# 2024 Wicklow County Council election

An election to all 32 seats on Wicklow County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. County Wicklow 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 opened at 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and closed at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024.

## Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
| Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party |
| Baltinglass | Vincent Blake | Fine Gael |
| Wicklow | Shay Cullen | Fine Gael |
| Greystones | Derek Mitchell | Fine Gael |
| Bray West | Rory O'Connor | Independent |
| Greystones | Gerry Walsh | Fianna Fáil |
| Wicklow | Irene Winters | Fine Gael |

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 11 | 9 | 0 | 12,499 | 21.29% | 4.89% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10,595 | 18.05% | 4.01% |
| | Social Democrats | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4,524 | 7.71% | 2.42% |
| | Sinn Féin | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5,092 | 8.67% | 0.86% |
| | Green | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,686 | 4.57% | 4.01% |
| | Labour | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2,168 | 3.69% | 0.94% |
| | Independent Ireland | 3 | 1 | New | 1,522 | 2.59% | New |
| | People Before Profit | 4 | 0 | 0 | 943 | 1.61% | 0.11% |
| | Aontú | 1 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 0.72% | 0.40% |
| | Irish Freedom | 1 | 0 | New | 288 | 0.49% | New |
| | The Irish People | 1 | 0 | New | 162 | 0.28% | New |
| | Independent | 19 | 10 | 1 | 17,806 | 30.33% | 3.92% |
| Total | Total | 74 | 32 | 0 | 58,711 | 100% | — |

## Candidates by LEA

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019. ^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election. ^ ‡: Outgoing councillor co-opted in 2024 for Bray East now contesting in Bray West.

### Arklow

Arklow: 6 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Kennedy | 27.18% | 2,791 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peir Leonard | 19.72% | 2,025 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sylvester Bourke | 9.14% | 938 | 1,192 | 1,243 | 1,266 | 1,286 | 1,613 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Fitzgerald | 9.89% | 1,016 | 1,219 | 1,303 | 1,317 | 1,347 | 1,371 | 1,395 | 1,435 |
| | Sinn Féin | Warren O'Toole | 6.90% | 709 | 796 | 872 | 921 | 1,308 | 1,331 | 1,337 | 1,431 |
| | Independent | Miriam Murphy | 5.00% | 513 | 702 | 835 | 947 | 998 | 1,078 | 1,121 | 1,325 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tommy Annesley | 5.75% | 590 | 833 | 894 | 915 | 942 | 986 | 1,045 | 1,090 |
| | Independent Ireland | David O'Gorman | 4.85% | 498 | 556 | 603 | 649 | 665 | 692 | 706 | |
| | Fine Gael | Laurie Kearon | 3.94% | 405 | 590 | 605 | 627 | 637 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sheila Busher | 4.17% | 428 | 502 | 540 | 611 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Lorraine Farrell | 2.23% | 229 | 247 | 275 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Viktoria Bodley | 1.23% | 126 | 139 | 164 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,259 Valid: 10,268 Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,467 Turnout: 10,409 (54.05%) ||||||||||||

### Baltinglass

Baltinglass: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Independent | Gerry O'Neill | 18.05% | 2,013 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Edward Timmins | 14.22% | 1,586 | 1,641 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Stapleton | 12.31% | 1,373 | 1,381 | 1,384 | 1,411 | 1,412 | 1,461 | 1,472 | 1,571 | 2,187 | |
| | Fine Gael | Avril Cronin | 10.06% | 1,122 | 1,144 | 1,148 | 1,157 | 1,171 | 1,345 | 1,356 | 1,395 | 1,435 | 1,543 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patsy Glennon | 7.08% | 790 | 868 | 868 | 875 | 892 | 1,131 | 1,148 | 1,174 | 1,323 | 1,418 |
| | Independent | Jason Mulhall | 6.47% | 722 | 807 | 838 | 887 | 903 | 939 | 941 | 1,103 | 1,204 | 1,322 |
| | Social Democrats | Deirdre McCormack | 7.00% | 781 | 844 | 847 | 917 | 944 | 984 | 986 | 1,135 | 1,170 | 1,199 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Mullen | 8.08% | 901 | 903 | 904 | 924 | 926 | 992 | 992 | 1,097 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Aidan Kinsella | 5.59% | 620 | 628 | 629 | 661 | 889 | 913 | 915 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kieran Burke | 5.87% | 655 | 692 | 692 | 699 | 712 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Connor Byrne | 2.58% | 288 | 318 | 322 | 337 | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Anthony McNulty | 2.29% | 255 | 263 | 266 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dominic Plant | 0.43% | 48 | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,661 Valid: 11,154 Spoilt: 115 Quota: 1,594 Turnout: 11,269 (54.54%) ||||||||||||||

### Bray East

Bray East: 4 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 | Aoife Flynn Kennedy | 17.16% | 1,114 | 1,125 | 1,179 | 1,207 | 1,438 | | |
| | Green | Erika Doyle | 14.79% | 960 | 981 | 1,115 | 1,162 | 1,266 | 1,316 | |
| | Independent Ireland | Ian Neary | 13.84% | 898 | 981 | 1,000 | 1,134 | 1,166 | 1,181 | 1,256 |
| | Independent | Malachai Duddy | 9.46% | 614 | 651 | 691 | 836 | 889 | 923 | 1,063 |
| | Sinn Féin | Denise Cahill | 10.86% | 705 | 745 | 799 | 836 | 854 | 859 | 1,011 |
| | Labour | Anne Ferris | 7.52% | 488 | 507 | 594 | 613 | 662 | 697 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fergal Fitzgerald Doyle | 8.57% | 556 | 560 | 581 | 611 | | | |
| | Aontú | Ciaran Hogan | 6.53% | 424 | 452 | 471 | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Aaron McAllorum | 6.19% | 402 | 450 | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Finnian Cremins | 2.50% | 162 | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Frank Hayes | 2.05% | 133 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Lee Donnelly | 0.52% | 34 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,273 Valid: 6,490 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,299 Turnout: 6,556 (53.42%) |||||||||||

