Local Elections

Local elections: Social Democrats, Aontú make gains as smaller parties expected to retain seats

Helen Ogbu elected to Galway City Council for Labour Party, becoming the first black woman to win a seat there

The Social Democrats picked up 19 seats at the last local elections, and look set to add at least another five or six seats. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
The Social Democrats picked up 19 seats at the last local elections, and look set to add at least another five or six seats. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Sarah Burns
Sun Jun 09 2024 - 19:34 • 3 MIN READ

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Sarah Burns

Sarah Burns

Sarah Burns is a reporter for The Irish Times