# 2024 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 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).
The period for nominations started at 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and ended at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024.

## Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
| Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party | Date announced |
| Blackrock | Kate Feeney | Fianna Fáil | 30 November 2023 |
| Blackrock | Mary Hanafin | Fianna Fáil | 30 November 2023 |
| Dún Laoghaire | Juliet O’Connell | Labour | 22 April 2024 |
| Dún Laoghaire | Dave Quinn | Social Democrats | 6 May 2024 |
| Killiney-Shankill | Dennis O'Callaghan | Labour | |

## Campaign

In April 2024, Orli Degani, who had been selected by the Social Democrats to contest the Dún Laoghaire LEA was dropped from the ticket. She contested the election as an independent candidate.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | First-preference votes | First-preference votes | First-preference votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % FPv | Swing (pp) | Cand. | 2019 | Out. | Elected 2024 | Change |
| | Fine Gael | 25,630 | 33.27 | 5.97 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | 8,926 | 11.59 | 6.00 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| | Green | 7,331 | 9.52 | 10.14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| | Labour | 7,804 | 10.13 | 1.65 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | Social Democrats | 4,307 | 5.59 | 3.96 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 3,968 | 5.15 | 1.72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | People Before Profit | 2,875 | 3.73 | 2.86 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Aontú | 2,449 | 3.18 | 2.24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | The Irish People | 204 | 0.26 | New | 1 | New | New | 0 | |
| | Independent | 13,539 | 17.58 | 7.31 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total Valid | Total Valid | 77,033 | 98.87 | | | | | | |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 879 | 1.13 | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | 77,033 | 100.00 | — | 80 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Registered voters/Turnout | Registered voters/Turnout | 176,321 | 44.19 | | | | | | |

## Results by LEA

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019. ^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election. ^ ‡: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019 for the Killiney–Shankill LEA.

### Blackrock

Blackrock: 6 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fine Gael | Marie Baker | 24.79% | 3,045 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Conor Dowling | 9.73% | 1,195 | 1,279 | 1,281 | 1,311 | 1,340 | 1,361 | 1,469 | 1,523 | 1,795 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Clark | 8.82% | 1,117 | 1,272 | 1,277 | 1,304 | 1,319 | 1,368 | 1,382 | 1,784 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maurice Dockrell | 7.63% | 937 | 1,310 | 1,313 | 1,322 | 1,329 | 1,369 | 1,378 | 1,461 | 1,509 | 1,513 | 1,530 |
| | Labour | Martha Fanning | 7.42% | 912 | 1,018 | 1,020 | 1,052 | 1,081 | 1,118 | 1,222 | 1,292 | 1,683 | 1,724 | 1,729 |
| | Independent | Cormac Lucey | 7.36% | 904 | 972 | 1,042 | 1,078 | 1,112 | 1,301 | 1,369 | 1,418 | 1,506 | 1,512 | 1,517 |
| | Fine Gael | Dan Carson | 6.56% | 806 | 1,151 | 1,155 | 1,198 | 1,212 | 1,246 | 1,294 | 1,407 | 1,496 | 1,501 | 1,519 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Reynolds | 5.75% | 706 | 785 | 787 | 799 | 811 | 853 | 877 | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Lydia Bigley | 5.13% | 631 | 674 | 678 | 699 | 741 | 776 | 1,043 | 1,067 | | | |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Cian Mac Aonghusa | 4.66% | 572 | 581 | 595 | 613 | 752 | 776 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Helen Duignan | 3.97% | 488 | 503 | 531 | 565 | 597 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Callie Nic Rállaigh | 3.05% | 374 | 381 | 398 | 410 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Reji Chacko Jacob | 2.43% | 299 | 319 | 324 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jonathan Roe | 1.48% | 182 | 184 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,471 Valid: 12,168 Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,739 Turnout: 12,280 (44.7%) |||||||||||||||
A complete recount took place in Blackrock resulting in newcomer Dan Carson beating Independent Cormac Lucey for the last seat by just two votes.

