Longford Westmeath General Election 2024 latest: Eight Counts completed as Independent Louise Heavin exits the race
Ten candidates remaining and four seats up for grabs
Count 9 will see the distribution of Louise Heavin’s 1,047 votes.
Elected: Peter Burke (FG)
Nine candidates eliminated
Ten candidates remaining, four seats up for grabs
The leading five are;
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil 8,583
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran, Independent 8,514
Micheál Carrigy, Fine Gael 7,630
Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin 7,397
Joe Flaherty, Fianna Fáil 5,490
Troy is still 1,732 votes shy of the 10,315 quota.
Paul Hogan (Independent Ireland) 3,336, Barry Campion (Sinn Féin) 2,489 and Gerry Warnock (Independent) 2,389 are the next three candidates in the poll.
The story so far…………….
ELECTED (quota 10,315)
Peter Burke (Fine Gael), 1st Count 10,864
Eliminated Candidates
Donal Jackson (Independent) 2nd Count
Charlotte Keenan (Independent) 2nd Count
Paul Bradley (Independent) 2nd Count
Carol Okeke (Green Party) 3rd Count
Dympna Cunniffe (Fianna Fáil) 4th Count
Tanya Cannon (Fine Gael) 5th Count
Margaret Alacoque Maguire (Ireland First) 6th Count
Dave Smyth (People Before Profit Solidarity) 7th Count