2024 Fingal County Council election explained

Election Name:2024 Fingal County Council election
Country:Ireland
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2019 Fingal County Council election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Fingal County Council election
Next Year:2029
Seats For Election:All 40 seats on Fingal County Council
Majority Seats:21
Election Date:7 June 2024

An election to all 40 seats on Fingal County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] Fingal is divided into 7 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]

Campaign

On 8 May, councillor Tania Doyle and her husband, while erecting election posters, were assaulted by a man shouting anti-immigration and anti-Muslim rhetoric while an accomplice filmed it. Her husband was left bleeding, bruised and knocked to the ground by the assault which also saw Doyle herself punched in the head after she attempted to shield her husband. The assault lasted 15 minutes and only ended when the accomplice pulled the assaulter away from kicking Doyle's husband while on the ground. Doyle stated she feared for their lives and would not be canvassing for the remainder of the election.[3] The Gardaí stated that they are investigating the matter.[3]

Results by party

PartyFirst-preference votesSeats
data-sort-type="number"Votesdata-sort-type="number"% FPvdata-sort-type="number"Swing (pp)data-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"data-sort-type="number"Elected
2024
data-sort-type="number"
14,09616.370.56977
12,27514.251.078671
14,72317.100.1513862
9,61511.172.091544
5,6306.540.63522
3,8594.482.284022
2,4012.790.863121
5,1345.968.117514
2,0002.320.68111
4560.53New1New11
9261.080.75300
7500.87New2New0
1390.16New1New0
14,11216.390.6619671
Total Validalign=right 86,116align=right 98.66
Spoilt votesalign=right 1,172align=right 1.34
Total87,288100914040
Registered voters/Turnout208,81941.80

Candidates by LEA

Swords

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.
  3. News: MacRedmond . David . 12 May 2024 . 'We feared for our lives': Fingal councillor Tania Doyle attacked while putting up posters . . 13 May 2024 . 12 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512192251/https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-councillor-and-husband-attacked-fingal-6377809-May2024/ . live .