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Town Hall & politics · South Dublin County Council

Clondalkin had one of the lowest turnouts at the 2024 local elections

Deansrath is split between local electoral areas: 84% of its residents are in Clondalkin, most of the rest in Palmerstown-Fonthill. Local government for Deansrath is South Dublin County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. The Clondalkin local electoral area elected 7 councillors in June 2024: Independent 1, People Before Profit–Solidarity 1, Fianna Fáil 1, Fine Gael 1, Independent Ireland 1, Sinn Féin 1 and Social Democrats 1. No party holds a majority on South Dublin County; Independent has the most seats, 10 of 40, short of the 21 a majority needs. In the Dáil, Dublin Mid-West has 5 members: Sinn Féin 2, Fine Gael 1, Independent 1 and Fianna Fáil 1.

Councillors
7
Clondalkin · South Dublin County
Turnout, June 2024
41%
Clondalkin · Ireland 49%
TDs
5
Dublin Mid-West
Turnout, November 2024
56%
Dublin Mid-West · Ireland 60%
Budget per resident, 2026
€1,401
day-to-day services; all councils €1,551
What stands out · In brief

Deansrath’s council and votes, in 4 figures

Low turnout

13,080 of Clondalkin’s 32,221 registered voters turned out in June 2024, 41%: the 12th-lowest of 166 local electoral areas (all of them: 49%). How Deansrath voted ↓

A crowded ballot

20 candidates stood for 7 seats in Clondalkin in June 2024, the 18th-most contested ballot of 166 by candidates per seat. Local elections ↓

Low turnout

47,930 of Dublin Mid-West’s 85,769 registered voters turned out in November 2024, 56%: the 6th-lowest of 43 Dáil constituencies (all of them: 60%). Dáil Éireann ↓

No majority on South Dublin County

Independent won the most seats on South Dublin County Council in June 2024, 10 of 40, short of the 21 a majority needs; it ran 25 candidates. No party holds a majority on any of the 31 councils, so each council’s business is carried by votes across parties. Who’s in charge ↓

Written from the data on this page: the 2024 count sheets of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Oireachtas members list.

Who’s in charge

No party holds a majority on South Dublin County Council

Seats on South Dublin County Council as elected in June 2024, with each party’s candidates, and the other councils beside it.

Council · 40 councillorsSouth Dublin County CouncilNo majority
IndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentFine GaelFine GaelFine GaelFine GaelFine GaelFine GaelFine GaelFine GaelFine GaelFianna FáilFianna FáilFianna FáilFianna FáilFianna FáilSinn FéinSinn FéinSinn FéinSinn FéinSinn FéinPeople Before Profit–SolidarityPeople Before Profit–SolidarityPeople Before Profit–SolidarityPeople Before Profit–SolidarityLabour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartySocial DemocratsSocial DemocratsIndependent IrelandIrish Freedom Party40seats
  • Independent1025 stood
  • Fine Gael913 stood
  • Fianna Fáil511 stood
  • Sinn Féin521 stood
  • People Before Profit–Solidarity49 stood
  • Labour Party35 stood
  • Social Democrats25 stood
  • Independent Ireland11 stood
  • Irish Freedom Party11 stood

As elected on 7 June 2024.

A party needs 21 of the 40 seats to outvote the rest. None has that: Independent is largest with 10. None of the 31 councils has a single-party majority. Fine Gael is second with 9 seats. The councillors elect a cathaoirleach each June to chair the council for a year; no open national list names them.

The 31 councils of Ireland

Seats by party as elected, largest party named; this council first.

