Shift To The Left In Local Election as Alliance Wins Five Council Seats

People Before Profit Alliance Welcomes Shift To The Left In Local Election Results

Alliance Wins Five Council Seats

Alliance Says Government Must Be Driven From Office

Time For New Political Force To Offer A Real Alternative

Cllr Brid Smith & Cllr Joan Collins celebrate thier election to Dublin City Council in the RDS
The People Before Profit Alliance today welcomed the outcome of the local elections. The results show a significant shift to the left. Throughout the country, in Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, Cork, Tipperary, Sligo and Galway the people have voted for councillors who want to see real change in Irish society. The People Before Profit Alliance won five seats in its first local election campaign and now has more seats than the Greens. Elected were; Richard Boyd Barrett (Dun Laoighre), Joan Collins (Crumlin/Kimmage), Brid Smith (Ballyfermot/Drimnagh), Hugh Lewis (Ballybrack) & Gino Kenny (Clondalkin).
Above: Newly elected Ballybrack Cllr Hugh Lewis & Cllr Richard Boyd Barrett, Dun Laoghaire
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People Before Profit Alliance win 5 Seats: Full list of results

In a local election which saw the left perform extremely well, the People Before Profit Alliance won 5 Local Election Seats.

In Dun Laoghaire, Richard Boyd Barrett topped the poll on the first count and took 22.8% of the vote.

The following candidates were elected.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dun Laoghaire)

Hugh Lewis (Ballybrack)

Joan Collins (Crumlin)

Brid Smith (Ballyfermot)

Gino Kenny (Clondalkin)

Full results as follows:

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown :Dún Laoghaire :
BOYD BARRETT, Richard 4091 22.8% (Elected)

Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
SMITH, Bríd 2269 18.8% (Elected)

Crumlin-Kimmage
COLLINS, Joan 2512 17.4% (Elected)

Artane-Whitehall
O’SULLIVAN, Martin 391 2.4%

North Inner City :
STEPHENS, Colm 210 1.8%

Pembroke-Rathmines :
EVANS, Bryce 639 3.6%

South-West Inner City :
MacVEIGH, Tina 682 8.2%

Waterford City South :
FELL, Donie 308 5.2%

Tallaght Central :
DUNNE, Pat 1346 5.7%

Roscommon :
STEVENS, Tim 119 1.9%

Clondalkin:
KENNY, Gino 1137 7.3% (Elected)

Tralee :
Sean Moraghan (Tralee Town Council) 127 1st Pref 1.3% (beat 2 FF and tied with Green)

Dundalk:
Syd Smith
51 1.0%

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Vote Left – Transfer Left

VOTE LEFT – TRANSFER LEFT Open Letter issued by People Before Profit On June 7th voters will go to the polls to elect new local

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