LIVE: Election Roscommon Day 2

Published: Sun 25 May 2014, 6:43 PM

6.40PM

Fallon (Ind), Keogh (FF) and Kilduff (FF) elected to Roscommon County Council on the fifth count, after the distribution of McWeeney's votes.

Athlone electoral area of Roscommon County Council now finalised.

Six councillors elected (3 x FF, 2 x Ind, 1 x FG):

Ward (Ind), Connaughton (FF), Naughten (FG), Fallon (Ind), Keogh (FF), Kilduff (FF).

Count 5:

Distribution of McWeeney’s votes:

Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1287 + 171 = 1458 ELECTED

John Keogh (FF) 1271 + 108 = 1379 ELECTED

Paddy Kilduff (FF) 1111 + 72 = 1183 ELECTED

Ollie Moore (FG) 923 + 65 = 988

Elected: Ward (IND), Connaughton (FF), Naughten (FG), Fallon (Ind), Keogh (FF), Kilduff (FF).

Eliminated: Hudson (IND), Doyle (IND), Geraghty (IND), McWeeney (SF).

5pm

There are four left in the race to fill three seats in the Athlone electoral area of Roscommon County Council.

Remaining candidates (6 seats, quota = 1388):
Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1287?
John Keogh (FF) 1271
?Paddy Kilduff (FF) 1111
?Ollie Moore (FG) 923

Elected (3): Ward (IND), Connaughton (FF), Naughten (FG)
?Eliminated (4): Hudson (IND), Doyle (IND), Geraghty (IND), McWeeney (SF).
McWeeney's votes (759) will be distributed in count 5.

Recheck of count 4:

6 seats. Quota = 1388:

Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1111 + 176 = 1287

John Keogh (FF) 1176 + 95 = 1271

Paddy Kilduff (FF) 1034 + 77 = 1111

David McWeeney (SF) 703 + 56 = 759

Ollie Moore (FG) 892 + 31 = 923

John Naughten (FG) 1309 + 155 = 1414 ELECTED ON FOURTH COUNT

McWeeney has now been eliminated and his 759 votes will be distributed in the fifth count.

Elected: Ward (IND), Connaughton (FF), Naughten (FG)

Eliminated: Hudson (IND), Doyle (IND), Geraghty (IND), McWeeney (SF).

Jobs and investment will be a key priority for re-elected Councillor John Naughten FG, Roscommon County Council (Athlone electoral area):

“Jobs and investment into this county is key. The government has to deliver for the west of Ireland. While things are improving in Dublin, we haven’t seen those benefits particularly in the midlands and west. While we have seen some job creation in the Monksland area, we need to see that on a wider basis throughout the county of Roscommon.”

4.20pm

Count 4: JOHN NAUGHTEN (FG) HAS BEEN ELECTED TO ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL (ATHLONE ELECTORAL AREA).

QUOTA: 1,388

6 seats.

Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1111 + 176 = 1287

John Keogh (FF) 1176 + 95 = 1271

Paddy Kilduff (FF) 1034 + 27 = 1061

David McWeeney (SF) 703 + 56 = 759

Ollie Moore (FG) 892 + 31 = 923

John Naughten (FG) 1309 + 155 = 1464 ELECTED ON FOURTH COUNT

Elected: Ward (IND), Connaughton (FF), Naughten (FG)

Eliminated: Hudson (IND), Doyle (IND), Geraghty (IND).

6 seats. Quota = 1388:

Remaining candidates in Athlone electoral area of Roscommon County Council (6 seats, quota = 1388):

Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1287

John Keogh (FF) 1271

Paddy Kilduff (FF) 1061

David McWeeney (SF) 759

Ollie Moore (FG) 923

Naughten’s surplus of 76 votes now being distributed, in the fifth count.

Jobs and investment will be a key priority for re-elected Councillor John Naughten FG, Roscommon County Council (Athlone electoral area):

2.20pm:

Remaining candidates in Athlone electoral area of Roscommon County Council (6 seats, quota = 1388):

Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1111
John Keogh (FF) 1176
Paddy Kilduff (FF) 1034
David McWeeney (SF) 703
Ollie Moore (FG) 892
John Naughten (FG) 1309

Elected: Ward (IND), Connaughton (FF)
Eliminated: Hudson (IND), Doyle (IND), Geraghty (IND).

Fourth count underway shortly.

2.10pm:

ROSCOMMON CO CO Athlone area third count in. No-one has been elected on this count. Two candidates have now been eliminated: Doyle and Geraghty.

Quota: 1,388

Count 3:

Ivan Connaughton (FF) 1414 ELECTED ON COUNT 1

Peadar Doyle (Ind) 217 + 20 = 237 ELIMINATED ON COUNT 3

Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1102 + 9 = 1111

Anthony Geraghty (Ind) 399 + 27 = 426 ELIMINATED ON COUNT 3

Gordon Hudson (Ind) 155 ELIMINATED ON COUNT 2

John Keogh (FF) 1158 + 18 = 1176

Paddy Kilduff (FF) 1026 + 8 = 1034

David McWeeney (SF) 675 + 28 = 703

Ollie Moore (FG) 882 + 10 = 892

John Naughten (FG) 1298 + 11 = 1309

Tony Ward (Ind) 1712 ELECTED ON COUNT 1

Doyle and Geraghty have now been eliminated and their votes are being distributed.

12.40pm

Roscommon County Council, Athlone Electoral Area, Count 2 completed.

Distribution of Ward’s surplus of 324:

Ivan Connaughton (FF) 1414 ELECTED ON COUNT 1

Peadar Doyle (Ind) 205 + 12 = 217

Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1045 + 57 = 1102

Anthony Geraghty (Ind) 367 + 32 = 399

Gordon Hudson (Ind) 140 + 15 = 155

John Keogh (FF)1119 + 39 = 1158

Paddy Kilduff (FF) 984 + 42 = 1026

David McWeeney (SF) 645 + 30 = 675

Ollie Moore (FG) 848 + 34 = 882

John Naughten (FG)1235 + 63 = 1298

Tony Ward (Ind) 1712 ELECTED ON COUNT 1

No-one elected on the second count. Hudson has now been eliminated. Hudson’s votes (155) now being distributed in count 3.

Count 3 underway shortly.

John Naughten (FG) is now just 90 votes off the quota after the second count and is likely to take the third seat. Tony Ward (Ind) and Ivan Connaughton (FF) took the first and second seats in the early hours of this morning. Naughten is on 1298 (Quota = 1388). Gordon Hudson (Ind) has been eliminated and his votes are now being distributed. There are six seats in this electoral area and the counting continues.

9:00

The first two seats in the Athlone electoral area of Roscommon County Council were filled at 12.50am. Independent Councillor Tony Ward took the first seat, while newcomer Ivan Connaughton (FF) took the second seat. Both reached the quota of 1,388.

Counting will resume at 10 o'clock this morning, when Ward's surplus of 324 votes will be distributed.

The remaining seats are likely to be filled by John Naughten (FG), John Keogh (FF), Laurence Fallon (Ind) and Paddy Kilduff, with sitting Councillor Ollie Moore (FG) expected to out.

First count results:

Ivan Connaughton (FF) 1414

Peadar Doyle (Ind) 205

Laurence Fallon (Ind) 1045

Anthony Geraghty (Ind) 367

Gordon Hudson (Ind) 140

John Keogh (FF)1119

Paddy Kilduff (FF) 984

David McWeeney (SF) 645

Ollie Moore (FG) 848

John Naughten (FG)1235

Tony Ward (Ind) 1712