An election to all 18 seats on Cavan County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. 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).
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.
Retiring incumbents +ConstituencyDeparting CouncillorPartyCavan-BelturbetMadeleine ArgueBallyjamesduff Craig Lovett
Analysis of Election Fianna Fail and Fine Gael both emerged with 6 seats after the election though Fine Gael had a higher share of the vote. Fine Gael lost a seat in Cavan-Belturbet to Sinn Féin's Damien Brady who regained his former seat he lost in 2019 and Peter McVitty lost to his running-mate. Fianna Fáil lost 2 seats in the Ballyjamesduff LEA as Shane P. O'Reilly was re-elected under the Independent-Ireland banner and Sinn Féin's Noel Connell regained his former seat also at the party's expense. There was no change of party allegiance in the Bailieborough LEA though a change of personnel under the Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin banners. Sinn Féin increased their numbers from 1 to 3 and the other 3 seats comprise members of Aontú, Independent-Ireland and one Independent.
Results by party PartyFirst-preference votesSeats Votes % FPv Swing (pp) Elected2024 9,55328.17%5.20%77761 9,37227.63%11.29%88762 5,64216.64%4.26%71132 2,7568.13%0.40%3111 2,5217.43%New2New11 1 3381.00%1.20%1000 1040.31%New1NewNew0New 1090.32%New1NewNew0New 9582.82%New1NewNew0New 2,5627.55%3.70%5111 Total Valid 33,915 98.92 Spoilt votes 372 1.08Total34,287100 —36181818 Registered voters/Turnout 61,786 55.49
Results by local electoral area
Bailieborough–Cootehill
Ballyjamesduff
Cavan–Belturbet
Changes Co-options
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