# 2024 Waterford City and County Council election

An election to all 32 seats on Waterford City and County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. Waterford City and County 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).

## Retiring incumbents

The following councillors did not seek re-election:
| Constituency | Departing Councillor | Party | Party |
| Portlaw–Kilmacthomas | Ger Barron | | Labour |
| Lismore | Mairéad Tobin | | Fianna Fáil |

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Candidates | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 11 | 8 | 1 | 11,085 | 23.89 | 1.12 |
| | Sinn Féin | 18 | 7 | 1 | 9,832 | 21.19 | 7.11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6,985 | 15.05 | 3.63 |
| | Labour | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2,573 | 5.54 | 2.75 |
| | Green | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1,655 | 3.57 | 2.45 |
| | Social Democrats | 2 | 1 | New | 783 | 1.69 | New |
| | The Irish People | 3 | 0 | New | 385 | 0.83 | New |
| | Rabharta | 1 | 0 | New | 326 | 0.70 | New |
| | Aontú | 1 | 0 | | 275 | 0.59 | 0.03 |
| | Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | New | 151 | 0.33 | New |
| | People Before Profit | 1 | 0 | | 133 | 0.29 | 0.46 |
| | Party for Animal Welfare | 1 | 0 | New | 81 | 0.17 | New |
| | Independent | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12,142 | 26.16 | 0.12 |
| Total | Total | 79 | 32 | | 46,406 | 100.00 | |

## Results by LEA

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

### Dungarvan

Dungarvan: 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Damien Geoghegan | 17.3% | 1,584 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Conor D. McGuinness † | 15.3% | 1,408 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Cronin | 13.4% | 1,230 | 1,256 | 1,263 | 1,287 | 1,293 | 1,302 | 1,311 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Nugent | 11.7% | 1,073 | 1,134 | 1,137 | 1,155 | 1,157 | 1,181 | 1,199 | 1,246 | 1,293 | 1,318 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Phelan | 8.6% | 786 | 829 | 836 | 841 | 847 | 865 | 905 | 1,011 | 1,065 | 1,149 | 1,151 | 1,296 |
| | Independent | Joe O'Riordan | 6.8% | 627 | 651 | 657 | 667 | 688 | 709 | 763 | 804 | 891 | 971 | 973 | 1,044 |
| | Fine Gael | Monica Murphy | 5.1% | 468 | 510 | 513 | 518 | 522 | 528 | 540 | 614 | 637 | 667 | 669 | |
| | Independent | Seamus O'Donnell | 5.0% | 462 | 474 | 480 | 489 | 508 | 518 | 543 | 559 | 641 | 674 | 675 | 786 |
| | Green | Críostóir Ó Faoláin | 3.8% | 345 | 357 | 362 | 367 | 369 | 376 | 388 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Caren Hallahan | 3.2% | 295 | 308 | 311 | 322 | 357 | 370 | 406 | 427 | | | | |
| | Independent | Jonathan Shaw | 2.7% | 244 | 264 | 267 | 270 | 287 | 294 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Siobhan Whelan | 2.3% | 209 | 218 | 234 | 235 | 238 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fiona Regan | 2.2% | 204 | 210 | 246 | 252 | 257 | 362 | 403 | 442 | 466 | | | |
| | Independent | Aaron Joyce | 1.4% | 131 | 132 | 133 | 136 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Roger Morrison | 0.8% | 70 | 71 | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Padraig Curran | 0.4% | 38 | 41 | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,625 Valid: 9,174 Spoilt: 85 Quota: 1,311 Turnout: 9,259 (52.53%) ||||||||||||||||

### Lismore

Lismore: 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sinn Féin | Donnchadh Mulcahy | 19.2% | 988 | 1,025 | 1,065 | 1,134 | 1,178 | 1,208 |
| | Labour | John Pratt | 18.6% | 958 | 1,019 | 1,122 | 1,392 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Niamh O'Donovan | 15.5% | 801 | 850 | 1,081 | 1,370 | | |
| | Independent | Brian Buckley | 15.2% | 781 | 890 | 939 | 1,059 | 1,118 | 1,169 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Walsh | 14.1% | 729 | 742 | 864 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Declan Doocey | 10.8% | 559 | 569 | | | | |
| | Green | Lynn Glasscoe | 2.8% | 145 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank Power | 2.4% | 126 | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Michael McCarthy | 1.3% | 66 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,952 Valid: 5,153 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 1,289 Turnout: 5,204 (52.29%) ||||||||||

### Portlaw–Kilmacthomas

Portlaw–Kilmacthomas: 5 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Liam Brazil | 25.5% | 1,982 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Seanie Power | 20.0% | 1,554 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John O’Leary | 14.2% | 1,104 | 1,411 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Declan Clune | 11.5% | 898 | 993 | 1,029 | 1,059 | 1,084 | 1,145 | 1,178 | 1,451 |
| | Sinn Féin | Catherine Burke | 7.7% | 600 | 688 | 709 | 716 | 731 | 894 | 1,107 | 1,169 |
| | Independent | Frank Conway | 6.1% | 474 | 521 | 542 | 581 | 592 | 608 | 631 | 842 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ray Murphy | 5.4% | 423 | 520 | 640 | 644 | 697 | 716 | 770 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Ben Duggan | 4.4% | 342 | 355 | 365 | 368 | 371 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Guiry | 4.1% | 317 | 341 | 379 | 388 | 393 | 476 | | |
| | The Irish People | Declan Power | 1.2% | 94 | 106 | 115 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,401 Valid: 7,788 Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,299 Turnout: 7,861 (51.04%) ||||||||||||

