# 2024 Cork City Council election

An election to all 31 seats on Cork City Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. Cork 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).

## 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | 16,648 | 24.28 | 0.24 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| | Fine Gael | 12,780 | 18.64 | 1.95 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| | Sinn Féin | 9,680 | 14.12 | 2.09 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| | Labour | 5,125 | 7.48 | 1.86 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| | Green | 4,117 | 6.01 | 4.24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| | Social Democrats | 3,695 | 5.39 | 2.55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Ireland | 3,334 | 4.86 | New | 2 | 0 | New | 1 | New |
| | Solidarity | 1,356 | 1.98 | 0.36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Aontú | 1,815 | 2.65 | 0.28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | The Irish People | 1,419 | 2.07 | New | 3 | New | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Rabharta | 523 | 0.76 | New | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Ireland First | 330 | 0.48 | New | 1 | New | 0 | 0 | New |
| | People Before Profit | 226 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Independent | 6,400 | 9.34 | 5.34 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Total Valid | Total Valid | 68,554 | 98.65 | | | | | | |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 938 | 1.35 | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | 69,492 | 100.00 | — | 76 | 30 | 29 | 31 | |
| Registered voters/Turnout | Registered voters/Turnout | 158,902 | 43.73 | | | | | | |

## Results by local electoral area

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

### Cork City North East

Cork City North East: 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 Ireland | Ken O'Flynn | 22.58 | 3,134 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Maher | 14.44 | 2,005 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Margaret McDonnell | 9.93 | 1,379 | 1,489 | 1,500 | 1,516 | 1,543 | 1,548 | 1,804 | 1,823 | 2,134 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Kavanagh | 9.75 | 1,353 | 1,573 | 1,585 | 1,610 | 1,626 | 1,633 | 1,705 | 1,733 | 2,180 | | |
| | Independent | Ted Tynan | 6.55 | 909 | 1,118 | 1,207 | 1,248 | 1,284 | 1,432 | 1,476 | 1,699 | 1,734 | 1,768 | 1,803 |
| | Green | Oliver Moran | 6.53 | 906 | 947 | 959 | 1,068 | 1,083 | 1,094 | 1,132 | 1,336 | 1,436 | 1,585 | 1,668 |
| | Fine Gael | Imelda Daly | 6.31 | 876 | 925 | 928 | 955 | 969 | 975 | 1,017 | 1,048 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Christa Daley | 6.07 | 843 | 934 | 947 | 991 | 1,290 | 1,326 | 1,344 | 1,546 | 1,574 | 1,587 | 1,607 |
| | Solidarity | Edith Busteed | 4.49 | 623 | 666 | 685 | 809 | 824 | 849 | 862 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Ryan | 3.23 | 448 | 543 | 550 | 559 | 574 | 579 | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Sinéad Halpin | 3.00 | 416 | 442 | 454 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mandy O'Leary-Hegarty | 2.93 | 407 | 474 | 485 | 495 | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Anita Ward | 2.50 | 347 | 461 | 515 | 521 | 531 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Martin Condon | 1.42 | 197 | 265 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tamasin MacCarthy Morrogh | 0.27 | 38 | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,628 Valid: 13,881 Spoilt: 190 Quota: 1,984 Turnout: 14,071 (43.13%) |||||||||||||||

### Cork City North West

Cork City North West: 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony Fitzgerald | 15.73 | 1,930 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Damian Boylan | 15.26 | 1,872 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Sheehan | 12.82 | 1,573 | 1,655 | 1,727 | 1,780 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kenneth Collins | 10.42 | 1,279 | 1,298 | 1,303 | 1,313 | 1,332 | 1,373 | 1,374 | 1,424 | 1,463 | 1,769 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michelle Gould | 9.18 | 1,126 | 1,147 | 1,153 | 1,172 | 1,223 | 1,278 | 1,279 | 1,321 | 1,411 | 1,773 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mick Nugent | 6.02 | 739 | 757 | 759 | 772 | 788 | 826 | 827 | 871 | 908 | |
| | Solidarity | Brian McCarthy | 5.97 | 733 | 740 | 743 | 772 | 917 | 978 | 981 | 1,055 | 1,291 | 1,366 |
| | The Irish People | Ross Lahive | 5.90 | 724 | 728 | 730 | 742 | 748 | 883 | 885 | 1,104 | 1,130 | 1,173 |
| | Aontú | Finian Twomey | 4.65 | 570 | 575 | 580 | 590 | 609 | 700 | 702 | | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Morrissey | 4.36 | 535 | 541 | 542 | 560 | 574 | | | | | |
| | Green | Louise Jordan | 3.75 | 460 | 465 | 476 | 546 | 692 | 704 | 721 | 760 | | |
| | Social Democrats | Saoirse Mackin | 3.19 | 391 | 394 | 398 | 468 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | James Joy | 2.75 | 337 | 344 | 352 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,018 Valid: 12,269 Spoilt: 257 Quota: 1,753 Turnout: 12,526 (41.73%) ||||||||||||||

