2024 Westmeath County Council election

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2024 Westmeath County Council election

 2019
7 June 2024
2029 

All 20 seats on Westmeath County Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Last election 9 5 2
Seats before 9 5 2
Seats won 9 4 2
Seat change Steady Decrease 1 Steady

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Ireland Independent
Last election 0 N/A 2
Seats before 0 1 1
Seats won 2 1 2
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1 Steady

Area of Westmeath County Council

An election to all 20 seats on Westmeath County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Westmeath is divided into 4 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]

Party Candidates Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 9 Steady 11,695 31.02 Decrease 5.32
Fine Gael 8 4 Decrease 1 7,420 19.68 Decrease 3.62
Labour 4 2 Steady 3,584 9.51 Decrease 0.77
Sinn Féin 7 2 Increase 2 3,295 8.74 Increase 2.94
Independent Ireland 3 1 New 1,575 4.18 New
Green 3 0 Decrease 2 916 2.43 Decrease 1.05
Aontú 1 0 Steady 349 0.93 Decrease 0.24
Irish Freedom 2 0 New 548 1.45 New
Ireland First 2 0 New 482 1.28 New
Social Democrats 1 0 Steady 318 0.84 Increase 0.26
The Irish People 1 0 New 92 0.24 New
Independent 6 2 Steady 7,426 19.70 Increase 0.90
Total 48 20 Steady 37,700 100.00

Retiring incumbents

Results by local electoral area

References

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