# 2024 Kildare County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. County Kildare is divided into 8 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 | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 14 | 12 | | 16,136 | 21.40 | 4.27 |
| | Fine Gael | 15 | 11 | | 21,196 | 28.11 | 3.39 |
| | Social Democrats | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10,070 | 13.35 | 6.65 |
| | Labour | 8 | 5 | | 7,245 | 9.61 | 3.18 |
| | Sinn Féin | 14 | 1 | | 6,686 | 8.87 | 4.41 |
| | Independent Ireland | 5 | 1 | New | 3,037 | 4.03 | New |
| | Green | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2,556 | 3.39 | 3.82 |
| | Aontú | 2 | 0 | | 1,157 | 1.53 | 0.60 |
| | The Irish People | 2 | 0 | New | 1,015 | 1.35 | New |
| | Irish Freedom | 1 | 0 | New | 339 | 0.45 | New |
| | Independent | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5,980 | 7.93 | 8.86 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 40 | | 75,417 | 100.00 | |

## Retiring incumbents

The following councillors are not seeking re-election:
| Constituency | Councillor | Party |
| Celbridge | Michael Coleman | Fianna Fáil |
| Celbridge | Vanessa Liston | Independent |
| Celbridge | Ciara Galvin | Labour |
| Celbridge | Íde Cussen | Independent |
| Kildare | Anne Connolly | Fianna Fáil |
| Newbridge | Fiona McLoughlin Healy | Independent |
| Clane | Brendan Weld | Fine Gael |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019. ^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2024 election.

### Athy

Athy: 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 |
| | Labour | Aoife Breslin | 23.60% | 2,347 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ivan Keatley | 16.47% | 1,638 | 1,665 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Dooley | 10.82% | 1,076 | 1,189 | 1,189 | 1,191 | 1,283 | 1,293 | 1,402 | 1,418 | 1,449 | 1,526 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Veralouise Behan | 9.72% | 967 | 1,022 | 1,025 | 1,026 | 1,159 | 1,170 | 1,256 | 1,285 | 1,376 | 1,474 |
| | Independent Ireland | William Carton | 9.08% | 903 | 930 | 947 | 947 | 961 | 1,189 | 1,202 | 1,221 | 1,250 | 1,401 |
| | Labour | Mark Leigh | 7.36% | 732 | 1,057 | 1,061 | 1,063 | 1,077 | 1,081 | 1,148 | 1,196 | 1,317 | 1,586 |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Redmond | 5.40% | 537 | 578 | 583 | 583 | 587 | 598 | 620 | 854 | 926 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Geraldine Campbell | 3.62% | 360 | 386 | 390 | 390 | 392 | 404 | 413 | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Rachael Wall | 3.55% | 353 | 369 | 377 | 377 | 387 | 398 | 419 | 442 | | |
| | Irish Freedom | Anthony Casey | 3.41% | 339 | 345 | 348 | 348 | 351 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | David Owens | 3.30% | 328 | 342 | 342 | 343 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Brian Kenny | 3.21% | 319 | 356 | 357 | 358 | 393 | 398 | | | | |
| | Independent | Nicola Maughan | 0.45% | 45 | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,249 Valid: 9,944 Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,658 Turnout: 10,066 (47.37%) ||||||||||||||

### Celbridge

Celbridge: 4 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | David Trost | 24.54% | 1,687 | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Claire O’Rourke | 20.54% | 1,412 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Lumi Panaite Fahey | 17.76% | 1,221 | 1,375 | 1,383 | | | | |
| | Labour | Rupert Heather | 9.77% | 672 | 740 | 749 | 968 | 973 | 1,148 | 1,253 |
| | Sinn Féin | David Monaghan | 8.63% | 593 | 607 | 613 | 650 | 650 | 737 | 839 |
| | The Irish People | Darragh Toner | 7.07% | 486 | 500 | 501 | 517 | 519 | 590 | |
| | Independent | Zhyan Phelan | 6.04% | 415 | 442 | 448 | 514 | 516 | | |
| | Green | Peter Paul Hughes | 5.66% | 389 | 423 | 429 | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,662 Valid: 6,875 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,376 Turnout: 6,956 (41.75%) |||||||||||