South Dublin County
Independent 10 of 40
Carlow County
Fine Gael 6 of 18
Cavan County
Fine Gael 6 of 18
Clare County
Fianna Fáil 14 of 28
Cork City
Fianna Fáil 9 of 31
Cork County
Fianna Fáil 19 of 55
Donegal County
Fianna Fáil 10 of 37
Dublin City
Fine Gael 11 of 63
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County
Fine Gael 16 of 40
Fingal County
Independent 7 of 40
Galway City
Independent 4 of 18
Galway County
Fine Gael 13 of 39
Kerry County
Independent 11 of 33
Kildare County
Fianna Fáil 12 of 40
Kilkenny County
Fianna Fáil 11 of 24
Laois County
Fianna Fáil 6 of 19
Leitrim County
Fianna Fáil 6 of 18
Limerick City and County
Fine Gael 13 of 40
Longford County
Fine Gael 8 of 18
Louth County
Sinn Féin 7 of 29
Mayo County
Fine Gael 10 of 30
Meath County
Independent 11 of 40
Monaghan County
Sinn Féin 8 of 18
Offaly County
Fianna Fáil 8 of 19
Roscommon County
Independent 7 of 18
Sligo County
Fianna Fáil 6 of 18
Tipperary County
Independent 14 of 40
Waterford City and County
Independent 8 of 32
Westmeath County
Fianna Fáil 9 of 20
Wexford County
Independent 11 of 34
Wicklow County
Independent 10 of 32
Fine GaelFianna FáilSinn FéinPeople Before Profit–SolidarityLabour PartySocial DemocratsIndependent IrelandAontúGreen PartyIndependentOther parties

Local and general election results 2024: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY-SA 4.0); areas matched to towns by TownRatings from Tailte Éireann boundaries and CSO Census 2022 Small Areas (CC BY 4.0).

Who runs Deansrath

One council, and the government for the rest

Deansrath has no town or county council of its own: Ireland has 31 councils, each the only council for its area.

South Dublin County Council

Housing and homelessness, planning, local and regional roads, parks and libraries, the fire service, bins enforcement and street cleaning, the register of electors, and the Local Property Tax rate it may vary.

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The Government and its departments

Schools (Department of Education), health (the HSE), national roads (TII), policing (An Garda Síochána) and the Local Property Tax itself (Revenue).

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Other public bodies

Uisce Éireann runs water and sewers; private operators collect most bins under the council’s rules.

Who to ask

Bins and recyclingYour waste collector (the council enforces)
Planning applicationsSouth Dublin County Council
Council housing and homelessnessSouth Dublin County Council
Potholes, roads and streetlightsSouth Dublin County Council
Parks and leisure centresSouth Dublin County Council
LibrariesSouth Dublin County Council
Fire safety visitsSouth Dublin County Council
Water, sewers and leaksUisce Éireann
Schools and school placesDepartment of Education
Hospitals, GPs and careHSE
Police priorities and budgetAn Garda Síochána
Local Property TaxRevenue
Motorways and national roadsTransport Infrastructure Ireland
The register of electorsSouth Dublin County Council

Green: the council. Gold: a government department or one of its agencies. Grey: another public body.

Who represents Deansrath

From the council to the Dáil

Every elected tier that speaks for Deansrath, from the most recent elections.

  1. 1
    2 local electoral areas2 local electoral areas · 12 councillors
    Independent 2 · People Before Profit–Solidarity 2 · Fianna Fáil 2 · Sinn Féin 2 · Fine Gael 1 · Independent Ireland 1 · Social Democrats 1 · Irish Freedom Party 1
  2. 2
    South Dublin County Council40 councillors from 7 local electoral areas
    Independent 10 · Fine Gael 9 · Fianna Fáil 5 · Sinn Féin 5 · People Before Profit–Solidarity 4 · Labour Party 3 · Social Democrats 2 · Independent Ireland 1 · Irish Freedom Party 1
  3. 3
    Dáil ÉireannDublin Mid-West · 5 members

Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. TDs: Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data (Oireachtas PSI Licence, CC BY 4.0).

Councillors

12 councillors for Deansrath’s 2 local electoral areas

Each of the local electoral areas where 5% or more of the town’s residents live: who was elected, and who else stood.

Clondalkin
84% of Deansrath · 7 seats · 20 candidates · 23% of the area’s people live in Deansrath
  • Francis Timmons
  • Darragh Adelaide
  • Trevor Gilligan
  • Shirley O'Hara
  • Linda Decourcy
  • William Carey
  • Eoin Ó Broin

Also stood (13): Ciaran Power (Fianna Fáil), Sarah Adedeji (Fine Gael), Lynn Tierney (Social Democrats), Joseph Nugent (Sinn Féin), Mark Hampson (Sinn Féin), Trevor Conlon (Independent), Lauralee Robinson (The Irish People), Rosemary Masinga (Sinn Féin), Josh Ellul (Labour Party), Laura Donaghy (Green Party), Kahir Ullah (Independent), Viktor Kozyrev (Independent), Mahim Rizvi (Independent).

