2024 Meath County Council election
{{Short description|Part of the 2024 Irish local elections}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2024 Meath County Council election
| country = Meath
| map_image = Meath in Ireland.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Area of Meath County Council
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 2019 Meath County Council election
| previous_year = 2019
| next_election = 2029 Meath County Council election
| next_year = 2029
| seats_for_election = All 40 seats on Meath County Council
| majority_seats = 21
| election_date = 7 June 2024
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An election to all 40 seats on Meath County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.{{cite press release |title=Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/ebfe6-polling-day-orders-made-for-european-local-and-limerick-mayoral-elections/ |website=Gov.ie |publisher=Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |date=6 April 2024 |access-date=20 April 2024 |archive-date=10 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410051431/https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/ebfe6-polling-day-orders-made-for-european-local-and-limerick-mayoral-elections/ |url-status=live }} County Meath is divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).{{cite web|url=https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/types-of-elections-and-referendums/local-elections/|title=Local elections in Ireland|publisher=Citizens Information Board|access-date=20 April 2024|archive-date=6 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406142317/https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/types-of-elections-and-referendums/local-elections/|url-status=live}}
Retiring incumbents
The following councillors are not seeking re-election:{{cite web|url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2024/01/11/on-the-campaign-trail-meet-the-candidates-who-have-put-their-hats-in-the-ring-for-junes-local-elections/|title=On the campaign trail... Meet the candidates who have put their hats in the ring for June's local elections|last=Casey|first=Ann|date=11 January 2024|website=Meath Chronicle|access-date=31 March 2024|quote=|archive-date=31 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331155335/https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2024/01/11/on-the-campaign-trail-meet-the-candidates-who-have-put-their-hats-in-the-ring-for-junes-local-elections/|url-status=live}}
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| Constituency
! Departing Councillor ! colspan="2"|Party |
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| Ratoath
| Deirdre Geraghty-Smith | {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}} |
Results by party
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! colspan=2 align=center|Party ! valign=top|Candidates ! valign=top|Seats ! valign=top|± ! valign=top|First Pref. votes ! valign=top|FPv% ! valign=top|±% |
| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
| align=right|17 | align=right|11 | align=right|{{decrease}}1 | align=right|18,559 | align=right|24.36 | align=right|{{decrease}}5.22 |
| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| align=right|17 | align=right|9 | align=right|{{decrease}}3 | align=right|15,887 | align=right|20.86 | align=right|{{decrease}}4.42 |
| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}
| align=right|14 | align=right|6 | align=right|{{increase}}3 | align=right|10,170 | align=right|13.35 | align=right|{{increase}}3.50 |
| {{Party name with colour|Aontú}}
| align=right|7 | align=right|2 | align=right|{{increase}}1 | align=right|4,883 | align=right|6.41 | align=right|{{increase}}1.57 |
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democrats (Ireland)}}
| align=right|2 | align=right|1 | align=right|{{nochange}} | align=right|1,251 | align=right|1.64 | align=right|{{decrease}}0.57 |
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| align=right|3 | align=right|0 | align=right|{{decrease}}1 | align=right|1,389 | align=right|1.82 | align=right|{{decrease}}0.64 |
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party (Ireland)}}
| align=right|4 | align=right|0 | align=right|{{nochange}} | align=right|1,154 | align=right|1.51 | align=right|{{increase}}0.63 |
