Two candidates elected on first count in Edenderry Electoral Area

Two candidates have been elected on the first count in the Edenderry Electoral Area. 

Fianna Fail's Eddie Fitzpatrick and Independent Ireland's Fergus McDonnell have been elected.

Fitzpatrick topped the poll with 1,998 votes almost 750 votes over the quota of 1,251. McDonnell polled 1,320 first preference votes. Both were elected and the second count will see the distribution of Eddie Fitzpatrick's huge surplus. Four seats remain to be filled.

Two other candidates topped 1,000 votes. Fianna Fail's Claire Murray received 1,134 while Fine Gael's Liam Quinn pulled in 1,066 first preference votes. 

The electorate was 18,340 with the total poll at 8,885. There were 133 invalid votes.

The result of the first count in full is

Eddie Fitzpatrick - FF- 1,998

Fergus McDOnnell - Independent Ireland - 1,320

Claire Murray - FF - 1,134

Liam Quinn - FG - 1,066

Noel Cribbin - FG - 891

Claire Murray - SF - 648

John McNamee - SD - 617

Robert McDermott - FF -614

Mark Hackett - GP - 270

Rory Ryan - SF - 194