| Election Name: | 2024 Kerry County Council election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Kerry County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 2024 |
| Next Election: | 2029 Kerry County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2029 |
| Seats For Election: | All 33 seats on Kerry County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Party3: | Sinn Féin |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Party4: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Party5: | Kerry Independent Alliance |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Party6: | Independent politician |
| Seats6: | 11 |
| Seat Change6: | 2 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Fianna Fáil Fine Gael |
| After Election: | Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour |
An election to all 33 seats on Kerry County Council was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Kerry 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).[2]
On 20 June, one day before the first sitting, Labour agreed to join Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in a power-sharing agreement, which will end in 2029.[3]
On 21 June, the newly-elected council met for the first time, with Breandán Fitzgerald of Fianna Fáil being appointed Cathaoirleach.[4]
| Party | valign=top | Candidates | valign=top | Seats | valign=top | ± | valign=top | First Pref. votes | valign=top | FPv% | valign=top | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 9 | 1 | 16,057 | 21.43 | 4.35 | |||||||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 12,427 | 16.59 | 5.29 | |||||||
| 13 | 4 | 10,882 | 14.53 | 1.18 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 3,291 | 4.39 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1,574 | 2.10 | 0.75 | ||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 2,767 | 3.69 | 0.60 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1,177 | 1.57 | 0.01 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | New | 861 | 1.15 | New | |||||||
| 3 | 0 | New | 558 | 0.74 | New | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | New | 393 | 0.52 | New | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | New | 110 | 0.15 | New | |||||||
| 22 | 11 | 2 | 24,816 | 33.13 | 6.41 | |||||||
| Totals | 77 | align=right | 33 | align=right | 74,913 | 100.00 |
| 2024 Kerry County Council election debates | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | Radio Kerry | Jerry O'Sullivan | [5] | ||||||||
| 29 Apr | Radio Kerry | Jerry O'Sullivan | [6] | ||||||||
| 7 May | Radio Kerry | Jerry O'Sullivan | |||||||||
| Councillor | Electoral area | First elected | Party | Date announced | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Finucane | Tralee | 2009 | Fine Gael | 12 September 2023[7] | ||
| Patrick O'Connor-Scarteen | Kenmare | 2009 | Fine Gael | 3 October 2023[8] | ||
| Aoife Thornton | Listowel | 2014 | Fine Gael | 2 February 2024[9] | ||
| John Francis Flynn | Killorglin | 2014 | Fianna Fáil | 14 March 2024[10] | ||