Twelfth COUNT Portlaoise RESULT - Laois local election count Portlaoise #LE24
Laois County Council elections Portlaoise Municipal District
Portlaoise has a new county councillor after Tommy Mulligan was returned to represent the town for the next five years at the Laois County Council local election count in Portlaoise.
The independent candidate was returned to serve in the Portlaoise Municipal District on the twelfth count following the elimination of fellow independent Pauline Madigan. .
- AIRD, Willie - Fine Gael - ELECTED -
- CONNELL, Thomasina - Fine Gael - 762 (+50)
- DWANE STANLEY, Caroline - Sinn Féin -ELECTED
- FENNELLY, John Joe - Fianna Fáil - 1440 (+14)
- FITZGERALD, Catherine - Fianna Fáil - 1309 (+86)
- IQBAL, Naeem - Fianna Fáil - 752 (+31)
- MULLIGAN, Tommy - Non-party - 1643 (+198) ELECTED
- TUOHY, Marie - Labour Party - 1003 (+104)
- WALSH, Barry - Fine Gael - 1064 (+22)
- Non transferrable 172 total 782
Tommy Mulligan's surplus of 183 will be distributed.
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- Electorate 24426
- Total poll - 11808
- Turnout - 48%
- Invalid - 133
- Valid poll - 11675
- Seats - 7
- Quota - 1460