An election to all 18 seats on Monaghan County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. County Monaghan 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).
Retiring incumbents The following councillors did not seek re-election: +ConstituencyCouncillorPartyMonaghanBrian McKenna Ballybay –ClonesHugh McElvaney
Results by party Party Candidates Seats ± ±% 108 +2 9,947 35.21 +0.83 66 +1 7,119 25.20 +0.76 83 -1 6,739 23.85 -0.45 20 - 932 3.30 +1.98 20 - 538 1.90 -0.62 10- 422 1.49 new 71-2 2,556 9.05 -3.70Total 3618 28,253 100.00
Analysis of election Monaghan proved to be a success story for Sinn Féin as the party re-captured a seat in Carrickmacross-Castleblayney from Fianna Fáil which they had lost at the last local election in 2019 and Sinn Féin also took a second seat in Ballybay-Clones with the retirement of the outgoing Independent, Hughie McElvaney to emerge as the largest party with 8 seats. Independent and former TD, Paudge Connolly, also lost his seat in the Monaghan LEA to Fine Gael who increased their numbers to 7. Fianna Fáil declined further to just 3 seats in number.
Results by LEA
Ballybay–Clones
Carrickmacross–Castleblayney
Monaghan
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