Photo: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia · Public domainTurnout in Roscommon-Galway was among the highest at the 2024 general election
Roscommon County Council is the one council for Boyle; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. The Boyle local electoral area elected 6 councillors in June 2024: Independent 3, Sinn Féin 1, Fianna Fáil 1 and Fine Gael 1. No party holds a majority on Roscommon County; Independent has the most seats, 7 of 18, short of the 10 a majority needs. In the Dáil, Roscommon-Galway has 3 members: Sinn Féin 1, Fianna Fáil 1 and Independent Ireland 1.
Boyle’s council and votes, in 4 figures
High turnout
41,332 of Roscommon-Galway’s 62,727 registered voters turned out in November 2024, 66%: the 2nd-highest of 43 Dáil constituencies (all of them: 60%). Dáil Éireann ↓
High turnout
11,528 of Boyle’s 19,159 registered voters turned out in June 2024, 60%: the 17th-highest of 166 local electoral areas (all of them: 49%). How Boyle voted ↓
A crowded ballot
16 candidates stood for 6 seats in Boyle in June 2024, the 30th-most contested ballot of 166 by candidates per seat. Local elections ↓
A lean budget for its size
Roscommon County Council’s 2026 revenue budget comes to €1,219 for each resident, against €1,551 across all 31 councils, leaving out the HAP programme. Council money ↓
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.
No party holds a majority on Roscommon County Council
Seats on Roscommon County Council as elected in June 2024, with each party’s candidates, and the other councils beside it.
- Independent711 stood
- Fianna Fáil57 stood
- Fine Gael46 stood
- Sinn Féin16 stood
- Independent Ireland12 stood
As elected on 7 June 2024.
A party needs 10 of the 18 seats to outvote the rest. None has that: Independent is largest with 7. None of the 31 councils has a single-party majority. Fianna Fáil is second with 5 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.
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).
One council, and the government for the rest
Boyle has no town or county council of its own: Ireland has 31 councils, each the only council for its area.
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.
roscommoncoco.ie ↗Schools (Department of Education), health (the HSE), national roads (TII), policing (An Garda Síochána) and the Local Property Tax itself (Revenue).
gov.ie ↗Uisce Éireann runs water and sewers; private operators collect most bins under the council’s rules.
Who to ask
Green: the council. Gold: a government department or one of its agencies. Grey: another public body.
From the council to the Dáil
Every elected tier that speaks for Boyle, from the most recent elections.
- 1The Boyle local electoral areaBoyle · 6 membersValerie ByrneLeah CullMicheál FrainSean MoylanTom CrosbyLiam Callaghan
- 2Roscommon County Council18 councillors from 3 local electoral areasIndependent 7 · Fianna Fáil 5 · Fine Gael 4 · Sinn Féin 1 · Independent Ireland 1
- 3Dáil ÉireannRoscommon-Galway · 3 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).
6 councillors represent Boyle
Each of the local electoral areas where 5% or more of the town’s residents live: who was elected, and who else stood.
- Valerie Byrne
- Leah Cull
- Micheál Frain
- Sean Moylan
- Tom Crosby
- Liam Callaghan
Also stood (10): Dympna Daly-Finn (Fine Gael), Paul Forde (Independent Ireland), Angela Beirne (Sinn Féin), Aidan Sampey (Fianna Fáil), Rory Williams Doyle (Sinn Féin), Sajjad Hussain (Independent), Fayiz Alsani (Aontú), Edmund Shanahan (The Irish People), Majid Ali (Independent), Caoimhín Ó Miadh (Independent).
Boyle’s councillors, one by one
| Councillor | Party | Area | First preferences | Result | Returning or new |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Byrne | Independent | Boyle | 1,565 | Elected at count 3, on the quota | Re-elected |
| Leah Cull | Sinn Féin | Boyle | 1,416 | Elected at count 5, on the quota | New |
| Micheál Frain | Independent | Boyle | 1,355 | Elected at count 7, on the quota | New |
| Sean Moylan | Fianna Fáil | Boyle | 1,278 | Elected at count 10, on the quota | New |
| Tom Crosby | Independent | Boyle | 1,065 | Elected at the last count, below the quota | Re-elected |
| Liam Callaghan | Fine Gael | Boyle | 746 | Elected at the last count, below the quota | Re-elected |
3 of the 6 were sitting councillors who were re-elected; 3 weren’t on the council before the election.
Seats by party in each of Roscommon County Council’s 3 local electoral areas
Every area of Roscommon County Council: seats, candidates and turnout
| Area | Seats | Candidates | Electorate | Turnout | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle | 6 | 16 | 19,159 | 60.2% | 1,628 |
| Athlone | 6 | 10 | 15,862 | 62.4% | 1,403 |
| Roscommon | 6 | 11 | 17,969 | 58.6% | 1,491 |
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.
Councillors: same source as Who’s in charge, above.
