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Results Centre: Here's who got elected in Dublin Central and Galway West

Both seats have been filled.

LAST UPDATE | 24 May

 

AFTER A WEEKEND of counting, both seats up for grabs in Dublin Central and Galway West have been filled.

Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne was elected on the eleventh count in Galway West, overtaking Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas who had been leading since counting began.

Social Democrats candidate Daniel Ennis was formally declared the winner of the Dublin Central byelection after midnight, having topped the poll from early Saturday.

You can catch up with how the counts went with our dedicated 2026 byelections results centre here.

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