brendan Barry[*] 13.04% 861 878 913 930 1,007      
Fine Gael Ita Reynolds-Flynn[*] 10.98% 725 823 840 857 912 917 961  
Fianna Fáil Gary Prior 8.87% 586 768 776 788 854 862 984  
Sinn Féin Joanne Curnan 8.51% 562 574 576 584 617 633 681 695
Sinn Féin Roisín Kenny 7.34% 485 613 613 633 673 687 723 742
Independent Seán Wynn 6.54% 432 444 459 517 561 576    
Green Adam Ó Ceallaigh 4.98% 329 347 356 377        
Independent Ireland Karina Charles Lynch 1.56% 103 118 121          
Independent George Heslin 0.82% 54 62 62          
Electorate: 10,152   Valid: 6,604   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 944   Turnout: 6,660 (65.60%)  

    Carrick-on-Shannon
    Carrick-on-Shannon: 6 seats[3][4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Sean McGowan[*] 13.75% 793 793 797 804 810 812 912
    Independent Enda Stenson[*] 13.25% 764 771 788 863      
    Fine Gael Maeve Reynolds 13.06% 753 757 769 828      
    Independent Des Guckian[*] 12.90% 744 747 778 837      
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Farrell[*] 12.07% 696 702 721 739 750 753 800
    Sinn Féin Cormac Flynn 9.28% 535 538 544 600 608 611 841
    Fianna Fáil Stephen King 9.02% 520 523 524 572 580 582 595
    Sinn Féin Lisa Mulligan 7.18% 414 416 420 460 466 469  
    Independent Sharon Garland 4.16% 240 242 252        
    Social Democrats Lola Gonzalez-Farrell 2.36% 136 152 155        
    Farmers' Alliance Michael McManus 2.10% 121 123          
    Green Leslie O'Hora 0.87% 50            
    Electorate: 9,294   Valid: 5,766   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 824   Turnout: 5,840 (62.84%)  

      Manorhamilton
      Manorhamilton: 6 seats[3][4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Independent James Gilmartin 21.04% 1,335            
      Fianna Fáil Mary Bohan[*] 13.16% 835 889 925        
      Sinn Féin Pádraig Fallon[*] 12.28% 779 812 831 862 867 1,145  
      Fianna Fáil Justin Warnock[*] 11.94% 758 797 804 827 830 939  
      Independent Felim Gurn[*] 11.57% 734 846 864 935      
      Independent Eddie Mitchell[*] 8.07% 512 585 655 721 730 774 866
      Fine Gael Kevin Comiskey 7.23% 459 502 513 592 600 612 631
      Sinn Féin Michelle Brennan Shyabo 6.27% 398 425 462 493 496    
      Fine Gael Caitríona Bergin 4.36% 277 303 335        
      Green Bláithín Gallagher 1.92% 122 132          
      Labour Bernie Linnane 1.62% 103 111          
      Independent Diarmuid McConville 0.54% 34 37          
      Electorate: 9,614   Valid: 6,346   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 907   Turnout: 6,393 (66.01%)  

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        2. "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
        3. O'Grady, Donal (20 March 2024). "Local election race is on in Leitrim". www.leitrimobserver.ie. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
        4. "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Leitrim County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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