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Part of the 2024 Irish local elections

2024 Waterford City and County Council election
← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →
All 32 seats on Waterford City and County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
Area of Waterford City and County Council

An election to all 32 seats on Waterford City and County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. Waterford City and County 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).

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:

Constituency Departing Councillor Party
Portlaw–Kilmacthomas Ger Barron Labour
Lismore Mairéad Tobin Fianna Fáil

Results by party

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 11 8 Increase1 11,085 23.89 Decrease1.12
Sinn Féin 18 7 Increase1 9,832 21.19 Increase7.11
Fianna Fáil 9 5 Decrease2 6,985 15.05 Decrease3.63
Labour 4 3 Decrease1 2,573 5.54 Decrease2.75
Green 5 0 Decrease2 1,655 3.57 Decrease2.45
Social Democrats 2 1 New 783 1.69 New
The Irish People 3 0 New 385 0.83 New
Rabharta 1 0 New 326 0.70 New
Aontú 1 0 Steady 275 0.59 Increase0.03
Independent Ireland 1 0 New 151 0.33 New
People Before Profit 1 0 Steady 133 0.29 Decrease0.46
Party for Animal Welfare 1 0 New 81 0.17 New
Independent 22 8 Increase2 12,142 26.16 Increase0.12
Total 79 32 Steady 46,406 100.00

Results by LEA

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

Dungarvan

Dungarvan: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fine Gael Damien Geoghegan 17.3% 1,584                      
Sinn Féin Conor D. McGuinness 15.3% 1,408                      
Fianna Fáil Tom Cronin 13.4% 1,230 1,256 1,263 1,287 1,293 1,302 1,311          
Fine Gael Pat Nugent 11.7% 1,073 1,134 1,137 1,155 1,157 1,181 1,199 1,246 1,293 1,318    
Labour Thomas Phelan 8.6% 786 829 836 841 847 865 905 1,011 1,065 1,149 1,151 1,296
Independent Joe O'Riordan 6.8% 627 651 657 667 688 709 763 804 891 971 973 1,044
Fine Gael Monica Murphy 5.1% 468 510 513 518 522 528 540 614 637 667 669  
Independent Seamus O'Donnell 5.0% 462 474 480 489 508 518 543 559 641 674 675 786
Green Críostóir Ó Faoláin 3.8% 345 357 362 367 369 376 388          
Independent Caren Hallahan 3.2% 295 308 311 322 357 370 406 427        
Independent Jonathan Shaw 2.7% 244 264 267 270 287 294            
Sinn Féin Siobhan Whelan 2.3% 209 218 234 235 238              
Sinn Féin Fiona Regan 2.2% 204 210 246 252 257 362 403 442 466      
Independent Aaron Joyce 1.4% 131 132 133 136                
Independent Roger Morrison 0.8% 70 71 71                  
Independent Padraig Curran 0.4% 38 41 42                  
Electorate: 17,625   Valid: 9,174   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 1,311   Turnout: 9,259 (52.53%)  

Lismore

Lismore: 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Donnchadh Mulcahy 19.2% 988 1,025 1,065 1,134 1,178 1,208
Labour John Pratt 18.6% 958 1,019 1,122 1,392    
Fine Gael Niamh O'Donovan 15.5% 801 850 1,081 1,370    
Independent Brian Buckley 15.2% 781 890 939 1,059 1,118 1,169
Fianna Fáil Michael Walsh 14.1% 729 742 864      
Fine Gael Declan Doocey 10.8% 559 569        
Green Lynn Glasscoe 2.8% 145          
Independent Frank Power 2.4% 126          
The Irish People Michael McCarthy 1.3% 66          
Electorate: 9,952   Valid: 5,153   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 1,289   Turnout: 5,204 (52.29%)  

Portlaw–Kilmacthomas

Portlaw–Kilmacthomas: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Liam Brazil 25.5% 1,982              
Fine Gael Seanie Power 20.0% 1,554              
Fianna Fáil John O’Leary 14.2% 1,104 1,411            
Independent Declan Clune 11.5% 898 993 1,029 1,059 1,084 1,145 1,178 1,451
Sinn Féin Catherine Burke 7.7% 600 688 709 716 731 894 1,107 1,169
Independent Frank Conway 6.1% 474 521 542 581 592 608 631 842
Fianna Fáil Ray Murphy 5.4% 423 520 640 644 697 716 770  
Sinn Féin Ben Duggan 4.4% 342 355 365 368 371      
Sinn Féin Thomas Guiry 4.1% 317 341 379 388 393 476    
The Irish People Declan Power 1.2% 94 106 115          
Electorate: 15,401   Valid: 7,788   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 1,299   Turnout: 7,861 (51.04%)  

