It’s a wrap in GOREY local elections

DONAL KENNY reporting from the Wexford Count Centre where he topped the poll in the Gorey district

By Dan Walsh at the Wexford Count Centre on Monday 4pm

UPDATE; Call from Jimmy Fleming for a recount this morning was withdrawn. Count for Gorey district is now completed.

Outgoing Fianna Fail Cllr Donal Kenny has topped the poll and has been elected in the Gorey Electoral District. He had a surplus of 61 on the First Count

Sitting Cllr Joe Sullivan (Fianna Fáil) was elected on the Ninth Count along with newcomers Nicky Boland (Independent) and Darragh McDonald (Fine Gael).

Jimmy Fleming withdrew his call for a recount and the Count has concluded. Fionntáin Ó Suilleabhain (Sinn Fein) and Anthony Donohoe (Finae Gael) took the final two seats following Count 10.

FIRST COUNT Total Poll 11,561 Quota 1,641; 6 Seats; 14 Candidates KENNY, Donal (Fianna Fail) 1,702 ELECTED BOLAND, Nicky (Independent) 1,341 SULLIVAN, Joe (Fianna Fail) 1,269 DONOHOE, Anthony (Fine Gael) 1,175 McDONALD, Darragh (Fine Gael) 1,065 FLEMING, Jimmy (Independent) 977 Ó SÚILLEABHAIN, Fionntáin (Sinn Fein) 854 BOLGER, Andrew (Fianna Fail) 851 MOLLOY, Kevin (Sinn Fein) 521 BYRNE, Cillian (Independent) 449 FITZPATRICK, Lorna (Labour) 425 McGOVERN, Darren (Ireland First) 389 WALSH, Ann (Green Party 330 HUDSON, Aisling (People Before Profit) 133

SECOND COUNT. Elimination of Hudson and distribution of 133 votes BOLAND +9 1,350 SULLIVAN +2 1,271 DONOHOE +2 1,177 McDONALD +4 1,069 FLEMING +7 984 Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +13 867 BOLGER +1 852 MOLLOY +15 536 BYRNE +12 461 FITZPATRICK +23 448 McGOVERN +2 391 WALSH +31 361

THIRD COUNT Distribution of KENNY’S surplus of 61 votes. BOLAND +7 1,357 SULLIVAN +13 1,284 DONOHOE +14 1,191 McDONALD +7 1,076 FLEMING +3 987 Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +3 870 BOLGER +9 861 MOLLOY +1 537 BYRNE +1 462 FITZPATRICK +2 450 McGOVERN +1 392 WALSH +0361

FOURTH COUNT Elimination of Walsh and distribution of 361 votes. BOLAND +18 1,375 SULLIVAN +32 1,316 DONOHOE +18 1,209 McDONALD +63 1,139 FLEMING +8 995 Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +15 885 BOLGER +21 862 FITZPATRICK +119 569 MOLLOY +15 552 BYRNE +23 485 McGOVERN +8 400. Non-transferrable 21.

FIFTH COUNT McGovern eliminated. Distribution of 400 votes. BOLAND +100 1,475 SULLIVAN +8 1,324 DONOHOE +5 1,214 McDONALD +7 1,146 FLEMING +89 1,084 Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +29 914 BOLGER +5 887 FITZPATRICK +6 575 MOLLOY +17 569 BYRNE +56 541

SIXTH COUNT Distribution of Byrne’s vote of 541. BOLAND +115 1,590 SULLIVAN +26 1,350 DONOHOE +23 1,237 McDONALD +56 1,202 FLEMING 72 1,156 Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +57 971 BOLGER +42 929 FITZPATRICK +54 629 MOLLOY +30 599

SEVENTH COUNT Distribution of Molloy’s 599 votes. BOLAND +29 1,619 Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +412 1,383 DONOHOE +3 1,240 McDONALD +20 1,222 FLEMING +42 1,196 BOLGER +20 949 FITZPATRICK +20 649

EIGHTH COUNT Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +118 1,501 SULLIVAN +40 1,418 McDONALD +122 1,344 DONOHOE +36 1,276 FLEMING +62 1,260 BOLGER +99 1,048

NINTH COUNT Distribution of Bolger’s 1,048 votes. SULLIVAN +292 1,710 ELECTED BOLAND +0 ELECTED McDONALD +303 1,647 Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +93 1,594 DONOHOE +123 1,399 FLEMING +126 1,386

10th COUNT Distribution of Sullivan’s 69 votes. Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN +15 1,609 ELECTED DONOHOE +35 1,434 ELECTED FLEMING +19 1,405

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