By Dan Walsh
Wexford is set to get a new Mayor following the election of the present incumbent Cllr George Lawlor to Dáil Éireann at last week’s General Election. Lawlor was elected to the seat vacated by the retiring TD Brendan Howlin.
Cllr Lawlor had a busy day at Saturday’s Count Centre but took a break from the hustings to switch on the Christmas Lights on Wexford Quay’s – his final function as Mayor of Wexford.
Cllr Lawlor’s replacement as Mayor of Wexford will be decided at a meeting of Wexford Borough District in the coming days while it is the gift of The Labour Party to put forward Vicky Clancy Barron as Lawlor’s replacement on Wexford County Council.
Ms. Barron received 412 first preference votes at last June’s Local Elections and she was still standing at the 11th and final count when her vote had more than doubled and stood at 986 votes.
Another seat to be filled on Wexford County Council is the Sinn Féin seat vacated by Cllr Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin who was elected to Dáil Éireann in the new 3-seat constituency of Wicklow- Wexford.
In the Local Elections Sinn Féin backed Kevin Molloy as Ó Súilleabháin’s running mate. He received 521 first preferences and stood on 599 when eliminated on the 6th Count.
Will Molloy be the party’s choice to replace Ó Súilleabháin? Or will there be another name put forward? The party voice is zipped on this one for the time being, but all will soon be revealed.
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