# 2024 Galway County Council election

An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. County Galway is divided into 7 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).

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 14 | 13 | 2 | 23,430 | 29.43 | 1.43 |
| | Fianna Fáil | 17 | 11 | 4 | 21,719 | 27.28 | 5.52 |
| | Independent Ireland | 7 | 6 | New | 9,549 | 11.99 | New |
| | Sinn Féin | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6,252 | 7.85 | 3.04 |
| | Republican Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | | 974 | 1.22 | 0.04 |
| | Green | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2,575 | 3.23 | 1.31 |
| | The Irish People | 5 | 0 | New | 896 | 1.13 | New |
| | Labour | 2 | 0 | | 615 | 0.77 | 0.50 |
| | Aontú | 1 | 0 | | 553 | 0.69 | 0.77 |
| | People Before Profit | 1 | 0 | New | 364 | 0.46 | New |
| | National Party | 1 | 0 | New | 149 | 0.19 | New |
| | Irish Freedom | 1 | 0 | New | 122 | 0.15 | New |
| | Independent | 14 | 6 | 4 | 12,425 | 15.60 | 9.30 |
| Totals | Totals | 79 | 39 | | 79,623 | 100.00 | |

## Incumbents retiring

| Constituency | Councillor | Party |
| Ballinasloe | Tim Broderick | Independent |
| Athenry–Oranmore | Jim Cuddy | Independent |
| Tuam | Colm Keaveney | Fianna Fáil |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019. ^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.

### Athenry–Oranmore

Athenry–Oranmore: 7 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Albert Dolan | 17.4% | 2,393 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tomás Grealish | 13.4% | 1,843 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | David Collins | 11.5% | 1,586 | 1,683 | 1,705 | 1,714 | 1,732 | | | | | |
| | Independent | James Charity | 11.4% | 1,565 | 1,588 | 1,614 | 1,666 | 1,697 | 1,837 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Feeney | 8.8% | 1,213 | 1,338 | 1,342 | 1,350 | 1,362 | 1,403 | 1,493 | 1,501 | 1,910 | |
| | Fine Gael | Eoghan Gallagher | 7.4% | 1,018 | 1,078 | 1,105 | 1,112 | 1,178 | 1,187 | 1,313 | 1,317 | 1,402 | 1,463 |
| | Sinn Féin | Louis O'Hara | 7.3% | 1,005 | 1,073 | 1,080 | 1,102 | 1,150 | 1,188 | 1,327 | 1,342 | 1,512 | 1,592 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Cillian Keane | 6.8% | 937 | 1,005 | 1,025 | 1,026 | 1,101 | 1,116 | 1,163 | 1,168 | 1,431 | 1,482 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shelly Herterich Quinn | 5.8% | 792 | 956 | 962 | 972 | 1,000 | 1,029 | 1,114 | 1,118 | | |
| | Green | Eoin Madden | 3.3% | 454 | 475 | 477 | 478 | 597 | 608 | | | | |
| | Labour | Fergal Landy | 3.0% | 409 | 415 | 418 | 420 | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Sean Hehir | 2.2% | 301 | 337 | 342 | 434 | 437 | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Maria Carr | 1.6% | 226 | 233 | 236 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 26,073 Valid: 13,742 Spoilt: 135 Quota: 1,718 Turnout: 13,877 (53.2%) ||||||||||||||

### Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Connolly | 19.38% | 2,410 | |
| | Independent Ireland | Declan Geraghty | 18.19% | 2,262 | |
| | Independent | Evelyn Parsons | 16.53% | 2,055 | |
| | Fine Gael | Alan Harney | 14.35% | 1,784 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Dermot Connolly | 14.22% | 1,768 | 1,925 |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Keaveney | 12.56% | 1,561 | 1,953 |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Andrew Mannion | 2.93% | 364 | 397 |
| | Sinn Féin | Regan Maher | 1.84% | 229 | 280 |
| Electorate: 26,074 Valid: 12,433 Spoilt: 134 Quota: 1,777 Turnout: 12,567 (48.20%) ||||||

### Conamara North

Conamara North: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Thomas Welby | 22.10% | 1,758 | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Séamus Walsh | 19.17% | 1,525 | 1,598 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard King | 18.04% | 1,435 | 1,456 | 1,496 | 1,663 |
| | Fine Gael | Eileen Mannion | 17.92% | 1,425 | 1,463 | 1,572 | 1,684 |
| | Independent | Mánus Ó Conaire | 11.38% | 905 | 920 | 973 | 1,117 |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom Healy | 7.43% | 591 | 600 | 671 | |
| | Green | Daniel Gleeson | 3.12% | 248 | 255 | | |
| | Independent | Críostóir Breathnach | 0.84% | 67 | 71 | | |
| Electorate: 14,650 Valid: 7,954 Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,591 Turnout: 8,051 (54.96%) ||||||||

