2024 Donegal County Council election

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2024 Donegal County Council election
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All 37 seats on Donegal County Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin Fine Gael
Last election 12 10 6
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 1 8
Area of Donegal County Council

An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Donegal is divided into 7 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]

Retiring incumbents[edit]

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Donegal Tom Conaghan[3] Independent
Buncrana Nicholas Crossan[4] Independent
Lifford-Stranorlar Liam Doherty[5] Sinn Féin
Buncrana Rena Donaghey[6] Fianna Fáil
Glenties Marie Therese Gallagher[7] Sinn Féin

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Sinn Féin
Aontú
Green
Labour
100% Redress New New
Farmers' Alliance New New
The Irish People New New
Independent
Totals 37 Steady 100.00

Candidates by LEA[edit]

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

Buncrana[edit]

Buncrana: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
100% Redress Joy Beard[8]
Fianna Fáil Fionán Bradley[9]
Fianna Fáil Paul Canning[*][9]
Sinn Féin Terry Crossan[*][10]
Green Jason Le Masurier[11]
Sinn Féin Niamh McGuinness[10]
The Irish People Kim McMenamin[12]
Independent Adrian McMyler[13]
Aontú Liam Mulligan[14]
Sinn Féin Jack Murray[*][10]
Quota:  

Carndonagh[edit]

Carndonagh: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Toni Devine[15]
Sinn Féin Albert Doherty[*][15]
Fianna Fáil Martin McDermott[*][9]
Fine Gael John McGuinness[†][16]
Farmers' Alliance Liam McLaughlin[17]
100% Redress Ali Farren[18]
Labour Martin Farren[*][19]
Green Michael White[20]
Quota:  

Donegal[edit]

Donegal: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Linda Boyle[21]
Fine Gael Manus Boyle[22]
Independent Jimmy Brogan[23]
Aontú Patrick Brogan[24]
Independent Diarmuid Doherty[25]
Fianna Fáil Martin Hegarty[26]
Sinn Féin Noel Jordan[*][21]
Fianna Fáil Claudia Kennedy[26]
Independent Niamh Kennedy[*]
Independent Pauric Kennedy[27]
Sinn Féin Michael McMahon[*][21]
The Irish People John Molloy[28]
Fianna Fáil Micheál Naughton[*][26]
Fine Gael Barry Sweeny[*][29]
Quota:  

Glenties[edit]

Glenties: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Sinn Féin Brian Carr[†][30][31]
Aontú Michael Harkin[32]
Independent Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig[*][33]
Independent Michael McClafferty[*][34]
Fianna Fáil Anthony Molloy[*][35]
Fine Gael Joseph Molloy[36]
Independent Kevin O'Donnell
Labour Séimi Ó Dubhthaigh[37]
Sinn Féin John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh[*][31]
Fianna Fáil John Reilly[35]
Fianna Fáil Anne Marie Rodgers[35]
Sinn Féin Kellie Rodgers[38]
Independent Johnathan Stewart[39]
Quota:  


Letterkenny[edit]

Letterkenny: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Thoiba Ahmed[40]
Independent Kevin Bradley[*]
Fianna Fáil Ciaran Brogan[*][41]
Fianna Fáil Donál Coyle[*][41]
100% Redress Tomas Sean Devine[42]
Sinn Féin Sandra Haughey[43]
Sinn Féin Ulick Hughes[43]
Fine Gael Jimmy Kavanagh[*][44]
Fianna Fáil Donál “Mandy” Kelly[†][41]
Independent Michael McBride[*][45]
Labour Michael McLaughlin[46]
Sinn Féin Gerry McMonagle[*][43]
Independent Selina O’Donnell[47]
Aontú Mary T. Sweeney[32]
Quota:  

Lifford-Stranorlar[edit]

Lifford–Stranorlar: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Garvan Connolly[48]
Fianna Fáil Gerry Crawford[*][49][50]
Aontú Rebecca Daid[32]
Sinn Féin Gary Doherty[*][51]
Fine Gael Martin Harley[*][48]
Independent Frank McBrearty Jnr[*][52]
The Irish People Anne McCloskey
Independent Niall McConnell[53]
Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan[*][54]
Sinn Féin Tony McDaid[51]
Sinn Féin Dakota Nic Mheanman[51]
Independent Martin Scanlon[55]
100% Redress Charles Ward[56]
Quota:  

Milford[edit]

Milford: 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Liam Blaney[*][41]
Sinn Féin Maria Doherty[57]
100% Redress Eamonn Jackson[58]
Independent Pauric McGarvey[†][59]
Independent Declan Meehan[60]
Fine Gael Aaron Sweeney[61]
Quota:  

References[edit]

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