2024 Cork County Council election

An election to all 55 seats on Cork County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Cork is divided into 10 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]

2024 Cork County Council election

← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →

All 55 seats on Cork County Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent
Seats won 19 18 8
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Decrease 2

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Ireland Social Democrats Labour
Seats won 4 3 2
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 2 Steady

  Seventh party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 1
Seat change Decrease 1

Area of Cork County Council

Results by party

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Party First-preference votes Seats
Votes % FPv Swing (pp) Cand. 2019 Out. Elected
2024
Change
Fianna Fáil 39,958 27.54  6.20 23 18 17 19  1
Fine Gael 42,043 28.98  2.90 24 20 19 18  2
Independent Ireland 9,828 6.77 New 8 New 1 4  4
Social Democrats 6,573 4.65  2.13 7 1 2 3  2
Labour 5,512 3.80  0.56 5 2 2 2  
Sinn Féin 7,185 4.95  0.49 10 2 0 1  1
Green 3,967 2.73  0.16 10 2 1 0  2
Aontú 3,071 2.12  0.33 6 0 0 0  
Ireland First 1,267 0.87 New 2 New 0 0  
The Irish People 678 0.47 New 3 New 0 0  
Glór 559 0.39 New 1 New 0 0  
People Before Profit 492 0.34  0.20 1 0 0 0  
Independent 23,782 16.39  1.34 22 10 13 8  2
Total Valid 145,089 99.19
Spoilt votes 1,184 0.81
Total 146,273 100.00 122 55 55 55  
Registered voters/Turnout 284,173 51.47

Results by local electoral area

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Bandon–Kinsale

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BandonKinsale: 6 Seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Alan Coleman[*] 15.08% 2,511              
Independent Ireland John Collins 14.30% 2,380              
Fine Gael John Michael Foley 13.18% 2,194 2,208 2,223 2,234 2,254 2,527    
Social Democrats Ann Bambury 10.81% 1,800 1,814 1,967 2,135 2,247 2,370 2,387  
Fianna Fáil Gillian Coughlan[*] 10.37% 1,726 1,751 1,764 1,782 1,829 1,979 1,999 2,485
Fine Gael Marie O'Sullivan[*] 9.60% 1,598 1,624 1,656 1,668 1,772 1,980 2,070 2,211
Fianna Fáil Sean O'Donovan[*] 6.72% 1,118 1,128 1,142 1,163 1,197 1,303 1,310 1,629
Fine Gael Gerard Seaman 5.94% 988 995 1,010 1,021 1,034      
Fianna Fáil Margaret Murphy O'Mahony 5.91% 983 1,003 1,022 1,056 1,100 1,199 1,213  
Independent Brendan Piper 2.93% 488 497 579 663        
Sinn Féin Clare O'Callaghan 2.66% 443 446 478          
Green Stephen Spillane 1.63% 272 274            
The Irish People Deborah O'Driscoll 0.87% 145 147            
Electorate: 31,002   Valid: 16,646   Spoilt: 102   Quota: 2,379   Turnout: 16,748 (54.02%)  

Bantry–West Cork

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BantryWest Cork: 4 Seats[3][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Ireland Danny Collins[*] 19.25% 2,386 2,431 2,515          
Independent Finbarr Harrington 15.09% 1,870 1,894 1,968 2,048 2,071 2,258 2,668  
Fine Gael Caroline Cronin[†] 13.68% 1,696 1,709 1,738 2,042 2,050 2,288 2,438 2,478
Fianna Fáil Patrick Gerard Murphy[*] 10.98% 1,361 1,367 1,390 1,463 1,471 1,574 2,050 2,185
Independent Helen O'Sullivan 10.81% 1,340 1,369 1,403 1,499 1,510 1,768 1,962 1,995
Fianna Fáil Danny Crowley 10.08% 1,245 1,253 1,264 1,317 1,319 1,411    
Social Democrats Chris Heinhold[†] 8.02% 994 1,057 1,068 1,285 1,288      
Fine Gael Mary Lou Leahy 4.34% 562 567 586          
Green Liz Coakley Wakefield 2.37% 294 314 318          
Aontú Patrick Murphy 2.33% 289 304            
Sinn Féin Colum O'Callaghan 2.08% 258              
Electorate: 21,485   Valid: 12,295   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 2,460   Turnout: 12,396 (57.70%)  