| {{Party name with colour|National Party (Ireland, 2016)}}
| align=right|2 | align=right|0 | align=right| New | align=right|556 | align=right|0.73 | align=right| New |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent Ireland}}
| align=right|2 | align=right|0 | align=right| New | align=right|464 | align=right|0.61 | align=right| New |
| {{Party name with colour|Irish Freedom Party}}
| align=right|1 | align=right|0 | align=right| New | align=right|297 | align=right|0.39 | align=right| New |
| {{Party name with colour|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}
| align=right|1 | align=right|0 | align=right|{{no change}} | align=right|178 | align=right|0.23 | align=right|{{decrease}}0.25 |
| {{Party name with colour|Party for Animal Welfare}}
| align=right|1 | align=right|0 | align=right|New | align=right|80 | align=right|0.11 | align=right|New |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}}
| align=right|21 | align=right|11 | align=right|{{increase}}1 | align=right|21,304 | align=right|27.97 | align=right|{{increase}}4.14 |
| colspan=2 align=center|Totals
| align=right|92 | align=right |40 | align=center| {{nochange}} | align=right |76,172 | align=center|100.00 | align=center| |
Results by LEA
{{cnote|*|Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.}}
{{cnote|†|Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.}}
=Ashbourne=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ashbourne: 6 seats{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/1%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Ashbourne.pdf|title=Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll - Ashbourne|last=|first=|date=20 May 2024|website=Meath County Council|publisher=|access-date=21 May 2024|quote=|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521142920/https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/1%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Ashbourne.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/council/council-services/elections-and-voting/meath-local-elections-2024/meath-local-election-results-2024/ashbourne|title=Ashbourne LEA Results|accessdate=14 June 2024}}
|numcounts=11
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Joe Bonner{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 24.66%
|count1 = 2,685
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Amanda Smith{{cref|†}}
|percentage = 13.91%
|count1 = 1,514
|count2 = 1,546
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Suzanne Jamal{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 11.43%
|count1 = 1,244
|count2 = 1,299
|count3 = 1,303
|count4 = 1,334
|count5 = 1,335
|count6 = 1,357
|count7 = 1,390
|count8 = 1,394
|count9 = 1,432
|count10 = 1,610
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Alan Tobin{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 10.28%
|count1 = 1,119
|count2 = 1,391
|count3 = 1,409
|count4 = 1,428
|count5 = 1,479
|count6 = 1,483
|count7 = 1,529
|count8 = 1,531
|count9 = 1,544
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Conor Tormey{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 7.10%
|count1 = 773
|count2 = 949
|count3 = 955
|count4 = 957
|count5 = 975
|count6 = 979
|count7 = 1,017
|count8 = 1,019
|count9 = 1,036
|count10 = 1,243
|count11 = 1,395
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Bryan Mallon
|percentage = 5.21%
|count1 = 567
|count2 = 584
|count3 = 587
|count4 = 603
|count5 = 607
|count6 = 613
|count7 = 629
|count8 = 629
|count9 = 652
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Aontú
|candidate = Brandon Scott
|percentage = 5.18%
|count1 = 564
|count2 = 621
|count3 = 638
|count4 = 649
|count5 = 658
|count6 = 757
|count7 = 811
|count8 = 813
|count9 = 862
|count10 = 933
|count11 = 1,040
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Helen Meyer{{cref|†}}
|percentage = 4.96%
|count1 = 539
|count2 = 635
|count3 = 643
|count4 = 647
|count5 = 654
|count6 = 664
|count7 = 685
|count8 = 686
|count9 = 972
|count10 = 1,001
|count11 = 1,242
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democrats (Ireland)
|candidate = Paul Nolan
|percentage = 4.16%
|count1 = 453
|count2 = 594
|count3 = 603
|count4 = 646
|count5 = 690
|count6 = 710
|count7 = 753
|count8 = 755
|count9 = 779
|count10 = 808
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Maria Uí Ruairc
|percentage = 3.99%
|count1 = 434
