Two elected on the first Naas LEA count

James Lawless of Fianna Fail and Sorcha O'Neill of Sinn Fein have been elected to Kildare County Council on the first count of the Naas Municipal Area, writes Brian Byrne.

Lawless got 2,123 votes, easily winning his seat on a quota of 1,315. O'Neill polled 1,622 votes. Both were first time runners in the area.

Waiting in the wings for the second count are Independent Seamie Moore with 1,307, just failing to make the quota first time around. He's followed by FG's Darren Scully (1,213), FF's Robert Power (958), FF's Willie Callaghan (950), FG's Billy Hillis (822), Labour's Anne Breen (816), FG's Fintan Brett (800), FG's Jacinta O'Sullivan (593), Labour's Fergus Carpenter (526), Labour's Ger Dunne (524), Independent Paddy Horan (297), DDI's Martin Byrne(226), Independent Francis O'Rourke (184) and Independent Cathal Spelman (182).

The second count is under way.