2024 Kildare County Council election

2024 Kildare County Council election
7 June 2024
All 40 seats on Kildare County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Last election 12 11 5
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Social Democrats Green Sinn Féin
Last election 4 3 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1
Area of Kildare County Council

An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Kildare is divided into 8 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]

Results by party

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 12 Steady 16,136 21.40 Decrease 4.27
Fine Gael 15 11 Steady 21,196 28.11 Increase 3.39
Social Democrats 8 7 Increase 3 10,070 13.35 Increase 6.65
Labour 8 5 Steady 7,245 9.61 Decrease 3.18
Sinn Féin 14 1 Steady 6,686 8.87 Increase 4.41
Independent Ireland 5 1 New 3,037 4.03 New
Green 7 0 Decrease 3 2,556 3.39 Decrease 3.82
Aontú 2 0 Steady 1,157 1.53 Increase 0.60
The Irish People 2 0 New 1,015 1.35 New
Irish Freedom 1 0 New 339 0.45 New
Independent 14 3 Decrease 1 5,980 7.93 Decrease 8.86
Total 90 40 Steady 75,417 100.00 Steady

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors did not seek re-election:

Constituency Councillor Party
Celbridge Michael Coleman[3] Fianna Fáil
Celbridge Vanessa Liston Independent
Celbridge Ciara Galvin[4] Labour
Celbridge Íde Cussen Independent
Kildare Anne Connolly[5] Fianna Fáil
Newbridge Fiona McLoughlin Healy[6] Independent
Clane Brendan Weld[7] Fine Gael

Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2024 election.

Athy

Athy: 5 Seats [8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Labour Aoife Breslin[*] 23.60% 2,347                  
Fine Gael Ivan Keatley[*] 16.47% 1,638 1,665                
Fianna Fáil Brian Dooley[*] 10.82% 1,076 1,189 1,189 1,191 1,283 1,293 1,402 1,418 1,449 1,526
Fianna Fáil Veralouise Behan[*] 9.72% 967 1,022 1,025 1,026 1,159 1,170 1,256 1,285 1,376 1,474
Independent Ireland William Carton 9.08% 903 930 947 947 961 1,189 1,202 1,221 1,250 1,401
Labour Mark Leigh[†] 7.36% 732 1,057 1,061 1,063 1,077 1,081 1,148 1,196 1,317 1,586
Sinn Féin Thomas Redmond 5.40% 537 578 583 583 587 598 620 854 926  
Sinn Féin Geraldine Campbell 3.62% 360 386 390 390 392 404 413      
Social Democrats Rachael Wall 3.55% 353 369 377 377 387 398 419 442    
Irish Freedom Anthony Casey 3.41% 339 345 348 348 351          
Fianna Fáil David Owens 3.30% 328 342 342 343            
Fine Gael Brian Kenny 3.21% 319 356 357 358 393 398        
Independent Nicola Maughan 0.45% 45 47                
Electorate: 21,249   Valid: 9,944   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 1,658   Turnout: 10,066 (47.37%)  

Celbridge

Celbridge: 4 Seats[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil David Trost 24.54% 1,687            
Social Democrats Claire O’Rourke 20.54% 1,412            
Fine Gael Lumi Panaite Fahey 17.76% 1,221 1,375 1,383        
Labour Rupert Heather[†] 9.77% 672 740 749 968 973 1,148 1,253
Sinn Féin David Monaghan 8.63% 593 607 613 650 650 737 839
The Irish People Darragh Toner 7.07% 486 500 501 517 519 590  
Independent Zhyan Phelan 6.04% 415 442 448 514 516    
Green Peter Paul Hughes 5.66% 389 423 429        
Electorate: 16,662   Valid: 6,875   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,376   Turnout: 6,956 (41.75%)  

Clane

Clane: 5 Seats[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Fine Gael Brendan Wyse[*] 21.54% 1,986                
Independent Pádraig McEvoy[*] 14.50% 1,337 1,355 1,370 1,380 1,401 1,415 1,502 1,647  
Social Democrats Aidan Farrelly[*]† 14.10% 1,300 1,343 1,381 1,385 1,468 1,489 1,497 1,562  
Fine Gael William Durkan 11.40% 1,051 1,229 1,254 1,257 1,300 1,309 1,319 1,365 1,438
Fianna Fáil Darragh Fitzpatrick[*] 10.99% 1,013 1,111 1,120 1,121 1,142 1,166 1,178 1,221 1,272
Sinn Féin Killian Brennan 7.51% 692 729 731 733 750 919 936 981 1,078
Independent Ireland Ryan McKeown 5.07% 467 478 482 503 508 520 596 683  
Aontú Una O'Connor 5.04% 465 480 485 497 502 514 532    
Sinn Féin Mick Tuohy 2.60% 240 261 266 269 278        
Labour Eoin Coates 2.16% 199 209 234 234          
Independent Sophie Roker 1.84% 170 176 180 284 290 293      
Independent Jessica McLoughlin 1.75% 161 167 171            
Green Patricia Foley 1.50% 138 144              
Electorate: 20,665   Valid: 9,219   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,537   Turnout: 9,322 (45.11%)  