### Clane

Clane: 5 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 | Brendan Wyse | 21.54% | 1,986 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Pádraig McEvoy | 14.50% | 1,337 | 1,355 | 1,370 | 1,380 | 1,401 | 1,415 | 1,502 | 1,647 | |
| | Social Democrats | Aidan Farrelly† | 14.10% | 1,300 | 1,343 | 1,381 | 1,385 | 1,468 | 1,489 | 1,497 | 1,562 | |
| | Fine Gael | William Durkan | 11.40% | 1,051 | 1,229 | 1,254 | 1,257 | 1,300 | 1,309 | 1,319 | 1,365 | 1,438 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Darragh Fitzpatrick | 10.99% | 1,013 | 1,111 | 1,120 | 1,121 | 1,142 | 1,166 | 1,178 | 1,221 | 1,272 |
| | Sinn Féin | Killian Brennan | 7.51% | 692 | 729 | 731 | 733 | 750 | 919 | 936 | 981 | 1,078 |
| | Independent Ireland | Ryan McKeown | 5.07% | 467 | 478 | 482 | 503 | 508 | 520 | 596 | 683 | |
| | Aontú | Una O'Connor | 5.04% | 465 | 480 | 485 | 497 | 502 | 514 | 532 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mick Tuohy | 2.60% | 240 | 261 | 266 | 269 | 278 | | | | |
| | Labour | Eoin Coates | 2.16% | 199 | 209 | 234 | 234 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sophie Roker | 1.84% | 170 | 176 | 180 | 284 | 290 | 293 | | | |
| | Independent | Jessica McLoughlin | 1.75% | 161 | 167 | 171 | | | | | | |
| | Green | Patricia Foley | 1.50% | 138 | 144 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,665 Valid: 9,219 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 1,537 Turnout: 9,322 (45.11%) |||||||||||||

### Kildare

Kildare: 5 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Suzanne Doyle | 20.12% | 1,667 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kevin Duffy | 17.61% | 1,459 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian O'Loughlin | 13.78% | 1,142 | 1,246 | 1,253 | 1,261 | 1,313 | 1,349 | 1,368 | 1,394 | |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Curran | 8.94% | 741 | 816 | 834 | 842 | 893 | 944 | 963 | 985 | 1,046 |
| | Social Democrats | Pat Balfe | 7.34% | 608 | 625 | 640 | 653 | 729 | 854 | 882 | 928 | 1,061 |
| | Sinn Féin | Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh†† | 7.23% | 599 | 616 | 618 | 637 | 660 | 684 | 730 | 1,066 | 1,189 |
| | Independent | Declan Crowe | 5.71% | 473 | 492 | 494 | 559 | 571 | 594 | 798 | 823 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Noel Connolly | 5.13% | 425 | 433 | 437 | 446 | 455 | 495 | 515 | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Paul O'Malley | 4.56% | 368 | 373 | 374 | 422 | 433 | 457 | | | |
| | Labour | Chris Harrison | 3.85% | 319 | 331 | 352 | 363 | 399 | | | | |
| | Green | Lorraine Benson | 3.34% | 277 | 298 | 300 | 305 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Aisling Goodwin | 1.50% | 124 | 129 | 132 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Denis Delaney | 1.01% | 84 | 86 | 87 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,042 Valid: 8,286 Spoilt: 136 Quota: 1,382 Turnout: 8,422 (44.23%) |||||||||||||

### Leixlip

Leixlip: 3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Neville††† | 37.76% | 2,293 | |
| | Social Democrats | Nuala Killeen | 29.10% | 1,767 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bernard Caldwell | 20.29% | 1,232 | 1,818 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joan O’Boyle | 9.65% | 586 | 649 |
| | Green | Imran Ali | 3.19% | 194 | 319 |
| Electorate: 14,011 Valid: 6,072 Spoilt: 149 Quota: 1,519 Turnout: 6,221 (44.4%) ||||||

### Maynooth

Maynooth: 5 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Naoise Ó Cearúil†††† | 20.02% | 1,880 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tim Durkan | 15.41% | 1,447 | 1,494 | 1,586 | | | | |
| | Labour | Angela Feeney | 13.28% | 1,247 | 1,351 | 1,478 | 1,484 | 1,551 | 1,678 | |
| | Social Democrats | Peter Melrose | 12.72% | 1,195 | 1,243 | 1,429 | 1,433 | 1,517 | 1,771 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paul Ward | 11.66% | 1,095 | 1,173 | 1,197 | 1,200 | 1,251 | 1,298 | 1,347 |
| | Fine Gael | Tara Lane | 10.14% | 952 | 961 | 987 | 993 | 1,022 | 1,062 | 1,102 |
| | Sinn Féin | Evelyn Gaynor | 5.78% | 543 | 548 | 566 | 566 | 605 | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Liam Meade | 5.69% | 534 | 541 | 551 | 552 | | | |
| | Green | Peter Hamilton | 5.30% | 498 | 514 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,869 Valid: 9,391 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,566 Turnout: 9,480 (45.43%) |||||||||||

