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UPDATE: Only 34 of the 949 council seats available remain to be filled in the local authority elections.

Fianna Fáil have made significant gains in the election and now hold 259 seats across the country, having received 25.3% of first preference votes.

Independents and Others makes up the next largest grouping, holding 230 council seats following a first preference vote of 28.3%.

Fine Gael support is down by more than a third since the General Election, with the party currently holding 223 seats.

Sinn Féin has also experienced considerable growth and now holds 153 seats and is the largest party on the Dublin City and South Dublin Councils.

Labour has experienced a collapse in support to 7%, holding just 50 seats nationwide. The poor performance from the party has lead to calls from backbenchers for a discussion on party leadership.

Government sources have said that the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste are to meet later today to discuss election results and a possible Cabinet reshuffle.

A number of recounts are began this morning around the country.

Turnout nationally stood at 51.6%

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Counting is continuing nationwide in the local elections with 409 of the 949 seats filled so far.
Westmeath County Council and Leitrim County Council are the only councils which have completed their counts.

Independents and Others hold 106 seats having received the highest overall first preference vote of 28.4%.

Fianna Fáil holds 103 seats so far, with a first preference vote of 24.5%.

Sinn Féin at present holds 97 seats nationwide, having received 16% of first preference votes.
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Both Government parties are behind in the polls so far, with Fine Gael holding 82 seats and Labour with 21.

Fine Gael received the third-highest first preference vote of 23.5%, while Labour received 7.6% of first-preferences.

Turnout nationally stood at 50.8%.

At least three mayor's have lost their seats so far - Mayor of Clare Joe Arkins, of Fine Gael, and Lord Mayor of Cork Catherine Clancy of Labour.

Cork County Mayor Noel O'Connor of Fine Gael was also not re-elected.

Three former TDs have had successful local elections campaigns so far, with Mary Hanafin and Charlie O'Connor of Fianna Fáil and Chris Andrews of Sinn Féin all being elected.

19 former TDs contested the election and a number of these look likely to also take seats,

Elsewhere, Independent candidate Margaret Gormley has topped the poll in Ballymote-Tubercurry, maintaining her record of topping every poll since 1991.

A number of parties have also seen fresh blood emerge, with 21-year-old Stephen Cunningham of Sinn Féin and 23-year-old Fintan Phelan of Fianna Fáil among the youngest candidates to be elected.

Former Mayor of Naas re-elected

Controversial former Mayor of Naas Darren Scully has also been re-elected.

Mr Scully lost the Fine Gael party whip after he made racist remarks about constituents in November 2011.

Speaking on local radio he said that he would no longer represent ''black Africans'' in his community because of ''aggression'' he received when dealing with them.

Mr Scully was restored to the party in November 2013 and tonight was elected on the fifth count in the Naas Electoral Area.

Taoiseach describes result as 'vote of anger'

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described the election result as a "vote of frustration" and a "vote of anger".

Speaking on RTÉ News, Mr Kenny said that the election result was the people telling the Government that they needed to do better.

He said that the Coalition had to reflect and deal with the fears of older people, those with medical difficulties and of hard pressed tax payers.

Mr Kenny also said that the result was difficult for Eamon Gilmore and the Labour party.

Gilmore to continue as Labour leader

Mr Gilmore said that there is no question about his leadership of following the poor results experienced by the party.

Labour has lost heavily in the local elections and also looks to be in danger of losing all of its European Parliament seats.

He said the people of the country had sent a very loud and clear message to the Government and to the Labour party.

He said it was clear that while people understood the need to stabilise the country's finances, they felt squeezed in their household budgets and wanted the Government to do better.

Mr Gilmore said the smaller party in Government generally suffers more in these situations.

Adams welcomes results

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has welcomed the result, saying the party would 'use its mandate wisely'.

Speaking to RTÉ News, Mr Adams said that Sinn Féin wants to change the way politics works and added that the party did not want to be in Government 'just for the sake of it' and would only enter Government if it had a mandate to do so.

Martin not concerned by Sinn Féin growth

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said that he is not concerned about the growth in support for Sinn Féin as Fianna Fáil was on a different trajectory and in a "different space" to Sinn Féin.

He also rejected suggestions that he would be looking over his shoulder for the next two years at what Sinn Féin would be doing.

Mr Martin said Fianna Fáil would be looking ahead themselves and would focus on their own objectives.

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THE VOTES HAVE been cast, the Irish people have had their say, and now, in count centres across the country, the ballots are being counted.