### Dundrum

Dundrum: 7 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Independent | Sean McLoughlin | 16.14% | 2,310 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Leary | 13.53% | 1,937 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shay Brennan | 11.26% | 1,612 | 1,687 | 1,707 | 1,814 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Peter O'Brien | 8.92% | 1,277 | 1,340 | 1,353 | 1,361 | 1,367 | 1,396 | 1,497 | 1,602 | 2,018 | | |
| | Green | Robert Jones | 8.39% | 1,201 | 1,230 | 1,238 | 1,243 | 1,245 | 1,262 | 1,314 | 1,424 | 1,705 | 1,866 | |
| | Fine Gael | Anna Grainger | 8.22% | 1,177 | 1,205 | 1,249 | 1,273 | 1,276 | 1,280 | 1,304 | 1,759 | 1,823 | | |
| | Aontú | Liam Coughlan | 6.74% | 964 | 1,004 | 1,008 | 1,022 | 1,106 | 1,120 | 1,229 | 1,270 | 1,315 | 1,326 | 1,330 |
| | Independent | Anne Colgan | 6.18% | 885 | 974 | 982 | 995 | 1,048 | 1,065 | 1,160 | 1,236 | 1,392 | 1,449 | 1,506 |
| | Social Democrats | Síle Ní Dhubhghaill | 6.02% | 862 | 903 | 906 | 909 | 920 | 943 | 1,119 | 1,150 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Eoin O'Driscoll | 5.44% | 779 | 823 | 867 | 886 | 893 | 900 | 923 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Rachel Gerrard | 4.02% | 576 | 606 | 607 | 609 | 613 | 845 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cuán Young | 2.26% | 324 | 368 | 369 | 374 | 382 | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Conor Patrick Rafferty | 1.42% | 204 | 229 | 229 | 233 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fiona Murray | 1.42% | 203 | 216 | 218 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 31,022 Valid: 14,311 Spoilt: 145 Quota: 1,789 Turnout: 14,456 (46.6%) |||||||||||||||

### Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire: 7 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Lorraine Hall | 12.46% | 1,936 | 1,944 | | | | | |
| | Green | Tom Kivlehan | 11.25% | 1,749 | 1,763 | 1,818 | 1,903 | 2,157 | | |
| | Fine Gael | J.P. Durkan | 10.23% | 1,590 | 1,594 | 1,657 | 1,722 | 1,787 | 1,803 | 1,830 |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Melisa Halpin | 10.09% | 1,568 | 1,594 | 1,612 | 1,710 | 1,932 | 1,985 | |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Fayne | 9.93% | 1,543 | 1,549 | 1,601 | 1,660 | 1,721 | 1,741 | 1,771 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Justin Moylan | 8.8% | 1,368 | 1,372 | 1,700 | 1,725 | 1,768 | 1,773 | 1,849 |
| | Labour | Thomas Joseph | 8.1% | 1,259 | 1,266 | 1,301 | 1,392 | 1,579 | 1,678 | 1,890 |
| | Aontú | Mairéad Tóibín | 6.4% | 997 | 1,094 | 1,134 | 1,216 | 1,254 | 1,260 | 1,534 |
| | Sinn Féin | Shane O'Brien | 6.03% | 937 | 957 | 977 | 999 | 1,057 | 1,072 | |
| | Social Democrats | Hugo Mills | 5.79% | 900 | 911 | 946 | 997 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colette O'Sullivan | 4.48% | 696 | 702 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Orli Degani | 3.8% | 591 | 705 | 721 | | | | |
| | Independent | Cathy Lynch | 1.73% | 269 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sara Kelly | 0.9% | 140 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 36,391 Valid: 15,543 Spoilt: 201 Quota: 1,943 Turnout: 15,744 (43.26%) |||||||||||