|count2 = 458
|count3 = 464
|count4 = 470
|count5 = 476
|count6 = 486
|count7 = 502
|count8 = 503
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = National Party (Ireland, 2016)
|candidate = Jean Murray
|percentage = 2.27%
|count1 = 247
|count2 = 285
|count3 = 290
|count4 = 295
|count5 = 298
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Sivakumar Murugadoss
|percentage = 1.58%
|count1 = 172
|count2 = 218
|count3 = 230
|count4 = 247
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Martina Eskdale
|percentage = 1.51%
|count1 = 164
|count2 = 180
|count3 = 181
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Charles Bobbett
|percentage = 1.41%
|count1 = 154
|count2 = 270
|count3 = 322
|count4 = 324
|count5 = 350
|count6 = 411
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Cathal Ashbourne-Loftus
|percentage = 0.67%
|count1 = 73
|count2 = 127
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Marcin Czekalski
|percentage = 0.17%
|count1 = 19
|count2 = 32
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{{STV Election box end2
|electorate = 23,012
|valid = 10,721
|spoilt = 166
|quota = 1,532
|turnout = 10,887 (47.31%)
|numcounts = 11
}}
=Kells=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Kells: 7 seats{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/2%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Kells.pdf|title=Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll - Kells|last=|first=|date=20 May 2024|website=Meath County Council|publisher=|access-date=21 May 2024|quote=|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521143250/https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/2%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Kells.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/council/council-services/elections-and-voting/meath-local-elections-2024/meath-local-election-results-2024/kells|title=Kells LEA 2024 Results|accessdate=14 June 2024}}
|numcounts=10
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Sarah Reilly{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 13.88%
|count1 = 2,077
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Eugene Cassidy{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 12.25%
|count1 = 1,833
|count2 = 1,874
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Seán Drew{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 9.86%
|count1 = 1,476
|count2 = 1,506
|count3 = 1,513
|count4 = 1,594
|count5 = 1,639
|count6 = 1,639
|count7 = 1,704
|count8 = 1,939
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Mike Bray{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 8.88%
|count1 = 1,328
|count2 = 1,347
|count3 = 1,355
|count4 = 1,388
|count5 = 1,480
|count6 = 1,480
|count7 = 1,528
|count8 = 1,730
|count9 = 1,775
|count10 = 2,086
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Michael Gallagher{{cref|†}}
|percentage = 8.41%
|count1 = 1,258
|count2 = 1,264
|count3 = 1,279
|count4 = 1,304
|count5 = 1,310
|count6 = 1,311
|count7 = 1,439
|count8 = 1,544
|count9 = 1,550
|count10 = 1,591
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = David Gilroy{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 8.23%
|count1 = 1,231
|count2 = 1,239
|count3 = 1,309
|count4 = 1,427
|count5 = 1,442
|count6 = 1,442
|count7 = 1,688
|count8 = 1,735
|count9 = 1,738
|count10 = 1,876
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Peter Caffrey
|percentage = 6.60%
|count1 = 987
|count2 = 991
|count3 = 995
|count4 = 1,013
|count5 = 1,269
|count6 = 1,269
|count7 = 1,320
|count8 = 1,332
|count9 = 1,335
|count10 = 1,524
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Oliver Curran
|percentage = 6.38%
|count1 = 955
|count2 = 960
|count3 = 968
|count4 = 1,047
|count5 = 1,053
|count6 = 1,053
|count7 = 1,119
|count8 = 1,172
|count9 = 1,178
|count10 = 1,234
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Seamus McGee
|percentage = 5.33%
|count1 = 798
|count2 = 845
|count3 = 848
|count4 = 878
|count5 = 1,024
|count6 = 1,026
|count7 = 1,057
|count8 = 1,139
|count9 = 1,144
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Paul McCabe{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 5.33%
|count1 = 797
|count2 = 814
|count3 = 814
|count4 = 872
|count5 = 899
|count6 = 899
|count7 = 941
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Paddy Rennick
|percentage = 4.76%
