Final COUNT Portlaoise RESULT - Laois local election count Portlaoise #LE24

Four candidates were elected to represent the Portlaoise Municipal District on Laois County Council for the next five years following the 14 and final count in Portlaoise.

Outgoing Fianna Fáil councillors John Joe Fennelly and Catherine Fitzgerald were deemed elected by the Returning Officer Donal Brennan on June 10.

They will be joined in County Hall by Labours Marie Tuohy and Fine Gael's Barry Walsh. Both were elected on the last count with neither exceeding the quota as they had more votes than the only other remaining candidate  Thomasina Connell who has lost her seat on the council for Fine Gael.

The final four candidates in the seven-seat constituency were elected following the elimination of Naeem Iqbal of Fianna Fáil.

The result of the final count is as follows:

• AIRD, Willie - Fine Gael - ELECTED - 
• CONNELL, Thomasina - Fine Gael -  884 (+102)
• DWANE STANLEY, Caroline - Sinn Féin - ELECTED
• FENNELLY, John Joe - Fianna Fáil - 1521 (+75) ELECTED
• FITZGERALD, Catherine -  Fianna Fáil - 1489 (+165) ELECTED
• TUOHY, Marie - Labour Party - 1119 (+77)
• WALSH, Barry - Fine Gael - 1101 (+26)
• Non transferrable not affected 320 total 1181

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• Electorate 24426
• Total poll - 11808 
• Turnout - 48%
• Invalid - 133
• Valid poll - 11675
• Seats - 7
• Quota - 1460