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.[1] 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).[2]

2024 Cork City Council election

← 2019 7 June 2024 2029 →

All 31 seats on Cork City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Last election 8 7 4
Seats before 7 7 4
Seats won 9 5 4
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Steady

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Labour Social Democrats
Last election 4 1 0
Seats before 3 1 0
Seats won 3 3 1
Seat change Steady Increase 2 Increase 1

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party Independent Ireland People Before Profit-Solidarity Rabharta
Last election 0 1 0
Seats before 1 1 1
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Steady Steady Decrease 1

Results by party

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Party First-preference votes Seats
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 68,554 98.65
Spoilt votes 938 1.35
Total 69,492 100.00 76 30 29 31  
Registered voters/Turnout 158,902 43.73

Results by local electoral area

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

Cork City North East

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Cork City North East: 6 Seats[3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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Cork City North West: 6 Seats[3][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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Cork City South Central: 6 Seats[3][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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Cork City South East: 6 Seats[7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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Cork City South West: 7 Seats[3][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%)  

References

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