Carrigaline

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Carrigaline: 6 Seats[3][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Seamus McGrath[*] 36.06% 5,191              
Independent Ben Dalton-O'Sullivan[*] 16.08% 2,315              
Fine Gael Jack White[†] 10.91% 1,570 2,307            
Sinn Féin Eoghan Fahy 9.40% 1,353 1,632 1,659 1,677 1,685 1,716 1,830 2,039
Fine Gael Una McCarthy[†] 7.59% 1,092 1,686 1,754 1,852 1,885 2,029 2,102  
Fianna Fáil Audrey Buckley[*] 6.72% 967 1,983 2,030 2,110        
Green Monica Oikeh 3.82% 550 703 726 743 749 857 1,096 1,336
Independent Chris O'Brien 3.76% 541 703 769 784 787 822 922  
Social Democrats Richard Terry 3.16% 455 522 535 542 542 614    
Labour John O'Regan 2.51% 361 487 501 516 519      
Electorate: 30,679   Valid: 14,395   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 2,057   Turnout: 14,495 (47.25%)  

Cobh

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Cobh: 6 Seats[3][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Sheila O'Callaghan[†] 17.05% 2,202                    
Fine Gael Anthony Barry[*] 14.98% 1,935                    
Labour Cathal Rasmussen[*] 11.98% 1,547 1,552 1,606 1,649 1,654 1,709 1,752 1,782 1,924    
Fine Gael Sinéad Sheppard[*] 11.59% 1,497 1,617 1,639 1,669 1,710 1,755 2,116        
Independent Ireland Ger Curley 10.01% 1,293 1,302 1,409 1,454 1,458 1,739 1,773 1,784 2,001    
Fianna Fáil Dominic Finn 7.28% 940 1,053 1,083 1,098 1,110 1,125 1,208 1,298 1,338 1,362 1,376
Green Cliona O'Halloran 6.46% 834 851 869 982 990 1,029 1,075 1,116 1,264 1,318  
Fine Gael Keith Kelly 4.99% 645 699 703 714 728 733          
Sinn Féin Mehdi Ozcinar 4.80% 620 628 646 788 790 872 891 894      
Glór – Voice of the People Diarmaid Ó Cadhla 4.33% 559 567 620 663 666            
People Before Profit Rola Abu Zeid O'Neill 3.81% 492 502 515                
Independent Peter Kidney 2.81% 357 363                  
Electorate: 28,604   Valid: 12,915   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,846   Turnout: 13,021 (45.52%)  

Fermoy

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Fermoy: 6 Seats[3][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent William O'Leary[*] 17.70% 2,920                
Fine Gael Noel McCarthy[*] 15.90% 2,624                
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn[*] 13.03% 2,150 2,264 2,333 2,382          
Fianna Fáil Deirdre O'Brien[*] 11.46% 1,891 1,932 1,963 1,991 2,131 2,245 2,328 2,795  
Fianna Fáil Nelius Cotter 9.93% 1,239 1,306 1,334 1,391 1,548 1,607 1,695 1,903 2,030
Fine Gael Kay Dawson[*] 6.42% 1,059 1,095 1,157 1,199 1,254 1,297 1,325    
Independent Peter O'Donoghue 5.68% 937 1,025 1,043 1,095 1,192 1,281 1,648 1,742 1,784
Labour Diarmuid Hanley 5.55% 915 975 987 1,095 1,125 1,289 1,369 1,625 1,742
Ireland First Derek Blighe 5.49% 899 939 951 1,001 1,070 1,158      
Sinn Féin Joe O'Brien 4.39% 725 743 757 805 853        
Independent Frank Roche[*] 3.81% 628 687 694 733          
Green Mary Ryder 1.15% 189 197 199            
Independent Ireland Ken Brennan 0.98% 162 178 181            
Independent Joe Tobin 0.62% 102 114 122            
Independent Thomas Horgan 0.37% 61 64 64            
Electorate: 31,544   Valid: 16,501   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 2,358   Turnout: 16,655 (52.80%)  

