The Count

Councillor Eoghan O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) is deemed elected.

Councillor David Healy (Green) is deemed elected.

All seats have now been filled in the Howth-Malahide LEA.

The request for a recount in the Howth-Malahide LEA was withdrawn and we were able to proceed with the eighth count.

The result of the eighth count in Howth-Malahide LEA is:

Healy (Green) 2,154, Lavin (Fine Gael) 2,108 , O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) 2,490.

Eimear Carbon-Mangan is deemed elected.

All seats in the Castleknock LEA have now been filled.

The results of the eighth count in the Castleknock LEA are:

Carbone-Mangan (Fianna Fail) 1,584; Mahony (Fianna Fáil) 1,459.

John Burtchaell (People Before Profit) is deemed elected.

Councillor JK Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) is deemed elected.

Patrick Quinlan (The National Party) is deemed elected.

All seats in the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA are now filled.

The following is the result of the twelfth count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart:

Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 1,021; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 835; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 855; Quinlan (The National Party) 855.

The following is the result of the eleventh count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart:

McCamley (Labour) 1,105, Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 1,001; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 816; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 840; Quinlan (The National Party) 838.

The following is the current picture in LEAs where seats still remain:

Howth-Malahide - 5 of 7 seats elected:

• Joan Hopkins
• Aoibhinn Tormey
• Jimmy Guerin
• Cathal Haughey
• Brian McDonagh
• ?
• ?

Castleknock - 5 of 6 seats elected:

• Ted Leddy
• John Walsh
• Siobhan Shovlin
• Ruth Coppinger
• Ellen Troy
• ?

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart - 1 of 5 elected:

• Breda Hanaphy
• ?
• ?
• ?
• ?
• ?

There are 33 seats filled out of 40 so far.

For those just catching up we have completed elections in the following areas:

Balbriggan:

• Tony Murphy
• Gráinne Maguire
• Brendan Ryan
• Tom O'Leary
• Malachy Quinn

Rush-Lusk:

• Robert O'Donoghue
• Corina Johnston
• Eoghan Dockrell
• Paul Mulville
• Cathal Boland

Ongar:

• Tania Doyle
• Angela Donnelly
• Gerard Sheehan
• Tom Kitt
• Kieran Dennison

Swords:

• Dean Mulligan
• Darragh Butler
• Luke Corkery
• Joe Newman
• James Humphreys
• Darren Jack Kelly
• Marian Buckley

We're back for day 3 at the Fingal Count Centre in Cloghran and count staff are arriving as we prepare to count in three remaining LEAS. All are recounts:

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart

Howth-Malahide

Castleknock

All three will commence at 10am.

There are 3 recounts remaining:

Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart

Howth-Malahide

Castleknock

All three will commence tomorrow morning at 10am.

Gerard Sheehan (Aontú) is deemed elected.

Tom Kitt (Fianna Fáil) is deemed elected.

Kieran Dennison (Fine Gael) is deemed elected.

All seats in the Ongar LEA are now filled.

The result of the eleventh count in Ongar LEA is:

Dennison (Fine Gael) 1,212, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 1,217, Sheehan (Aontu) 1,396, Murphy (Social Democrats) 972.

Darren Jack Kelly (Non-Party) is deemed elected. 

Marian Buckley (Sinn Féin)  is deemed elected.

All seats in the Swords LEA have now been filled.

The results of the tenth count for Swords LEA are:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 1,259, Graves (Sinn Féin) 1,247, Kelly (Non-Party) 1,544,

The result of the ninth count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 1,255, Graves (Sinn Féin) 1,245, Humphreys (Labour) 1,677, Kelly (Non-Party) 1,537, 

The result of the tenth count in Ongar LEA is:

Dennison (Fine Gael) 1,611.061, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 1,024, Sheehan (Aontu) 1,322, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 752, Murphy (Social Democrats) 924.

The request for a recount in the Swords LEA was withdrawn and we were able to proceed with the eighth count.

The result of the eighth count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 1,191, Graves (Sinn Féin) 1,150, Humphreys (Labour) 1,362, Kelly (Non-Party) 1,363, Manton (Fianna Fáil) 1,147.

Malachy Quinn (Sinn Féin) is deemed elected.

All seats in the Balbriggan LEA are now filled.

The result of the tenth count in Balbriggan LEA is:

Power (Green) 1,459, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 1,559.