|count1 = 712
|count2 = 721
|count3 = 722
|count4 = 728
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Aontú
|candidate = Peter Devlin
|percentage = 4.74%
|count1 = 709
|count2 = 717
|count3 = 784
|count4 = 872
|count5 = 897
|count6 = 897
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Cormac Corr
|percentage = 3.66%
|count1 = 547
|count2 = 558
|count3 = 588
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent Ireland
|candidate = Colm Mac an tSionnaigh
|percentage = 1.72%
|count1 = 257
|count2 = 258
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{{STV Election box end2
|electorate = 27,565
|valid = 14,963
|spoilt = 208
|quota = 1,871
|turnout = 15,171 (55.04%)
|numcounts = 10
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=Laytown–Bettystown=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Laytown–Bettystown: 7 seats{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/3%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20-%20LaytownBettystown.pdf|title=Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll - Laytown-Bettystown|last=|first=|date=20 May 2024|website=Meath County Council|publisher=|access-date=21 May 2024|quote=|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521143551/https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/3%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20-%20LaytownBettystown.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/council/council-services/elections-and-voting/meath-local-elections-2024/meath-local-election-results-2024/laytown-bettystown|title=Laytown-Bettystown LEA Results|accessdate=14 June 2024}}
|numcounts=11
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Sharon Tolan{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 13.25%
|count1 = 1,782
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Geraldine Keoghan{{cref|†}}
|percentage = 11.44%
|count1 = 1,538
|count2 = 1,540
|count3 = 1,557
|count4 = 1,595
|count5 = 1,612
|count6 = 1,666
|count7 = 1,824
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Stephen McKee{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 11.15%
|count1 = 1,499
|count2 = 1,515
|count3 = 1,521
|count4 = 1,528
|count5 = 1,561
|count6 = 1,625
|count7 = 1,651
|count8 = 1,657
|count9 = 1,824
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Paddy Meade{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 10.91%
|count1 = 1,467
|count2 = 1,479
|count3 = 1,483
|count4 = 1,486
|count5 = 1,513
|count6 = 1,681
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Wayne Harding{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 9.51%
|count1 = 1,278
|count2 = 1,279
|count3 = 1,282
|count4 = 1,284
|count5 = 1,299
|count6 = 1,342
|count7 = 1,468
|count8 = 1,482
|count9 = 1,669
|count10 = 1,726
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Maria White
|percentage = 7.88%
|count1 = 1,059
|count2 = 1,069
|count3 = 1,082
|count4 = 1,097
|count5 = 1,132
|count6 = 1,137
|count7 = 1,202
|count8 = 1,207
|count9 = 1,264
|count10 = 1,280
|count11 = 1,921
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Carol Lennon
|percentage = 6.95%
|count1 = 934
|count2 = 944
|count3 = 990
|count4 = 1,035
|count5 = 1,053
|count6 = 1,055
|count7 = 1,136
|count8 = 1,196
|count9 = 1,302
|count10 = 1,319
|count11 = 1,358
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Seamus Lynch
|percentage = 5.53%
|count1 = 744
|count2 = 745
|count3 = 754
|count4 = 756
|count5 = 766
|count6 = 788
|count7 = 854
|count8 = 863
|count9 = 886
|count10 = 891
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Elaine McGinty{{cref|†}}
|percentage = 5.42%
|count1 = 729
|count2 = 737
|count3 = 746
|count4 = 750
|count5 = 882
|count6 = 894
|count7 = 919
|count8 = 923
|count9 = 994
|count10 = 1,013
|count11 = 1,063
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Tom Behan{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 4.76%
|count1 = 640
|count2 = 661
|count3 = 665
|count4 = 680
|count5 = 714
|count6 = 730
|count7 = 746
|count8 = 749
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|percentage = 2.66%
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|candidate = Raymond Westlake
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|electorate = 28,991
|valid = 13,445
|spoilt = 160
|quota = 1,681
|turnout = 13,605 (46.93%)
|numcounts = 11