### Conamara South

Conamara South: 5 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 Ireland | Noel Thomas | 15.96% | 1,569 | 1,633 | 1,648 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Padraig Mac An Iomaire | 13.73% | 1,350 | 1,359 | 1,422 | 1,425 | 1,463 | 1,511 | 1,585 | 1,751 | | |
| | Republican Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Curraoin | 9.91% | 974 | 1,003 | 1,043 | 1,043 | 1,090 | 1,146 | 1,278 | 1,383 | 1,402 | 1,596 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Daragh Ó Tuairisg | 8.65% | 850 | 862 | 868 | 868 | 921 | 935 | 966 | 1,150 | 1,191 | 1,346 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mairtin Lee | 8.28% | 814 | 818 | 904 | 904 | 910 | 974 | 1,033 | 1,061 | 1,078 | 1,372 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dáithí O Cualáin | 7.77% | 764 | 772 | 825 | 826 | 844 | 879 | 953 | 1,028 | 1,056 | |
| | Independent Ireland | Michael Leainde | 7.20% | 708 | 736 | 814 | 816 | 838 | 978 | 1,097 | 1,127 | 1,131 | 1,379 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin O’Hara | 6.74% | 663 | 675 | 689 | 690 | 738 | 777 | | | | |
| | Green | Alistair McKinstry | 6.34% | 623 | 627 | 631 | 631 | 797 | 814 | 927 | | | |
| | Independent | Sinead O'Brien | 4.43% | 435 | 461 | 470 | 470 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | PJ Ó Flatharta | 4.30% | 423 | 442 | 479 | 481 | 509 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Curran | 4.07% | 400 | 417 | | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Freedom | Doran McMahon | 1.24% | 122 | | | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Aidan Walsh | 0.60% | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Geri Slevin | 0.44% | 43 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Críostóir Breathnach | 0.34% | 33 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,718 Valid: 9,830 Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,639 Turnout: 9,971 (50.57%) ||||||||||||||

### Gort–Kinvara

Gort–Kinvara: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | P. J. Murphy | 19.64% | 1,953 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martina Kinane | 18.95% | 1,884 | | | | |
| | Independent | Geraldine Donohue | 17.71% | 1,761 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Killilea | 15.47% | 1,538 | 1,717 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerry Finnerty | 12.32% | 1,225 | 1,301 | 1,415 | 1,456 | 1,585 |
| | Green | Megan Flynn Dixon | 7.66% | 762 | 781 | 852 | 861 | 1,057 |
| | Sinn Féin | Lucina Kelly | 5.26% | 523 | 537 | 559 | 607 | |
| | The Irish People | Alan Sweeney | 2.98% | 296 | 303 | 322 | | |
| Electorate: 19,135 Valid: 9,942 Spoilt: 101 Quota: 1,658 Turnout: 10,043 (52.48%) |||||||||

### Loughrea

Loughrea: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Curley | 18.65% | 1,933 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy McClearn | 16.92% | 1,754 | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Declan Kelly | 16.84% | 1,746 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael 'Moegie' Maher | 16.41% | 1,701 | 1,801 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ivan Canning | 12.98% | 1,346 | 1,392 | 1,424 | 1,439 | 1,519 | 2,040 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ailish O'Reilly | 7.79% | 807 | 824 | 829 | 832 | 930 | 1,014 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mark Larkin | 6.28% | 651 | 684 | 701 | 707 | 761 | |
| | Green | Michelle Tooher Madden | 2.23% | 231 | 238 | 242 | 203 | | |
| | The Irish People | John McGettigan | 1.90% | 197 | 199 | 202 | 203 | | |
| Electorate: 19,964 Valid: 10,366 Spoilt: 95 Quota: 1,728 Turnout: 10,461 (52.40%) ||||||||||

### Tuam

Tuam: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | 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 | 12 |
| | Fine Gael | Andrew Reddington | 18.13% | 2,784 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Roche | 16.63% | 2,553 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Shaun Cunniffe | 9.36% | 1,438 | 1,456 | 1,496 | 1.512 | 1,544 | 1,632 | 1,648 | 1,656 | 1,680 | 1,701 | 1,802 | 2,009 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Donagh Killilea | 8.98% | 1,379 | 1,431 | 1.522 | 1,530 | 1,531 | 1,533 | 1,542 | 1,550 | 1,564 | 1,660 | 1,715 | 1,804 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Hoade | 8.64% | 1,326 | 1,798 | 1,834 | 1,837 | 1,839 | 1,843 | 1,852 | 1,859 | 1,900 | 1,933 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ollie Turner | 7.88% | 1,210 | 1,348 | 1,508 | 1,513 | 1,515 | 1,518 | 1,527 | 1,541 | 1,581 | 1,656 | 1,695 | 1,836 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Sheridan | 7.51% | 1,153 | 1,171 | 1,206 | 1,209 | 1,209 | 1,210 | 1,220 | 1,228 | 1,246 | 1,292 | 1,327 | 1,375 |
| | Independent | Karey McHugh-Farag | 6.79% | 1,042 | 1,089 | 1,163 | 1,189 | 1,199 | 1,221 | 1,241 | 1,276 | 1,369 | 1,456 | 1,628 | 1,790 |
| | Aontú | Luke Silke | 3.60% | 553 | 584 | 639 | 649 | 667 | 699 | 704 | 712 | 722 | 831 | 893 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Stiofán de Lundres Ó Dálaigh | 2.98% | 458 | 474 | 483 | 489 | 493 | 497 | 512 | 644 | 701 | 714 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Quirke | 2.78% | 427 | 435 | 531 | 533 | 536 | 536 | 538 | 540 | 549 | | | |
| | Green | Islammiyah Saudique-Kadejo | 1.67% | 257 | 280 | 290 | 291 | 293 | 294 | 383 | 402 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Deborah Reynolds | 1.35% | 208 | 230 | 244 | 246 | 246 | 248 | 258 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Blessing Oguekwe | 1.34% | 206 | 219 | 224 | 230 | 230 | 230 | | | | | | |
| | National Party | Ross Culligan | 0.97% | 149 | 150 | 153 | 157 | 197 | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Danann Gaughan | 0.77% | 118 | 120 | 124 | 124 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Colin Lynch | 0.62% | 95 | 98 | 99 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,234 Valid: 15,356 Spoilt: 153 Quota: 1,920 Turnout: 15,509 (56.95%) ||||||||||||||||