The result of the seventh count in Howth-Malahide LEA is:

Healy (Green) 2,142, Lavin (Fine Gael) 2,078, McDonagh (Labour) 2,628, O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) 2,437.

The result of the ninth count in Ongar LEA is:

Dennison (Fine Gael) 1,036, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 1,000, Sheehan (Aontu) 1,225, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 725, Murphy (Social Democrats) 683, Relihan (People Before Profit) 588.

Councillor Jimmy Guerin is deemed elected and his surplus of 199 votes will be redistributed.

Cathal Haughey is deemed elected and his surplus of 95 votes will be redistributed.

The result of the sixth count in Howth-Malahide LEA is:

Guerin (Non-Party) 2,814, Haughey (Fianna Fáil) 2,710, Healy (Green) 2,082, Lavin (Fine Gael) 2,036, McDonagh (Labour) 2,568, O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) 2,400.

The result of the eighth count in Ongar LEA is:

Dennison (Fine Gael) 1,032, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 981, Sheehan (Aontu) 1,026, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 725, Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party) 515, Murphy (Social Democrats) 656, Relihan (People Before Profit) 558.

Councillor Brendan Ryan (Labour) is deemed elected and his surplus of 171 votes will be redistributed.

Councillor Tom O'Leary (Fine Gael) is deemed elected.

The result of the eighth count in Balbriggan LEA is:

O'Leary (Fine Gael) 1,886, Power (Green) 1,370, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 1,504, Ryan (Labour) 2,009.

The result of the fifth count in Howth-Malahide LEA is:

Donnellan (Non-Party) 1,553, Guerin (Non-Party) 2,379, Haughey (Fianna Fáil) 2,498, Healy (Green) 1,955, Lavin (Fine Gael) 1,857, McDonagh (Labour) 2,455, O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) 2,269, Tormey (Fine Gael) 2,637.

The result of the tenth count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA is:

McCamley (Labour) 1,002, Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 937; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 775; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 764; Loughlin (Aontú) 640; Quinlan (The National Party) 684.

The result of the seventh count in Ongar LEA is:

Donnelly (Sinn Féin) 1,739, Dennison (Fine Gael) 1,027, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 960, Sheehan (Aontu) 978, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 716, Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party) 487, Murphy (Social Democrats) 614, Relihan (People Before Profit) 510.

The result of the seventh count in Balbriggan LEA is:

Brennan (Fianna Fáil) 921, Maguire (Non-Party) 1,887, O'Leary (Fine Gael) 1,544, Power (Green) 1,216, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 1,454, Ryan (Labour) 1,779.

Ellen Troy (Aontú) is deemed elected.

Ruth Coppinger (People Before Profit) is deemed elected and her surplus of 413 votes will be redistributed.

The results of the seventh count in the Castleknock LEA are:

Troy (Aontú) 2,087; Coppinger (People Before Profit) 2,429; Carbone-Mangan (Fianna Fail) 1,508; Mahony (Fianna Fáil) 1,395.

The result of the fourth count in Howth-Malahide LEA is:

Bailey (Sinn Féin) 1,301, Donnellan (Non-Party) 1,389, Guerin (Non-Party) 2,115, Haughey (Fianna Fáil) 2,411, Healy (Green) 1,828, Lavin (Fine Gael) 1,836, McDonagh (Labour) 2,275, O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) 2,224, Tormey (Fine Gael) 2,612.

The result of the sixth count in Balbriggan LEA is:

Brady (Sinn Féin) 837, Brennan (Fianna Fáil) 883, Maguire (Non-Party) 1,768, O'Leary (Fine Gael) 1,519, Power (Green) 1,192, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 945, Ryan (Labour) 1,736.

The result of the sixth count in Ongar LEA is:

Donnelly (Sinn Féin) 1,406, Dennison (Fine Gael) 1,020, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 951, Sheehan (Aontu) 973, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 711, Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party) 482, Murphy (Social Democrats) 608, Relihan (People Before Profit) 499, Cairns (Sinn Féin) 408.

The result of the seventh count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 1,184, Graves (Sinn Féin) 1,138, Humphreys (Labour) 1,325, Kelly (Non-Party) 1,347, Manton (Fianna Fáil) 1,133, Newman (Non-Party) 1,760.

Eoghan Dockrell (Fine Gael) is deemed elected without reaching the quota.

Paul Mulville (Social Democrats) is deemed elected without reaching the quota.

Cathal Boland (Non-Party) is deemed elected without reaching the quota.