Kildare

Kildare: 5 Seats[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Fianna Fáil Suzanne Doyle[*] 20.12% 1,667                
Fine Gael Kevin Duffy[*] 17.61% 1,459                
Fianna Fáil Brian O'Loughlin 13.78% 1,142 1,246 1,253 1,261 1,313 1,349 1,368 1,394  
Fine Gael Paddy Curran[†] 8.94% 741 816 834 842 893 944 963 985 1,046
Social Democrats Pat Balfe 7.34% 608 625 640 653 729 854 882 928 1,061
Sinn Féin Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh†† 7.23% 599 616 618 637 660 684 730 1,066 1,189
Independent Declan Crowe 5.71% 473 492 494 559 571 594 798 823  
Sinn Féin Noel Connolly[†] 5.13% 425 433 437 446 455 495 515    
Independent Ireland Paul O'Malley 4.56% 368 373 374 422 433 457      
Labour Chris Harrison 3.85% 319 331 352 363 399        
Green Lorraine Benson 3.34% 277 298 300 305          
Independent Aisling Goodwin 1.50% 124 129 132            
Independent Denis Delaney 1.01% 84 86 87            
Electorate: 19,042   Valid: 8,286   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,382   Turnout: 8,422 (44.23%)  

Leixlip

Leixlip: 3 Seats[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Fine Gael Joe Neville[*]††† 37.76% 2,293  
Social Democrats Nuala Killeen[*] 29.10% 1,767  
Fianna Fáil Bernard Caldwell[*] 20.29% 1,232 1,818
Sinn Féin Joan O’Boyle 9.65% 586 649
Green Imran Ali 3.19% 194 319
Electorate: 14,011   Valid: 6,072   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 1,519   Turnout: 6,221 (44.4%)  

Maynooth

Maynooth: 5 Seats[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Naoise Ó Cearúil[*]†††† 20.02% 1,880            
Fine Gael Tim Durkan[*] 15.41% 1,447 1,494 1,586        
Labour Angela Feeney[*] 13.28% 1,247 1,351 1,478 1,484 1,551 1,678  
Social Democrats Peter Melrose 12.72% 1,195 1,243 1,429 1,433 1,517 1,771  
Fianna Fáil Paul Ward[*] 11.66% 1,095 1,173 1,197 1,200 1,251 1,298 1,347
Fine Gael Tara Lane 10.14% 952 961 987 993 1,022 1,062 1,102
Sinn Féin Evelyn Gaynor 5.78% 543 548 566 566 605    
Independent Ireland Liam Meade 5.69% 534 541 551 552      
Green Peter Hamilton[*] 5.30% 498 514          
Electorate: 20,869   Valid: 9,391   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,566   Turnout: 9,480 (45.43%)  

Naas

Naas: 7 Seats[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112
Social Democrats Bill Clear[*] 14.20% 1,975                      
Fine Gael Fintan Brett[*] 12.36% 1,719 1,735 1,741                  
Fine Gael Evie Sammon[*] 10.57% 1,470 1,490 1,494 1,502 1,517 1,531 1,904          
Independent Seamie Moore 9.24% 1,285 1,312 1,316 1,416 1,426 1,502 1,541 1,557 1,669 1,791    
Fianna Fáil Carmel Kelly[*] 8.43% 1,173 1,192 1,192 1,196 1,221 1,227 1,357 1,403 1,440 1,600 1,669 1,689
Labour Anne Breen[*] 7.98% 1,110 1,148 1,153 1,156 1,182 1,196 1,278 1,313 1,467 1,868    
Fianna Fáil Brian Larkin 7.14% 993 1,006 1,011 1,022 1,026 1,034 1,084 1,110 1,133 1,264 1,298 1,310
Green Bob Quinn[†] 6.26% 871 911 917 918 932 948 1,019 1,054 1,121      
Fine Gael Ciara Dunne 5.75% 800 821 827 830 845 857            
Independent Ireland Ger Dunne 5.43% 755 764 768 803 813 1,114 1,154 1,160 1,275 1,324 1,350 1,370
Sinn Féin Caroline Hogan 3.98% 554 569 654 658 838 862 880 881        
The Irish People Avril Corcoran 3.80% 529 533 536 554 560              
Sinn Féin Evangeline Ngozi Omini 1.88% 262 270 336 340                
Independent Hugo Magee 1.52% 211 215 219                  
Sinn Féin Pauline O'Neill 1.45% 201 203                    
Electorate: 30,143   Valid: 13,908   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,739   Turnout: 14,046 (46.60%)  