### Naas

Naas: 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 |
| | Social Democrats | Bill Clear | 14.20% | 1,975 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Brett | 12.36% | 1,719 | 1,735 | 1,741 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Evie Sammon | 10.57% | 1,470 | 1,490 | 1,494 | 1,502 | 1,517 | 1,531 | 1,904 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seamie Moore | 9.24% | 1,285 | 1,312 | 1,316 | 1,416 | 1,426 | 1,502 | 1,541 | 1,557 | 1,669 | 1,791 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Carmel Kelly | 8.43% | 1,173 | 1,192 | 1,192 | 1,196 | 1,221 | 1,227 | 1,357 | 1,403 | 1,440 | 1,600 | 1,669 | 1,689 |
| | Labour | Anne Breen | 7.98% | 1,110 | 1,148 | 1,153 | 1,156 | 1,182 | 1,196 | 1,278 | 1,313 | 1,467 | 1,868 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Larkin | 7.14% | 993 | 1,006 | 1,011 | 1,022 | 1,026 | 1,034 | 1,084 | 1,110 | 1,133 | 1,264 | 1,298 | 1,310 |
| | Green | Bob Quinn | 6.26% | 871 | 911 | 917 | 918 | 932 | 948 | 1,019 | 1,054 | 1,121 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Ciara Dunne | 5.75% | 800 | 821 | 827 | 830 | 845 | 857 | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Ger Dunne | 5.43% | 755 | 764 | 768 | 803 | 813 | 1,114 | 1,154 | 1,160 | 1,275 | 1,324 | 1,350 | 1,370 |
| | Sinn Féin | Caroline Hogan | 3.98% | 554 | 569 | 654 | 658 | 838 | 862 | 880 | 881 | | | | |
| | The Irish People | Avril Corcoran | 3.80% | 529 | 533 | 536 | 554 | 560 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Evangeline Ngozi Omini | 1.88% | 262 | 270 | 336 | 340 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugo Magee | 1.52% | 211 | 215 | 219 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pauline O'Neill | 1.45% | 201 | 203 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,143 Valid: 13,908 Spoilt: 138 Quota: 1,739 Turnout: 14,046 (46.60%) ||||||||||||||||

### Newbridge

Newbridge: 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 | Tracey O'Dwyer | 17.90% | 2,084 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Peggy O'Dwyer | 17.31% | 2,016 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Chris Pender | 12.54% | 1,460 | 1,509 | 1,571 | 1,588 | 1,644 | 1,688 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Heavey | 8.97% | 1,044 | 1,104 | 1,186 | 1,192 | 1,222 | 1,238 | 1,247 | 1,328 | 1,480 | 1,482 | 1,662 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Robert Power | 7.20% | 839 | 967 | 1,042 | 1,048 | 1,080 | 1,090 | 1,096 | 1,191 | 1,327 | 1,328 | 1,437 |
| | Aontú | Melissa Byrne | 5.94% | 692 | 756 | 779 | 793 | 818 | 850 | 877 | 965 | 1,097 | 1,098 | |
| | Sinn Féin | James Stokes | 5.53% | 644 | 664 | 675 | 679 | 683 | 908 | 935 | 981 | 1,084 | 1,100 | 1,256 |
| | Labour | Aina Conway | 5.32% | 619 | 654 | 685 | 686 | 720 | 744 | 750 | 828 | | | |
| | Independent | Tom McDonnell | 4.71% | 548 | 557 | 565 | 613 | 613 | 623 | 987 | 1,128 | 1,160 | 1,159 | 1,419 |
| | Independent | James Garvin | 4.29% | 500 | 515 | 542 | 564 | 572 | 580 | 616 | | | | |
| | Independent | Chris McCormack | 3.95% | 460 | 465 | 468 | 507 | 511 | 518 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Terri Thorpe | 3.29% | 383 | 390 | 397 | 402 | 409 | | | | | | |
| | Green | Ronan Maher | 1.62% | 189 | 209 | 225 | 228 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Leanne O'Neill | 1.43% | 167 | 175 | 182 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,116 Valid: 11,645 Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,664 Turnout: 11,755 (46.80%) |||||||||||||||
* 1 2 3 Three members of Éire Saor, a minor and unregistered far-right party, ran as independent candidates in the Newbridge LEA.

## Changes
### Changes in affiliation

| Name | LEA | Elected as | Elected as | New affiliation | New affiliation | Date |
| Bill Clear | Naas | | Social Democrats | | Independent | September 2024 |

### Co-options since 2024

* † Clane Social Democrat Cllr Aidan Farrelly was elected to the Dáil at the 2025 General Election for Kildare North. Paula Mulroe was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 December 2024.
* †† Kildare Sinn Féin Cllr Shona Ni Raghallaigh was elected to the Dáil at the 2025 General Election for Kildare South. Noel Connolly was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 December 2024.
* ††† Leixlip Fine Gael Cllr Joe Neville was elected to the Dáil at the 2025 General Election for Kildare North. Paul Brooks was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 December 2024.
* †††† Maynooth Fianna Fáil Cllr Naoise O Cearuil was elected to the Dáil at the 2025 General Election for Kildare North. Donna Phelan was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 19 December 2024.