2024 Monaghan County Council election

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

7 June 2024

All 18 seats on Monaghan County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Sinn Féin Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Last election 6 5 4

 
Party Independent
Last election 3

Area of Monaghan County Council

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Councillor Party
Monaghan Brian McKenna Sinn Féin
BallybayClones Hugh McElvaney Independent

Results by party

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 3
Fine Gael 6 6
Sinn Féin 10 8
Aontú 2 0
Green 2 0
Irish Freedom 1 0
Independent 7 1
Total 36 18 100.00

Candidates by LEA

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

Ballybay–Clones

BallybayClones: 5 seats[3][4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Seamus Coyle[*] 19.67% 1,665          
Fine Gael Richard Truell[*] 18.66% 1,579          
Fine Gael Seán Gilliland[*] 14.34% 1,214 1,301 1,410 1,444    
Sinn Féin Sinéad Flynn 14.03% 1,187 1,219 1,228 1,259 1,330 1,459
Sinn Féin Pat Treanor[*] 12.77% 1,081 1,095 1,109 1,188 1,233 1,355
Aontú Olivia Larkin 7.37% 624 638 651 671 836 965
Irish Freedom Mark Brady 4.99% 422 441 444 448    
Fianna Fáil Martina Durkan 4.93% 417 469 482 586 622  
Fianna Fáil John Connolly 3.24% 274 310 317      
Electorate: 15,264   Valid: 8,463   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,411   Turnout: 8,561 (56.09%)  

    Carrickmacross–Castleblayney

    CarrickmacrossCastleblayney: 6 seats[5][6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil PJ O'Hanlon[*] 14.84% 1,478              
    Fine Gael Aidan Campbell[*] 14.02% 1,396 1,400 1,421 1,526        
    Sinn Féin Colm Carthy[*] 13.67% 1,362 1,368 1,394 1,456        
    Sinn Féin Noel Keelan[*] 12.00% 1,195 1,201 1,215 1,227 1,230 1,306 1,687  
    Fine Gael Peter Conlon[†] 9.77% 973 985 996 1,061 1,078 1,137 1,222 1,251
    Sinn Féin Paul Gibbons 9.26% 922 922 949 987 998 1,042 1,198 1,416
    Sinn Féin Aoife Kindlon 7.00% 697 700 708 738 740 797    
    Fianna Fáil Aoife McCooey[*] 6.50% 647 667 690 786 828 876 931 948
    Independent Seamus Hanratty 5.40% 538 539 633 663 663      
    Green Tate Donnelly 4.46% 444 446 470          
    Aontú James Duffy 3.09% 308 309            
    Electorate: 18,438   Valid: 9,960   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,423   Turnout: 10,071 (54.62%)  

      Monaghan

      Monaghan: 7 Seats[7][8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Sinn Féin Cathy Bennett[*] 12.53% 1,232            
      Fianna Fáil Raymond Aughey[*] 11.42% 1,123 1,135 1,156 1,315      
      Independent Seamus Treanor[*] 10.97% 1,078 1,110 1,198 1,251      
      Sinn Féin Seán Conlan[*] 8.76% 861 879 892 906 908 1,164 1,250
      Fine Gael Pauric Clerkin 10.24% 1,007 1,028 1,032 1,064 1,073 1,097 1,218
      Sinn Féin Bronagh McAree 7.87% 774 789 795 808 813 1,043 1,195
      Fine Gael David Maxwell[*] 9.66% 950 971 979 1,009 1,017 1,049 1,163
      Fianna Fáil Brian 'Beano' Clerkin 7.11% 699 713 720 782 828 847 936
      Independent Paudge Connolly[*] 6.35% 624 649 669 717 731 792  
      Sinn Féin Niamh McCooey 6.47% 636 648 657 681 683    
      Fianna Fáil Eamon Treanor 4.44% 436 441 445        
      Independent Colin Walker 1.81% 178 204          
      Green Deividas Pauliukonis 0.96% 94            
      Independent Denis O'Higgins 0.66% 65            
      Independent Paddy Grenham 0.61% 60            
      Independent Jimmy 'Stavrous' Mee 0.13% 13            
      Electorate: 19,207   Valid: 9,830   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,229   Turnout: 9,973 (51.92%)  

        References

        1. "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick Monaghanral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 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 Ballybay–Clones" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
        4. "Ballybay-Clones LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
        5. "Notice of Poll Carrickmacross" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
        6. "Carrickmacross-Castleblayney LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
        7. "Notice of Poll Monaghan" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
        8. "Monaghan LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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