2024 Kildare County Council election explained
| Election Name: | 2024 Kildare County Council election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Kildare County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2029 Kildare County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2029 |
| Seats For Election: | All 40 seats on Kildare County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 2024 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Party3: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Party4: | Social Democrats (Ireland) |
| Party5: | Green Party (Ireland) |
| Party6: | Sinn Féin |
| Party7: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
| Last Election1: | 12 |
| Last Election3: | 5 |
| Last Election4: | 4 |
| Last Election5: | 3 |
| Last Election6: | 1 |
| Last Election7: | 1 |
| Last Election2: | 11 |
An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Kildare is divided into 8 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 | Candidates | Seats | ± | | | ±% |
|---|
| 14 | 12 | | 16,136 | 21.40 | 4.27 |
| 15 | 11 | | 21,196 | 28.11 | 3.39 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 10,070 | 13.35 | 6.65 |
| 8 | 5 | | 7,245 | 9.61 | 3.18 |
| 14 | 1 | | 6,686 | 8.87 | 4.41 |
| 5 | 1 | New | 3,037 | 4.03 | New |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 2,556 | 3.39 | 3.82 |
| 2 | 0 | | 1,157 | 1.53 | 0.60 |
| 2 | 0 | New | 1,015 | 1.35 | New |
| 1 | 0 | New | 339 | 0.45 | New |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 5,980 | 7.93 | 8.86 |
| Total | 90 | align=right | 40 | | align=right | 75,417 | 100.00 | | |
Retiring incumbents
The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
Candidates by local electoral area
Newbridge
Notes and References
- 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 .
- 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.
- Web site: Fianna Fail Cllr. Michael Coleman Announces He Won't Contest The Local Elections . 2024-05-12 . Kildare's Kfm . en . 12 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512053113/https://www.kfmradio.com/news/localnews/fianna-fail-cllr-michael-coleman-announces-he-wont-contest-the-local-elections/ . live .
- Web site: Celbridge Councillor Ciara Galvin Won't Seek Re-Election In 2024 . 2024-05-12 . Kildare's Kfm . en . 12 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512053131/https://www.kfmradio.com/news/localnews/celbridge-councillor-ciara-galvin-wont-seek-re-election-in-2024/ . live .
- Web site: 2023-11-01 . Councillor in Kildare-Newbridge MD to step down "to enjoy more family time" . 2024-05-12 . Leinster Leader . en . 12 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512053112/https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/1337195/councillor-in-kildare-newbridge-md-to-step-down-to-enjoy-more-family-time.html . live .
- Web site: 2022-09-05 . Newbridge councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy not to seek re election to council . 2024-05-12 . Kildare Nationalist . en-GB . 12 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512054617/https://kildare-nationalist.ie/2022/09/05/newbridge-councillor-fiona-mcloughlin-healy-not-to-seek-re-election-to-council/ . live .
- Web site: Tributes Paid To Brendan Weld Who Retires As A County Councillor Following 20 Years Of Service . 2024-05-12 . Kildare's Kfm . en . 12 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512053114/https://www.kfmradio.com/news/localnews/tributes-paid-to-brendan-weld-who-retires-as-a-county-councillor-following-20-years-of-service/ . live .
