2024 Offaly County Council election

An election to all 19 seats on Offaly County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Offaly 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 Offaly County Council election
7 June 2024
All 19 seats on Offaly County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Area of Offaly County Council

Results by party
Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 8 12,603
Fine Gael 5 5 1 6,652
Sinn Féin 5 3 3 3,186
Independent Ireland 1 1 New 1,320 New
Social Democrats 2 0 1 1,220
Green 3 0 1 807
Irish Freedom 1 0 New 418 New
Aontú 1 0 New 191 New
Independent 9 2 1 6,006
Total 37 19 100.00

Candidates by local electoral area

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

Birr
Birr: 6 Seats[3][4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Peter Ormond[*] 16.22% 1,943                      
Independent John Leahy[*] 15.15% 1,815                      
Fine Gael John Clendennen[*] 13.03% 1,562 1,644 1,666 1,677 1,708 1,782            
Fine Gael Hugh Egan 9.77% 1,171 1,176 1,185 1,185 1,196 1,206 1,307 1,378 1,393 1,458 1,877  
Sinn Féin Sean Maher 7.74% 927 943 949 957 981 1,055 1,088 1,113 1,137 1,236 1,264 1,282
Fianna Fáil Barbara Daly 7.34% 879 895 905 905 916 918 979 1,012 1,012 1,047    
Fianna Fáil Audrey Hennessy-Kennedy 6.92% 829 907 916 923 940 1,022 1,039 1,083 1,110 1,212 1,507 1,573
Social Democrats Clare Claffey[*] 5.03% 603 609 618 624 700 734 785 901 913 1,089 1,175 1,256
Independent Jonathan O'Meara 4.62% 554 561 570 577 622 671 727 880 881      
Independent Mike Boylan 4.03% 483 486 493 499 548 578 645          
Independent Martin Buckley 3.58% 429 431 443 444 459 470            
Independent Michael Deegan 3.17% 380 385 388 402 425              
Aontú Aubrey Claffey 1.59% 191 194 198 199                
Green Ekaterina Koneva 1.19% 143 147 148 153                
Independent Garrett Kelly 0.59% 71 75 76                  
Electorate: 22,379   Valid: 11,980   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 1,712   Turnout: 12,139 (54.24%)  

    Edenderry
    Edenderry: 6 Seats[3][5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Eddie Fitzpatrick[*] 22.83% 1,998          
    Independent Ireland Fergus McDonnell 15.08% 1,320          
    Fianna Fáil Claire Murray 12.96% 1,134 1,361        
    Fine Gael Liam Quinn[*] 12.18% 1,066 1,156 1,172 1,179 1,271  
    Fine Gael Noel Cribben[*] 10.18% 891 978 987 992 1,043 1,185
    Sinn Féin Claire Murray 7.40% 648 709 716 884 912 1,128
    Social Democrats John McNamee 7.05% 617 639 641 650 692  
    Fianna Fáil Robert McDermott[*] 7.01% 614 757 817 820 867 1,112
    Green Mark Hackett 3.08% 270 362 371 380    
    Sinn Féin Rory Ryan 2.22% 194 219 226      
    Electorate: 18,340   Valid: 8,752   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,251   Turnout: 8,885 (48.45%)  

      Tullamore
      Tullamore: 7 Seats[3][6]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Neil Feighery[*] 16.81% 1,962          
      Fianna Fáil Frank Moran[*] 12.24% 1,429 1,450 1,459      
      Independent Sean O'Brien[*] 11.45% 1,337 1,393 1,445 1,538    
      Fianna Fáil Tony McCormack[*] 11.36% 1,326 1,422 1,429 1,509    
      Fianna Fáil Declan Harvey[*] 10.87% 1,269 1,339 1,357 1,415 1,441 1,466
      Sinn Féin Aoife Masterson 10.42% 1,216 1,267 1,418 1,483    
      Fianna Fáil Ollie Bryant 10.13% 1,182 1,308 1,323 1,373 1,388 1,408
      Independent Sandy Feehan-Smollen[†] 6.70% 782 808 863 895 913 916
      Irish Freedom Paddy Broder 4.12% 418 423 449 453 454 456
      Green Liam Walsh 3.37% 394 425 435      
      Sinn Féin Tim Farrell 1.72% 201 204        
      Independent Deirdre Dillon 1.33% 155 173        
      Electorate: 23,791   Valid: 11,671   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,459   Turnout: 11,833 (49.74%)  

        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" (PDF). Offaly County Council. 22 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
        4. "Birr LEA Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
        5. "Edenderry LEA Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
        6. "Tullamore LEA Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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