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=Navan=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Navan: 7 seats{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/4%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Navan.pdf|title=Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll - Navan|last=|first=|date=20 May 2024|website=Meath County Council|publisher=|access-date=21 May 2024|quote=|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521143714/https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/4%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Navan.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/council/council-services/elections-and-voting/meath-local-elections-2024/meath-local-election-results-2024/navan|title=Navan LEA 2024 results|accessdate=14 June 2024}}
|numcounts=13
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|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Eddie Fennessy{{cref|*}}
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Francis Deane{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 9.73%
|count1 = 1,164
|count2 = 1,176
|count3 = 1,182
|count4 = 1,198
|count5 = 1,222
|count6 = 1,244
|count7 = 1,261
|count8 = 1,335
|count9 = 1,371
|count10 = 1,419
|count11 = 1,452
|count12 = 1,520
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Padraig Fitzsimons{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 7.69%
|count1 = 920
|count2 = 939
|count3 = 942
|count4 = 945
|count5 = 949
|count6 = 999
|count7 = 1,006
|count8 = 1,011
|count9 = 1,038
|count10 = 1,049
|count11 = 1,069
|count12 = 1,192
|count13 = 1,239
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Linda Nelson Murray
|percentage = 7.27%
|count1 = 870
|count2 = 880
|count3 = 886
|count4 = 893
|count5 = 899
|count6 = 931
|count7 = 937
|count8 = 943
|count9 = 983
|count10 = 1,000
|count11 = 1,145
|count12 = 1,237
|count13 = 1,293
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Alan Lawes{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 6.47%
|count1 = 774
|count2 = 794
|count3 = 800
|count4 = 827
|count5 = 838
|count6 = 842
|count7 = 859
|count8 = 954
|count9 = 998
|count10 = 1,039
|count11 = 1,080
|count12 = 1,134
|count13 = 1,317
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Tommy Reilly{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 6.64%
|count1 = 794
|count2 = 804
|count3 = 809
|count4 = 811
|count5 = 820
|count6 = 840
|count7 = 849
|count8 = 854
|count9 = 870
|count10 = 880
|count11 = 905
|count12 = 969
|count13 = 1,025
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Yemi Adenuga{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 6.31%
|count1 = 755
|count2 = 759
|count3 = 762
|count4 = 767
|count5 = 773
|count6 = 787
|count7 = 791
|count8 = 791
|count9 = 861
|count10 = 904
|count11 = 1,011
|count12 = 1,211
|count13 = 1,272
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Kashif Ali
|percentage = 5.80%
|count1 = 694
|count2 = 697
|count3 = 699
|count4 = 699
|count5 = 700
|count6 = 739
|count7 = 743
|count8 = 745
|count9 = 774
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Caoimhe Ní Shluain
|percentage = 4.28%
|count1 = 512
|count2 = 588
|count3 = 591
|count4 = 591
|count5 = 600
|count6 = 610
|count7 = 793
|count8 = 809
|count9 = 849
|count10 = 867
|count11 = 881
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Ross Kelly
|percentage = 3.69%
|count1 = 441
|count2 = 444
|count3 = 446
|count4 = 447
|count5 = 449
|count6 = 461
|count7 = 463
|count8 = 467
|count9 = 498
|count10 = 522
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Seamus McMenamin
|percentage = 2.92%
|count1 = 349
|count2 = 354
|count3 = 355
|count4 = 356
|count5 = 366
|count6 = 374
|count7 = 380
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Aontú
|candidate = Jose Cyriac
|percentage = 2.78%
|count1 = 333
|count2 = 335
|count3 = 342
|count4 = 344
|count5 = 426
|count6 = 431
|count7 = 436
|count8 = 468
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Irish Freedom Party
|candidate = David O'Shea
|percentage = 2.48%
|count1 = 297
|count2 = 299
|count3 = 301
|count4 = 348
|count5 = 369
|count6 = 370
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Frances Murphy
|percentage = 2.01%
|count1 = 240
|count2 = 280
|count3 = 283
|count4 = 285
|count5 = 294
|count6 = 296
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Niamh Carroll
|percentage = 1.88%
