Local Election nominees

WishUWereHere

forgive me for asking this and if I’m wrong I sincerely apologise:

Here in Newbridge we are ( like everywhere ) bombarded with posters. The SF nominee: is that not the same picture as the one on the KS GE 4 years ago who went on holidays & still got elected ( haven’t heard a word from her since either)?

Badly Drunk Boy

No, that's Terri Thorpe, not Patricia Ryan, but both are blondes. In the photo below, Patricia (who like her holidays) is on the left, and Terri is the third person.

WishUWereHere

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122128706#Comment_122128706

Thanks BDB for clearing up the doubt.

L1011

This seems to bet the most accurate listing of who has declared (albeit not all registered yet I'd say) so far. I think both Indpendent councillors in Celbridge are running again and aren't there, yet (Cussen ex SF but elected Ind last time; Liston ex GP)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kildare_County_Council_election

Candidates can register til Saturday afternoon.

WishUWereHere

driving off the M4 this morning towards Intel, I see a billboard erected by the Easton(?) roundabout on behalf of Saoirse McHugh. No offence to Her but what can she achieve? She failed to get elected in the GE under the green banner, surely giving her a vote is a wasted one?

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122138571#Comment_122138571

Our voting system is specifically designed to allow you to give someone a vote to see if they get in, and not have it wasted - that's what the preferences are for.

crl84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122138571#Comment_122138571

There's been plenty of MEPs who got elected in European Elections despite have failed in a general election. Different constituencies and different voter concerns.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122138466#Comment_122138466

Cussen definitely not running, no news on Liston

Mikros

Do Kildare County Council or anyone else publish an official list of the local election candidates? I know they had to register by the 18th May.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122160214#Comment_122160214

The Kildare Returning Officer website should, at some point, have one. As of now, it does not.

WishUWereHere

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122162473#Comment_122162473

thanks L1011 for that I was going to ask the same question. Also does anyone know how many councillor positions are up for grabs in Newbridge?

elperello

The final date for nominations was Saturday.

The full list should be up shortly.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122162508#Comment_122162508

Six.

richiek83

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122162617#Comment_122162617

Correct, 14 candidates confirmed

MickH503

One of the candidates posted a link on X to this …

https://kildarecoco.ie/media/NOTICE%20OF%20POLL%20ALL%20CANDIDATES.pdf

Leg End Reject

It's a pity Fiona O'Loughlin-Healy is stepping down, she wasn't afraid to ruffle feathers.

https://www.kildarenow.com/news/home/1506745/well-wishes-extended-to-retiring-kildare-newbridge-md-cllrs.html

artanevilla

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122138571#Comment_122138571

You vote for who you want elected, not who you think will get elected.