First COUNT RESULT - Laois local election first count Portlaoise #LE24

Willie Aird has been elected on the first count in Portlaoise after topping the poll in the Laois County Council election. 

The Fine Gael councillor topped the poll after securing 1540 number one votes thus exceeding the quota.

Laois County Council local election first count result in Portlaoise electoral area from the Portlaoise Count Centre.

• Electorate 24426
• Total poll - 11808 
• Turnout - 48%
• Invalid - 133
• Valid poll - 11675
• Seats - 7
• Quota - 1460

Count 1:

• ADEYANJU, Bolaji Mojeed - non-party - 345
• AIRD, Willie - Fine Gael - 1540
  
• BURKE, Noel - Non-party - 263
• BYRNE, Collette - Independent Ireland - 233
• CONNELL, Thomasina - Fine Gael - 540
• COWHIG, John - Non-party - 49
• DUNNE, Domnic - Non-party - 340
• DWANE STANLEY, Caroline - Sinn Féin - 1415
• FENNELLY, John Joe - Fianna Fáil - 1147
• FITZGERALD, Catherine -  Fianna Fáil - 1089
• FLANAGAN, Pauline - Non-party - 389
• IQBAL, Naeem - Fianna Fáil - 624
• KELLY, Donal - Fianna Fáil - 244
• MCCORMACK, Maria - Sinn Féin - 276
• MULLIGAN, Tommy - Non-party - 1099
• PALMER, Rosie - Green Party - 295
• PHELAN, Jason - Sinn Féin - 124
• RYAN, Martha - Aontú - 182
• TUOHY, Marie - Labour Party - 632
• WALSH, Barry - Fine Gael - 849

Willie Aird's surplus will be distributed among the remaining candidates.

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• Electorate 24426
• Total poll - 11808 
• Turnout - 48%
• Invalid - 133
• Valid poll - 11675
• Seats - 7
• Quota - 1460