Ó Conchúir fails to regain former seat
Former Sinn Féin councillor Cathal Ó Conchúir has failed to retake the seat he lost in 2019 and has been eliminated after seven counts in Galway City West.
The eight count is currently underway to distribute Ó Conchúir’s 409 votes, with sitting Fine Gael Cllr Clodagh Higgins almost certain to be elected at its conclusion – she’s currently 18 votes shy of the quota.
Cllr John Connolly (FF) isn’t far behind on 1,085 votes, and he is likely to pick up significant transfers from Ó Conchúir.
Caption: Boxes for Galway City West. Photo: Brian Harding.
Galway City West, 6 seats
Electorate: 18,770
Total poll: 8,864
Spoiled votes: 117
Total valid poll: 8,747
Quota: 1,250
7th count
Distribution of AJ Cahill’s (TIP) votes:
Lyons, Donal (Ind) ELECTED
Higgins, Clodagh (FG) (+11) 1,232
Connolly, John (FF) (+42) 1,085
Curran, Alan (SD) (+11) 1,010
Keane, Peter (FF) (+14) 820
McNelis, Niall (Lab) (+17) 758
Murphy, Niall (GP) (+5) 657
Deery, Kenny (Ind) (+50) 476
Osayimwen, Esther (Ind) (+11) 462
Feeney, Jarlath (Ind) (+46) 434
Conchúir, Cathal Ó (SF) (+19) 409 ELIMINATED