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Below is a comprehensive list of the councillors who have been declared elected so far in the 137 electoral areas that make up a total of 31 city and county councils in the 26 counties of Ireland.

For now, we have just a handful of councillors elected but the results will start coming thick and fast.

TOTAL ELECTED SO FAR: 396 seats out of 949

Carlow County Council (18 seats)

Carlow (10 seats available) – Jennifer Murnane O’Connor (FF), John Pender (FF), John Cassin (SF), Fintan Phelan (FF), Brian O’Donoghue (FG)

Muinebeag (8) - Charlie Murphy (Ind), Tommy Kinsella (FG), Willie Quinn (Lab), Andy Gladney (SF), Arthur McDonald (FF), Denis Foley (FG), John Murphy (FG), Michael Doran (FG) Filled

Cavan County Council (18 seats)

Bailieborough-Cootehill (6) – Niamh Smyth (FF)

Ballyjamesduff (6) – Noel Connell (SF), Winston Bennett (FG), Philip Brady (FF), Paddy O’Reilly (FG), Shane P O’Reilly (FF), Paddy Smith (FG)

Cavan-Belturbert (6) – Madeline Argue (FG), Damien Brady (SF), John Paul Feeley (FF), Peter McVitty (FG)

Clare County Council (28 seats)

Ennis (8) – James Breen (Ind)

Killaloe (6) – Joe Cooney (FG), Pat Hayes (FF), Michael Begley (Ind), Tony O’Brien (FF), Pat Burke (FG), Alan O’Callaghan (FF)

Shannon (6) – Cathal Crowe (FF)

West Clare (8) -

Cork County Council (55 seats)

Ballincollig-Carrigaline (10) – Seamus McGrath (FF), Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Deirdre Forde (Fine Gael), Marcia D’Alton (Ind)

Bandon-Kinsale (6) – Alan Coleman (FF), Rachael McCarthy (SF), Tim Lombard (FG), Kevin Murphy (FG), Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (FF), James O’Donovan (FG) Filled

Blarney-Macrooom (6) – Aindrias Moynihan (FF), Michael Creed (FG), Des O’Grady (SF), Bob Ryan (FF), Kevin Conway (Ind), Ted Lucey (FG) Filled

Cobh (7) – Padraig O’Sullivan (FF), Kieran McCarthy (SF), Ger Keohane (SF), Anthony Barry (FG), Sinead Sheppard (FG), Cathal Rasmussen (Lab), Claire Cullinane (Ind) Filled

East Cork (6) – Noel Collins (Ind), Pat Buckley (SF), Michael Hegarty (FG), Aaron O’Sullivan (FF), Mary Linehan Foley (Ind), Susan McCarthy (FG) Filled

Fermoy (6) – Noel McCarthy (Lab), Kevin O’Keeffe (FF), Frank O’Flynn (FF), Ian Doyle (FF), June Murphy (SF), Kay Dawson (FG) Filled

Kanturk-Mallow (6) – John Paul O’Shea (Ind), Bernard Moynihan (FF), Dan Joe Fitzgerald (FF), Gerard Murphy (FG), Melissa Mullane (SF), Timmy Collins (Ind) Filled

West Cork (8) – Michael Collins (Ind) , Noel O’Donovan (FG), Joe Carroll (FF)

Cork City (31 seats)

Cork City North Central (5) – Thomas Gould (SF), Mick Barry (AAA), Lil O’Donnell (AAA), Kenneth Noel O’Flynn (FF), John Sheehan (FF) Filled

Cork City North East (4)- Stephen Cunningham (SF), Ted Tynan (WP), Tim Brosnan (FF), Joe Kavanagh (FG) Filled

Cork City North West (4) – Mick Nugent (SF), Tony Fitzgerald (FF), Kenneth Collins (SF), Marion O’Sullivan (AAA) Filled

Cork City South Central (5) Fiona Kerins (SF), Mick Finn (Ind), Sean Martin (FF), Tom O’Driscoll (FF), Paudie Dineen (Ind) Filled

Cork City South East (7) Kieran McCarthy (Ind), Chris O’Leary (SF), Des Cahill (FG), Laura McGonigle (FG)

Cork City South West (6) – John Buttimer (FG), Henry Cremin (SF), Mary Shields (FF), Fergal Dennehy (FF)

Donegal County Council (37 seats)

Donegal (6) -

Glenties (6) -

Letterkenny (10) -

Inishowen (9) -

Stranorlar (6) -

Dublin City Council (63 seats) Ongoing

Ballyfermot-Drimnagh (6) – Daithí Doolan (SF), Brid Smith (PBP)

