Latest Laois local election tally from the Portarlington Graiguecullen district
By Conor Ganly
Published 8th Jun 2024, 16:27 GMT
Fianna Fáil candidates are neck and neck
Fianna Fáil candidates are vying to top the poll in the Portarlington Graiguecullen, according to the Fianna Fáil tally at the count centre in Portlaoise.
Some 28 of 38 boxes from the six-seat Municipal District have been tallied.
The breakdown is as follows:
- Paschal McEvoy, Fianna Fáil, 1048, 13%
- Padraig Fleming, Fianna Fáil, 1012, 13%
- Aisling Moran, non-party, 970, 12%
- Aidan Mullins, Sinn Féin, 953, 12%
- Ben Brennan, Non-party, 872, 11%
- Vivienne Phelan, Fine Gael, 614, 8%
- PJ Kelly, Fine Gael, 598, 8%
- Aaron Kelly, Sinn Féin, 575, 7%
- Joe Kennedy, Fianna Fáil, 416, 5%
- Patsy Fennell, Independent Ireland, 369, 5%
- Eoghan Barry, Labour Party, 352, 4%
- Charlie Hackett, Green Party, 152, 2%
A total 12 candidates are vying for six seats in the Portarlington Graiguecullen Municipal District.
The votes are being sorted at the CBS / Scoil Chriost Ri sports hall in Portlaoise. They will be counted at the Kea Lew business park from Saturday evening.