2024 Cavan County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Cavan County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. County Cavan is divided into 3 local electoral areas to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
The period for nominations ran from 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and ended at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024. Candidates could be nominated by a registered political party, through the submission of 15 assents from voters in the local electoral area, or alternatively with a deposit of €100.

Retiring incumbents

Analysis of Election

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael both emerged with 6 seats after the election though Fine Gael had a higher share of the vote. Fine Gael lost a seat in Cavan-Belturbet to Sinn Féin's Damien Brady who regained his former seat he lost in 2019 and Peter McVitty lost to his running-mate. Fianna Fáil lost 2 seats in the Ballyjamesduff LEA as Shane P. O'Reilly was re-elected under the Independent-Ireland banner and Sinn Féin's Noel Connell regained his former seat also at the party's expense. There was no change of party allegiance in the Bailieborough LEA though a change of personnel under the Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin banners. Sinn Féin increased their numbers from 1 to 3 and the other 3 seats comprise members of Aontú, Independent-Ireland and one Independent.