Election Count 09

Tally counts of the Athy Area votes indicate that Mark Wall (LAB) has headed the poll, with the second seat likely to be taken by either Cllr Martin Miley (FF) or Martin Heydon (FG).

The fourth seat will be fought out between Richard Daly (FG), Cllr Mark Dalton (FF), Billy Hillis (FG), and John Lawler (IND).

On the tallies, Dalton is reported to have 12.5% of the vote, Daly 9.5%, Heydon 17%, Hillis 7.5%, Lawler 5.5%, Miley 19%, Wall 29%. Martin Heydon may have got up to 30% of the Kilcullen vote.

The Naas Area tallies, which are also of interest to parts of Kilcullen north of the bridge, had not been done up to lunchtime.