Of the 18 councillors on Roscommon County Council, women hold 3
Everyone elected to Roscommon County Council across its 3 local electoral areas in June 2024, by party: how many are women and how many sat on the council before.
| Party | Seats | Women | Re-elected | First preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 7 | 2 | 6 | 35.1% |
| Fianna Fáil | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24.9% |
| Fine Gael | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Independent Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.7% |
3 of the 18 councillors are women, 17%; across all 31 councils the share is 26%. 12 sat on the council before the election and 6 are new to it.
Every member of Roscommon County Council
| Councillor | Party | Area | Returning or new |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emer Kelly | Independent | Athlone | Re-elected |
| Tony Ward | Independent | Athlone | Re-elected |
| John Naughten | Fine Gael | Athlone | Re-elected |
| Laurence Fallon | Independent | Athlone | Re-elected |
| John Keogh | Fianna Fáil | Athlone | Re-elected |
| Domnick Connolly | Fine Gael | Athlone | New |
| Valerie Byrne | Independent | Boyle | Re-elected |
| Leah Cull | Sinn Féin | Boyle | New |
| Micheál Frain | Independent | Boyle | New |
| Sean Moylan | Fianna Fáil | Boyle | New |
| Tom Crosby | Independent | Boyle | Re-elected |
| Liam Callaghan | Fine Gael | Boyle | Re-elected |
| Paschal Fitzmaurice | Fianna Fáil | Roscommon | Re-elected |
| Marty McDermott | Fianna Fáil | Roscommon | Re-elected |
| Anthony Waldron | Independent | Roscommon | Re-elected |
| Nigel Dineen | Independent Ireland | Roscommon | Re-elected |
| Larry Brennan | Fianna Fáil | Roscommon | New |
| Gareth Scahill | Fine Gael | Roscommon | New |
The council: same source as Who’s in charge, above.
First preferences in Boyle, June 2024
Each candidate’s first-preference votes; the tick is the quota of 1,628. Elected candidates are in bold.
First-preference share by party in Boyle
The tick is the party’s share across all of Ireland.
Turnout was 60.2%, 11,528 of 19,159 registered voters: the 17th-highest of 166 local electoral areas (all of them: 49.4%). The quota was 1,628: 11,389 valid votes for 6 seats, counted over 10 rounds. No candidate reached the quota on first preferences: transfers filled every seat. Liam Callaghan (Fine Gael), 8th on first preferences, won a seat on transfers, overtaking Dympna Daly-Finn (Fine Gael), who was 6th. Tom Crosby (Independent) took the last seat with 1,338 votes at the final count, 142 more than Paul Forde (Independent Ireland), on 1,196.
Every candidate, count by count (10 counts)
| Candidate | Party | First preferences | Result | Votes at the end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Callaghan | Fine Gael | 746 | Elected at the last count, below the quota | 1,377 |
| Tom Crosby | Independent | 1,065 | Elected at the last count, below the quota | 1,338 |
| Sean Moylan | Fianna Fáil | 1,278 | Elected at count 10, on the quota | 1,758 |
| Micheál Frain | Independent | 1,355 | Elected at count 7, on the quota | 1,628 |
| Leah Cull | Sinn Féin | 1,416 | Elected at count 5, on the quota | 1,628 |
| Valerie Byrne | Independent | 1,565 | Elected at count 3, on the quota | 1,628 |
| Fayiz Alsani | Aontú | 140 | Excluded at count 2 | – |
| Edmund Shanahan | The Irish People | 123 | Excluded at count 2 | – |
| Majid Ali | Independent | 95 | Excluded at count 2 | – |
| Caoimhín Ó Miadh | Independent | 46 | Excluded at count 2 | – |
| Rory Williams Doyle | Sinn Féin | 426 | Excluded at count 3 | – |
| Aidan Sampey | Fianna Fáil | 429 | Excluded at count 5 | – |
| Sajjad Hussain | Independent | 411 | Excluded at count 6 | – |
| Angela Beirne | Sinn Féin | 589 | Excluded at count 7 | – |
| Dympna Daly-Finn | Fine Gael | 875 | Excluded at count 10 | – |
| Paul Forde | Independent Ireland | 830 | Not elected, standing at the last count | 1,196 |
How Boyle voted: same source as Who’s in charge, above.
Who stood, and who was elected, June 2024
Every candidate for Roscommon County Council, by party: the light bar is candidates, the solid bar those elected.
Share of candidates elected, all of Ireland
Parties with 10 or more candidates across the 31 councils.
37 candidates stood for 18 seats on Roscommon County Council in June 2024, 2.1 for each seat. Turnout across the council was 60.3%, the 2nd-highest of 31 councils. Independent elected 7 of its 11 candidates. 6 of the 37 candidates were women (16%; 31% across the country), and 11 stood without a party. Across all 31 councils, 2,172 candidates stood for 949 seats, 2.3 for each.
Turnout in all 31 councils
Local elections: same source as Who’s in charge, above.
