
Live coverage from the count centre in Moate.
On day three, counting was officially completed for Westmeath.
20 councillors have been elected by the districts of Athlone, Moate, Mulingar and Kinnegad.
A recount was ordered yesterday evening for Mullingar and got underway this morning at 10am.
Just before 6pm, it was confirmed that 12 errors were made, not enough to impact on the results.
There was a possibility of a recount in Athlone, of only the seventh count, however the request was withdrawn before counting had begun.
Fianna Fáil have claimed 9 seats in the county, the largest of any party in Westmeath.
No Green Party councillor was elected, as both Louise Heavin and Hazel Smyth lost their seats.
The final results confirm that the following council will sit for Westmeath:
Athlone
Kevin "Boxer" Moran - Independent
Frankie Keena - Fianna Fáil
Aengus O' Rourke - Fianna Fáil
John Dolan - Fine Gael
Paul Hogan - Independent Ireland
Moate
Tom Farrell - Fine Gael
Liam McDaniel - Fianna Fáil
Johnnie Penrose - Labour
Vinny McCormack - Fianna Fáil
Mullingar
Mick Dollard - Independent
Ken Glynn - Fianna Fáil
Andrew Duncan - Fine Gael
Aoife Davitt - Fianna Fáil
Bill Collentine - Fianna Fáil
Julie McCourt - Sinn Féin
Kinnegad
David Jones - Sinn Féin
Alfie Devine - Fianna Fáil
Denis Leonard - Labour
Emily Wallace - Fine Gael
Niall Gaffney - Fianna Fáil
Independent Ireland's Paul Hogan has been voted on to the council - he was previously co-opted on in 2022.
He says he is excited to start working with his fellow elected members:
Sinn Féin's David Jones was elected for the first time in Kinnegad.
He says he will prioritise tackling the housing issue: