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2024 Donegal County Council election
← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →
All 37 seats on Donegal County Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin 100% Redress
Last election 12 10 Did not exist
Seats before 12 10 0
Seats won 10 10 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady Increase 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Fine Gael Labour Independent
Last election 6 1 8
Seats before 4 1 10
Seats won 3 1 9
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Decrease 1
Results by Local Electoral Area

An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council was 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] Candidates must be nominated by 12 noon on Saturday, 18 May 2024.[3]

Recounts

On the 12th count for the Letterkenny LEA, Mary T. Sweeney called for a full recount, as Tomás Seán Devine's transfers narrowly gave Kevin Bradley 5 votes over Sweeney, and would have resulted in her elimination.[4]

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors did not seek re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Donegal Tom Conaghan[5] Independent
Buncrana Nicholas Crossan[6] Independent
Lifford-Stranorlar Liam Doherty[7] Sinn Féin
Buncrana Rena Donaghey[8] Fianna Fáil

Results by party

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 15 10 Decrease 2 17,459 22.76 Decrease6.59
Sinn Féin 18 10 Steady 16,801 21.90 Increase2.53
Fine Gael 9 3 Decrease 1 8,058 10.50 Decrease8.00
100% Redress 6 4 New 7,400 9.65 New
Aontú 6 0 Steady 2,251 2.93 Decrease0.21
Labour 3 1 Steady 1,514 1.97 Decrease0.71
The Irish People 4 0 New 1,050 1.37 New
Green 3 0 New 320 0.42 New
Independent 27 9 Decrease 1 21,864 28.50 Increase2.32
Total 91 37 Steady 100.00 —

Results by LEA

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

Buncrana

Buncrana: 5 seats[9][10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Jack Murray[*] 24.82 2,248
100% Redress Joy Beard 17.52 1,587
Fianna Fáil Paul Canning[*] 13.99 1,267
Sinn Féin Terry Crossan[*] 10.74 973
Fianna Fáil Fionán Bradley 9.35 847
The Irish People Kim McMenamin 6.26 567
Fine Gael Peter McLaughlin 5.50 499
Sinn Féin Niamh McGuinness 5.30 480
Independent Adrian McMyler 2.77 251
Aontú Liam Mulligan 1.76 159
Independent Eamon McGee 0.99 90
Green Jason Le Masurier 0.98 89
Electorate: 17,578   Valid: 9,057   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,510   Turnout: 9,198 (52.33%)  

Carndonagh

Carndonagh: 4 seats[9][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
100% Redress Ali Farren 28.38 2,253
Fianna Fáil Martin McDermott[*] 26.06 2,069
Labour Martin Farren[*] 12.61 1,001
Sinn Féin Albert Doherty[*] 12.55 996
Fine Gael John McGuinness[†] 9.27 736
Independent Paul Barry McKinney 4.71 374
Sinn Féin Toni Devine 3.30 262
The Irish People Donal McKinney 2.43 193
Green Michael White 0.69 55
Electorate: 15,041   Valid: 7,939   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,588   Turnout: 8,009 (53.25%)  

Donegal

Donegal: 6 seats[9][12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Micheál Naughton[*] 13.30 1,847 1,851 1,851 1,921 1,947 1,956 1,981 2,151      
Sinn Féin Noel Jordan[*] 11.38 1,580 1,581 1,593 1,601 1,629 1,811 1,829 1,868 1,875 2,352  
Sinn Féin Michael McMahon[*] 10.69 1,484 1,502 1,505 1,563 1,584 1,613 1,840 1,852 1,856 1,895 1,931
Independent Jimmy Brogan 9.76 1,356 1,365 1,398 1,404 1,466 1,528 1,557 1,705 1,717 1,950 2,059
Independent Pauric Kennedy 9.53 1,324 1,337 1,346 1,353 1,384 1,390 1,410 1,417 1,423    
Fine Gael Barry Sweeny[*] 9.22 1,281 1,286 1,286 1,342 1,354 1,360 1,440 1,448 1,452 1,519 1,532
Fine Gael Manus Boyle 9.17 1,274 1,274 1,292 1,294 1,312 1,352 1,355 1,554 1,595 1,706 1,751
Independent Niamh Kennedy[*] 7.93 1,102 1,119 1,177 1,197 1,237 1,321 1,357 1,588 1,622 1,941 2,067
Fianna Fáil Martin Hegarty 5.59 776 776 785 809 817 891 894        
Independent Diarmuid Doherty 3.59 498 515 521 552 572 573          
Sinn Féin Linda Boyle 3.33 462 462 494 497 510            
Fianna Fáil Claudia Kennedy 2.18 301 302 303                
Aontú Patrick Brogan 2.02 280 300 311 313              
Independent Derek Vial 1.33 184 201                  
The Irish People John Molloy 1.01 140                    
Electorate: 24,597   Valid: 13,889   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 1,985   Turnout: 13,997 (56.91%)  