|count1 = 225
|count2 = 226
|count3 = 228
|count4 = 229
|count5 = 236
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Aontú
|candidate = Francis O'Toole
|percentage = 1.41%
|count1 = 169
|count2 = 175
|count3 = 215
|count4 = 223
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
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|candidate = Edel Gillick
|percentage = 1.05%
|count1 = 126
|count2 = 128
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{{STV Election box end2
|electorate = 25,710
|valid = 11,962
|spoilt = 227
|quota = 1,496
|turnout = 12,189 (47.41%)
|numcounts = 13
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=Ratoath=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ratoath: 7 seats{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/5%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Ratoath.pdf|title=Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll - Ratoath|last=|first=|date=20 May 2024|website=Meath County Council|publisher=|access-date=21 May 2024|quote=|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521144024/https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/5%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Ratoath.pdf|url-status=live}}
|numcounts=13
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Gillian Toole{{cref|*}}†
|percentage = 23.82%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
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|candidate = Maria Murphy{{cref|*}}
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Brian Fitzgerald{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 11.23%
|count1 = 1,488
|count2 = 1,581
|count3 = 1,593
|count4 = 1,604
|count5 = 1,626
|count6 = 1,642
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Caroline O'Reilly{{cref|†}}
|percentage = 10.81%
|count1 = 1,433
|count2 = 1,500
|count3 = 1,564
|count4 = 1,573
|count5 = 1,599
|count6 = 1,609
|count7 = 1,614
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Nick Killian{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 7.73%
|count1 = 1,025
|count2 = 1,468
|count3 = 1,471
|count4 = 1,480
|count5 = 1,497
|count6 = 1,539
|count7 = 1,557
|count8 = 1,582
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = John Donohoe
|percentage = 6.59%
|count1 = 874
|count2 = 964
|count3 = 966
|count4 = 970
|count5 = 974
|count6 = 976
|count7 = 977
|count8 = 1,000
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|count10 = 1,056
|count11 = 1,061
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Gerry O'Connor{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 5.69%
|count1 = 754
|count2 = 936
|count3 = 961
|count4 = 965
|count5 = 966
|count6 = 978
|count7 = 979
|count8 = 1,006
|count9 = 1,017
|count10 = 1,210
|count11 = 1,219
|count12 = 1,222
|count13 = 1,603
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Fionnan Blake
|percentage = 5.23%
|count1 = 693
|count2 = 769
|count3 = 772
|count4 = 779
|count5 = 793
|count6 = 817
|count7 = 1,006
|count8 = 1,039
|count9 = 1,061
|count10 = 1,085
|count11 = 1,094
|count12 = 1,094
|count13 = 1,215
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Eilish Balfe
|percentage = 3.64%
|count1 = 483
|count2 = 675
|count3 = 679
|count4 = 686
|count5 = 689
|count6 = 737
|count7 = 755
|count8 = 873
|count9 = 895
|count10 = 1,067
|count11 = 1,081
|count12 = 1,092
|count13 = 1,200
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Fergus O'Riordan
|percentage = 2.89%
|count1 = 383
|count2 = 546
|count3 = 555
|count4 = 558
|count5 = 560
|count6 = 571
|count7 = 578
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = National Party (Ireland, 2016)
|candidate = Jean Murray
|percentage = 2.33%
|count1 = 309
|count2 = 358
|count3 = 358
|count4 = 369
|count5 = 378
|count6 = 391
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Ruadháin Bonham
|percentage = 2.14%
|count1 = 284
|count2 = 316
|count3 = 324
|count4 = 331
|count5 = 337
|count6 = 355
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Trish Murtagh
|percentage = 1.60%
|count1 = 212
|count2 = 238
|count3 = 239
|count4 = 243
|count5 = 248
|count6 = 267
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Gerry Rooney
|percentage = 1.34%
|count1 = 178
|count2 = 228
|count3 = 229
|count4 = 233
|count5 = 239
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Eleanor Carroll
|percentage = 0.81%
|count1 = 107
