By Dan Walsh
The count in the new 3-seat Wicklow-Wexford constituency will recommence this Sunday morning at 9am at the Count Centre in Kilanerin Community Centre.
There appears to be an extraordinary result emerging with all three seats going the way of North Wexford candidates – Brian Brennan (Fine Gael), Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fáil) and Sinn Fein’s Cllr Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin.
Brian Brennan of Fine Gael remains in the lead with 9,112 votes followed by Malcolm Byrne of Fianna Fáil on 8,577 and then Ó Súilleabhán.
Aontú’s Sinéad Boland has been eliminated and her votes (1,667) will be distributed.
Count 4 will resume in the morning. Quota is 9,560.
Sinéad Boland (Aon) 1,667
Brian Brennan (FG) 9,112
Malcolm Byrne (FF) 8,577
Pat Kennedy (FF) 5,597
Peir Leonard (Ind) 4,606
Fionntán O’Súilleabháin (SF) 8,475
Aontú’s Sinéad Boland is eliminated. Votes to be distributed tomorrow
Ann Walsh of the Green party has been eliminated and her 910 votes are currently being distributed.
Count 2: Distribution of Lawlor and Nolan votes
Quota 9,560
Boland (Aon) 1,545
Brennan (FG) 8,856
Byrne (FF) 8,344
Kennedy (FF) 5,493
Leonard (Ind) 4,134
O’Keefe (PBP/Sol) 1,089
O’Súilleabháin (SF) 7,790
Walsh (GP) 910
Ann Walsh of the Green Party eliminated. 910 votes distributed.
Following the first count in the Wicklow-Wexford constituency, Fine Gael’s Brian Brennan leads the way with 8,820 votes, followed by Fianna Fáil’s Malcolm Byrne on 8,311.
Fionntán Ó Súilleabhán of Sinn Féin is in third with 7,719 and Fianna Fáil’s Pat Kennedy, who is based in the South Wicklow area of the constituency, received 5,478 votes.
Independent candidate Pier Leonard who is a councillor also based in South Wicklow – in the town of Arklow – received 3,824.
Aontú’s Sineád Boland who is from Kilmacanogue which is outside the constituency received 1,350 votes; Asilinn O’Keefe of Solidarity/People Before Profit received 1,021 votes while Ann Walsh of the Green Party received 897.
With a total valid poll of 38,236; no one has reached the quota of 9,560 in the first count.
Frances Lawlor of Independent Ireland who received 648 votes and Independent IIse Maria Nolan who received 168 votes have been eliminated.
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