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2024 Westmeath Local Elections Day Two

Sunday, 9 June 2024 09:27

Coverage from the Moate count centre.

23.15

Fine Gael’s Ruairí Keyes has been eliminated on the sixth count for Athlone.

Counting has been adjourned in Westmeath, and will resume in the Moate count centre at 10am tomorrow morning.

23:10

Dennis Leonard of the Labour Party becomes the first, and so far only, councillor elected to Kinnegad.

Ray Lennon, of Labour, has been eliminated in Athlone.

Numbers in Athlone as it stands:

Seats: 5    Quota 1,910

 

21:45

 

21:36

Fidelma Bennett of the Labour Part has been eliminated in Mullingar, coming in at 877 votes.

21:13

Sinn Féin candidate, Maureen Pigott, has been eliminated in Kinnegad.

20:56

Numbers in Athlone as it stands:

Seats: 5    Quota 1,910

 

20:44

Sitting councillor for the Green Party Hazel Smyth, has lost her seat on Westmeath County Council.

The Mullingar rep was elected to the Local Authority 5 years ago, and had recently taken maternity leave, with fellow Green Party candidate Carol Okeke standing in for her - she too was eliminated earlier today.

19:55

Numbers in Kinnegad as things stand:

 

19:30

One newly elected councillor is already turning his mind towards the work to be done in Westmeath.

Athlone saw two Fianna Fáil candidates in Aengus O' Rourke and Frankie Keena reclaim their seats in this year's local elections.

That was following a huge victory for Independent Kevin "Boxer" Moran receiving over 3,700 votes, leading to a major surplus being available.

O' Rourke says he feels up for the challanges ahead:

 

19:11

Numbers in Kinnegad as things stand:

Seats: 5    Quota: 1957

 

18:14

Fianna Fáil have gained two more seats in Westmeath, as Aengus O' Rourke and Frankie Keena have just been re-elected to the council for Athlone.

Keena received 1,780 votes, while O' Rourke came in at 1,686.

Numbers in Athlone as things stand:

Seats: 5    Quota: 1,910

16:57

Labour's Johnnie Penrose and Fianna Fáil's Liam McDaniel have been elected following the fifth count in Moate. 

Joining Tom Farrell and Vinny McCormack, Moate's four seats have now been filled.

Moate's final results:

16:40

Ken Glynn of Fianna Fáil has been elected to Westmeath County Council following the second count in Mullingar.

 

14:39

Mick Dollard has been elected on the first count for Mullingar.

The Independent rep was re-elected after exceeding the quota by over 300.

The numbers in Mullingar as things stand:

Seats: 6    Quota: 1,545


 

14:29

John Lawlor, Sinn Féin candidate in Moate, has been disqualified on the second count. 

14:15

On the first count for Kinnegad Ian McGauley was disqualified with less than 100 votes.

No other candidates met the quota in Kinnegad for election on the first round.

14:05

On the first count for Athlone Kevin Moran Boxer Independent was elected. 

The former TD and former Minister of State had previously served on the council for 17 years.

The Independent rep took time to thank the people of his constituency in Athlone for their votes.

He says today is an example of democracy at it's finest:

 

 

12:36

Athlone first count is being held up currently due to doubtful votes. 

The second count for Moate is being announced shortly with Mullingars First count to follow.

 

12:25

Mullingar first count results are due soon, with Kinnegad and Athlone to follow. 

 

9:49

At 9.49am on Sunday morning, Westmeath County Council saw its first member elected.

On the first count for Moate, Tom Farrell of Fine Gael cleared a quota of 1,825 with 360 votes to spare. 

 


9:15

Moate Count 1 is set to be released at 9:30am.

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