All seats in the Rush-Lusk LEA have now been filled.

The result of the sixth count in Rush-Lusk is:

Boland (Non-Party) 1,951, Dockrell (Fine Gael) 2,001, Dennehy (Fianna Fáil) 1,689, Mulville (Social Democrats) 1,991.

The result of the ninth count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA is:

McCamley (Labour) 974, Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 925; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 766; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 1,155; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 717; Loughlin (Aontú) 617; Quinlan (The National Party) 673.

The result of the third count in Howth-Malahide LEA is:

Bailey (Sinn Féin) 1,240, Donnellan (Non-Party) 1,218, Guerin (Non-Party) 1,910, Haughey (Fianna Fáil) 2,335, Healy (Green) 1,788, Lavin (Fine Gael) 1,794, McGovern (Aontú) 989, McDonagh (Labour) 2,234, O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) 2,164, Tormey (Fine Gael) 2,550.

The result of the fifth count in Balbriggan LEA is:

Brady (Sinn Féin) 736, Brennan (Fianna Fáil) 861, Edwards (People Before Profit) 509, Maguire (Non-Party) 1,679, O'Leary (Fine Gael) 1,501, Power (Green) 1,099, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 884, Ryan (Labour) 1,680.

The results of the sixth count in the Castleknock LEA are:

Troy (Aontú) 1,815; Coppinger (People Before Profit) 1,990; Carbone-Mangan (Fianna Fail) 1,451; Mahony (Fianna Fáil) 1,332; Lynam (Sinn Fein) 1,229.

The result of the fifth count in Ongar LEA is:

Donnelly (Sinn Féin) 1,257, Dennison (Fine Gael) 1,017, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 945, Sheehan (Aontu) 961, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 707, Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party) 478, Murphy (Social Democrats) 591, Relihan (People Before Profit) 486, Cairns (Sinn Féin) 346, O'Donoghue (Sinn Féin) 288.

The result of the sixth count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 1,136, Carey (Green) 962, Graves (Sinn Féin) 1,057, Humphreys (Labour) 1,002, Kelly (Non-Party) 1,291, Manton (Fianna Fáil) 995, Newman (Non-Party) 1,630.

The result of the eighth count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA is:

McCamley (Labour) 945, Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 908; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 750; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 773; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 673; Loughlin (Aontú) 604; Quinlan (The National Party) 665; Bissett (Sinn Féin) 569.

The result of the fifth count in Rush-Lusk is:

Boland (Non-Party) 1,878, Dockrell (Fine Gael) 1,731, Dennehy (Fianna Fáil) 1,500, Mulville (Social Democrats) 1,618, Henchy (Fianna Fáil) 1,011, Roche (Sinn Féin) 946.

The result of the fourth count in Ongar LEA is:

Donnelly (Sinn Féin) 1,247, Dennison (Fine Gael) 973, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 920, Sheehan (Aontu) 942, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 686, Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party) 477, Murphy (Social Democrats) 503, Relihan (People Before Profit) 462, Cairns (Sinn Féin) 345, O'Donoghue (Sinn Féin) 287, Griffin (Green) 259.

The result of the fourth count in Balbriggan LEA is:

Brady (Sinn Féin) 722, Brennan (Fianna Fáil) 855, Edwards (People Before Profit) 494, Maguire (Non-Party) 1,560, Oakes (Irish Freedom Party) 373, O'Leary (Fine Gael) 1,484, Power (Green) 1,098, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 871, Ryan (Labour) 1,660.

The result of the fifth count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 1,046, Carey (Green) 897, Graves (Sinn Féin) 1,000, Humphreys (Labour) 943, Kelly (Non-Party) 1,250, Manton (Fianna Fáil) 985, Newman (Non-Party) 1,551, Power (People Before Profit) 490.

The result of the seventh count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA is:

McCamley (Labour) 896, Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 891; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 729; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 724; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 615; Loughlin (Aontú) 550; Quinlan (The National Party) 528; Bissett (Sinn Féin) 555; Delaney (Non-Party) 488.

The results of the fifth count in the Castleknock LEA are:

Shovlin (Fine Gael) 2,364; Troy (Aontú) 1,795; Coppinger (People Before Profit) 1,951; Carbone-Mangan (Fianna Fail) 1,317; Mahony (Fianna Fáil) 1,276; Lynam (Sinn Fein) 1,221.

