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2024 Kerry County Council election
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All 33 seats on Kerry County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 9 6 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Kerry Ind. Independent
Seats won 2 1 11
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 2
Area of Kerry County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael

 Council control after election

TBD

An election to all 33 seats on Kerry County Council was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Kerry 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]

Results by party[edit]

Party Candidates Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 11
Fine Gael 10
Sinn Féin 13
Aontú 3
Social Democrats 2
Green 6
Labour 4
Kerry Ind. 1
Party for Animal Welfare 1 New New
The Irish People 3 New New
National Party 1 New New
Independent 22
Totals 77 31 Steady 100.00

Results by local electoral area[edit]

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

Castleisland[edit]

Castleisland: 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Jackie Healy-Rae[*] 29.86% 2,890        
Independent Charlie Farrelly[*] 18.63% 1,803 2,117      
Fianna Fáil Fionnán Fitzgerald [*] 15.92% 1,541 1,741 1,794 1,847 2,104
Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell[*] 15.15% 1,466 1,628 1,682 1,721 1,910
Independent Michelle Keane 10.24% 991 1,106 1,138 1,196 1,382
Sinn Féin Deirdre Bell 7.51% 727 851 882 965  
Green Paul Bowler 1.41% 136 146 147    
Aontú Cáit Ní Ríordáin 1.29% 125 154 164    
Electorate: 15,460   Valid: 9,679   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 1,936   Turnout: 9,746 (63.04%)  

Corca Dhuibhne[edit]

Corca Dhuibhne: 3 seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Tommy Griffin 22.68% 1,807 1,844 2,041    
Sinn Féin Robert Brosnan 17.94% 1,429 1,563 1,677 2,131  
Fianna Fáil Michael O’Shea[*] 16.80% 1,338 1,373 1,435 1,562 1,596
Green Peadar Ó Fionnáin 12.85% 1,024 1,143 1,242    
Fianna Fáil Breandán Fitzgerald[*] 12.73% 1,014 1,110 1,372 1,735 1,866
Fine Gael Séamus Cosaí Fitzgerald[*] 9.29% 740 774      
Labour Mike Kennedy 6.38% 508        
Electorate: 12,578   Valid: 7,860   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,966   Turnout: 7,966 (66.3%)  

Kenmare[edit]

Kenmare: 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Independent Johnny Healy-Rae[*] 23.04% 3,441
Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill[*] 14.48% 2,162
Fianna Fáil Norma Moriarty[*] 12.09% 1,805
Independent Podge Foley 7.73% 1,154
Fine Gael Teddy O’Sullivan Casey 7.73% 1,154
Independent Dan McCarthy[*] 5.55% 829
Fianna Fáil Ken O'Sullivan 5.49% 820
Fine Gael Tony Donnelly 5.16% 770
Sinn Féin Damian Quigg 4.01% 599
Green Cleo Murphy 3.09% 462
Social Democrats Tim Clifford 2.91% 434
Sinn Féin Stephanie O'Shea 2.89% 431
Independent Patrick Lyne 2.49% 372
Aontú Catherina O'Sullivan 1.39% 207
Independent Oliver O'Neill 1.06% 158
The Irish People William O'Brien 0.91% 136
Electorate: 23,922   Valid: 14,934   Spoilt: 109   Quota: 2,134   Turnout: 15,043 (62.88%)  

Killarney[edit]

Killarney: 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Maura Healy-Rae[*] 23.71% 3,385
Independent Martin Grady 14.38% 2,053
Kerry Ind. John O'Donoghue 11.02% 1,574
Independent Brendan Cronin 9.97% 1,423
Fianna Fáil Niall Kelleher[*] 9.15% 1,307
Independent Niall O'Callaghan[*] 8.10% 1,156
Labour Marie Moloney[*] 7.31% 1,044
Fine Gael Dermot Healy 4.57% 653
Sinn Féin Damien Switzer 2.37% 339
Green Diarmaid Griffin 2.30% 329
Independent Iqbal Mahmud 2.13% 304
Sinn Féin Caroline Kenneally 1.74% 248
Independent Kamaruzzaman Abdul-Kadir 1.29% 184
Independent Natalia Krasnenkova 1.02% 146
The Irish People Alan O'Connor 0.71% 101
Independent William Leen 0.14% 20
Independent Diarmuid McGuckin 0.08% 12
Electorate: 23,159   Valid: 14,278   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 1,785   Turnout: 14,410 (62.22%)  

