Recount could be on the way in Galway City East
Labour’s Helen Ogbu is set to take the fourth seat in Galway City East, with Sinn Fein’s Aisling Burke in prime position to take the fifth.
But talk of a recount is circulating at Westside as just 14 votes separate Fine Gael candidate Shane Forde (932) and Cllr Mike Crowe (918) who will go to battle for the final seat.
Cllr Alan Cheevers’ (FF) surplus of 12 is currently being distributed as City East enters the fourteenth count.
Caption: Helen Ogbu’s team as the results of the 13th count are read out.
Galway City East 6 seats
Electorate: 18,110
Total poll: 8,102
Spoiled votes: 101
Total valid poll: 8,001
Quota: 1,144
Thirteenth count
Distribution of Larkin’s votes
Ogbu, Helen (Lab) (+57) 1,102
Burke, Aisling (SF) (+90) 985
Forde , Shane (FG) (+89) 932
*Crowe, Michael (FF) (+97) 918