Ballymun (7) – Cathleen Carney Boud (SF), Noeleen Reilly (SF)

Beaumont-Donaghmede (9) – John Lyons (PBP), Mícheál MacDonncha (SF), Larry O’Toole (SF), Tom Brabazon (FF), Denise Mitchell (SF)

Cabra-Finglas (7) – Cieran Perry (Ind), Anthony Connaghan (SF), Emma Murphy (SF), Brendan Carr (Lab), David Costello (FF), Teresa Keegan (Ind), Seamus McGrattan (SF) Filled

Clontarf (6) – Damian O’Farrell (Ind), Seán Haughey (FF), Naoise Ó Muirí (FG), Jane Horgan-Jones (Lab), Deirdre Heney (FF), Ciarán O’Moore (SF) Filled

Crumlin-Kimmage (6) – Criona Ní Dhálaigh (SF), Tina McVeigh (PBP), Ray McHugh (SF), Pat Dunne (UL), Rebecca Moynihan (Lab), Catherine Ardagh (FF) Filled

North Inner City (8) – Christy Burke (Ind), Janice Boylan (SF), Niall Ring (Ind)

Pembroke-South Dock (8) Chris Andrews (SF), Mannix Flynn (Ind)

Rathgar-Rathmines (6) – Kate O’Connell (FG), Patrick Costello (Green)

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (40 seats) Ongoing

Blackrock (6) – Mary Hanafin (FF), Marie Baker (FG), Kate Feeney (FF), Victor Boyhan (Ind), Barry Ward (FG), Deirdre Kingston (Lab) Filled

Dun Laoghaire (8) – John Bailey (FG), Cormac Devlin (FF), Melisa Halpin (PBP), Ossian Smyth (GP), Karl Gill (PBP), Patricia Stewart (FG), Mary Fayne (FG) Michael Merrigan (Ind) Filled

Dundrum (7) – Sorcha Nic Cormaic (SF), Shay Brennan (FF), Catherine Martin (Green), Brian Murphy (FG), Seamas O’Neill (Ind), Grace Tallon (Lab), Pat Hand (FG) Filled

Glencullen-Sandyford (7) – Lettie McCarthy (Lab), Neale Richmond (FG), Tom Murphy (FF)

Killiney-Shankill (6) – Hugh Lewis (PBP), Shane O’Brien (SF), Maria Bailey (FG), Jennifer Cuffe (FF) Carrie Smyth (Lab) Denis O’Callaghan (Lab) Filled

Stillorgan (6) – Barry Saul (FG), Josepha Madigan (FG), Liam Dockerty (FF), Gerry Horkan (FF), Richard Humphries (Lab), Deirdre Donnelly (Ind) Filled

Fingal County Council (40 seats)

Balbriggan (8) – Ken Farrell (Lab), Tony Murphy (Ind), David O’Connor (Ind), Malachy Quinn (SF)

Castleknock (7) – Jack Chambers (FF), Natalie Tracey (SF), Roderick O’Gorman (Green), Sandra Kavanagh (AAA), Ted Leddy (FG), Eithne Loftus (FG), Mags Murray (FF) Filled

Howth-Malahide (8) Daire Ni Laoi (SF), Eoghan O’Brien (FF), Cian O’Callaghan (Ind), Jimmy Guerin (Ind), Anthony Lavin (FG), Brian McDonagh (Lab), David Healy (Green), Keith Redmond (FG) Filled

Mulhuddart (8) – Paul Donnelly (SF), Ruth Coppinger (AAA), David McGuinness (FF), Edmund Lukusa (SF), Kieran Dennison (FG), Mary McCamley (Lab), Lorna Nolan (Ind), Annette Hughes (AAA) Filled

Swords (9) Philip Lynam (SF), Darragh Butler (FF)

Galway City Council (18 seats)

Galway City Central (6) – Mike Cubbard (Ind)

Galway City East (6) – Terry O’Flaherty (Ind), Declan McDonnell (Ind), Michael John Crowe (FF), Mairead Farrell (SF), Noel Larkin (Ind), John Walsh (FG) Filled

Galway City West (6) -

Galway County Council (39 seats)

Athenry-Oranmore (7) – Peter Feeney (FG), Jim Cuddy (Ind), Malachy Noone (FF), James Charity (Ind), Frank Kearney (FG), Gabriel Cronnelly (SF), Martina Kinane (FF)

