Part of the 2024 Irish local elections
2024 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election
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All 40 seats on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council 21 seats needed for a majority |
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Area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council |
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An election to all 40 seats on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is divided into 6 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]
The period for nominations starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and ends at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024.[3]
Retiring incumbents
The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party | Date announced |
Blackrock | Kate Feeney | | Fianna Fáil | 30 November 2023 |
Blackrock | Mary Hanafin | | Fianna Fáil | 30 November 2023 |
Dún Laoghaire | Juliet O’Connell | | Labour | 22 April 2024 |
Dún Laoghaire | Dave Quinn | | Social Democrats | 6 May 2024 |
Killiney-Shankill | Dennis O'Callaghan | | Labour | |
Campaign
In April 2024, Orli Degani, who had been selected by the Social Democrats to contest the Dún Laoghaire LEA was dropped from the ticket. She intends to contest as an independent candidate.[5]
Results by party
Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| Fianna Fáil | 11 | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | 17 | | | | | |
| Sinn Féin | 8 | | | | | |
| Aontú | 3 | | | | | |
| Social Democrats | 6 | | | | | |
| Green | 6 | | | | | |
| Labour | 7 | | | | | |
| People Before Profit | 3 | | | | | |
| The Irish People | 1 | | New | | | New |
| Independent | 18 | | | | | |
Total | 80 | 40 | | | 100.00 | — |
Candidates by LEA
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
^ ‡: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019 for the Killiney–Shankill LEA.
Blackrock
Blackrock: 6 Seats[6] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
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| Fine Gael | Marie Baker[*] | | |
| Social Democrats | Lydia Bigley | | |
| Fine Gael | Daniel Carson | | |
| Independent | Reji Chacko Jacob | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Clark[‡] | | |
| Fine Gael | Maurice Dockrell[†] | | |
| Green | Conor Dowling | | |
| Aontú | Helen Duignan | | |
| Labour | Martha Fanning[†] | | |
| Independent | Cormac Lucey | | |
| PBP–Solidarity | Cian Mac Aonghusa | | |
| Sinn Féin | Callie Nic Rállaigh | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Reynolds | | |
| Independent | Jonathan Roe | | |
Quota: |
Dundrum
Dún Laoghaire
Glencullen–Sandyford
Killiney–Shankill
Stillorgan
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections 2024". Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Lehane, Mícheál (1 May 2024). "Soc Dems drop Dún Laoghaire candidate after 'internal review'". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll (Blackrock)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll (Dundrum)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll (Dún Laoghaire)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll (Glencullen–Sandyford)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll (Killiney–Shankill)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll (Stillorgan)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.