1st Count City West: Lyons & O'Reilly elected

Green Party candidate Pauline O'Reilly with her daughter Kara after being elected.

placeholder image — Green Party candidate Pauline O'Reilly with her daughter Kara after being elected.

Pauline O’Reilly of the Green Party has taken a seat on the first count in Galway City West. She polled over 1,300 first preferences – 122 over the quota. Ms O’Reilly is the first Green to be elected to Galway City Council since Niall Ó Brolcháin took a seat in the same electoral area in 2004.

https://www.facebook.com/ConnachtTribune/videos/2329800427338214/ Donal Lyons, an Independent, has once again topped the poll, with 281 votes to spare. His surplus is now being redistributed.

Galway City West Number of seats: 6 Electorate: 8,398 Spoiled votes: 125 Total valid poll: 8,273 Quota: 1,182

FIRST COUNT

Anderson, Marc Ind 91 Conchúir, Cathal Ó SF 422 Connolly, John FF 734 Crowley, John SocDem 491 Feeney, Patrick Ind 15 Flannery, Pearce FG 721 Higgins, Clodagh FG 811 Ivan, Darius Ind 30 Keane, Peter FF 900 Keegan, Claire Ind 30 Lyons, Donal Ind 1,463 ELECTED Maloney, Marian Ind 183 McNelis, Niall Lab 941 O’Reilly, Pauline Grn 1,304 ELECTED Roddy, Tommy Ind 137

Cllr Donal Lyons (Ind) re-elected and Pauline O’Reilly elected. Lyons’ surplus of 281 to be distributed.