2024 Cork County Council election explained

Election Name:	2024 Cork County Council election
Country:	Ireland
Map Size:	300px
Type:	Parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Party Colour:	yes
Previous Election:	2019 Cork County Council election
Previous Year:	2019
Next Election:	2029 Cork County Council election
Next Year:	2029
Seats For Election:	All 55 seats on Cork County Council
Majority Seats:	28
Election Date:	7 June 2024

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]

Results by party

Party		First-preference votes			Seats
		data-sort-type="number"	Votes	data-sort-type="number"	% FPv	data-sort-type="number"	Swing (pp)	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	Elected 2024	data-sort-type="number"
	39,958	27.54	6.20	23	18	17	19	1
	42,043	28.98	2.90	24	20	19	18	2
	9,828	6.77	New	8	New	1	4	4
	6,573	4.65	2.13	7	1	2	3	2
	5,512	3.80	0.56	5	2	2	2
	7,185	4.95	0.49	10	2	0	1	1
	3,967	2.73	0.16	10	2	1	0	2
	3,071	2.12	0.33	6	0	0	0
	1,267	0.87	New	2	New	0	0
	678	0.47	New	3	New	0	0
	559	0.39	New	1	New	0	0
	492	0.34	0.20	1	0	0	0
	23,782	16.39	1.34	22	10	13	8	2
Total Valid		align=right	145,089	align=right	99.19
Spoilt votes		align=right	1,184	align=right	0.81
Total		146,273	100	—	122	55	55	55
Registered voters/Turnout		284,173	51.47

Candidates by local electoral area

Skibbereen–West Cork

Notes and References

1. Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections . Gov.ie . . 6 April 2024 . 20 April 2024 . 10 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410051431/https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/ebfe6-polling-day-orders-made-for-european-local-and-limerick-mayoral-elections/ . live .
2. Web site: Local elections in Ireland. Citizens Information Board. 20 April 2024. 6 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240406142317/https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/types-of-elections-and-referendums/local-elections/. live.