Tramore–Waterford City West

Tramore–Waterford City West: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fine Gael Lola O’Sullivan 16.0% 1,313                      
Independent Joe Kelly 13.0% 1,069 1,074 1,090 1,110 1,142 1,156 1,200          
Independent Blaise Hannigan 11.2% 921 939 950 973 988 1,001 1,019 1,070 1,071 1,106 1,149 1,214
Independent Joe Conway 10.6% 871 895 909 933 941 946 968 1,066 1,070 1,083 1,154 1,279
Sinn Féin Jim Griffin 9.0% 739 744 752 756 770 865 871 879 881 1,074 1,116 1,153
Fianna Fáil Eamon Quinlan 8.2% 676 697 702 707 745 753 839 880 891 894 925 1,035
Green Cristiona Kiely 4.5% 373 389 396 399 428 432 465 480 483 496 568  
Rabharta Killian Mangan 4.0% 326 331 346 350 371 384 394 408 409 423    
Sinn Féin Suzie Duffin 3.9% 324 326 334 336 339 372 377 389 390      
Sinn Féin Alannah Hutchinson-Smith 3.8% 316 317 323 326 342 386 400 409 410 498 569 627
Aontú Ronan Cleary 3.3% 275 277 284 329 340 342 350          
Fine Gael Richie Hayes 3.0% 245 267 275 282 303 317            
Sinn Féin John Hayes 2.9% 240 249 251 254 263              
Labour Mairead McKnight 2.9% 239 242 245 249                
Independent Ireland Michael Gallwey 1.8% 151 154 174                  
Party for Animal Welfare Samantha Dooley 1.0% 81 82                    
Independent Melissa O'Neill 0.8% 69 69                    
Electorate: 17,813   Valid: 8,228   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 1,176   Turnout: 8,348 (46.86%)  

Waterford City East

Waterford City East: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent David Daniels 15.4% 1,331                  
Independent Declan Barry 14.5% 1,257                  
Fianna Fáil Adam Wyse 12.3% 1,062 1,080 1,103 1,121 1,124 1,172 1,429      
Fine Gael Jim D'arcy 10.1% 872 882 898 904 907 937 997 1,062 1,067 1,257
Sinn Féin Pat Fitzgerald 9.9% 856 885 891 1,075 1,078 1,302        
Social Democrats Mary Roche 7.4% 643 650 659 676 678 721 788 825 847 1,126
Green Jody Power 7.3% 630 641 649 663 667 673 714 755 768  
Independent Darren Ryan 6.6% 572 635 649 654 655 726 765 792 816 934
Fianna Fáil Stephanie Keating 5.4% 472 476 485 496 497 511        
Sinn Féin Karl Cretzan 4.6% 401 410 416 493 495          
Sinn Féin Caroline Griffin 3.9% 340 344 346              
The Irish People John Walsh 2.6% 225                  
Electorate: 17,379   Valid: 8,661   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 1,238   Turnout: 8,751 (50.35%)  

Waterford City South

Waterford City South: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Independent Donal Barry 17.4% 1,291                      
Sinn Féin John Hearne 13.9% 1,030 1,065                    
Fianna Fáil Jason Murphy 12.8% 946 968 970 971 975 989 997 1,008 1,018 1,165    
Sinn Féin Joeanne Bailey 9.6% 712 729 730 731 740 750 767 778 941 978 983 1,039
Fine Gael Frank Quinlan 8.6% 634 653 654 654 657 681 695 707 717 762 800 855
Labour Seamus Ryan 8.0% 590 610 610 611 623 656 723 740 752 783 810 931
Sinn Féin Kevin Burke 7.0% 520 532 532 533 544 548 565 569 660 698 702 762
Fianna Fáil Vivienne Burns 4.6% 343 361 361 362 375 387 395 410 419      
Independent Seán Reinhardt 4.6% 343 372 402 404 419 428 438 540 555 587 599  
Sinn Féin Breda Brennan 3.9% 286 300 301 301 311 325 336 345        
Independent Lisa Carroll 2.6% 191 216 251 251 258 263 275          
Green Maolíosa Ní Chléirigh 2.2% 162 165 165 165 174              
Social Democrats Sinead Ellen Griffin 1.9% 140 144 146 146 179 201            
People Before Profit Patrick Curtin 1.8% 133 140 143 143                
Independent Eric English 1.1% 81 89                    
Electorate: 15,641   Valid: 7,402   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,058   Turnout: 7,506 (47.99%)  

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  9. "Notice of Poll Tramore" (PDF). Waterford City & County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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