6th Count City East: O'Flaherty within reach of quota
The sixth count for Galway City East has brought Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty to within 34 votes of the quota. Fianna Fáil candidate Alan Cheevers is also now within reach, needing just 55 votes to pass the 1,059 threshold that would see him elected. Moving into the seventh count, Conor Burke (Solidarity People Before Profit) has been eliminated and his 239 votes are being redistributed.
Galway City East Number of seats: 6 Electorate: 15,370 Total poll: 7,528 Spoiled: 118 Total valid poll: 7,410 Quota: 1,059
FIRST COUNT: Boyle, Liam LAB 183 Burke, Conor PBP 203 Cheevers, Alan FF 961 Crowe, Mike FF 755 Farrell, Mairead SF 522 Hanley, Owen SocDem 413 Hardiman, Pat Ind 65 Hillery, Claire Green 382 Larkin, Noel Ind 675 Lynch, Donal FG 216 McDonnell, Declan Ind 1,090 Nolan, Nuala Aontú 145 O’Flaherty, Terry Ind 937 O’Mahony, Neil Renua 225 Tully Michael Ind 182 Walsh John FG 456 McDonnell Elected Hardiman eliminated
SECOND COUNT: Distribution of Hardiman Boyle, Liam LAB (+4) 187 Burke, Conor PBP (+4) 207 Cheevers, Alan FF (+6) 967 Crowe, Mike FF (+4) 759 Farrell Mairead SF (+7) 529 Hanley, Owen SocDem (+3) 416 Hillery, Claire Green (+3) 385 Larkin Noel Ind (+12) 687 Lynch, Donal FG (0) 216 McDonnell, Declan Ind ELECTED Nolan, Nuala Aontú (0) 145 O’Flaherty, Terry Ind (+5) 942 O’Mahony, Neil Renua (+5) 23O Tully Michael Ind (+2) 184 Walsh John FG (+7) 463 Non transferable: 3 Nuala Nolan eliminated
THIRD COUNT: Distribution of Nolan Boyle, Liam LAB (+3) 190 Burke, Conor SPBP (+4) 211 Cheevers, Alan FF (+10) 977 Crowe, Michael John (+4) 763 Farrell, Mairéad SF (+15) 544 Hanley, Owen SocDem (+1) 417 Hillery, Claire Green (+3) 388 Larkin, Noel Ind (+7) 694 Lynch, Donal FG (+2) 218 McDonnell, Declan Ind ELECTED O’Flaherty, Terry Ind (+15) 957 O’Mahony, Neil Renua (+57) 287 Tully, Michael Ind (+5) 189 Walsh, John FG (+5) 468 Non Transferable: 14
Fourth Count: Distribution of McDonnell’s surplus of 31 Boyle, Liam LAB (+1) 191 Burke, Conor SPBP (+1) 212 Cheevers, Alan FF (+2) 979 Crowe, Michael John (+3) 766 Farrell, Mairéad SF (+2) 546 Hanley, Owen SocDem (+1) 418 Hillery, Claire Green (+0) 388 Larkin, Noel Ind (+7) 701 Lynch, Donal FG (+1) 219 McDonnell, Declan Ind ELECTED O’Flaherty, Terry Ind (+8) 965 O’Mahony, Neil Renua (+1) 288 Tully, Michael Ind (+1) 190 Walsh, John FG (+3) 471 Non Transferable: 0 Eliminated: Michael Tully
Fifth Count: Distribution Tully’s elimination of 190 Boyle, Liam LAB (+9) 200 Eliminated Burke, Conor SPBP (+7) 219 Cheevers, Alan FF (+14) 993 Crowe, Michael John (+13) 779 Farrell, Mairéad SF (+11) 557 Hanley, Owen SocDem (+10) 428 Hillery, Claire Green (+10) 398 Larkin, Noel Ind (+21) 722 Lynch, Donal FG (+21) 240 McDonnell, Declan Ind ELECTED O’Flaherty, Terry Ind (+32) 997 O’Mahony, Neil Renua (+12) 300 Walsh, John FG (+4) 475 Non Transferable: 26 Eliminated: Liam Boyle
SIXTH COUNT: Distribution of Liam Boyle’s 200 votes Burke, Conor SPBP (+20) 239 Cheevers, Alan FF (+11) 1004 Crowe, Michael John (+12) 791 Farrell, Mairéad SF (+14) 571 Hanley, Owen SocDem (+19) 447 Hillery, Claire Green (+24) 422 Larkin, Noel Ind (+17) 739 Lynch, Donal FG (+9) 249 McDonnell, Declan Ind ELECTED O’Flaherty, Terry Ind (+28) 1,025 O’Mahony, Neil Renua (+3) 303 Walsh, John FG (+11) 486 Non Transferable: 32 Burke eliminated