GALWAY WEST: Ó Cuív elected for 3rd time in 3 days at recounts

Number of seats: 5Electorate: 88,840Total Poll: 61,268Spoiled: 643Total Valid Poll: 60,625Quota: 10,105 

First Count: Nolan (Lab) 7,489Cuív (FF) 7,441Grealish (Ind) 6,229Walsh B (FG) 5,425Healy Eames (FG) 5,046Connolly (Ind) 4,766Kyne (FG) 4,550O Clochartaigh (SF) 3,808Naughton (FG) 3,606Fahey (FF) 3,448Welby (Ind) 3,298Crowe (FF) 1,814Walsh E (Ind) 1,481Brolchain (GP) 1,120Cubbard (Ind) 853 Holmes (Ind) 186King (Ind) 65King, Holmes, Cubbard eliminated. 

Second Count:Distribution of King, Holmes and Cubbard transfersNolan (Lab) (+183) 7,672Cuív (FF) (+45) 7,486Grealish (Ind) (+117) 6,346Walsh B (FG) (+48) 5,473Healy Eames (FG) (+34) 5,080Connolly (Ind) (+207) 4,973Kyne (FG) (+31) 4,581O Clochartaigh (SF) (+119) 3,927Naughton (FG) (+49) 3,655Fahey (FF) (+26) 3,474Welby (Ind) (+27) 3,325Crowe (FF) (+41) 1,851Walsh E (Ind) (+100) 1,581Ó Brolcháin (GP) (+33) 1,153 Ó Brolcháin eliminated. Distributing his 1,153 votes. Non-transferable: 44 

Third Count: Distribution of Ó Brolcháin’s transfers:Nolan (Lab) (+334) 8,006 Cuív (FF) (+61) 7,547 Grealish (Ind) (+50) 6,396Walsh B (FG) (+42) 5,515Connolly (Ind) (+241) 5,214Healy Eames (FG) (+93) 5,173Kyne (FG) (+49) 4,630O Clochartaigh (SF) (+72) 3,999Naughton (FG) (+90) 3,745Fahey (FF) (+15) 3,489Welby (Ind) (+20) 3,345Crowe (FF) (+15) 1,870Walsh E (Ind) (+43) 1,624Non-transferable: 28Walsh E eliminated. Distribution of his 1,624 

FOURTH COUNTDistribution of Walsh E (Ind) 1,624 transfersNolan (Lab) (+260) 8,266Cuív (FF) (+102) 7,649Grealish (Ind) (+193) 6,589Walsh B (FG) (+129) 5,644Connolly (Ind) (+285) 5,499Healy Eames (FG) (+117) 5,290Kyne (FG) (+74) 4,704O Clochartaigh (SF) (+97) 4,096Naughton (FG) (+113) 3,858Fahey (FF) (+37) 3,526Welby (Ind) (+139) 3,484Crowe (FF) (+25) 1,895Non-Transferable: 53Crowe eliminated. Distribution of his 1,895 votes. 

Fifth Count: Distribution of Crowe’s 1,895 transfers:Nolan (Lab) (+197) 8,463Cuív (FF) (+549) 8,198Grealish (Ind) (+221) 6,810Walsh B (FG) (+225) 5,869Connolly (Ind) (+104) 5,603Healy Eames (FG) (+57) 5,347Kyne (FG) (+25) 4,729O Clochartaigh (SF) (+45) 4,141Naughton (FG) (+50) 3,908Fahey (FF) (+307) 3,833Welby (Ind) (+20) 3,504Non-Transferable: 95Welby eliminated. Distribution of his 3,504. 

Sixth Count:Cuív (FF) (+729) 8,927Nolan (Lab) (+240) 8,703Grealish (Ind) (+306) 7,116Walsh B (FG) (+95) 5,964Connolly (Ind) (+285) 5,888Kyne (FG) (+1,012) 5,741Healy Eames (FG) (+140) 5,487O Clochartaigh (SF) (+266) 4,407Fahey (FF) (+184) 4,017Naughton (FG) (+85) 3,993Non-Transferable: 162Naughton eliminated. Distribution of Naughton’s 3,993. 

Seventh Count: Naughton’s transfersNolan (Lab) (+416) 9,119Cuív (FF) (+108) 9,035Grealish (Ind) (+208) 7,324Walsh B (FG) (+1,044) 7,008Healy Eames (FG) (+1,055) 6,542Kyne (FG) (+729) 6,470Connolly (Ind) (+260) 6,148O Clochartaigh (SF) (+40) 4,447Fahey (FF) (+45) 4,062Non-transferable: 88Fahey Eliminated. Distribution of his 4,062. 

Eighth Count: Fahey’s transfersCuív (FF) (+2,103) 11,138 deemed electedNolan (Lab) (+189) 9,308Grealish (Ind) (+592) 7,916Walsh B (FG) (+234) 7,242Healy Eames (FG) (+170) 6,712Kyne (FG) (+151) 6,621Connolly (Ind) (+242) 6,390O Clochartaigh (SF) (+141) 4,588Non transferable: 240Ó Cuív’s surplus of 1,033 will now be distributed