Palmerstown-Fonthill
16% of Deansrath · 5 seats · 17 candidates · 6% of the area’s people live in Deansrath
  • Shane Moynihan
  • Alan Hayes
  • Glen Moore
  • Niamh Fennel
  • Madeleine Johansson

Also stood (12): Paul Nicholas Gogarty (Independent), Daniel Loftus (Sinn Féin), Colm Quinn (Aontú), Emma Griffin (Fine Gael), David Gardiner (The Workers' Party), Ruth Nolan (Sinn Féin), Cathal Ó Murchú (Sinn Féin), Sikandar Jahanzab (Fine Gael), Karla Doran (Green Party), Gavin Callaghan (Independent), Shane Fitzgerald (Independent), Funmi Soyemi Olatunji (Labour Party).

Deansrath’s councillors, one by one

CouncillorPartyAreaFirst preferencesResultReturning or new
Francis TimmonsIndependentClondalkin1,988Elected at count 1, on the quotaRe-elected
Darragh AdelaidePeople Before Profit–SolidarityClondalkin1,140Elected at count 15, on the quotaNew
Trevor GilliganFianna FáilClondalkin1,003Elected at the last count, below the quotaRe-elected
Shirley O'HaraFine GaelClondalkin987Elected at the last count, below the quotaRe-elected
Linda DecourcyIndependent IrelandClondalkin972Elected at the last count, below the quotaNew
William CareySinn FéinClondalkin965Elected at count 12, on the quotaRe-elected
Eoin Ó BroinSocial DemocratsClondalkin901Elected at the last count, below the quotaRe-elected
Shane MoynihanFianna FáilPalmerstown-Fonthill1,348Elected at count 10, on the quotaRe-elected
Alan HayesIndependentPalmerstown-Fonthill1,335Elected at count 12, on the quotaRe-elected
Glen MooreIrish Freedom PartyPalmerstown-Fonthill964Elected at the last count, below the quotaNew
Niamh FennelSinn FéinPalmerstown-Fonthill848Elected at count 14, on the quotaNew
Madeleine JohanssonPeople Before Profit–SolidarityPalmerstown-Fonthill762Elected at the last count, below the quotaRe-elected

8 of the 12 were sitting councillors who were re-elected; 4 weren’t on the council before the election.

Seats by party in each of South Dublin County Council’s 7 local electoral areas

Clondalkin
7 seats · 41% turnout
Palmerstown-Fonthill
5 seats · 38% turnout
Firhouse-Bohernabreena
5 seats · 41% turnout
Lucan
5 seats · 45% turnout
Rathfarnham-Templeogue
7 seats · 47% turnout
Tallaght-Central
6 seats · 43% turnout
Tallaght-South
5 seats · 32% turnout
Every area of South Dublin County Council: seats, candidates and turnout
AreaSeatsCandidatesElectorateTurnoutQuota
Clondalkin72032,22140.6%1,601
Palmerstown-Fonthill51726,18237.8%1,616
Firhouse-Bohernabreena51127,22540.8%1,834
Lucan51525,92045%1,926
Rathfarnham-Templeogue71641,44046.9%2,406
Tallaght-Central61830,25642.6%1,806
Tallaght-South51424,50531.5%1,257

Each of the local electoral areas elects 3 to 7 councillors by single transferable vote: voters number the candidates in order, a candidate who reaches the quota is elected, and spare votes and those of the lowest candidate pass to the next preference. A councillor who leaves is replaced by co-option, usually from the same party, so the names can change without an election.

Fianna FáilFine GaelSinn FéinLabour PartySocial DemocratsGreen PartyPeople Before Profit–SolidarityIndependent IrelandAontúIndependentOther parties

Councillors: same source as Who’s in charge, above.

The council

Of the 40 councillors on South Dublin County Council, women hold 19

Everyone elected to South Dublin County Council across its 7 local electoral areas in June 2024, by party: how many are women and how many sat on the council before.

