Longford Westmeath General Election 2024 update: The state of play after completion of Count Four 

Fianna Fáil’s third candidate in the Longford Westmeath General Election 2024 Dympna Cunniffe has become the fifth and latest candidate to be eliminated. 

Following the completion of Count Four, she was sitting on 546 votes and her votes are to be distributed during Count Five at the Count Centre in TUS Athlone.

There are now fourteen candidates vying it out for the remaining four seats in the Longford Westmeath constituency. 

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Yet again there has been precious little change among the leading five contenders; 

Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil 8,371

Kevin 'Boxer' Moran, Independent 8,138

Micheál Carrigy, Fine Gael 7,238

Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin 7,059

Joe Flaherty, Fianna Fáil 5,256

The next group behind this quintet comprises Paul Hogan (Independent Ireland) 2,993, Barry Campion (Sinn Féin) 2,364 and Gerry Warnock (Independent) 2,288.

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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