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Counting underway in Ballymote-Tubbercurry and Sligo-Strandhill

Ronan Flanagan -
Counting underway in Ballymote-Tubbercurry and Sligo-Strandhill

Counting for the Ballymote-Tubbercurry and Sligo-Strandhill electoral areas of Sligo County Council is underway at The Sligo Park Hotel.

 

15 candidates are vying for one of seven seats in Ballymote-Tubbercurry while 14 candidates must be whittled down to 6 in Sligo-Strandhill.

 

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Tallying began at 9am this morning.

 

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

 

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Bree’s first preference total is 1,501 votes which would see him elected on the first count.

 

Fianna Fáil candidate Paul Taylor, meanwhile looks set to top the poll in Ballymote-Tubbercurry.

 

Taylor, who was first elected in 2014 tallied first preference total is 1,908 votes.

 

View all the count figures and watch our coverage live here.

Ronan Flanagan -