The result of the fourth count in Rush-Lusk is:

Boland (Non-Party) 1,694, Dockrell (Fine Gael) 1,676, Dennehy (Fianna Fáil) 1,440, Mulville (Social Democrats) 1,323, Henchy (Fianna Fáil) 971, Roche (Sinn Féin) 946.

Rachel Raesetja Ndlovu Motesta (Non-Party) has been eliminated and 54 votes will be redistributed.

Jamie McGlue (Non-Party) has been eliminated and his 263 will be redistributed.

Kevin Doherty (Sinn Féin) has been eliminated and his 350 votes will be redistributed.

Vedh Kannan (Non-Party) has been eliminated and his 87 will be redistributed.

The result of the second count in Howth-Malahide LEA is:

Bailey (Sinn Féin) 1,006, Doherty (Sinn Féin) 350, Donnellan (Non-Party) 1,157, Guerin (Non-Party) 1,770, Haughey (Fianna Fáil) 2,305, Healy (Green) 1,742, Hopkins (Social Democrats) 3,272, Kannan (Non-Party) 87, Lavin (Fine Gael) 1,782, McGovern (Aontú) 914, McDonagh (Labour) 2,210, McGlue (Non-Party) 263, Ndlovu Motesta (Non-Party) 54, O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) 2,155, Tormey (Fine Gael) 2,507.

The result of the third count in Balbriggan LEA is:

Brady (Sinn Féin) 702, Brennan (Fianna Fáil) 839, Edwards (People Before Profit) 452, Maguire (Non-Party) 1,516, Oakes (Irish Freedom Party) 367, O'Leary (Fine Gael) 1,469, Power (Green) 1,073, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 845, Ryan (Labour) 1,637, Uwhumiakpor (Non-Party) 256.

The result of the third count in Ongar LEA is:

Donnelly (Sinn Féin) 1,232, Dennison (Fine Gael) 937, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 909, Sheehan (Aontu) 931, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 665, Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party) 471, Murphy (Social Democrats) 470, Relihan (People Before Profit) 446, Cairns (Sinn Féin) 340, O'Donoghue (Sinn Féin) 282, Griffin (Green) 240, Khisa (Labour) 189.

The result of the sixth count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA is:

McCamley (Labour) 836, Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 724; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 653; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 689; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 602; Loughlin (Aontú) 538; Quinlan (The National Party) 521; Nolan (Fianna Fáil) 461; Bissett (Sinn Féin) 543; Delaney (Non-Party) 471.

The result of the third count in Rush-Lusk is:

Johnston (Labour) 2,068, Boland (Non-Party) 1,691, Dockrell (Fine Gael) 1,671, Dennehy (Fianna Fáil) 1,439, Mulville (Social Democrats) 1,310, Henchy (Fianna Fáil) 968, Roche (Sinn Féin) 945.

The result of the fourth count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 1,043, Carey (Green) 884, Graves (Sinn Féin) 997, Humphreys (Labour) 929, Kelly (Non-Party) 1,246, Manton (Fianna Fáil) 932, Newman (Non-Party) 1,537, Power (People Before Profit) 489.

Derek McLoughlin (Non-Party) has been eliminated and his 145 votes will be redistributed.

Aneta Laksa (Non-Party) has been eliminated and her 25 votes will be redistributed.

The result of the second count in Balbriggan LEA is:

Brady (Sinn Féin) 695, Brennan (Fianna Fáil) 835, Edwards (People Before Profit) 442, Laska (Non-Party) 25, Maguire (Non-Party) 1,470, McLoughlin (Non-Party) 145, Oakes (Irish Freedom Party) 333, O'Leary (Fine Gael) 1,463, Power (Green) 1,071, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 831, Ryan (Labour) 1,627, Uwhumiakpor (Non-Party) 249.

The result of the fourth count in Castleknock LEA is:

Shovlin (Fine Gael) 2,011; Troy (Aontú) 1,730; Coppinger (People Before Profit) 1,678; Carbone-Mangan (Fianna Fail) 1,167; Mahony (Fianna Fáil) 1,146; Lynam (Sinn Fein) 1,172; Conroy (Green Party) 1,124.

The result of the third count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 915, Carey (Green) 880, Graves (Sinn Féin) 883, Humphreys (Labour) 913, Kelly (Non-Party) 1,235, Linnane (Sinn Féin) 340, Manton (Fianna Fáil) 922, Newman (Non-Party) 1,511, Power (People Before Profit) 477.

Fergal O'Connell, Non-Party has been eliminated and his 287 votes will be redistributed.