Newbridge

Newbridge: 6 Seats[8][9]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Fine Gael Tracey O'Dwyer[*] 17.90% 2,084                    
Fine Gael Peggy O'Dwyer[*] 17.31% 2,016                    
Social Democrats Chris Pender[*] 12.54% 1,460 1,509 1,571 1,588 1,644 1,688          
Fianna Fáil Noel Heavey[*] 8.97% 1,044 1,104 1,186 1,192 1,222 1,238 1,247 1,328 1,480 1,482 1,662
Fianna Fáil Robert Power[*] 7.20% 839 967 1,042 1,048 1,080 1,090 1,096 1,191 1,327 1,328 1,437
Aontú Melissa Byrne 5.94% 692 756 779 793 818 850 877 965 1,097 1,098  
Sinn Féin James Stokes 5.53% 644 664 675 679 683 908 935 981 1,084 1,100 1,256
Labour Aina Conway 5.32% 619 654 685 686 720 744 750 828      
Independent Tom McDonnell [a] 4.71% 548 557 565 613 613 623 987 1,128 1,160 1,159 1,419
Independent James Garvin 4.29% 500 515 542 564 572 580 616        
Independent Chris McCormack [a] 3.95% 460 465 468 507 511 518          
Sinn Féin Terri Thorpe 3.29% 383 390 397 402 409            
Green Ronan Maher 1.62% 189 209 225 228              
Independent Leanne O'Neill [a] 1.43% 167 175 182                
Electorate: 25,116   Valid: 11,645   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 1,664   Turnout: 11,755 (46.80%)  
  1. 1 2 3 Three members of Éire Saor, a minor and unregistered far-right party, ran as independent candidates in the Newbridge LEA.[10][11]

Changes

Changes in affiliation

Name LEA Elected as New affiliation Date
Bill Clear Naas Social Democrats Independent September 2024[12]
Bill Clear Naas Independent Independent Ireland November 2025

Co-options since 2024

  • † Clane Social Democrat Cllr Aidan Farrelly was elected to the Dáil at the 2025 General Election for Kildare North. Paula Mulroe was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 December 2024.[13]
  • †† Kildare Sinn Féin Cllr Shona Ni Raghallaigh was elected to the Dáil at the 2025 General Election for Kildare South. Noel Connolly was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 December 2024.[13]
  • ††† Leixlip Fine Gael Cllr Joe Neville was elected to the Dáil at the 2025 General Election for Kildare North. Paul Brooks was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 December 2024.[13]
  • †††† Maynooth Fianna Fáil Cllr Naoise O Cearuil was elected to the Dáil at the 2025 General Election for Kildare North. Donna Phelan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 December 2024.[13]

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. ↑ "Fianna Fail Cllr. Michael Coleman Announces He Won't Contest The Local Elections". Kildare's Kfm. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Celbridge Councillor Ciara Galvin Won't Seek Re-Election In 2024". Kildare's Kfm. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Councillor in Kildare-Newbridge MD to step down "to enjoy more family time"". Leinster Leader. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Newbridge councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy not to seek re election to council". Kildare Nationalist. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tributes Paid To Brendan Weld Who Retires As A County Councillor Following 20 Years Of Service". Kildare's Kfm. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Kildare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Live results from the 2024 Local Elections and European Elections | RTÉ" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ↑ Hickey, Emma (13 June 2024). "Final councillor elected in Ireland defends comments saying that women need to 'breed' more". The Journal. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Raymond, Shane (13 June 2024). "Profiled: Meet Ireland's new far-right councillors". The Journal. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  12. ↑ Beatty, Eoin (5 September 2024). "BREAKING: Cllr. Bill Clear Resigns From The Social Democrats". Kfmradio. Kfmradio. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Beatty, Eoin (13 December 2024). "BREAKING: Who will be co-opted on Kildare Co Co following the General Election results". Kfmradio. Kfmradio. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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