Glenties

Glenties: 6 seats[9][13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig[*] 16.13 2,125                  
Independent Michael McClafferty[*] 14.31 1,885                  
Fianna Fáil Anthony Molloy[*] 10.70 1,409 1,417 1,420 1,435 1,500 1,531 1,707 1,903    
Sinn Féin Brian Carr[†] 7.75 1,021 1,029 1,032 1,043 1,052 1,069 1,280 1,333 1,358 1,587
Sinn Féin John Sheamuis Ó Fearraigh[*] 7.36 970 1,004 1,010 1,033 1,068 1,119 1,122 1,146 1,381 1,727
100% Redress Denis McGee 6.75 889 937 998 1,028 1,088 1,240 1,280 1,315 1,521 1,633
Sinn Féin Kellie Rodgers 6.06 798 843 850 924 942 959 981 1,116 1,154  
Independent Jonathan Stewart 6.03 794 843 860 861 876 915 971 1,158 1,240 1,437
Fine Gael Joseph Molloy 5.70 751 773 774 798 826 838 855 896    
Fianna Fáil John Reilly 4.95 652 666 666 705 768 772 791      
Independent Kevin O'Donnell 4.41 581 586 590 601 601 628        
Aontú Michael Harkin 3.50 461 464 493 497 508          
Fianna Fáil Anne Marie Rodgers 2.80 369 378 386 397            
Labour Séimi Ó Dubhthaigh 2.18 287 303 308              
Independent Anthony Matthew Doohan 0.81 106 108                
Independent Ann Sweeney 0.58 76 78                
Electorate: 24,479   Valid: 13,174   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 1,883   Turnout: 54.32%  


Letterkenny

Letterkenny: 7 seats[9][14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fianna Fáil Donál "Mandy" Kelly[†] 14.1 1,841                          
Fianna Fáil Ciaran Brogan[*] 10.8 1,407 1,438 1,441 1,448 1,451 1,467 1,478 1,514 1,563 1,607 1,619 1,621 1,822  
100% Redress Tomas Sean Devine 9.9 1,289 1,302 1,326 1,340 1,394 1,423 1,444 1,533 1,620 1,680        
Fine Gael Jimmy Kavanagh[*] 9.6 1,248 1,269 1,273 1,301 1,305 1,352 1,359 1,419 1,473 1,508 1,517 1,523 1,685  
Independent Michael McBride[*] 8.5 1,101 1,138 1,147 1,155 1,157 1,176 1,247 1,275 1,335 1,364 1,381 1,387 1,572 1,615
Sinn Féin Gerry McMonagle[*] 7.5 972 982 984 988 992 1,013 1,095 1,141 1,208 1,711        
Fianna Fáil Donál Coyle[*] 7.3 950 969 973 979 979 992 996 1,017 1,066 1,105 1,113 1,116 1,212 1,266
Aontú Mary T. Sweeney 6.0 785 789 806 814 874 886 895 916 950 988 1,007 1,010 1,129 1,150
Independent Kevin Bradley[*] 5.6 734 753 761 767 774 795 809 865 952 986 1,003 1,008    
Independent Declan Jordan 4.8 621 632 638 650 664 674 685 737            
Sinn Féin Sandra Haughey 4.8 619 625 628 635 639 654 771 822 874          
Independent Thoiba Ahmed 3.4 440 448 455 498 500 538 544              
Sinn Féin Ulick Hughes 2.6 345 362 363 365 366 371                
Labour Michael McLaughlin 1.7 226 229 229 254 254                  
Green Nuala Carr 1.4 176 178 178                      
The Irish People Ann McCloskey 1.2 150 150 179 181                    
Independent Vincent J. Bradley 0.7 95 96                        
Independent Selina O'Donnell 0.2 30 31                        
Electorate: 25,643   Valid: 13,029   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 1,629   Turnout: 51.4%  


Lifford–Stranorlar

Lifford–Stranorlar: 6 seats[9][15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Martin Scanlon 12.37 1,410 1,458 1,522 1,525 1,732      
Fine Gael Martin Harley[*] 11.06 1,261 1,285 1,482 1,493 1,562 1,576 1,638  
Independent Frank McBrearty Jnr[*] 10.52 1,199 1,253 1,278 1,338 1,493 1,514 1,939  
Sinn Féin Gary Doherty[*] 10.47 1,193 1,215 1,262 1,498 1,629      
Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan[*] 10.27 1,171 1,198 1,271 1,282 1,358 1,369 1,474 1,508
Fianna Fáil Gerry Crawford[*] 8.68 990 1,110 1,141 1,112 1,163 1,168 1,213 1,240
Independent Niall McConnell 7.72 880 971 999 1,029 1,104      
100% Redress Charles Ward 7.72 880 939 958 985        
Sinn Féin Dakota Nic Mheanman 7.36 839 874 894 1,057 1,193 1,222 1,321 1,357
Sinn Féin Tony McDaid 5.48 625 638 642          
Fine Gael Garvan Connolly 4.54 518 533            
Aontú Rebecca McDaid 3.81 434              
Electorate: 21,903   Valid: 11,400   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,629   Turnout: 11,533 (52.65%)  

Milford

Milford: 3 seats[9][16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Declan Meehan 21.13 1,739 1,762 1,886 2,074  
Fianna Fáil Liam Blaney[*] 18.99 1,563 1,598 1,713 1,802 2,051
Independent Pauric McGarvey[†] 16.90 1,391 1,446 1,525 1,664 1,947
Independent John O'Donnell[*] 16.09 1,324 1,344 1,407 1,438 1,671
Sinn Féin Maria Doherty 11.35 934 951 996 1,088  
100% Redress Éamonn Jackson 6.10 502 564 603    
Fine Gael Aaron Sweeney 6.08 500 515      
Independent Vincent J. Bradley 1.76 145        
Aontú Kathleen Deeney 1.60 132        
Electorate: 13,178   Valid: 8,230   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 2,058   Turnout: 8,309 (63.05%)  

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