Listowel[edit]

Listowel: 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fine Gael Michael Foley 16.38% 2,402
Fine Gael Mike Kennelly[*] 15.70% 2,301
Independent Liam "Speedy" Nolan 15.16% 2,223
Fianna Fáil Mike Leane 12.05% 1,766
Sinn Féin Tom Barry 11.49% 1,685
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Moloney[*] 9.35% 1,371
Sinn Féin Marion Falvey O’Sullivan 8.81% 1,292
Aontú Sonny Foran 5.76% 845
Sinn Féin Thomas Harrington 3.04% 446
Independent John O'Sullivan 2.82% 414
Green Oonagh Comerford 1.13% 165
Party for Animal Welfare Rosemarie Smith 0.75% 110
Electorate: 25,821   Valid: 14,660   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 2,095   Turnout: 14,797 (57.31%)  

Tralee[edit]

Tralee: 7 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Mikey Sheehy[*] 15.66% 2,114
Sinn Féin Deirdre Ferris[†] 11.55% 1,560
Labour Terry O'Brien[*] 11.38% 1,537
Independent Sam Locke 7.83% 1,057
Sinn Féin Paul Daly 7.75% 1,046
Fianna Fáil Anne O'Sullivan 6.07% 819
Fine Gael Angie Baily 5.97% 806
Independent Tom McEllistrim 5.73% 774
Sinn Féin Cathal Foley[†] 5.29% 714
Fine Gael Sinéad Donnelly 5.10% 688
Green Anluan Dunne 4.82% 651
Social Democrats Mistura Oyebamji 3.16% 427
National Party Jacob Sweeney 2.91% 393
Sinn Féin Paddy Kevane 2.71% 366
The Irish People Eddie O'Grady 2.38% 321
Labour Ben Slimm 1.50% 202
Independent Ame Abdurahman 0.20% 27
Electorate: 26,411   Valid: 13,502   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,688   Turnout: 13,662 (51.73%)  

Campaign[edit]

Debates[edit]

2024 Kerry County Council election debates
Date Broadcaster Moderator(s) Participants —   Name  Participant    N  Party not invited/did not participate  Notes
FG FF SF Lab IND GP SD Aon
23 Apr Radio Kerry Jerry O'Sullivan Tommy Griffin Breandán Fitzgerald Robert Brosnan Mike Kennedy N Peadar Ó Fionnáin N N [5]
29 Apr Radio Kerry Jerry O'Sullivan Michael Foley Jimmy Moloney Thomas Harrington N Liam "Speedy" Nolan N N Sonny Foran [6]
7 May Radio Kerry Jerry O'Sullivan Teddy O’Sullivan Casey Norma Moriarty Stephanie O’Shea N Podge Foley +
Johnny Healy-Rae 		N N N

Councillors not standing for re-election[edit]

Councillor Electoral area First elected Party Date announced
Jim Finucane[a] Tralee 2009 Fine Gael 12 September 2023[7]
Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen Kenmare 2009 Fine Gael 3 October 2023[8]
Aoife Thornton Listowel 2014 Fine Gael 2 February 2024[9]
John Francis Flynn Killorglin 2014 Fianna Fáil 14 March 2024[10]
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent Cathaoirleach at time of election.

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b c d e f "Election Candidates". Kerry County Council. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Corca Dhuibhne - Kerry County Council". RTE News. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Election 2024: An Daingean Electoral Area Debate – April 23rd, 2024". Radio Kerry. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Local Elections 2024: Listowel Electoral Area Debate – April 29th, 2024". Radio Kerry. 29 April 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ Crean, Dermot (12 September 2023). "Cllr Jim Finucane Will Not Run For Council At Next Local Elections". Tralee Today. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Kenmare cllr Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen won't contest next election". Radio Kerry. 3 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Cllr Aoife Thornton will not contest next local elections". Radio Kerry. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Cllr John Francis Flynn will not contest next local elections". Radio Kerry. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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