|count2 = 120
|count3 = 123
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
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|candidate = Carolyn Fahy
|percentage = 0.60%
|count1 = 80
|count2 = 105
|count3 = 107
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{{STV Election box end2
|electorate = 28,420
|valid = 13,255
|spoilt = 98
|quota = 1,657
|turnout = 13,353 (46.98%)
|numcounts = 13
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=Trim=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Trim: 6 seats{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/6%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Trim.pdf|title=Fógra na Vótaíochta / Notice of Poll - Trim|last=|first=|date=20 May 2024|website=Meath County Council|publisher=|access-date=21 May 2024|quote=|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521144314/https://www.meath.ie/system/files/media/file-uploads/2024-05/6%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Final%20%20-%20Trim.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.meath.ie/council/council-services/elections-and-voting/meath-local-elections-2024/meath-local-election-results-2024/trim|title=Trim LEA results|accessdate=14 June 2024}}
|numcounts=8
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Noel French{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 33.52%
|count1 = 3,963
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Joe Fox{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 15.91%
|count1 = 1,881
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Aisling Dempsey{{cref|*}}††
|percentage = 8.33%
|count1 = 1,044
|count2 = 1,365
|count3 = 1,412
|count4 = 1,447
|count5 = 1,461
|count6 = 1,578
|count7 = 1,621
|count8 = 1,810
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Aontú
|candidate = Dave Boyne
|percentage = 7.57%
|count1 = 895
|count2 = 1,159
|count3 = 1,179
|count4 = 1,192
|count5 = 1,217
|count6 = 1,251
|count7 = 1,442
|count8 = 1,502
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Pádraig Coffey
|percentage = 7.04%
|count1 = 833
|count2 = 1,036
|count3 = 1,055
|count4 = 1,083
|count5 = 1,105
|count6 = 1,115
|count7 = 1,151
|count8 = 1,439
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democrats (Ireland)
|candidate = Ronan Moore{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 6.75%
|count1 = 798
|count2 = 1,184
|count3 = 1,217
|count4 = 1,229
|count5 = 1,254
|count6 = 1,354
|count7 = 1,557
|count8 = 1,677
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Niamh Souhan{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 4.37%
|count1 = 517
|count2 = 688
|count3 = 723
|count4 = 768
|count5 = 774
|count6 = 1,001
|count7 = 1,035
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Trevor Golden{{cref|*}}
|percentage = 4.03%
|count1 = 476
|count2 = 952
|count3 = 982
|count4 = 992
|count5 = 1,005
|count6 = 1,069
|count7 = 1,187
|count8 = 1,282
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Dáithí McEvoy
|percentage = 3.60%
|count1 = 426
|count2 = 538
|count3 = 555
|count4 = 559
|count5 = 889
|count6 = 917
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Luba Healy
|percentage = 3.50%
|count1 = 414
|count2 = 568
|count3 = 581
|count4 = 622
|count5 = 637
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Aoife Drew
|percentage = 3.38%
|count1 = 400
|count2 = 490
|count3 = 498
|count4 = 501
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Tracey McElhinney
|percentage = 1.50%
|count1 = 177
|count2 = 273
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{{STV Election box end2
|electorate = 27,282
|valid = 11,824
|spoilt = 162
|quota = 1,690
|turnout = 11,986 (43.93%)
|numcounts = 8
}}
=Changes since 2024=
- †url=https://meathlive.net/2024/12/18/new-councillors-obrien-and-everard-co-opted-to-council/|Ratoath Independent Cllr Gillian Toole was elected to Dáil Eireann for Meath East at the 2024 Irish general election. Yvonne Everard was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 18 December 2024.
- ††url=https://meathlive.net/2024/12/18/new-councillors-obrien-and-everard-co-opted-to-council/|Trim Fianna Fáil Cllr Aisling Dempsey was elected to Dáil Eireann for Meath West at the 2024 Irish general election. Paul O'Rourke was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 18 December 2024.
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