Aneta Laska, Non-Party has been eliminated and her 124 votes will be redistributed.

Suzanne Young has been eliminated and her 378 votes will be redistributed.

The result of the second count in Rush-Lusk is:

Johnston (Labour) 1,952, Boland (Non-Party) 1,497, Dockrell (Fine Gael) 1,602, Dennehy (Fianna Fáil) 1,387, Mulville (Social Democrats) 1,158, Henchy (Fianna Fáil) 936, Roche (Sinn Féin) 888, Young (Green) 378, O'Connell (Non-Party) 287, Laska (Non-Party) 124.

The result of the fifth count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA is:

McCamley (Labour) 745; Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 697; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 625; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 663; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 522; Loughlin (Aontú) 495; Quinlan (The National Party) 515; Nolan (Fianna Fáil) 451; Bissett (Sinn Féin) 515; Delaney (Non-Party) 451; Dowling (Social Democrats) 402.

The result of the first count in Howth-Malahide LEA is:

Bailey (Sinn Féin) 956, Doherty (Sinn Féin) 331, Donnellan (Non-Party) 1,130, Guerin (Non-Party) 1,695, Haughey (Fianna Fáil) 2,260, Healy (Green) 1,591, Hopkins (Social Democrats) 3,272, Kannan (Non-Party) 80, Lavin (Fine Gael) 1,767, McGovern (Aontú) 896, McDonagh (Labour) 2,114, McGlue (Non-Party) 253, Ndlovu Motesta (Non-Party) 50, O'Brien (Fianna Fáil) 2,139, Tormey (Fine Gael) 2,383.

The result of the second count in Ongar LEA is:

Donnelly (Sinn Féin) 1,227, Dennison (Fine Gael) 934, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 907, Sheehan (Aontu) 924, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 664, Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party) 466, Murphy (Social Democrats) 459, Relihan (People Before Profit) 413, Cairns (Sinn Féin) 340, O'Donoghue (Sinn Féin) 279, Griffin (Green) 236, Khisa (Labour) 186, Doyle (People Before Profit) 90.

The result of the third count in Castleknock LEA is:

Walsh (Labour) 2,045; Shovlin (Fine Gael) 2,006; Troy (Aontú) 1,729; Coppinger (People Before Profit) 1,671; Carbone-Mangan (Fianna Fail 1,165; Mahony (Fianna Fáil) 1,144; Lynam (Sinn Fein) 1,171; Conroy (Green Party) 1,113; Daly (Social Democrats) 520.

The result of the second count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 912, Carey (Green) 875, Graves (Sinn Féin) 878, Humphreys (Labour) 909, Kelly (Non-Part) 1,215, Linnane (Sinn Féin) 340, Manton (Fianna Fáil) 918, Newman (Non-Party) 1,464, Power (People Before Profit) 465, Wright (Non-Party) 115.

The result of the fourth count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA is:

McCamley (Labour) 737; Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 687; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 619; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 533; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 508; Loughlin (Aontú) 488; Quinlan (The National Party) 508; Nolan (Fianna Fáil) 447; Bissett (Sinn Féin) 417; Delaney (Non-Party) 439; Dowling (Social Democrats) 397; Kavanagh (Sinn Féin) 317.

The result of the second count in Castleknock LEA is:

Walsh (Labour) 1,952; Shovlin (Fine Gael) 1,962; Troy (Aontú) 1,682; Coppinger (People Before Profit) 1,556; Carbone-Mangan (Fianna Fail 1,148; Mahony (Fianna Fáil) 1,134; Lynam (Sinn Fein) 1,116; Conroy (Green Party) 1,021; Daly (Social Democrats) 520.

Third count results are in for the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA.

McCamley (Labour) 715; Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 671; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 589; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 526; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 495; Loughlin (Aontú) 483; Quinlan (The National Party) 508; Nolan (Fianna Fáil) 438; Bissett (Sinn Féin) 405; Delaney (Non-Party) 440; Dowling (Social Democrats) 387; Kavanagh (Sinn Féin) 316; Chakewarti (Non-Party) 167.

Andy Heasman (The Irish People) has been eliminated and count three in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart is now underway.

Second count results are in for the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart LEA.