Ballinasloe (6) – Tim Broderick (Ind), Dermot Connolly (SF), Michael Connolly (FF), Aidan Donohue (FG), Michael Finnerty (FG), Donal Burke (FF) Filled

Conamara (9) – Thomas Welby (Ind)

Loughrea (8) –

Tuam (9) –

Kerry County Council (33 seats)

Killarney (8) – Danny Healy Rae (Ind), Michael Gleeson (SKIA) Brendan Cronin (Ind)

Listowel (7) – John Brassil (FF), Robert Beasley (SF)

South and West Kerry (9) – Michael Cahill (Ind), Jonny Healy Rae (Ind)

Tralee (9) - Toiréasa Ferris (SF), Pa Daly (SF)

Kildare County Council (40 seats)

Athy (6) -

Celbridge-Leixlip (7) -

Maynooth (9) – Brendan Weld (FG), Padraig McEvoy (Ind), Reada Cronin (SF), Teresa Murray (Ind)

Kildare-Newbridge (9) – Susanne Doyle (FF), Fiona O’Loughlin (FF), Fiona McGloughlin-Healy (FG)

Naas (9) – James Lawless (FF), Sorcha O’Neill (SF), Seamie Moore (Ind), Darren Scully (FG)

Kilkenny County Council (24 seats)

Castlecomer (6) – Maurice Shorthall (Lab)

Kilkenny City-East (6) -

Kilkenny City-West (6) -

Piltown (6) -

Laois County Council (19 seats)

Borris in Ossory-Mountmellick (6) -

Graiguecullen-Portarlington (6) – Aidean Mullins (SF)

Portlaoise (7) – William Aird (FG), Caroline Dwayne Stanley (SF), John Joe Fennelly (FF)

Leitrim County Council (18 seats) COMPLETED

Ballinamore (6) – Caillian Ellis (FF), Paddy O’Rourke (FF), Brendan Barry (SF), Gerry Dolan (Ind), Martin Kenny (SF) and John McCartin (FG) Filled

Carrick-on-Shannon (6) – Enda Stenson (Ind), Finola Armstrong Maguire (FG), Des Guckian (Ind), Sinead Guckian (FF), Seadhna Logan (SF), Seán McGowan (FF) Filled

Manorhamilton (6) – Padraig Fallon (SF), Mary Bohan (FF), Felim Gurn (Ind), Seán Mcdermott (FG), Frank Dolan (FG), Justin Warnock (FF) Filled

Limerick City and County Council (40 seats)

Limerick City East (8) – Shane Clifford (FF), Seighin O Ceallaigh (SF)

Limerick City North (6) – Maurice Quinlivan (SF)

Limerick City West (7) -

Adare-Rathkeale (6) -

Cappamore-Kilmallock (7) – Brigid Teefy (Ind), Eddie Ryan (FF), Lisa Marie Sheehy (SF), Noel Gleeson (FF), Michael Donagan (FF), Gerald Mitchell (FG), William O’Donnell (FG) Filled

Newcastle West (6) -

Longford County Council (18 seats)

Ballymahon (6) -

Granard (6) -

Longford (6) -

Louth County Council (29 seats)

Ardee (6) – Pearse McGeough (SF)

Drogheda (10) - Imelda Munster (SF), Paul Bell (Lab), Alan Cassidy (SF)

Dundalk-Carlingford (6) – Edel Corrigan (SF)

Dundalk-South (7) – Tomás Sharkey (SF), Declan Breanthnach (FF)

Mayo County Council (30 seats)

Ballina (8) -

Castlebar (8) – Michael Kilcoyne (Ind), Lisa Chambers (FF), Therese Ruane (SF), Cyril Burke (FG), Frank Durcan (Ind), Blackie Gavin (FF), Henry Kenny (FG), Al McDonnell (FF) Filled

Claremorris (7) – Patsy O’Brien (FG), Richard Finn (Ind), Gerry Murray (SF)

West Mayo (7)

Meath (40 seats)

Ashbourne (6) – Joe Bonner (Ind), Darren O’Rourke SF, Claire O’Drioscall (FF)

Kells (7) -

Laytown-Bettystown (7) – Eimer Ferguson (SF), Wayne Harding (FF)

Navan (7) – Joe Reilly (SF)

Ratoath (7) – Brian Fitzgerald (Ind), Nick Killian (Ind)

Trim (6) – Caroline Lynch (SF)

Monaghan County Council (18 seats)

Ballybay-Clones (6) -

Carrickmacross-Castleblaney (6) – Matt Carthy (SF), Noel Keelan (SF), Aidan Campbell (FG), PJ O’Hanlon (FF), Padraig McNally (FF), Jackie Crowe (SF) Filled; Recount due

