2024 Laois County Council election explained

Election Name:2024 Laois County Council election
Country:Ireland
Map Size:300px
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2019 Laois County Council election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Laois County Council election
Next Year:2029
Seats For Election:All 19 seats on Laois County Council
Majority Seats:10
Election Date:7 June 2024
Party1:Fianna Fáil
Seats1:6
Party2:Fine Gael
Seats2:5
Seat Change2: 2
Party3:Sinn Féin
Seats3:2
Party4:Labour Party (Ireland)
Seats4:1
Party5:Independent politician (Ireland)
Seats5:5
Seat Change5: 2

An election to all 19 seats on Laois County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Laois is divided into 3 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]

Results by party

PartySeats±±%
610,08729.023.03
5 28,80225.324.32
24,83113.902.75
11,2373.552.01
09152.63New
06301.81New
01820.52New
5 28,06623.213.21
Totalalign=right 19align=right 34,750100.00

Candidates by local electoral area

Portlaoise

Notes and References

  1. Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections . Gov.ie . . 6 April 2024 . 20 April 2024 . 10 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410051431/https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/ebfe6-polling-day-orders-made-for-european-local-and-limerick-mayoral-elections/ . live .
  2. Web site: Local elections in Ireland. Citizens Information Board. 20 April 2024. 6 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240406142317/https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/types-of-elections-and-referendums/local-elections/. live.