McCamley (Labour) 711; Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 671; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 589; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 524; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 485; Loughlin (Aontú) 469; Quinlan (The National Party) 456; Nolan (Fianna Fáil) 438; Bissett (Sinn Féin) 405; Delaney (Non-Party) 392; Dowling (Social Democrats) 383; Kavanagh (Sinn Féin) 314; Chakewarti (Non-Party) 164; Heasman (The Irish People) 140.

The first person elected to the Balbriggan area is Councillor Tony Murphy who has topped the pool in Balbriggan LEA with 2,148 votes and exceeded the quota by 310 votes.

The result of the first count in Balbriggan LEA is:

Brady (Sinn Féin) 678, Brennan (Fianna Fáil) 817, Edwards (People Before Profit) 433, Laska (Non-Party) 23, Maguire (Non-Party) 1,328, McLoughlin (Non-Party) 134, Murphy (Non-Party) 2,148, Oakes (Irish Freedom Party) 323, O'Leary (Fine Gael) 1,441, Power (Green) 1,062, Quinn (Sinn Féin) 804, Ryan (Labour)1,595, Uwhumiakpor (Non-Party) 238.

The following have been elected to the Swords area on the first count:

Councillor Dean Mulligan, with a surplus of 360 votes.

Luke Corkery

Daragh Butler

The result of the first count in Swords LEA is:

Buckley (Sinn Féin) 881, Butler (Fianna Fáil) 1,745, Carey (Green) 848, Corkery (Fine Gael) 1,642, Graves (Sinn Féin) 842, Humphreys (Labour) 883, Kelly (Non-Part) 1,177, Linnane (Sinn Féin) 322, Manton (Fianna Fáil) 893, Mulligan (Independents for Change) 2,000, Newman (Non-Party) 1,367, Power (People Before Profit) 414, Wright (Non-Party) 104.

The first person elected to the Ongar area is Councillor Tania Doyle who has topped the pool in Ongar LEA with 2,057 votes and exceeded the quota by 631 votes.

The result of the first count in Ongar LEA is:

Donnelly (Sinn Féin) 1,116, Dennison (Fine Gael) 860, Kitt (Fianna Fáil) 835, Sheehan (Aontu) 822, Ali (Fianna Fáil) 640, Fitzsimons (Irish Freedom Party) 427, Murphy (Social Democrats) 398, Relihan (People Before Profit) 370, Cairns (Sinn Féin) 328, O'Donoghue (Sinn Féin) 256, Griffin (Green) 203, Khisa (Labour) 160, Doyle (People Before Profit) 79.

The result of the first count in Rush-Lusk is:

O'Donoghue (Labour) 3,185, Johnston (Labour) 1,716, Boland (Non-Party) 1,399, Dockrell (Fine Gael) 1,387, Dennehy (Fianna Fáil) 1,137, Mulville (Social Democrats) 1,076, Henchy (Fianna Fáil) 905, Roche (Sinn Féin) 747, Young (Green) 320, O'Connell (Non-Party) 272, Laska (Non-Party) 107.

The result of the first count in Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart is:

McCamley (Labour) 685; Onwumereh (Fianna Fáil) 665; O'Reilly (Fine Gael) 572; Hanaphy (Sinn Féin) 523; Burtchaell (People Before Profit) 478; Loughlin (Aontú) 467; Quinlan (The National Party) 456; Nolan (Fianna Fáil) 437; Bissett (Sinn Féin) 403; Delaney (Non-Party) 388; Dowling (Social Democrats) 365; Kavanagh (Sinn Féin) 313; Chakewarti (Non-Party) 162; Heasman (The Irish People) 139; Ó hAlmhain (Green Party) 95.

The result of the first count in Castleknock LEA is:

Leddy (Fine Gael) 2,153; Walsh (Labour) 1,937; Shovlin (Fine Gael) 1,891; Troy (Aontú) 1,674; Coppinger (People Before Profit) 1,553; Carbone-Mangan (Fianna Fail 1,132; Mahony (Fianna Fáil) 1,118; Lynam (Sinn Fein) 1,115; Conroy (Green Party) 1,015; Daly (Social Democrats) 519.

Welcome to our live blog from the Fingal County Council Count Centre at the National Show Centre in Cloghran. Counting is scheduled to commence at 17:00 this afternoon.

When the polling stations closed at 22:00 last night the boxes were transported to the RDS.

This morning the boxes will be opened and the European and Local Election ballot papers separated under the supervision of the Deputy Returning Officers for each Local Electoral Area. The Local Election votes will then be placed in crates, which will be sealed, before being transported, under Garda escort, to the Count Centre.