PartySeatsWomenRe-electedFirst preferences
Independent1011025.7%
Fine Gael95617.6%
Fianna Fáil53513.6%
Sinn Féin54212.9%
People Before Profit–Solidarity4316.7%
Labour Party3227.8%
Social Democrats2024.3%
Irish Freedom Party1001.1%
Independent Ireland1101.2%

19 of the 40 councillors are women, 48%; across all 31 councils the share is 26%. 28 sat on the council before the election and 12 are new to it.

Every member of South Dublin County Council
CouncillorPartyAreaReturning or new
Francis TimmonsIndependentClondalkinRe-elected
Darragh AdelaidePeople Before Profit–SolidarityClondalkinNew
Trevor GilliganFianna FáilClondalkinRe-elected
Shirley O'HaraFine GaelClondalkinRe-elected
Linda DecourcyIndependent IrelandClondalkinNew
William CareySinn FéinClondalkinRe-elected
Eoin Ó BroinSocial DemocratsClondalkinRe-elected
Alan EdgeIndependentFirhouse-BohernabreenaRe-elected
Brian LawlorFine GaelFirhouse-BohernabreenaRe-elected
Emma MurphyFianna FáilFirhouse-BohernabreenaRe-elected
Sarah BarnesFine GaelFirhouse-BohernabreenaNew
Róisín MannionSinn FéinFirhouse-BohernabreenaNew
Paul Nicholas GogartyIndependentLucanRe-elected
Vicki CasserlyFine GaelLucanRe-elected
Liona O'TooleIndependentLucanRe-elected
Caroline BradyFine GaelLucanNew
Joanna TuffyLabour PartyLucanRe-elected
Shane MoynihanFianna FáilPalmerstown-FonthillRe-elected
Alan HayesIndependentPalmerstown-FonthillRe-elected
Glen MooreIrish Freedom PartyPalmerstown-FonthillNew
Niamh FennelSinn FéinPalmerstown-FonthillNew
Madeleine JohanssonPeople Before Profit–SolidarityPalmerstown-FonthillRe-elected
Pamela KearnsLabour PartyRathfarnham-TempleogueRe-elected
Ronan McMahonIndependentRathfarnham-TempleogueRe-elected
Ciarán AhernLabour PartyRathfarnham-TempleogueNew
Yvonne CollinsFianna FáilRathfarnham-TempleogueRe-elected
Lynn McCraveFine GaelRathfarnham-TempleogueRe-elected
David McManusFine GaelRathfarnham-TempleogueRe-elected
Justin SinnottSocial DemocratsRathfarnham-TempleogueRe-elected
Mick DuffIndependentTallaght-CentralRe-elected
Teresa CostelloFianna FáilTallaght-CentralRe-elected
Britto PereppadanFine GaelTallaght-CentralNew
Patrick Pearse HolohanIndependentTallaght-CentralRe-elected
Jess SpearPeople Before Profit–SolidarityTallaght-CentralNew
Niamh WhelanSinn FéinTallaght-CentralNew
Patrick Pearse HolohanIndependentTallaght-SouthRe-elected
Baby PereppadanFine GaelTallaght-SouthRe-elected
Dermot RichardsonIndependentTallaght-SouthRe-elected
Kay KeanePeople Before Profit–SolidarityTallaght-SouthNew
Louise DunneSinn FéinTallaght-SouthRe-elected

The council: same source as Who’s in charge, above.

How Deansrath voted

First preferences in Clondalkin, June 2024

Each candidate’s first-preference votes; the tick is the quota of 1,601. Elected candidates are in bold.

Francis Timmons1,988
Darragh Adelaide1,140
Trevor Gilligan1,003
Shirley O'Hara987
Linda Decourcy972
William Carey965
Ciaran Power931
Eoin Ó Broin901
Sarah Adedeji698
Lynn Tierney664
Joseph Nugent431
Mark Hampson403
Trevor Conlon376
Lauralee Robinson362
Rosemary Masinga249
Josh Ellul225
Laura Donaghy197
Kahir Ullah144
Viktor Kozyrev135
Mahim Rizvi30

First-preference share by party in Clondalkin

PartyShareIreland
Independent20.9%20.9%
Sinn Féin16%11.8%
Fianna Fáil15.1%22.9%
Fine Gael13.2%23%
Social Democrats12.2%3.4%
People Before Profit–Solidarity8.9%1.5%
Independent Ireland7.6%2.8%
The Irish People2.8%0.7%
Labour Party1.8%5.3%
Green Party1.5%3.6%

The tick is the party’s share across all of Ireland.