### Bray West

Bray West: 4 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 | Joe Behan | 34.40% | 2,449 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Melanie Corrigan | 24.47% | 1,742 | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Caroline Winstanley | 7.21% | 513 | 701 | 761 | 782 | 908 | 954 | 1,036 | 1,463 |
| | Sinn Féin | Dermot O’Brien | 7.97% | 567 | 753 | 765 | 782 | 815 | 1,119 | 1,167 | 1,221 |
| | Independent | Rob Carry | 6.57% | 468 | 663 | 675 | 694 | 716 | 735 | 874 | 932 |
| | Green | Alex Pigot | 5.35% | 381 | 454 | 549 | 558 | 648 | 660 | 780 | |
| | Independent | Keith Manning | 5.00% | 356 | 454 | 522 | 542 | 577 | 600 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mick Ryan | 4.65% | 331 | 431 | 442 | 448 | 482 | | | |
| | Labour | Bryan Kenna | 3.53% | 251 | 381 | 435 | 443 | | | | |
| | Independent | Colm Flood | 0.86% | 61 | 116 | 122 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,461 Valid: 7,119 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 1,424 Turnout: 7,167 (53.24%) ||||||||||||

### Greystones

Greystones: 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 |
| | Independent | Stephen Stokes | 18.09% | 2,059 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Fortune | 12.48% | 1,421 | 1,497 | 1,537 | 1,553 | 1,640 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Louise Fenelon Gaskin | 11.28% | 1,284 | 1,320 | 1,325 | 1,326 | 1,328 | 1,331 | 1,375 | 1,384 | 1,384 | 1,794 | |
| | Independent | Orla Finn | 11.15% | 1,269 | 1,340 | 1,352 | 1,360 | 1,431 | 1,470 | 1,535 | 1,613 | 1,625 | 1,679 | |
| | Social Democrats | Mark Barry | 9.46% | 1,077 | 1,139 | 1,141 | 1,156 | 1,161 | 1,247 | 1,383 | 1,503 | 1,503 | 1,531 | 1,564 |
| | Green | Lourda Scott | 9.26% | 1,054 | 1,110 | 1,115 | 1,118 | 1,124 | 1,183 | 1,300 | 1,353 | 1,354 | 1,420 | 1,469 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jack Commons | 9.14% | 1,041 | 1,089 | 1,091 | 1,099 | 1,108 | 1,123 | 1,152 | 1,189 | 1,190 | 1,242 | 1,328 |
| | Fine Gael | Aileen Lennon | 5.12% | 583 | 603 | 604 | 606 | 607 | 611 | 632 | 644 | 644 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Esther Kelly | 2.18% | 248 | 255 | 261 | 436 | 449 | 501 | 526 | | | | |
| | Labour | Anne Waithira Burke | 3.37% | 384 | 402 | 406 | 412 | 412 | 467 | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Kellie McConnell | 2.87% | 326 | 339 | 341 | 346 | 354 | | | | | | |
| | Irish Freedom | Anthony Goldsmith | 2.53% | 288 | 296 | 316 | 320 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Brian Fogarty | 2.07% | 236 | 246 | 248 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Charlie Keddy | 0.95% | 108 | 118 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,035 Valid: 11,380 Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,626 Turnout: 11,487 (54.60%) |||||||||||||||

### Wicklow

Wicklow: 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 |
| | Independent | John Snell | 17.22% | 2,118 | | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Danny Alvey | 14.24% | 1,751 | 1,780 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Paul O'Brien | 8.50% | 1,045 | 1,091 | 1,101 | 1,163 | 1,195 | 1,348 | 1,351 | 1,549 | 1,668 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gail Dunne | 10.54% | 1,297 | 1,332 | 1,337 | 1,352 | 1,372 | 1,491 | 1,494 | 1,600 | 1,637 |
| | Fine Gael | Shane Langrell | 11.19% | 1,376 | 1,389 | 1,396 | 1,436 | 1,452 | 1,504 | 1,508 | 1,542 | 1,584 |
| | Fine Gael | Graham Richmond | 7.93% | 976 | 991 | 999 | 1,043 | 1,062 | 1,161 | 1,162 | 1,192 | 1,218 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sonia Casey-Shortt | 7.79% | 958 | 974 | 976 | 1,005 | 1,021 | 1,060 | 1,063 | 1,105 | 1,164 |
| | Independent | John Larkin | 6.19% | 761 | 831 | 858 | 862 | 872 | 964 | 966 | 1,049 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anthony Hill | 4.47% | 550 | 573 | 577 | 586 | 873 | 956 | 958 | | |
| | Independent | Mary Kavanagh | 5.21% | 641 | 693 | 738 | 776 | 797 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Abbie O'Loughlin | 3.33% | 410 | 445 | 449 | 467 | | | | | |
| | Green | Mia Fahey McCarthy | 2.37% | 291 | 294 | 297 | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Tim Kavanagh | 1.00% | 126 | 149 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,378 Valid: 12,300 Spoilt: 123 Quota: 1,758 Turnout: 12,423 (53.14%) |||||||||||||