All 30 seats on Mayo Co Council are now filled - here is the roll call

After an epic count that began at 9am on Saturday morning and finished at 2am this morning, 30 councillors have been elected to Mayo County Council.

The final councillors, Joe Faughnan, Michael Loftus and Jarlath Munnelly, were elected in the Ballina area in the early hours to complete an arduous process that saw two recounts in Swinford where a single vote separated outgoing councillor Neil Cruise (Fine Gael) from challenger John Sheahan (Sinn Féin). Cruise held out in both recounts to be declared elected last night along with Gerry Murray, (Sinn Féin), Adrian Forkan and John Caulfield (both Fianna Fáil).

There are five new councillors in Mayo – Joe Faughnan (Independent) in Ballina; Harry Barrett (Independent) in Castlebar; Alma Gallagher (Fine Gael) and Paul Lawless (Aontú) in Claremorris; Chris Maxwell (Independents Ireland) in Westport. Three outgoing councillors lost their seats – Tom Connolly (Fine Gael) in Claremorris; Martin McLoughlin (Fianna Fáil) in Castlebar; and Christy Hyland (Independent) in Westport.

The state of the parties after these elections in Mayo is as follows:

Fine Gael – 10 councillors (down from 11);

Fianna Fáil – 10 councillors (down from 11);

Independents – seven councillors (no change);

Aontu – one councillor (previously none);

Sinn Féin – one councillor (no change); 

Independents Ireland – one councillor (previously none).

The full list of councillors in the new Mayo County Council for the next five-year term is:

Ballina (6): Cllr John O’Hara (Fine Gael), Cllr Mark Duffy (Independent), Cllr Annie May-Reape (Fianna Fáil), Cllr Joe Faughnan (Independent), Cllr Michael Loftus (Fianna Fáil), Cllr Jarlath Munnelly (Fine Gael).

Belmullet (3): Cllr Paul McNamara (Fianna Fáil), Cllr Gerry Coyle (Fine Gael), Cllr Seán Carey (Fianna Fáil).

Castlebar (7): Cllr Michael Kilcoyne (Independent), Cllr Ger Deere (Fine Gael), Cllr Blackie Gavin (Fianna Fáil), Cllr Al McDonnell (Fianna Fáil), Cllr Cyril Burke (Fine Gael), Cllr Harry Barrett (Independent), Cllr Donna Sheridan (Fine Gael).

Claremorris (6): Cllr Patsy O’Brien (Independent), Cllr Richard Finn (Independent), Cllr Damien Ryan (Fianna Fáil), Cllr Alma Gallagher (Fine Gael), Cllr Paul Lawless (Aontú), Cllr Michael Burke (Fine Gael).

Swinford (4): Cllr Gerry Murray (Sinn Feén), Cllr Adrian Forkan (Fianna Fáil), Cllr John Caulfield (Fianna Fáil), Cllr Neil Cruise (Fine Gael).

Westport (4): Cllr Chris Maxwell (Independents Ireland), Cllr Peter Flynn (Fine Gael), Cllr John O’Malley (Independent), Cllr Brendan Mulroy (Fianna Fáil).