Turnout was 40.6%, 13,080 of 32,221 registered voters: the 155th-highest of 166 local electoral areas (all of them: 49.4%). With 12,801 valid votes and 7 seats the quota was 1,601; the count ran to 15 rounds. Francis Timmons (Independent) passed the quota on first preferences; transfers filled the other 6. Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats), 8th on first preferences, won a seat on transfers, overtaking Ciaran Power (Fianna Fáil), who was 7th. Trevor Gilligan (Fianna Fáil) took the last seat with 1,365 votes at the final count, 232 more than Ciaran Power (Fianna Fáil), on 1,133.

Every candidate, count by count (15 counts)
CandidatePartyFirst preferencesResultVotes at the end
Eoin Ó BroinSocial Democrats901Elected at the last count, below the quota1,594
Shirley O'HaraFine Gael987Elected at the last count, below the quota1,483
Linda DecourcyIndependent Ireland972Elected at the last count, below the quota1,461
Trevor GilliganFianna Fáil1,003Elected at the last count, below the quota1,365
Darragh AdelaidePeople Before Profit–Solidarity1,140Elected at count 15, on the quota1,718
William CareySinn Féin965Elected at count 12, on the quota1,601
Francis TimmonsIndependent1,988Elected at count 1, on the quota1,601
Mahim RizviIndependent30Excluded at count 3–
Viktor KozyrevIndependent135Excluded at count 4–
Kahir UllahIndependent144Excluded at count 5–
Laura DonaghyGreen Party197Excluded at count 6–
Rosemary MasingaSinn Féin249Excluded at count 7–
Josh EllulLabour Party225Excluded at count 8–
Lauralee RobinsonThe Irish People362Excluded at count 9–
Mark HampsonSinn Féin403Excluded at count 10–
Trevor ConlonIndependent376Excluded at count 11–
Joseph NugentSinn Féin431Excluded at count 12–
Lynn TierneySocial Democrats664Excluded at count 14–
Sarah AdedejiFine Gael698Excluded at count 15–
Ciaran PowerFianna Fáil931Not elected, standing at the last count1,133
Palmerstown-Fonthill: first preferences (16% of Deansrath)
Shane Moynihan1,348
Alan Hayes1,335
Glen Moore964
Niamh Fennel848
Madeleine Johansson762
Paul Nicholas Gogarty700
Daniel Loftus684
Colm Quinn669
Emma Griffin387
David Gardiner364
Ruth Nolan314
Cathal Ó Murchú306
Sikandar Jahanzab248
Karla Doran219
Gavin Callaghan205
Shane Fitzgerald201
Funmi Soyemi Olatunji139

First-preference share by party in Palmerstown-Fonthill

PartyShareIreland
Independent25.2%20.9%
Sinn Féin22.2%11.8%
Fianna Fáil13.9%22.9%
Irish Freedom Party9.9%0.5%
People Before Profit–Solidarity7.9%1.5%
Aontú6.9%2.1%
Fine Gael6.6%23%
The Workers' Party3.8%0%
Green Party2.3%3.6%
Labour Party1.4%5.3%

9,906 of 26,182 registered voters turned out, 37.8%: the 160th-highest of 166 local electoral areas (all of them: 49.4%). The quota was 1,616: 9,693 valid votes for 5 seats, counted over 15 rounds. Nobody reached the quota on first preferences, so every seat was filled on transfers. The last seat went to Madeleine Johansson (People Before Profit–Solidarity) with 1,351 votes at the final count, 52 ahead of Paul Nicholas Gogarty (Independent), who had 1,299.

How Deansrath voted: same source as Who’s in charge, above.

Local elections

Who stood, and who was elected, June 2024

Every candidate for South Dublin County Council, by party: the light bar is candidates, the solid bar those elected.

