Local elections

fricatus · 25-05-2019 10:06am

Christy Browne wrote: »

Last place on a ballot paper is worse than leaving a few blanks. It’s literally not possible for their vote to be transferred to him.

I think people still don’t get this.

friendlyfun · 25-05-2019 12:31pm

Carey and Mulligan looking safe atm.

mickmackmcgoo · 25-05-2019 12:38pm

friendlyfun wrote:

Carey and Mulligan looking safe atm.

Only about 40% of boxes tallied though. Thinking Adam Wyse in trouble but one of him or mulligan def gets in.

friendlyfun · 25-05-2019 1:11pm

Matt Shanahan is polling very well in Waterford East

mickmackmcgoo · 25-05-2019 1:16pm

friendlyfun wrote:

Matt Shanahan is polling very well in Waterford East

Certain of a seat and where will his surplus go ?
Seamus Ryan doing well in South. John Hearne too. Breda Brennan struggling but Sinn Fein will get about 28 % in that ward so should hold 2 seats.

Speak Now · 25-05-2019 4:48pm

friendlyfun wrote: »

Matt Shanahan is polling very well in Waterford East

Tally

Shanahan 19.3%
Daniels 13.8
Garland 3.4
Mulligan 11.7
Wyse 10.5
Carey 7.3
Dowdy 6.1
Doyle 6.2
Fitz 6.9
Power 8.9
Walsh 6.5

little secret 1987 · 25-05-2019 7:29pm

be interesting in the morning. Carey and fitz relaying on transfers by the looks of it

mickmackmcgoo · 25-05-2019 7:42pm

little secret 1987 wrote:

be interesting in the morning. Carey and fitz relaying on transfers by the looks of it

If Carey and Fitzgerald get in then fianna fail will have to lose one won't they?. Shanahan . Daniels. Jody Power and Mulligan first 4 ?

hardybuck · 26-05-2019 12:23pm

Waterford is among the last counties to announce anything - come on guys!

Harry Palmr · 26-05-2019 1:21pm

Lismore has declared! Two elected first count. FF and Lab

Bards · 26-05-2019 1:34pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Lismore has declared! Two elected first count. FF and Lab

Have we learned anything

Max Powers · 26-05-2019 2:06pm

Bards wrote: »

Have we learned anything

I'd rather that then one issue, cant do anything about it nobodys.

Wanderer78 · 26-05-2019 7:43pm

Bards wrote: »

Have we learned anything

wait till the ge, ff & fg all the way!

_blaaz · 26-05-2019 10:12pm

Any word on how mayor plebicide panned out?

Harry Palmr · 26-05-2019 10:55pm

Counting starts for that on Monday

_blaaz · 26-05-2019 11:28pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Counting starts for that on Monday

Anyone heard anything like an exit poll....ive searched online and nothing

Speak Now · 26-05-2019 11:34pm

_blaaz wrote: »

Anyone heard anything like an exit poll....ive searched online and nothing

Initial commentary said all 3 cities were rejecting it.

Wanderer78 · 27-05-2019 5:55am

Speak Now wrote:

Initial commentary said all 3 cities were rejecting it.

Its unfortunate really, it could have made things more interesting

Gardner · 27-05-2019 8:27am

bit of a meh factor about the whole weekend locally! same old same old elected to council. it's clear as day the young people didn't come out to vote. the average age of the council must be 60 plus. gone from 4 to 2 woman on the council is a backward step also. the 2 Green cllr elected are very much unknowns and will be interesting to see how they perform. i don't buy the whole green wave thing. still 9 out of 10 people in the country didn't vote for them and greens will seal their soul to be in the next government with already friction within the party.
SF had a disaster nationally and somehow scraped 6 seats again in waterford. bit of a wrap on the knuckles for Cullinane and co.

Harry Palmr · 27-05-2019 9:25am

Labours success also speaks poorly of the constituency

We're just a bunch of old comrades!

friendlyfun · 27-05-2019 9:47am

Gardner wrote: »

bit of a meh factor about the whole weekend locally! same old same old elected to council. it's clear as day the young people didn't come out to vote. the average age of the council must be 60 plus. gone from 4 to 2 woman on the council is a backward step also. the 2 Green cllr elected are very much unknowns and will be interesting to see how they perform. i don't buy the whole green wave thing. still 9 out of 10 people in the country didn't vote for them and greens will seal their soul to be in the next government with already friction within the party.
SF had a disaster nationally and somehow scraped 6 seats again in waterford. bit of a wrap on the knuckles for Cullinane and co.

Genuinely surprised the likes of Griffin and Fitzgerald got in again. Particularly Fitzgerald.

friendlyfun · 27-05-2019 9:49am

Waterford East had an interesting shake up. It's lost its Fine Gael seat, and there is now a green seat.

Wanderer78 · 27-05-2019 10:04am

friendlyfun wrote: »

Waterford East had an interesting shake up. It's lost its Fine Gael seat, and there is now a green seat.

whos the green?

Gardner · 27-05-2019 10:10am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

whos the green?

Jody Power

friendlyfun · 27-05-2019 10:16am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

whos the green?

Jody Power. Haven't heard anything from him throughout the campaign.

hardybuck · 27-05-2019 10:17am

friendlyfun wrote: »

Waterford East had an interesting shake up. It's lost its Fine Gael seat, and there is now a green seat.

It's not massively interesting in that all of the outgoing Councillors bar one were re-elected.

It'll be interesting to see if there is any impact to seeing two Greens on the council for the first time.

Harry Palmr · 27-05-2019 10:20am

Jody Power is a fella? :eek:

Wanderer78 · 27-05-2019 10:20am

Gardner wrote: »

bit of a meh factor about the whole weekend locally! same old same old elected to council. it's clear as day the young people didn't come out to vote. the average age of the council must be 60 plus. gone from 4 to 2 woman on the council is a backward step also. the 2 Green cllr elected are very much unknowns and will be interesting to see how they perform. i don't buy the whole green wave thing. still 9 out of 10 people in the country didn't vote for them and greens will seal their soul to be in the next government with already friction within the party.
SF had a disaster nationally and somehow scraped 6 seats again in waterford. bit of a wrap on the knuckles for Cullinane and co.

it looks like the eu is also moving towards a green movement, so...

hardybuck · 27-05-2019 11:07am

Gardner wrote: »

bit of a meh factor about the whole weekend locally! same old same old elected to council. it's clear as day the young people didn't come out to vote. the average age of the council must be 60 plus. gone from 4 to 2 woman on the council is a backward step also. the 2 Green cllr elected are very much unknowns and will be interesting to see how they perform. i don't buy the whole green wave thing. still 9 out of 10 people in the country didn't vote for them and greens will seal their soul to be in the next government with already friction within the party.
SF had a disaster nationally and somehow scraped 6 seats again in waterford. bit of a wrap on the knuckles for Cullinane and co.

Young people (electorate under 40) have left Waterford in their droves in the last ten years. A lot of them still have their voting address at home but may or may not return to vote.

It's clear that the Greens did well wherever there was a large young middle class cohort. Mom and Dad might be FF or FG, but the kids went Green. While 9 out of 10 voters didn't go for them nationally, in places like Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council a Green candidate romped home way above the quota in pretty much every ward. They're probably just a little disappointed that they didn't have more candidates in those areas because they would have got a lot more in if they did. Waterford didn't have that same impact as it has less young middle class voters across the county.

Interesting to see Labour increase their seats significantly across the county.

hardybuck · 27-05-2019 11:43am

Does anyone know what became of Ciara Conway?

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