2024 Louth County Council election explained
| Election Name: | 2024 Louth County Council election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Louth County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2029 Louth County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2029 |
| Seats For Election: | All 29 seats to Louth County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 15 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 2024 |
| Council control before election |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Election: | TBD |
An election to all 29 seats on Louth County Council election was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Louth is divided into 5 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]
Retiring incumbents
The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
| Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party | Date announced |
|---|
| Dundalk–Carlingford | Edel Corrigan | | [3] |
| Dundalk South | Liam Reilly | | [4] |
| Dundalk South | Tomás Sharkey | | | |
Results by party
| Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | | | ±% |
|---|
| 17 | 7 | | 11,222 | 23.59 | 0.51 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 8,665 | 18.21 | 1.91 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 8,072 | 16.96 | 2.55 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 3,648 | 7.67 | 0.25 |
| 5 | 1 | | 1,570 | 3.30 | 3.10 |
| 4 | 0 | New | 1,788 | 3.76 | New |
| 2 | 0 | New | 636 | 1.34 | New |
| 1 | 0 | New | 508 | 1.07 | New |
| 1 | 0 | | 344 | 0.72 | 0.49 |
| 3 | 0 | New | 334 | 0.70 | New |
| 1 | 0 | New | 310 | 0.65 | New |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 10,484 | 22.03 | 4.26 |
| Total | 77 | align=right | 29 | | align=right | 47,581 | 100.00 | | |
Candidates by LEA
Dundalk South
Notes and References
- Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections . 6 April 2024 . . 20 April 2024 . live . 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/ . 10 April 2024 . Gov.ie.
- Web site: Local elections in Ireland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406142317/https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/types-of-elections-and-referendums/local-elections/ . 6 April 2024 . 20 April 2024 . Citizens Information Board.
- News: 18 December 2023 . Sinn Féin fielding new candidates for 2024 local election as Cllrs Tomas Sharkey and Edel Corrigan stand down . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240527050125/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2024/local-election/sinn-fein-fielding-new-candidates-for-2024-local-election-as-cllrs-tomas-sharkey-and-edel-corrigan-stand-down/a2040215924.html . 27 May 2024 . 16 March 2024 . The Argus.
- News: 25 October 2023 . Fianna Fail's Louth councillor Liam Reilly will not contest 2024 local elections . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240316185822/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/dundalk-news/fianna-fails-louth-councillor-liam-reilly-will-not-contest-2024-local-elections/a843814993.html . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 . The Argus.
