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Part of the 2024 Irish local elections

2024 Monaghan County Council election
← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →
All 18 seats on Monaghan County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Sinn Féin Fine Gael Fianna Fáil
Last election 6 5 4
 
Party Independent
Last election 3
Area of Monaghan County Council

An election to all 18 seats on Monaghan County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. County Monaghan is divided into 3 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).

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Councillor Party
Monaghan Brian McKenna Sinn Féin
Ballybay –Clones Hugh McElvaney Independent

Results by party

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Sinn Féin 10 8 +2 9,947 35.21 +1.27
Fine Gael 6 6 +1 7,119 25.20 +1.08
Fianna Fáil 8 3 -1 6,739 23.85 -0.45
Aontú 2 0 - 932 3.30 +2.02
Green 2 0 - 538 1.90 -0.59
Irish Freedom 1 0 - 422 1.49 new
Independent 7 1 -2 2,556 9.05 -3.59
Total 36 18 Steady 28253 100.00

Analysis of Election

Monaghan proved to be a success story for Sinn Féin as the party re-captured a seat in Carrickmacross-Castleblayney from Fianna Fáil which they had lost at the last local election in 2019 and Sinn Féin also took a second seat in Ballybay-Clones with the retirement of the outgoing Independent, Hughie McElvaney to emerge as the largest party with 8 seats. Independent and former TD, Paudge Connolly, also lost his seat in the Monaghan LEA to Fine Gael who increased their numbers to 7. Fianna Fáil declined further to just 3 seats in number.

Results by LEA

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

Ballybay–Clones

Ballybay–Clones: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Seamus Coyle 19.67% 1,665          
Fine Gael Ricard Truell 18.66% 1,579          
Fine Gael Seán Gilliland 14.34% 1,214 1,301 1,410 1,444    
Sinn Féin Sinéad Flynn 14.03% 1,187 1,219 1,228 1,259 1,330 1,459
Sinn Féin Pat Treanor 12.77% 1,081 1,095 1,109 1,188 1,233 1,355
Aontú Olivia Larkin 7.37% 624 638 651 671 836 965
Irish Freedom Mark Brady 4.99% 422 441 444 448    
Fianna Fáil Martina Durkan 4.93% 417 469 482 586 622  
Fianna Fáil John Connolly 3.24% 274 310 317      
Electorate: 15,264   Valid: 8,463   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,411   Turnout: 8,561 (56.09%)  

Carrickmacross–Castleblayney

Carrickmacross–Castleblayney: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil PJ O'Hanlon 14.84% 1,478              
Fine Gael Aidan Campbell 14.02% 1,396 1,400 1,421 1,526        
Sinn Féin Colm Carthy 13.67% 1,362 1,368 1,394 1,456        
Sinn Féin Noel Keelan 12.00% 1,195 1,201 1,215 1,227 1,230 1,306 1,687  
Fine Gael Peter Conlon 9.77% 973 985 996 1,061 1,078 1,137 1,222 1,251
Sinn Féin Paul Gibbons 9.26% 922 922 949 987 998 1,042 1,198 1,416
Sinn Féin Aoife Kindlon 7.00% 697 700 708 738 740 797    
Fianna Fáil Aoife McCooey 6.50% 647 667 690 786 828 876 931 948
Independent Seamus Hanratty 5.40% 538 539 633 663 663      
Green Tate Donnelly 4.46% 444 446 470          
Aontú James Duffy 3.09% 308 309            
Electorate: 18,438   Valid: 9,960   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,423   Turnout: 10,071 (54.62%)  

Monaghan

Monaghan: 7 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Cathy Bennett 12.53% 1,232            
Fianna Fáil Raymond Aughey 11.42% 1,123 1,135 1,156 1,315      
Independent Seamus Treanor 10.97% 1,078 1,110 1,198 1,251      
Sinn Féin Seán Conlan 8.76% 861 879 892 906 908 1,164 1,250
Fine Gael Pauric Clerkin 10.24% 1,007 1,028 1,032 1,064 1,073 1,097 1,218
Sinn Féin Bronagh McAree 7.87% 774 789 795 808 813 1,043 1,195
Fine Gael David Maxwell 9.66% 950 971 979 1,009 1,017 1,049 1,163
Fianna Fáil Brian 'Beano' Clerkin 7.11% 699 713 720 782 828 847 936
Independent Paudge Connolly 6.35% 624 649 669 717 731 792  
Sinn Féin Niamh McCooey 6.47% 636 648 657 681 683    
Fianna Fáil Eamon Treanor 4.44% 436 441 445        
Independent Colin Walker 1.81% 178 204          
Green Deividas Pauliukonis 0.96% 94            
Independent Denis O'Higgins 0.66% 65            
Independent Paddy Grenham 0.61% 60            
Independent Jimmy 'Stavrous' Mee 0.13% 13            
Electorate: 19,207   Valid: 9,830   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,229   Turnout: 9,973 (51.92%)  

References

  1. "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick Monaghanral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024.
  2. "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. https://monaghan.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Count1-State-of-the-Poll.pdf
  4. https://monaghan.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Count-1-State-of-the-Poll.pdf
  5. https://monaghan.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Count1-State-of-the-Poll-1.pdf
  6. "Notice of Poll Ballybay–Clones" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. "Ballybay-Clones LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. "Notice of Poll Carrickmacross" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. "Carrickmacross-Castleblayney LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  10. "Notice of Poll Monaghan" (PDF). Monaghan County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  11. "Monaghan LEA Results". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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