Independent10 of 25
Fine Gael9 of 13
Sinn Féin5 of 21
Fianna Fáil5 of 11
People Before Profit–Solidarity4 of 9
Labour Party3 of 5
Social Democrats2 of 5
Independent Ireland1 of 1
Irish Freedom Party1 of 1
Green Party0 of 7
The National Party0 of 4
The Irish People0 of 3
Aontú0 of 2
Ireland First0 of 2
The Workers' Party0 of 1
Party for Animal Welfare0 of 1

Share of candidates elected, all of Ireland

Fine Gael72%
Fianna Fáil68%
Labour Party51%
Social Democrats45%
Independent Ireland38%
Independent37%
Sinn Féin30%
People Before Profit–Solidarity25%
Green Party18%
Aontú12%
The National Party7%
Irish Freedom Party4%
The Irish People0%

Parties with 10 or more candidates across the 31 councils.

111 candidates stood for 40 seats on South Dublin County Council in June 2024, 2.8 for each seat. Turnout across the council was 41.3%, the 30th-highest of 31 councils. Independent elected 10 of its 25 candidates. 43 of the 111 candidates were women (39%; 31% across the country), and 25 stood without a party. Across all 31 councils, 2,172 candidates stood for 949 seats, 2.3 for each.

Turnout in all 31 councils
Leitrim County65%
Roscommon County60.3%
Kerry County59.4%
Mayo County59.2%
Longford County57.4%
Sligo County56.2%
Cavan County55.5%
Clare County55%
Tipperary County54.8%
Donegal County54.4%
Monaghan County54.1%
Wicklow County53.9%
Galway County53.1%
Laois County53.1%
Wexford County52%
Limerick City and County51.9%
Cork County51.4%
Kilkenny County51.4%
Offaly County50.9%
Westmeath County50.4%
Waterford City and County50%
Louth County48.8%
Meath County48%
Carlow County47.5%
Kildare County45.5%
Galway City44.8%
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County44.2%
Cork City43.7%
Fingal County41.8%
South Dublin County41.3%
Dublin City40.6%

Local elections: same source as Who’s in charge, above.

Dáil Éireann

Deansrath is in Dublin Mid-West

5 TDs elected to the Dáil by single transferable vote on 29 November 2024, the whole constituency’s count.

Emer Higgins

Fine Gael · Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality

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Eoin Ó Broin

Sinn Féin

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Mark Ward

Sinn Féin

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Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Independent

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Shane Moynihan

Fianna Fáil

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TDs as the Oireachtas lists them today, with any office they hold; a by-election or a change of party shows here, the 2024 count below does not change.

First preferences in Dublin Mid-West, November 2024

Eoin Ó Broin9,892
Mark Ward5,323
Emer Higgins4,798
Shane Moynihan4,746
Vicki Casserly3,723
Paul Nicholas Gogarty3,646
Eoin Ó Broin2,907
Gino Kenny2,608
Francis Timmons2,270
Linda de Courcy1,823
Colm Quinn1,492
Glen Moore1,435
Alan Hayes855
Lynda Prendergast850
Karla Doran637
Robert Coyle348
Seanán Ó Coistín123

Each party’s share of first preferences in Dublin Mid-West

PartyShareIreland
Sinn Féin32%19%
Fine Gael17.9%20.8%
Fianna Fáil11.8%21.9%
Independent9.7%13.2%
Social Democrats6.1%4.8%
People Before Profit–Solidarity5.5%2.8%
Labour Party4.8%4.7%
Independent Ireland3.8%3.6%
Aontú3.1%3.9%
Irish Freedom Party3%0.7%
Green Party1.3%3%
The Irish People0.7%0.3%

Turnout was 55.9%, 47,930 of 85,769 registered voters: the 38th-highest of 43 Dáil constituencies (all of them: 59.7%). Eoin Ó Broin (Sinn Féin) reached the quota on first preferences alone, and transfers decided the other 4. Paul Nicholas Gogarty (Independent), 6th on first preferences, won a seat on transfers, overtaking Vicki Casserly (Fine Gael), who was 5th. The last seat went to Paul Nicholas Gogarty (Independent) with 7,106 votes at the final count, 891 ahead of Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats), who had 6,215.

