2024 Longford County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Longford County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Longford 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 Longford County Council election
7 June 2024
All 18 seats on Longford County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent
Last election 7 8 3
Area of Longford County Council

Results by party
Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 10 8 1 9,068 43.03 3.76
Fianna Fáil 10 8 2 6,398 30.36 2.11
Sinn Féin 3 0 1,339 6.35 1.77
The Irish People 2 0 New 284 1.35 New
Green 1 0 New 92 0.44 New
People Before Profit 1 0 New 71 0.34 New
Independent 12 2 1 3,820 18.13 5.07
Total 39 18 21,072 100.00

Candidates by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.

Ballymahon
Ballymahon: 6 Seats[3][4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Paul Ross[*] 18.52% 1,300            
Fianna Fáil Mick Cahill[*] 12.34% 866 938 949 994 1,013    
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Toole[*] 10.17% 714 743 753 908 927 928 970
Independent Mark Casey[*] 9.06% 636 650 685 744 929 933 1,093
Fianna Fáil Sean Mimnagh 8.45% 593 601 612 628 800 801 843
Fine Gael Martin Skelly 8.28% 581 629 637 664 762 763 843
Independent Gerald Farrell[*] 8.02% 563 567 590 627      
Sinn Féin John Rooney 8.01% 562 598 638 678 695 695  
Fine Gael Colm Murray[*] 7.66% 538 603 615 654 693 696 748
Independent Niall Dowler 6.05% 425 440 489        
The Irish People Mandy Larkin 2.29% 161 165          
Independent Francesca Pawelczyk 1.14% 80 82          
Electorate: 12,067   Valid: 7,019   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 1,003   Turnout: 7,093 (58.78%)  

    Granard
    Granard: 5 Seats[5][6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael Garry Murtagh[*] 20.41% 1,450            
    Independent Turlough McGovern[*] 19.89% 1,413            
    Fine Gael Paraic Brady[*] 17.04% 1,211            
    Fine Gael Colin Dalton[†] 11.54% 820 883 918 953 972 1,059 1,067
    Fine Gael Padraig McNamara 9.84% 699 735 850 881 1,035 1,111 1,113
    Fianna Fáil David Cassidy 7.64% 543 600 615 661 717 1,055 1,071
    Fianna Fáil Susan Murphy 6.11% 434 510 524 552 613    
    Fianna Fáil Marett Smith 3.97% 282 295 323 336      
    Sinn Féin Barry Campion 3.56% 253 273 294        
    Electorate: 10,955   Valid: 7,105   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 1,185   Turnout: 7,168 (65.43%)  

      Longford
      Longford: 7 Seats[7][8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Gerard Hagan[*] 15.69% 1,071                          
      Fianna Fáil Martin Monaghan[*] 15.40% 1,051                          
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Butler[*] 15.25% 1,041                          
      Fine Gael Peggy Nolan[*] 13.04% 890                          
      Fine Gael Niall Gannon 7.44% 508 606 658 721 734 738 751 751 762 773 779 786 821 843
      Fianna Fáil Kevin Hussey 6.49% 443 475 523 560 568 571 576 580 600 606 610 615 650 666
      Fianna Fáil Uruemu Adejinmi[†] 6.32% 431 467 501 551 555 555 559 563 569 616 617 642 670 767
      Sinn Féin James Donnelly 5.88% 401 414 425 431 434 437 439 455 463 471 482 484 498 533
      Independent Mujahid Manzoor 3.25% 222 223 225 225 225 225 226 227 231 236 237      
      Independent Sadia Athar 2.97% 203 204 207 211 212 213 217 232 238 249 257 347 361  
      The Irish People Gareth McKendry 1.80% 123 126 128 130 130 141 145 149 155 155        
      Independent James Quinn 1.67% 114 132 160 167 169 179 192 198 211 214 254 258    
      Green Catherine Joseph 1.35% 92 95 98 101 102 102 105 113 114          
      People Before Profit Dave Smyth 1.04% 71 72 74 76 76 77 77              
      Independent Alicia Carberry 1.00% 68 71 77 83 85 91 99 104            
      Independent Maura Greene-Casey 0.78% 53 58 60 66 67 70                
      Independent Tony Reilly 0.44% 30 33 36 37 38                  
      Independent Dwain Schouten 0.19% 13 13 14 14 14                  
      Electorate: 13,843   Valid: 6,825   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 854   Turnout: 6,920 (49.99%)  

        References
        1. "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. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
        2. "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
        3. "Notice of Poll-Ballymahon" (PDF). Longford County Council. 21 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
        4. "Ballymahon LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
        5. "Notice of Poll-Granard" (PDF). Longford County Council. 21 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
        6. "Granard LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
        7. "Notice of Poll-Longford" (PDF). Longford County Council. 21 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
        8. "Longford LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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