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Part of the 2024 Irish local elections

2024 Kildare County Council election
← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →
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. 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).

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 are not seeking re-election:

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

Results by local electoral area

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

Athy

Athy: 5 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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 1,283 1,293 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% 328 342 348 348 351          
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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 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 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 1.43% 167 175 182                
Electorate: 25,116   Valid: 11,645   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 1,664   Turnout: 11,755 (46.80%)  
  1. ^ Three members of Éire Saor, a minor and unregistered far-right party, ran as independent candidates in the Newbridge LEA.

Changes

Changes in affiliation

Name LEA Elected as New affiliation Date
Bill Clear Naas Social Democrats Independent September 2024

References

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  2. "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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  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. ^ "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Kildare County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2024/results/#/local/kildare-county/newbridge
  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.
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