### Cork City South Central

Cork City South Central: 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Shane O'Callaghan | 17.49 | 1,870 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Martin | 13.11 | 1,402 | 1,489 | 1,490 | 1,502 | 1,503 | 1,508 | 1,537 | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Pádraig Rice | 10.11 | 1,081 | 1,103 | 1,105 | 1,114 | 1,216 | 1,228 | 1,355 | 1,397 | 1,447 | 1,555 |
| | Green | Dan Boyle | 8.26 | 883 | 918 | 921 | 929 | 942 | 945 | 1,025 | 1,073 | 1,097 | 1,281 |
| | Independent | Paudie Dineen | 8.22 | 879 | 895 | 897 | 931 | 935 | 1,003 | 1,015 | 1,152 | 1,197 | 1,311 |
| | Sinn Féin | Fiona Kerins | 7.91 | 846 | 853 | 854 | 865 | 887 | 896 | 927 | 979 | 1,447 | 1,491 |
| | Independent | William O'Brien | 7.90 | 845 | 854 | 854 | 875 | 892 | 981 | 997 | 1,088 | 1,134 | 1,176 |
| | Fianna Fáil | David Boyle | 5.84 | 624 | 732 | 735 | 745 | 746 | 749 | 765 | 827 | 858 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Luke McGrath | 5.76 | 616 | 628 | 629 | 643 | 666 | 689 | 701 | 734 | | |
| | Aontú | Anna Daly | 4.93 | 527 | 539 | 540 | 557 | 558 | 637 | 653 | | | |
| | Labour | Lekha Margassery | 3.16 | 338 | 352 | 358 | 362 | 396 | 398 | | | | |
| | Ireland First | Tommy Murphy | 3.09 | 330 | 334 | 335 | 373 | 376 | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Shane Laird | 2.11 | 226 | 227 | 228 | 231 | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Joe Harris | 1.87 | 200 | 212 | 214 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joel Rajesh | 0.23 | 25 | 28 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 26,020 Valid: 10,692 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,528 Turnout: 10,800 (41.51%) ||||||||||||||

### Cork City South East

Cork City South East: 6 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Terry Shannon | 13.77% | 2,157 | 2,160 | 2,163 | 2,169 | 2,188 | 2,201 | 2,214 | 2,302 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Rose Desmond | 12.11% | 1,897 | 1,898 | 1,900 | 1,904 | 1,909 | 1,932 | 1,967 | 2,100 | 2,176 | 2,191 | 2,196 | 2,269 |
| | Independent | Kieran McCarthy | 11.18% | 1,752 | 1,771 | 1,791 | 1,818 | 1,906 | 1,939 | 2,046 | 2,155 | 2,302 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Des Cahill | 11.16% | 1,748 | 1,750 | 1,754 | 1,757 | 1,764 | 1,775 | 1,814 | 1,975 | 2,015 | 2,033 | 2,040 | 2,119 |
| | Labour | Peter Horgan | 7.69% | 1,205 | 1,209 | 1,215 | 1,221 | 1,228 | 1,248 | 1,275 | 1,321 | 1,547 | 1,556 | 1,575 | 1,814 |
| | Fine Gael | Deirdre Forde | 7.58% | 1,187 | 1,189 | 1,191 | 1,195 | 1,198 | 1,213 | 1,230 | 1,478 | 1,528 | 1,539 | 1,543 | 1,592 |
| | Green | Honore Kamegni | 7.57% | 1,186 | 1,189 | 1,200 | 1,207 | 1,213 | 1,238 | 1,331 | 1,400 | 1,706 | 1,715 | 1,731 | 1,934 |
| | Fine Gael | Barry O'Brien | 5.90% | 924 | 925 | 925 | 928 | 937 | 951 | 968 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Chris O'Leary | 5.36% | 840 | 840 | 852 | 869 | 894 | 1,274 | 1,320 | 1,339 | 1,434 | 1,446 | 1,449 | |
| | Social Democrats | Susan Doyle | 5.10% | 799 | 799 | 816 | 820 | 830 | 863 | 1,061 | 1,084 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michelle Cowhey Shahid | 3.95% | 619 | 620 | 628 | 634 | 643 | | | | | | | |
| | Rabharta | Lorna Bogue | 3.34% | 523 | 532 | 594 | 629 | 688 | 730 | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Michael O'Riordan | 2.22% | 348 | 363 | 367 | 456 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Shannon Wright | 1.49% | 234 | 243 | 252 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Rachel Hurley Roche | 1.02% | 160 | 168 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tony Field | 0.55% | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 34,109 Valid: 15,665 Spoilt: 183 Quota: 2,238 Turnout: 15,848 (46.46%) ||||||||||||||||

