2024 Cavan County Council election

2024 Cavan County Council election

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All 18 seats on Cavan County Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Last election 8 7 1
Seats before 7 7 1
Seats won 6 6 3
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1 Increase2

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Aontú Independent Ireland Independent
Last election 1 N/A 1
Seats before 1 1 1
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady Steady

Area of Cavan County Council

An election to all 18 seats on Cavan County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.[1] County Cavan is divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[2]

The period for nominations ran from 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and ended at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024. Candidates could be nominated by a registered political party, through the submission of 15 assents from voters in the local electoral area, or alternatively with a deposit of €100.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Notice of Election". Cavan County Council. 1 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Local election candidates in Cavan have two weeks to submit nomination papers". Irish Independent. 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.