Every candidate, count by count (13 counts)
CandidatePartyFirst preferencesResultVotes at the end
Shane MoynihanFianna Fáil4,746Elected at the last count, below the quota7,231
Paul Nicholas GogartyIndependent3,646Elected at the last count, below the quota7,106
Emer HigginsFine Gael4,798Elected at count 12, on the quota7,913
Mark WardSinn Féin5,323Elected at count 9, on the quota7,923
Eoin Ó BroinSinn Féin9,892Elected at count 1, on the quota7,913
Robert CoyleThe Irish People348Excluded at count 3–
Seanán Ó CoistínIndependent123Excluded at count 3–
Karla DoranGreen Party637Excluded at count 4–
Lynda PrendergastFianna Fáil850Excluded at count 5–
Alan HayesIndependent855Excluded at count 6–
Colm QuinnAontú1,492Excluded at count 7–
Glen MooreIrish Freedom Party1,435Excluded at count 8–
Francis TimmonsLabour Party2,270Excluded at count 9–
Gino KennyPeople Before Profit–Solidarity2,608Excluded at count 10–
Linda de CourcyIndependent Ireland1,823Excluded at count 11–
Vicki CasserlyFine Gael3,723Excluded at count 12–
Eoin Ó BroinSocial Democrats2,907Not elected, standing at the last count6,215

Dáil Éireann: same source as Who’s in charge, above.

Council money

South Dublin County Council plans to spend €1,401 per resident in 2026

What its 2026 revenue budget pays for, service by service, and where the money comes from.

Revenue budget, 2026
€422.6M
day-to-day services
Commercial rates
€157.6M
to be levied on businesses, 2026
Local Property Tax
€20.9M
the council’s share, 2026
Government grants
€169.3M
grants and subsidies, 2026

By service, per resident, 2026

Housing and building€638
Libraries, parks and amenities€228
Environment and fire€174
Roads and transport€153
Planning and development€123
Other services€41
Water services€41
Agriculture, education, health and welfare€5

What pays for it, 2026

SourceSouth Dublin CountyAll councils
Government grants and subsidies40%47%
Commercial rates37%23%
Charges for goods and services17%20%
Local Property Tax5%7%
Other councils’ contributions1%2%

Shares of what funds the 2026 budget; the tick is all 31 councils together.

Leaving out the HAP programme, that is the 16th-highest of the 31 councils per resident; across all of them it is €1,551. The budget is up 8% on 2025, when it was €391.9M.

Commercial rates on businesses pay for 37% of the budget. Its annual rate on valuation is 0.2800, the 16th-highest of the 31 councils that rate on revalued property. The Local Property Tax brings in another 5%.

Budget per resident, all 31 councils (without the HAP programme)
Dublin City€2,845
Galway City€1,903
Leitrim County€1,820
Longford County€1,702
Tipperary County€1,626
Waterford City and County€1,624
Cork City€1,614
Clare County€1,593
Mayo County€1,590
Kerry County€1,585
Monaghan County€1,490
Cork County€1,459
Louth County€1,453
Laois County€1,441
Limerick City and County€1,437
South Dublin County€1,401
Cavan County€1,366
Westmeath County€1,343
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County€1,338
Carlow County€1,337
Donegal County€1,327
Fingal County€1,309
Kilkenny County€1,240
Offaly County€1,222
Roscommon County€1,219
Wicklow County€1,177
Sligo County€1,173
Meath County€1,170
Kildare County€1,147
Wexford County€1,118
Galway County€1,045
Show the services as a table, 2025 and 2026
Service2026Per resident2025Change
Housing and building€192.2M€638€174.3M10%
Roads and transport€46M€153€41.9M10%
Water services€12.3M€41€16.2M-24%
Planning and development€37.1M€123€32.9M13%
Environment and fire€52.3M€174€50.9M3%
Libraries, parks and amenities€68.7M€228€62.2M11%
Agriculture, education, health and welfare€1.5M€5€1.8M-12%
Other services€12.4M€41€11.7M6%

Budgets: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Local Authority Annual Budgets 2025 and 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), revenue account before inter-authority contributions are netted; residents: CSO Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0).

Council size

South Dublin County Council has 40 councillors, one for every 7,530 residents

Residents per councillor on each of the 31 councils.

South Dublin County Council has 40 councillors for 301,075 residents: about 7,530 each, the 3rd-highest of 31 councils. The range runs from 9,410 residents per councillor on Dublin City to 1,960 on Leitrim County.

