2024 Kerry County Council election explained

Election Name:	2024 Kerry County Council election
Country:	Ireland
Type:	Parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Party Colour:	yes
Previous Election:	2019 Kerry County Council election
Previous Year:	2019
Election Date:	7 June 2024
Next Election:	2029 Kerry County Council election
Next Year:	2029
Seats For Election:	All 33 seats on Kerry County Council
Majority Seats:	17
Party1:	Fianna Fáil
Seats1:	9
Seat Change1:	1
Party2:	Fine Gael
Seats2:	6
Seat Change2:	1
Party3:	Sinn Féin
Seats3:	4
Party4:	Labour Party (Ireland)
Seats4:	2
Party5:	Kerry Independent Alliance
Seats5:	1
Party6:	Independent politician
Seats6:	11
Seat Change6:	2
Map Size:	300px
Council control
Posttitle:	Council control after election
Before Election:	Fianna Fáil Fine Gael
After Election:	Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour

An election to all 33 seats on Kerry County Council was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.^[1] County Kerry 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).^[2]

On 20 June, one day before the first sitting, Labour agreed to join Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in a power-sharing agreement, which will end in 2029.^[3]

On 21 June, the newly-elected council met for the first time, with Breandán Fitzgerald of Fianna Fáil being appointed Cathaoirleach.^[4]

Results by party

Party	valign=top	Candidates	valign=top	Seats	valign=top	±	valign=top	First Pref. votes	valign=top	FPv%	valign=top	±%
	11	9	1	16,057	21.43	4.35
	10	6	1	12,427	16.59	5.29
	13	4		10,882	14.53	1.18
	4	2		3,291	4.39	0.09
	1	1		1,574	2.10	0.75
	6	0		2,767	3.69	0.60
	3	0		1,177	1.57	0.01
	2	0	New	861	1.15	New
	3	0	New	558	0.74	New
	1	0	New	393	0.52	New
	1	0	New	110	0.15	New
	22	11	2	24,816	33.13	6.41
Totals	77	align=right	33		align=right	74,913	100.00

Results by local electoral area

Tralee

Campaign

Debates

2024 Kerry County Council election debates
23 Apr	Radio Kerry	Jerry O'Sullivan								^[5]
29 Apr	Radio Kerry	Jerry O'Sullivan								^[6]
7 May	Radio Kerry	Jerry O'Sullivan

Councillors not standing for re-election

Councillor	Electoral area	First elected	Party		Date announced
Jim Finucane	Tralee	2009		Fine Gael	12 September 2023^[7]
Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen	Kenmare	2009		Fine Gael	3 October 2023^[8]
Aoife Thornton	Listowel	2014		Fine Gael	2 February 2024^[9]
John Francis Flynn	Killorglin	2014		Fianna Fáil	14 March 2024^[10]

Notes

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: Labour strike eleventh-hour deal with FG and FF for Kerry County Council control. Irish Independent. 20 June 2024. 20 June 2024.
4. News: Breandán Fitzgerald elected Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council. Radio Kerry. 21 June 2024. 21 June 2024.
5. News: 23 April 2024. Election 2024: An Daingean Electoral Area Debate – April 23rd, 2024. Radio Kerry. live. 21 May 2024. 21 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240521194548/https://www.radiokerry.ie/podcasts/kerry-today/election-2024-an-daingean-electoral-area-debate-april-23rd-2024-380528.
6. News: 29 April 2024. Local Elections 2024: Listowel Electoral Area Debate – April 29th, 2024. Radio Kerry. live. 21 May 2024. 21 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240521194547/https://www.radiokerry.ie/podcasts/kerry-today/local-elections-2024-listowel-electoral-area-debate-april-29th-2024-381442.
7. News: Cllr Jim Finucane Will Not Run For Council At Next Local Elections. Crean. Dermot. 12 September 2023. Tralee Today. 12 September 2023. 16 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240316183638/http://traleetoday.ie/cllr-jim-finucane-will-not-run-for-council-at-next-local-elections/. live.
8. News: Kenmare cllr Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen won't contest next election. 3 October 2023. Radio Kerry. 3 October 2023. 20 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220140010/https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/75-years-of-kerry-politics-comes-to-an-end-350092. live.
9. News: Cllr Aoife Thornton will not contest next local elections. 2 February 2024. Radio Kerry. 2 February 2024. 2 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240202135017/https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/cllr-aoife-thornton-will-not-contest-next-local-elections-367787. live.
10. News: Cllr John Francis Flynn will not contest next local elections. 14 March 2024. Radio Kerry. 14 March 2024. 14 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240314085814/https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/cllr-john-francis-flynn-will-not-contest-next-local-elections-374385. live.