2024 Tipperary County Council election explained

Election Name:2024 Tipperary County Council election
Country:Ireland
Map Size:300px
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2019 Tipperary County Council election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Tipperary County Council election
Next Year:2029
Seats For Election:All 40 seats on Tipperary County Council
Majority Seats:21
Election Date:7 June 2024
Party1:Fine Gael
Seats1:10
Seat Change1:2
Party2:Fianna Fáil
Seats2:10
Seat Change2:1
Party3:Sinn Féin
Seats3:2
Party4:Labour Party (Ireland)
Seats4:3
Seat Change4:2
Party5:Workers and Unemployed Action
Seats5:1
Party6:Independent politician (Ireland)
Seats6:14
Seat Change6:1
Last Election1:12
Seats Before1:12
Seats Before2:9
Last Election2:9
Last Election3:2
Seats Before3:3
Seats Before4:1
Last Election4:1
Seats Before5:1
Last Election5:1
Seats Before6:14
Last Election6:15

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

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"data-sort-type="number"Elected
2024
data-sort-type="number"
16,40621.984.181399101
15,18320.346.73121212102
6,7779.082.7711232
5,1676.921.8141132
1,8872.530.982111
6640.890.293000
5940.80New1New00New
3810.51New1New00New
2990.40New1New00New
990.13New1New00New
27,18736.425.53211514141
Total Validalign=right 74,644align=right 99.16
Spoilt votesalign=right 635align=right 0.84
Total75,27910070404040
Registered voters/Turnout137,47654.76

Retiring incumbents

The following councillors did not seek re-election:

Party
Roscrea-TemplemoreNoel Coonan[3]
NenaghGer Darcy[4]
ThurlesSeamus Hanafin[5]
NenaghHughie McGrath[6]
NewportJohn McGrath[7]

Candidates by local electoral area

Thurles

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. Web site: 2023-11-29 . BREAKING: Long-serving Fine Gael councillor announces he will not contest local elections . 2024-05-08 . www.tipperarylive.ie . en . 9 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240509002521/https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/local-news/1360299/breaking-long-serving-fine-gael-councillor-announces-he-will-not-contest-local-elections.html . live .
  4. News: 2024-05-03 . 'Given as much as I can give' . 2024-05-09 . The Nenagh Guardian . 9 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240509002530/https://www.nenaghguardian.ie/2024/05/03/given-as-much-as-i-can-give/ . live .
  5. News: 2023-06-03 . Seamus to call it a day on county council . 2024-05-09 . The Nenagh Guardian . 9 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240509002525/https://www.nenaghguardian.ie/2023/06/03/seamus-to-call-it-a-day-on-county-council/ . live .
  6. News: 2023-06-23 . 'It's not for me' - Hughie stepping down after 20 years on council . 2024-05-09 . The Nenagh Guardian . 9 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240509002527/https://www.nenaghguardian.ie/2023/06/23/62052/ . live .
  7. News: 2024-03-06 . Councillor McGrath to bow out . 2024-05-09 . The Nenagh Guardian . 9 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240509002520/https://www.nenaghguardian.ie/2024/03/06/councillor-mcgrath-to-bow-out/ . live .