Bree set to the top the poll in Sligo-Strandhill

Sligo’s longest-serving councillor, Independent Socialist Declan Bree, is set to top the poll in Sligo-Strandhill.

That’s according to tally figures completed for that electoral area.

Bree’s first preference total is 1501 votes which would see him elected on the first count.

He’s expected to be followed by Fianna Fáil’s Tom MacSharry on 1,342.

First-time candidate Fergal Nealon of Fine Gael is on 1,124 first preference votes.

Nessa Cosgrove of the Labour Party’s 846 tallied first preference votes are ahead of People Before Profit’s Gino O’Boyle on 735

While Sinn Féin's Arthur Gibbons is marginally behind on 721 first preference votes.

Note: The figures above are tally figures – the official count for Sligo-Strandhill will begin later.