### Cork City South West

Cork City South West: 7 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | 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 | 13 | 14 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Kelleher | 10.88% | 1,746 | 1,748 | 1,759 | 1,770 | 1,775 | 1,902 | 1,919 | 1,967 | 1,970 | 2,174 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fergal Dennehy | 10.67% | 1,713 | 1,724 | 1,758 | 1,826 | 1,870 | 1,943 | 1,994 | 2,051 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Garret Kelleher | 9.72% | 1,559 | 1,566 | 1,575 | 1,766 | 1,766 | 1,823 | 1,896 | 1,942 | 1,946 | 2,373 | | | | |
| | Labour | Laura Harmon | 7.73% | 1,240 | 1,260 | 1,290 | 1,346 | 1,377 | 1,435 | 1,648 | 1,689 | 1,692 | 1,735 | 1,789 | 1,816 | 1,951 | 1,986 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Terry Coleman | 7.33% | 1,176 | 1,184 | 1,196 | 1,267 | 1,274 | 1,334 | 1,373 | 1,404 | 1,415 | 1,456 | 1,573 | 1,595 | 1,654 | 1,663 |
| | Independent | Albert Deasy | 7.10% | 1,137 | 1,166 | 1,356 | 1,380 | 1,395 | 1,410 | 1,431 | 1,688 | 1,704 | 1,728 | 1,756 | 1,769 | 1,830 | 1,860 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe Lynch | 6.40% | 1,027 | 1,034 | 1,046 | 1,049 | 1,154 | 1,169 | 1,192 | 1,223 | 1,224 | 1,293 | 1,309 | 1,337 | 2,120 | |
| | Social Democrats | Ciarán McCarthy | 6.28% | 1,008 | 1,030 | 1,048 | 1,058 | 1,075 | 1,110 | 1,274 | 1,309 | 1,311 | 1,385 | 1,431 | 1,459 | 1,548 | 1,588 |
| | Fine Gael | Gary O'Brien | 5.35% | 858 | 863 | 870 | 917 | 922 | 970 | 1,003 | 1,035 | 1,035 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Orla O'Leary | 4.90% | 787 | 800 | 823 | 833 | 1,177 | 1,188 | 1,224 | 1,261 | 1,262 | 1,290 | 1,297 | 1,306 | | |
| | Aontú | Joanne Murphy | 4.47% | 718 | 729 | 762 | 765 | 770 | 787 | 811 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Colette Finn | 4.25% | 682 | 692 | 698 | 723 | 731 | 759 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Olga Shevchenko | 3.76% | 603 | 609 | 613 | 623 | 625 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Trevor McCarthy | 3.43% | 551 | 569 | 615 | 620 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Andrea Christopher-Rea | 3.32% | 533 | 537 | 544 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Kiely | 2.92% | 469 | 519 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Aran MacDonnchadha | 1.50% | 240 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 36,127 Valid: 16,047 Spoilt: 200 Quota: 2,006 Turnout: 16,247 (44.97%) ||||||||||||||||||