Monaghan (6) – Brian McKenna (SF), Seamus Treanor (Ind), Robbie Gallagher (FF)

Offaly County Council (19 seats)

Birr (6) – John Leahy (Ind), Peter Ormond (FF)

Edenderry (6) – Martin O’Reilly (SF), Eddie Fitzpatrick (FF),

Tullamore (7) – Brendan Killeavy (SF), Dervill Donal (Ind)

Roscommon County Council (18 seats)

Athlone (Roscommon) (6) – Tony Ward (Ind), Ivan Connaughtan (FF)

Boyle (6) -

Roscommon (6) -

Sligo County Council (18 seats)

Ballymote-Tubbercurry (8) – Margaret Gormley (Ind)

Sligo (10) – Declan Bree (Ind), Seán MacManus (SF)

South Dublin County Council (40 seats) -

Clondalkin (8) – Eoin O’Broin (SF), Jonathan Graham (SF), Trevor Gilligan (FF), Gino Kenny (PBP)

Lucan (8) – Danny O’Brien (SF), William Lavelle (FG), Guss O’Connell (Ind)

Tallaght Central (6) – Máire Devine (SF), Charlie O’Connor (FF), Brendan Ferron (SF), Mick Murphy (AAA), Kieran Mahon (AAA), Mick Duff (Lab) Filled

Tallaght South (6) – Cathal King (SF), Louise Dunne (SF)

Templeogue Terenure 6 -Dermot Looney (Ind), Ronan McMahon (Ind), Fintan Warfield (SF)

Rathfarnham (6) – John Lahart (FF), Anne-Marie Dermody (FG), Sarah Holland (SF), Paula Donavan (FG), Francis Noel Duffy (Green), Deirdre O’Donovan Filled

Tipperary County Council (40 seats)

Carrick-on-Suir (6) – David Dunne (SF), Louise McLoughlin (FG), Kieran Bourke (Ind), John Fahy (FG), Eddie O’Mara (Ind), Imelda Goldsboro (FF) Filled

Cashel-Tipperary (7) – Michael Fitzgerald (FG), Martin Browne (SF), Mary Hanna Hourigan (FG), Denis Leahy (Ind), John Crosse (FG), Roger Kennedy (FF), Tom Wood (Ind) Filled

Clonmel (9) – Martin Lonergan (Ind)

Nenagh (9) – Joe Hannigan (Ind)

Templemore-Thurles (9) – Michael Smith (FF)

Waterford City and County Council (32 seats)

Waterford City East (6) – Davy Daniels (Ind), Pat Fitzgerald (SF)

Waterford City South (6) – John Hearne (SF)

Tramore-Waterford City West (6)

Comeragh (6) – Liam Brazil (FG), Michael J O’Ryan (FF)

Dungarvan-Lismore (8) – Damien Geoghan (FG), Pat Nugent (FG)

Westmeath County Council (20 seats) COMPLETED

Athlone (Westmeath) (7) Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran (Ind), Paul Hogan (SF), Tom Farrell (FG), John Dolan (FG), Aengus O’Rourke (FF) Michael O’Brien (Ind), Frankie Keena (FF) Filled

Mullingar-Coole (7) – Aidan Davitt (FF), Una D’arcy (SF), John Shaw (FF), Paddy Hill (FF), Frank McDermott (FG), Peter Burke (FG), Michael Dollard (Lab) Filled

Mullingar-Kilbeggan (6) – Paul Daly (FF), Johnnie Penrose(Lab), Avril Whitney (FF), Andrew Duncan (FG, Sorcha Clarke (SF), Ken Glynn (FF) Filled

Wexford County Council (34 seats)

Gorey (8) -Malcolm Byrne (FF)

Enniscorthy (8) – James Browne (FF), Johnny Mythen (SF)

New Ross (8)

Wexford (10) – Ger Carthy (Ind), Anthony Kelly (SF), George Lawlor (Lab)

Wicklow (32 seats)

Arklow (6) – Pat Fitzgerald (FF), Pat Kennedy (FF)

Baltinglass (6) – Tommy Cullen (Ind), Gerry O’Neill (SF), Jim Ruttle (Ind)

Bray (8) – Joe Behan (Ind), Christopher Fox (Ind), John Brady (SF)

Greystones (6) Jen Whitmore (Ind), Tom Fortune (Ind)

Wicklow (6) John Snell (SF)