### Tramore–Waterford City West

Tramore–Waterford City West: 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Lola O’Sullivan | 16.0% | 1,313 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Kelly | 13.0% | 1,069 | 1,074 | 1,090 | 1,110 | 1,142 | 1,156 | 1,200 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Blaise Hannigan | 11.2% | 921 | 939 | 950 | 973 | 988 | 1,001 | 1,019 | 1,070 | 1,071 | 1,106 | 1,149 | 1,214 |
| | Independent | Joe Conway | 10.6% | 871 | 895 | 909 | 933 | 941 | 946 | 968 | 1,066 | 1,070 | 1,083 | 1,154 | 1,279 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jim Griffin | 9.0% | 739 | 744 | 752 | 756 | 770 | 865 | 871 | 879 | 881 | 1,074 | 1,116 | 1,153 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Quinlan | 8.2% | 676 | 697 | 702 | 707 | 745 | 753 | 839 | 880 | 891 | 894 | 925 | 1,035 |
| | Green | Cristiona Kiely | 4.5% | 373 | 389 | 396 | 399 | 428 | 432 | 465 | 480 | 483 | 496 | 568 | |
| | Rabharta | Killian Mangan | 4.0% | 326 | 331 | 346 | 350 | 371 | 384 | 394 | 408 | 409 | 423 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Suzie Duffin | 3.9% | 324 | 326 | 334 | 336 | 339 | 372 | 377 | 389 | 390 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Alannah Hutchinson-Smith | 3.8% | 316 | 317 | 323 | 326 | 342 | 386 | 400 | 409 | 410 | 498 | 569 | 627 |
| | Aontú | Ronan Cleary | 3.3% | 275 | 277 | 284 | 329 | 340 | 342 | 350 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Richie Hayes | 3.0% | 245 | 267 | 275 | 282 | 303 | 317 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John Hayes | 2.9% | 240 | 249 | 251 | 254 | 263 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Mairead McKnight | 2.9% | 239 | 242 | 245 | 249 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Michael Gallwey | 1.8% | 151 | 154 | 174 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Party for Animal Welfare | Samantha Dooley | 1.0% | 81 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Melissa O'Neill | 0.8% | 69 | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,813 Valid: 8,228 Spoilt: 120 Quota: 1,176 Turnout: 8,348 (46.86%) ||||||||||||||||

### Waterford City East

Waterford City East: 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 | David Daniels | 15.4% | 1,331 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Declan Barry | 14.5% | 1,257 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Adam Wyse | 12.3% | 1,062 | 1,080 | 1,103 | 1,121 | 1,124 | 1,172 | 1,429 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim D'arcy | 10.1% | 872 | 882 | 898 | 904 | 907 | 937 | 997 | 1,062 | 1,067 | 1,257 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Fitzgerald | 9.9% | 856 | 885 | 891 | 1,075 | 1,078 | 1,302 | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Mary Roche | 7.4% | 643 | 650 | 659 | 676 | 678 | 721 | 788 | 825 | 847 | 1,126 |
| | Green | Jody Power | 7.3% | 630 | 641 | 649 | 663 | 667 | 673 | 714 | 755 | 768 | |
| | Independent | Darren Ryan | 6.6% | 572 | 635 | 649 | 654 | 655 | 726 | 765 | 792 | 816 | 934 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Stephanie Keating | 5.4% | 472 | 476 | 485 | 496 | 497 | 511 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Karl Cretzan | 4.6% | 401 | 410 | 416 | 493 | 495 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Caroline Griffin | 3.9% | 340 | 344 | 346 | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | John Walsh | 2.6% | 225 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,379 Valid: 8,661 Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,238 Turnout: 8,751 (50.35%) ||||||||||||||

### Waterford City South

Waterford City South: 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 |
| | Independent | Donal Barry | 17.4% | 1,291 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John Hearne | 13.9% | 1,030 | 1,065 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jason Murphy | 12.8% | 946 | 968 | 970 | 971 | 975 | 989 | 997 | 1,008 | 1,018 | 1,165 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Joeanne Bailey | 9.6% | 712 | 729 | 730 | 731 | 740 | 750 | 767 | 778 | 941 | 978 | 983 | 1,039 |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Quinlan | 8.6% | 634 | 653 | 654 | 654 | 657 | 681 | 695 | 707 | 717 | 762 | 800 | 855 |
| | Labour | Seamus Ryan | 8.0% | 590 | 610 | 610 | 611 | 623 | 656 | 723 | 740 | 752 | 783 | 810 | 931 |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin Burke | 7.0% | 520 | 532 | 532 | 533 | 544 | 548 | 565 | 569 | 660 | 698 | 702 | 762 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivienne Burns | 4.6% | 343 | 361 | 361 | 362 | 375 | 387 | 395 | 410 | 419 | | | |
| | Independent | Seán Reinhardt | 4.6% | 343 | 372 | 402 | 404 | 419 | 428 | 438 | 540 | 555 | 587 | 599 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Breda Brennan | 3.9% | 286 | 300 | 301 | 301 | 311 | 325 | 336 | 345 | | | | |
| | Independent | Lisa Carroll | 2.6% | 191 | 216 | 251 | 251 | 258 | 263 | 275 | | | | | |
| | Green | Maolíosa Ní Chléirigh | 2.2% | 162 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 174 | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Sinead Ellen Griffin | 1.9% | 140 | 144 | 146 | 146 | 179 | 201 | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Patrick Curtin | 1.8% | 133 | 140 | 143 | 143 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eric English | 1.1% | 81 | 89 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,641 Valid: 7,402 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,058 Turnout: 7,506 (47.99%) ||||||||||||||||

### Co-options since 2024 Election

* †Dungarvan-Lismore Sinn Féin Cllr Conor D. McGuinness was elected as a TD for Waterford at the 2024 Irish general election. Kate O'Mahoney was selected to fill the vacancy on 16 December 2024.