Boyle is in Roscommon-Galway
3 TDs elected to the Dáil by single transferable vote on 29 November 2024, the whole constituency’s count.
Sinn Féin
oireachtas.ie ↗Fianna Fáil
oireachtas.ie ↗Independent Ireland
oireachtas.ie ↗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 Roscommon-Galway, November 2024
Each party’s share of first preferences in Roscommon-Galway
41,332 of 62,727 registered voters turned out, 65.9%: the 2nd-highest of 43 Dáil constituencies (all of them: 59.7%). With 41,128 valid votes and 3 seats the quota was 10,283; the count ran to 7 rounds. Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent Ireland) passed the quota on first preferences; transfers filled the other 2. Martin Daly (Fianna Fáil) took the last seat with 10,234 votes at the final count, 2,641 more than Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael), on 7,593.
Every candidate, count by count (7 counts)
| Candidate | Party | First preferences | Result | Votes at the end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Daly | Fianna Fáil | 7,283 | Elected at the last count, below the quota | 10,234 |
| Claire Kerrane | Sinn Féin | 8,039 | Elected at count 7, on the quota | 11,087 |
| Michael Fitzmaurice | Independent Ireland | 12,002 | Elected at count 1, on the quota | 10,283 |
| Vincent Beirne | Independent | 202 | Excluded at count 3 | – |
| Martina O'Connor | Green Party | 441 | Excluded at count 4 | – |
| Alan Sweeney | The Irish People | 224 | Excluded at count 4 | – |
| Andrew Mannion | People Before Profit–Solidarity | 814 | Excluded at count 5 | – |
| Cormac Ó Corcoráin | Aontú | 789 | Excluded at count 5 | – |
| Dympna Daly-Finn | Fine Gael | 2,164 | Excluded at count 6 | – |
| Eugene Murphy | Independent | 4,327 | Excluded at count 7 | – |
| Aisling Dolan | Fine Gael | 4,843 | Not elected, standing at the last count | 7,593 |
Dáil Éireann: same source as Who’s in charge, above.
€1,219 per resident: Roscommon County Council’s day-to-day budget for 2026
What its 2026 revenue budget pays for, service by service, and where the money comes from.
By service, per resident, 2026
What pays for it, 2026
Shares of what funds the 2026 budget; the tick is all 31 councils together.
Leaving out the HAP programme, that is the 7th-lowest of the 31 councils per resident; across all of them it is €1,551. The budget is up 8% on 2025, when it was €79.7M.
Commercial rates on businesses pay for 16% of the budget. Its annual rate on valuation is 0.2480, the 7th-lowest of the 31 councils that rate on revalued property. The Local Property Tax brings in another 15%.
Budget per resident, all 31 councils (without the HAP programme)
Show the services as a table, 2025 and 2026
| Service | 2026 | Per resident | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing and building | €13.1M | €187 | €10.9M | 20% |
| Roads and transport | €33M | €469 | €30.7M | 7% |
| Water services | €4.8M | €68 | €5.8M | -17% |
| Planning and development | €12.4M | €176 | €11.7M | 5% |
| Environment and fire | €9M | €128 | €7.9M | 14% |
| Libraries, parks and amenities | €7.1M | €100 | €6.1M | 16% |
| Agriculture, education, health and welfare | €644K | €9 | €758K | -15% |
| Other services | €6.1M | €87 | €5.7M | 6% |
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).
Roscommon County Council has 18 councillors, one for every 3,900 residents
Residents per councillor on each of the 31 councils.
Roscommon County Council has 18 councillors for 70,259 residents: about 3,900 each, the 6th-lowest 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
Seats: local elections 2024 (Department of Housing, CC BY-SA 4.0); residents: CSO Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0).
Having a say in how Boyle is run
Check, register or update your address online; the register closes 15 days before a poll (Sundays and holidays aside).
checktheregister.ie ↗Potholes, broken lights, dumping and graffiti, sent to the council.
FixYourStreet.ie ↗Council and municipal district meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
roscommoncoco.ie ↗Anyone may make a submission within five weeks of an application, for a fee of €20.
roscommoncoco.ie ↗Each TD’s contact details are on the Oireachtas members page.
oireachtas.ie ↗The Electoral Commission’s guidance for candidates and how to be nominated.
electoralcommission.ie ↗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 Boyle is run
Which council runs Boyle?
The one council for Boyle is Roscommon County Council: Ireland has a single tier of local government.
How many councillors does Boyle have?
The Boyle local electoral area elects 6 councillors: Valerie Byrne (Independent), Leah Cull (Sinn Féin), Micheál Frain (Independent), Sean Moylan (Fianna Fáil), Tom Crosby (Independent), Liam Callaghan (Fine Gael).
Which party has the most seats on Roscommon County Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Independent 7 · Fianna Fáil 5 · Fine Gael 4 · Sinn Féin 1 · Independent Ireland 1 of 18 seats; a majority needs 10.
Who are Boyle’s TDs?
Roscommon-Galway elects 3 TDs: Claire Kerrane (Sinn Féin), Martin Daly (Fianna Fáil) and Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent Ireland).
What was the turnout in Boyle?
In Boyle, 60.2% of registered voters turned out in June 2024 (Ireland: 49.4%). In Roscommon-Galway, 65.9% in November 2024 (59.7%).
When are the next elections in Boyle?
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 Roscommon County spend?
Roscommon County Council plans to spend €86.1M on day-to-day services in 2026, the most of it on roads and transport.
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).