CONFIRMED: Sinn Féin’s fate sealed on sixth count in Galway West
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Sinn Féin’s Mark Lohan has been eliminated on the sixth count following the distribution of Thomas Welby’s transfers.
Lohan won just 3,208 votes on the first count – a disappointing seventh place given the party’s sitting TD Mairéad Farrell topped the poll here in the General Election in 2024.
Oughterard-based Welby’s transfers went heavily to his Moycullen neighbours Noel Thomas (Ind Ire) and Sean Kyne (FG) with the former getting more ( 1,171 versus 840).
That means Thomas has extended his lead but not by as big a margin as he would have liked.
Cillian Keane (FF) goes back into fourth place ahead of Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich (Soc Dem).
SIXTH COUNT:
(Distribution of Thomas Welby’s 3,351 votes)
Thomas, Noel (Ind Ire) +1,171 12,246
Kyne, Seán (FG) +840 10,966
Ogbu Helen +218 6,763
Keane, Cillian (FF) +267 4,668
Nic Fhionnalaioch, Míde (SD) +147 4,587
Cubbard, Mike (Ind) +232 4,140
Lohan, Mark (SF) +145 3,763
Non-transferable:331