### Glencullen–Sandyford

Glencullen–Sandyford: 7 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Michael Fleming | 32.91% | 3,687 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Lettie McCarthy | 16.68% | 1,869 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Oisín O'Connor | 10.17% | 1,140 | 1,391 | 1,500 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pierce Dargan | 9.38% | 1,051 | 1,395 | 1,474 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kazi Ahmed | 7.2% | 807 | 1,038 | 1,116 | 1,144 | 1,178 | 1,258 | 1,331 | 1,518 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Murphy | 5.56% | 623 | 960 | 1,022 | 1,033 | 1,041 | 1,065 | 1,089 | 1,425 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Elaine Dunne | 4.27% | 479 | 691 | 729 | 740 | 752 | 787 | 836 | |
| | Independent | Kevin Daly | 3.66% | 410 | 905 | 942 | 951 | 956 | 1,011 | 1,104 | 1,199 |
| | Sinn Féin | Shaun Tracey | 3.46% | 388 | 570 | 578 | 583 | 583 | 810 | 990 | 1,024 |
| | Social Democrats | Aoife Murtagh | 3.38% | 379 | 480 | 523 | 551 | 558 | 593 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Amanda Spiteri | 1.74% | 195 | 269 | 278 | 278 | 278 | | | |
| | Independent | Roopesh Kumar Panicker | 1.55% | 174 | 233 | 238 | 240 | 243 | | | |
| Electorate: 25,351 Valid: 11,202 Spoilt: 126 Quota: 1,401 Turnout: 11,328 (44.68%) ||||||||||||

### Killiney–Shankill

Killiney–Shankill: 7 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Labour | Carrie Smyth | 13.47% | 1,790 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Gildea | 12.08% | 1,605 | 1,625 | 1,634 | 1,644 | 1,664 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frank McNamara | 11.95% | 1,587 | 1,602 | 1,613 | 1,623 | 1,663 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh Lewis | 9.5% | 1,261 | 1,271 | 1,297 | 1,438 | 1,507 | 1,588 | 1,834 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jacqueline Burke | 9.34% | 1,241 | 1,251 | 1,257 | 1,270 | 1,300 | 1,381 | 1,397 | 1,402 | 1,853 | | |
| | Green | Lauren Tuite | 7.27% | 966 | 983 | 990 | 996 | 1,061 | 1,274 | 1,287 | 1,297 | 1,465 | 1,611 | 1,614 |
| | Sinn Féin | Roland Kennedy | 6.75% | 897 | 902 | 906 | 924 | 962 | 1,028 | 1,084 | 1,110 | 1,139 | 1,159 | 1,160 |
| | Fianna Fáil | SallyAnn Moylan | 6.5% | 864 | 870 | 887 | 899 | 917 | 954 | 983 | 986 | | | |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Dave O'Keeffe | 5.53% | 735 | 740 | 747 | 776 | 829 | 1,017 | 1,062 | 1,098 | 1,137 | 1,165 | 1,166 |
| | Social Democrats | Lesley Byrne | 5.16% | 686 | 693 | 698 | 708 | 765 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Fergus Power | 4.89% | 650 | 651 | 743 | 807 | 814 | 826 | | | | | |
| | Labour | James Kearney | 2.96% | 393 | 414 | 416 | 431 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tracey Hennessy | 2.59% | 344 | 346 | 389 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael O'Doherty | 1.57% | 208 | 209 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Susan Muldoon | 0.04% | 58 | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,023 Valid: 13,285 Spoilt: 184 Quota: 1,659 Turnout: 13,449 (42%) |||||||||||||||

### Stillorgan

Stillorgan: 6 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fine Gael | Barry Saul | 24.75% | 2,605 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maeve O'Connell | 18.12% | 1,907 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liam Dockery | 10.43% | 1,098 | 1,250 | 1,373 | 1,456 | 1,467 | 1,665 | | | |
| | Green | Eva Dowling | 10.26% | 1,080 | 1,168 | 1,248 | 1,277 | 1,312 | 1,341 | 1,496 | 1,559 | |
| | Fine Gael | John Kennedy | 10.23% | 1,077 | 1,687 | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | John Hurley | 8.07% | 849 | 904 | 944 | 955 | 1,054 | 1,065 | 1,210 | 1,227 | 1,318 |
| | Independent | Deirdre Donnelly | 6.63% | 698 | 775 | 821 | 839 | 865 | 873 | 901 | 918 | 1,252 |
| | Independent | Eliza Connolly | 4.46% | 469 | 503 | 527 | 535 | 572 | 582 | 604 | 627 | |
| | Labour | Rebekah Fozzard | 2.89% | 304 | 324 | 354 | 363 | 395 | 414 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sorcha Nic Cormaic | 2.63% | 277 | 288 | 291 | 292 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Emer O'Neill | 1.52% | 160 | 213 | 271 | 295 | 301 | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,063 Valid: 10,524 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,504 Turnout: 10,635 (44.2%) |||||||||||||