Kanturk

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Kanturk: 4 Seats[3][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Bernard Moynihan[*] 26.54% 3,030              
Fine Gael John Paul O'Shea[*] 19.14% 2,185 2,356            
Fine Gael Trish Murphy 17.84% 2,037 2,232 2,264 2,292        
Fianna Fáil Ian Doyle[*] 10.51% 1,200 1,396 1,409 1,434 1,503 1,632 1,705 1,855
Aontú Becky Kealy 8.35% 953 1,034 1,052 1,065 1,141 1,227 1,485 1,794
Sinn Féin Evelyn O'Keefe 4.69% 536 550 552 565 599 736 812  
Independent Finbarr Cronin 4.46% 509 581 586 596 681 724    
Social Democrats Andrew Ring 3.64% 416 423 424 477 530      
Independent Ireland Brendan O'Connor 3.49% 398 404 404 407        
Green Ted Bradley 1.35% 154 158 159          
Electorate: 21,479   Valid: 11,418   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 2,284   Turnout: 11,522 (53.64%)  

Macroom

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Macroom: 6 Seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Gobnait Moynihan[*] 15.71% 2,794            
Fine Gael Michael Creed[*] 14.58% 2,593            
Fianna Fáil Michael Looney[*] 14.10% 2,508 2,584          
Fine Gael Eileen Lynch[*] 13.36% 2,376 2,408 2,460 2,473 2,739    
Fine Gael Ted Lucey[*] 11.57% 2,058 2,085 2,116 2,136 2,269 2,419 2,536
Independent Martin Coughlan[*] 8.31% 1,478 1,517 1,624 1,630 1,804 2,176 2,214
Independent Ireland Dermot Kelleher 7.52% 1,337 1,371 1,556 1,565 1,614 1,896 1,906
Sinn Féin John O'Sullivan 6.28% 1,117 1,134 1,192 1,194 1,366    
Green Harriet Burgess 5.28% 939 954 998 999      
Aontú Rosarie O'Leary 3.31% 588 600          
Electorate: 32,318   Valid: 17,788   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 2,542   Turnout: 17,928 (55.47%)  

Mallow

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Mallow: 5 Seats[3][10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Tony O'Shea[*] 22.26% 2,615            
Fine Gael Liam Madden[*] 21.89% 2,571            
Labour Eoghan Kenny[†] 19.06% 2,239            
Fianna Fáil Gearóid Murphy[*] 11.31% 1,329 1,583 1,790 1,874 1,911 1,971  
Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes[*] 9.16% 1,076 1,291 1,559 1,629 1,659 1,697 1,861
Sinn Féin Melissa O'Brien 7.37% 866 955 1,012 1,077 1,100 1,205 1,402
Aontú Paddy Scully 3.08% 362 397 424 438 454 482  
The Irish People Ross Cannon 2.74% 322 346 361 373 375 389  
Social Democrats David Curry 1.98% 233 255 276 299 333    
Green Paul McNally 1.14% 134 152 170 183      
Electorate: 23,585   Valid: 11,747   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,958   Turnout: 11,852 (50.25%)  

