Results as they happened

Saturday 8 June, 2024

19:17: Arrival of ballot papers to Longford Count Centre at St Mary's Community Campus, Edgeworthstown.

19:19: Returning Officer Mary Gouldsbury has opened the County Longford Local Election Count 2024.

19:20: Opening of postal votes has commenced. Reconciliation of ballot papers for all Local Electoral Areas (LEAs): Ballymahon LEA, Granard LEA, and Longford LEA is taking place.

20:24: Longford LEA - Mixing of ballot papers.

21:05: Granard LEA - Mixing of ballot papers.

21:08: Ballymahon LEA - Mixing of ballot papers.

21:29: Longford LEA - Sorting of ballot papers.

21:59: Granard LEA - Sorting of ballot papers.

22:03: Ballymahon LEA - Sorting of ballot papers.

22:46: Longford LEA - Adjudication of Doubtful ballot papers.

23:54: Ballymahon LEA - Adjudication of Doubtful ballot papers. Counting has commenced.

Sunday 9 June, 2024

00:26: Granard LEA - Adjudication of Doubtful ballot papers.

00:28: All LEA's - First count has now commenced in all LEA's.

01:36: Longford LEA - Adjudication of the remaining Doubtful ballot papers continues.

02:10: Adjournment of Count. Count will recommence at 10am on Sunday, 9 June.

10:00: Count has recommenced. 

10:30: Ballymahon LEA - Adjudication of remaining Doubtful ballot papers. 

14:44: Ballymahon LEA Count 1 Result - Paul Ross has exceeded the quota and is deemed to be elected. Distribution of his surplus will follow.

17:00: Longford LEA Count 1 Result - Gerry Hagan, Martin Monaghan, Seamus Butler, and Peggy Nolan have exceeded the quota and are deemed to be elected. Distribution of Gerry Hagan surplus will follow.

17:22: Ballymahon LEA Count 2 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Franceska Pawelczyk and Mandy Larkin are deemed to be excluded and their votes will be distributed.

17:31: Granard LEA Count 1 Result - Garry Murtagh, Turlough McGovern and Paraic Brady have exceeded the quota and are deemed to be elected. Distribution of Garry Murtagh surplus will follow.

18:35: Ballymahon LEA Count 3 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Niall Dowler is deemed to be excluded and his votes will be distributed.

19:47: Longford LEA Count 2 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Distribution of Martin Monaghan surplus will follow.

20:10: Granard LEA Count 2 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Distribution of Turlough McGovern surplus will follow.

20:14: Ballymahon LEA Count 4 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Gerald Farrell is deemed to be excluded and his votes will be distributed.

20:19: Ballymahon LEA - Full recount underway.

21:10: Ballymahon LEA - Recount adjourned until 9.30am Monday 10 June.

22:05: Longford LEA Count 3 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Distribution of Seamus Butler surplus will follow.

22:25: Granard LEA Count 3 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Barry Campion is deemed to be excluded and his votes will be distributed.

23:20: Granard LEA Count 4 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Marett Smith is deemed to be excluded and her votes will be distributed.

23:59: Longford LEA Count 4 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Distribution of Peggy Nolan surplus will follow.

Monday 10 June, 2024

00:45: Granard LEA Count 5 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Susan Murphy is deemed to be excluded and her votes will be distributed.

01:32: Longford LEA Count 5 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Tony Reilly and Dwain Schouten are deemed to be excluded and their votes will be distributed.

02:09: Longford LEA Count 6 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Maura Greene Casey is deemed to be excluded and her votes will be distributed.

02:15: Granard LEA Count 6 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Paraic Brady surplus will now be distributed.

02:51: Longford LEA Count 7 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Dave Smyth is deemed to be excluded and his votes will now be distributed.

03:25: Longford LEA Count 8 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Alicia Carberry is deemed to be excluded and her votes will now be distributed.

03:45: Longford LEA Count 9 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Catherine Joseph is deemed to be excluded and her votes will now be distributed.

04:20 Longford LEA Count 10 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Gareth McKendry is deemed to be excluded and his votes will now be distributed.

04:30 Granard LEA Count 7 Result - Pádraig McNamara and David Cassidy are deemed to be elected without reaching the quota. Colin Dalton is deemed to be excluded.

04:45: Granard LEA - Full recount has been called, and will commence at 2pm Monday 10 June.

04:55: Longford LEA Count 11 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Mujahid Manzoor is deemed to be excluded and his votes will be distributed. Count has been adjourned until 12pm Monday 10 June.

09:30: Ballymahon LEA - Recount commenced.

12:20: Longford LEA - Counting recommenced.

13:40: Longford LEA Count 12 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. James Quinn is deemed to be excluded and his votes will be distributed.

14:10: Granard LEA - Recount commenced.

14:53: Longford LEA Count 13 Result - No candidates have reached the quota. Sadia Athar is deemed to be excluded and her votes will be distributed.

16:05: Ballymahon LEA Recount Result - No discrepancies or errors found. No candidate has reached the quota. Gerald Farrell is deemed to be excluded and his votes will be distributed.

16:15: Longford LEA Count 14 Result - Niall Gannon, Uruemu Adejinmi and Kevin Hussey are deemed to be elected without reaching the quota. James Donnelly is deemed to be excluded.

16:30: Longford LEA - Result of Longford LEA formally declared.

17:40: Ballymahon LEA Count 5 Result - Mick Cahill has exceeded the quota and is deemed to be elected. His surplus will now be distributed.

18:45: Ballymahon LEA Count 6 Result - No candidate has exceeded the quota. John Rooney is deemed to be excluded and his votes will be distributed.

19:10: Ballymahon LEA - Second full recount underway, consisting of a recount of Count 5 and Count 6.

20:57: Ballymahon LEA Recount Result - No discrepancies or errors found. No candidate has reached the quota. John Rooney is deemed to be excluded and his votes will be distributed.

21:20: Granard LEA Recount Result - No discrepancies or errors found. Pádraig McNamara and David Cassidy are deemed to be elected without reaching the quota. Colin Dalton is deemed to be excluded. 

21:25: Granard LEA - Result of Granard LEA formally declared.

22:25: Ballymahon LEA Count 7 Result - Pat O'Toole, Mark Casey, Sean Mimnagh, and Martin Skelly are deemed elected without reaching the quota. Colm Murray is deemed to be excluded.

22:35: Ballymahon LEA - Result of Ballymahon LEA formally declared.