Local Elections 24th May 2019

Has anyone got details of which candidates are running in each electoral area? Or isn't that how it works?

Ballymote-Tubbercurry 7 members to be elected
Sligo-Drumcliff 5 members to be elected
Sligo-Strandhill 6 members to be elected

32 candidates running in total, with a total of 18 to be elected.

I'm interested to see if there will be any surprises.

Ocean FM always have exceptionally good coverage of the counts and so I'm looking forward to that.

Thanks

sligojoek

Off the top of my head for Sligo-Cliffoney

Tom Fox FG
Donal Gilroy FF
Marie Casserley IND
Nigel Gallagher PBP

Thanks, I'm intrigued to see if any of the newcomers will knock out their running partners. For example, I think Blaine Gaffney might squeeze a seat, he seems to have a solid town and younger vote base. And if doing so, at whose expense?

For Forks Sake

Nominations don't close until Saturday :

There is a week for nominating candidates to stand at local election - this takes place 4 weeks before the polling day. The 2019 period for nominating local election candidates begins at 10am on Saturday, 27 April 2019 and ends at 12pm on Saturday, 4 May 2019.

Thanks for that. I presume candidates have to formally declare which area they are running in. Is it after May 4th that is announced?

sligojoek

Candidates so far

Nice one thanks. Without looking at previous tallies, and just focussing on Sligo-Strandhill for now it seems to me that O'Grady, O'Boyle, MacManus, McSharry, and Bree will hold their seats whilst the FG seat will be either Gaffney or Maguire?

And of course I could be way off the mark.

For Forks Sake

Beckett Creamy Tendon wrote: »

Thanks for that. I presume candidates have to formally declare which area they are running in. Is it after May 4th that is announced?

I would assume the council/returning officer will publish a final list of candidates after the weekend.

For Forks Sake

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I would assume the council/returning officer will publish a final list of candidates after the weekend.

I see Jimmy McGarry posters going up today, but not on the Ocean FM listing.

For Forks Sake

Final list for each LEA area: https://www.rte.ie/news/elections2019/2019/0505/1047640-sligo-county-council/

One of the candidates was in our estate last night at around 9.30 in Ballisodare, on voting day! What’s that about, he was knocking on doors , I didn’t answer mine though!

It's seriously close with Gaffney and Maguire at end of first count. Gaffney 891 and Maguire 890! I think Gaffney will pick up more votes from the left candidates.

sligojoek

The story so far in Sligo Drumcliffe.

Thomas Healy Sinn Fein looks like taking the first seat.

Lik to Ocean FM figures

When are the posters supposed to be taken down by? Still a few of one particular candidate in Ballisodare, don't know if I'm allowed to name them or not?

zorro2566

zorro2566 wrote: »

When are the posters supposed to be taken down by? Still a few of one particular candidate in Ballisodare, don't know if I'm allowed to name them or not?

I think they have 10 days to take them down, if they haven't by that time they lose their seat, (that is if they had won one). Nah only kiddin! I think its 10 day or face a fine.

shanec1928

Beckett Creamy Tendon wrote: »

I think they have 10 days to take them down, if they haven't by that time they lose their seat, (that is if they had won one). Nah only kiddin! I think its 10 day or face a fine.

its 7 days

BronsonTB

Posters should all be down by this weekend. But in case any are missed, let the candidate know so they can get them down.
As someone who helped put a few up, it can be hard to remember where everyone one of them are.

Class of 82

Beckett Creamy Tendon wrote: »

Thanks, I'm intrigued to see if any of the newcomers will knock out their running partners. For example, I think Blaine Gaffney might squeeze a seat, he seems to have a solid town and younger vote base. And if doing so, at whose expense?

Disappointed he didn't get elected. Was following him on social media and in the papers and he came across as a very impressive young man.

Class of 82

Class of 82 wrote: »

Disappointed he didn't get elected. Was following him on social media and in the papers and he came across as a very impressive young man.

Yes I would agree with that. Politics can be a rough and sometimes cruel game. He done exceptionally well for a new comer and built up what I would consider to be a genuinely hard earned and well deserved vote. I hope he has the tenacity to stick with it. He should do well in the future as he seems to be a genuine fella.