Midleton

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Midleton: 7 Seats[3][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Independent Mary Linehan Foley[*] 18.28% 2,962                      
Fine Gael Michael Hegarty[*] 13.06% 2,116                      
Fianna Fáil Patrick Mulcahy 10.06% 1,629 1,814 1,836 1,846 1,863 1,885 1,897 1,936 1,977 1,986 2,036  
Social Democrats Liam Quaide[*] 9.91% 1,606 1,681 1,685 1,700 1,726 1,901 1,923 2,007 2,162      
Fine Gael Rory Cocking 8.64% 1,400 1,422 1,444 1,449 1,460 1,502 1,506 1,649 1,689 1,707 1,771 1,872
Fianna Fáil Ann Marie Ahern[†] 6.50% 1,053 1,092 1,099 1,101 1,108 1,132 1,136 1,210 1,253 1,267 1,328 1,468
Independent John Buckley 5.32% 862 898 901 920 939 946 994 1,179 1,332 1,352 1,546 1,835
Fine Gael Alison Curtin 4.96% 803 1,091 1,110 1,138 1,140 1,176 1,239 1,260 1,298 1,301 1,346 1,417
Sinn Féin Edith Adams 4.41% 715 754 755 765 774 805 836 864 905 919    
Aontú Mona Stromsoe 4.27% 692 716 718 725 741 751 808 852 965 981 1,103  
Independent Seán Buckley 4.04% 654 681 684 695 715 723 742          
Independent Ireland Eileen Kelly McCarthy 3.67% 595 635 638 658 682 694 799 834        
Green Clodagh Harrington 2.39% 387 399 400 407 414              
Ireland First Paddy Bullman 2.27% 368 433 433 461 514 518            
The Irish People James-Peter O'Sullivan 1.30% 211 224 226 239                
Independent Michelle Neville 0.91% 147 218 219                  
Electorate: 36,345   Valid: 16,200   Spoilt: 157   Quota: 2,026   Turnout: 16,357 (45.00%)  

Skibbereen–West Cork

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SkibbereenWest Cork: 5 Seats[3][12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Noel O'Donovan 16.10% 2,445 2,469 2,517 2,539            
Fianna Fáil Joe Carroll[*] 11.74% 1,783 1,804 1,816 1,971 2,063 2,089 2,133 2,274 2,995  
Fine Gael Brendan McCarthy 9.11% 1,384 1,409 1,424 1,552 1,593 1,619 1,674 1,772    
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Kelly[†] 8.85% 1,344 1,360 1,403 1,424 1,448 1,462 1,495 1,913 1,996 2,092
Independent Ireland Daniel Sexton 8.41% 1,277 1,318 1,342 1,378 1,470 1,624 1,775 2,031 2,169 2,238
Social Democrats Isobel Towse 8.23% 1,249 1,335 1,510 1,559 1,701 1,858 2,017 2,145 2,446 2,566
Fianna Fáil Padraig O'Reilly 7.90% 1,199 1,208 1,233 1,237 1,255 1,377 1,729 1,806 1,926 2,011
Independent Declan Hurley[*] 6.88% 1,045 1,081 1,109 1,157 1,200 1,269 1,394      
Independent Humphrey Deegan 5.62% 853 869 895 927 949 1,068        
Independent Barry O'Mahony 4.26% 647 665 697 719 771          
Independent Karen Coakley[*] 3.66% 555 577 595              
Sinn Féin Donnchadh O'Seaghdha 3.64% 552 574 597 640            
Labour Evie Nevin 2.96% 450 483                
Green Rory Jackson 1.41% 214                  
Aontú Lorraine Deane 1.23% 187                  
Electorate: 27,132   Valid: 15,184   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 2,531   Turnout: 15,299 (56.39%)  

References

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  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 g h i j "Notice of Poll". Cork County Council. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Bandon–Kinsale LEA Results". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Bantry-West Cork LEA Results". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Carrigaline LEA Results". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Cobh LEA Results". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Fermoy LEA Results". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Kanturk LEA Results". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Mallow LEA Results". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Midleton LEA Results". Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Skibbereen West Cork LEA Results". Retrieved 12 June 2024.