Residents per councillor, all 31 councils
Dublin City9,410
Fingal County8,260
South Dublin County7,530
Cork City7,230
Cork County6,550
Kildare County6,190
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County5,850
Meath County5,520
Limerick City and County5,240
Galway County4,960
Wicklow County4,870
Laois County4,840
Wexford County4,820
Louth County4,820
Westmeath County4,810
Kerry County4,740
Galway City4,690
Mayo County4,600
Clare County4,570
Cavan County4,540
Donegal County4,520
Offaly County4,380
Kilkenny County4,340
Tipperary County4,200
Waterford City and County3,980
Roscommon County3,900
Sligo County3,900
Monaghan County3,630
Carlow County3,440
Longford County2,600
Leitrim County1,960

Seats: local elections 2024 (Department of Housing, CC BY-SA 4.0); residents: CSO Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0).

Get involved

Having a say in how Deansrath is run

Check you’re registered to vote

Check, register or update your address online; the register closes 15 days before a poll (Sundays and holidays aside).

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Report a problem on your street

Potholes, broken lights, dumping and graffiti, sent to the council.

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Watch a council meeting

Council and municipal district meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.

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Comment on a planning application

Anyone may make a submission within five weeks of an application, for a fee of €20.

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Contact your TDs

Each TD’s contact details are on the Oireachtas members page.

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Stand for election

The Electoral Commission’s guidance for candidates and how to be nominated.

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How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Single transferable vote. Voters number candidates in order. The quota is the valid votes divided by one more than the seats, plus one. A candidate over the quota is elected and their surplus passes on; when nobody is over it, the lowest is excluded and their votes pass on, until the seats are filled. The last seats can go to candidates below the quota once too few are left to fill them. First preferences show where support started, not who won.
  • Which area. A town is placed in its council, local electoral area and Dáil constituency by where its residents live (Census 2022 Small Areas); an area holding 5% or more of them is listed too. Areas reach beyond the town, so their results are the whole area’s.
  • Turnout. Votes cast, spoilt ones included, as a share of the register. Registers carry people who have moved or died, so every turnout reads low by a few points; compare areas, not the figure on its own.
  • A close last seat. Shown only when the last candidate elected and the one left standing were both in the final count; the gap is between their votes then. Margins are not shown as headlines unless they are among the closest.
  • Not on this page. Audited accounts and debt are published only as PDF statements, so they aren’t on this page. Votes before 2024 aren’t compared: the local electoral areas were redrawn for the 2024 local elections and the Dáil constituencies in 2023, so earlier results don’t cover the same ground. Who chairs each council and who runs it as chief executive aren’t in any open national list; each council names them on its website.

Questions about how Deansrath is run

Which council runs Deansrath?

The one council for Deansrath is South Dublin County Council: Ireland has a single tier of local government.

How many councillors does Deansrath have?

Deansrath is split between 2 local electoral areas: Clondalkin (7 seats, 84% of residents) and Palmerstown-Fonthill (5 seats, 16% of residents).

Which party has the most seats on South Dublin County Council?

No party has a majority. As elected, Independent 10 · Fine Gael 9 · Fianna Fáil 5 · Sinn Féin 5 · People Before Profit–Solidarity 4 · Labour Party 3 · Social Democrats 2 · Independent Ireland 1 · Irish Freedom Party 1 of 40 seats; a majority needs 21.

Who are Deansrath’s TDs?

Dublin Mid-West elects 5 TDs: Emer Higgins (Fine Gael), Eoin Ó Broin (Sinn Féin), Mark Ward (Sinn Féin), Paul Nicholas Gogarty (Independent) and Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil).

What was the turnout in Deansrath?

In Clondalkin, 40.6% of registered voters turned out in June 2024 (Ireland: 49.4%). In Dublin Mid-West, 55.9% in November 2024 (59.7%).

When are the next elections in Deansrath?

Local elections are held every five years, so the next are due in 2029, in May or June. A general election must be held within five years of the last one (November 2024), sooner if the Dáil is dissolved.

What does South Dublin County spend?

South Dublin County Council plans to spend €422.6M on day-to-day services in 2026, the most of it on housing and building.

Sources: Local and general election results 2024: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY-SA 4.0); areas matched to towns by TownRatings from Tailte Éireann boundaries and CSO Census 2022 Small Areas (CC BY 4.0). · TDs: Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data (Oireachtas PSI Licence, CC BY 4.0). · Boundaries: Tailte Éireann (CC BY 4.0); population: CSO Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0).. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).