Independent councillor Sam Locke has overtaken Sinn Féin's Paul Daly to lead the remaining candidates contesting the last four seats in the Tralee Local Electoral Area.
Paul Daly had overtaken him in the sixth count following the distribution of the Social Democrats Mistura Oyebanji's votes but Cllr Locke has regained his slight lead following the distribution of the votes of the candidate eliminated in the sixth count, Jacob Sweeney of the National Party.
Eight candidates remain for four seats; earlier today, Fianna Fáil councillor Mikey Sheehy topped the poll, Labour councillor Terry O'Brien was the second candidate elected and Sinn Féin councillor Deirdre Ferris took the third seat.
The distribution of the National Party candidate's votes has also seen former Fianna Fáil TD Thomas McEllistrim overtake - albeit by eight votes - the second Fianna Fáil candidate in the LEA, Anne O'Sullivan.
The quota is 1,688.
The distribution of the National Party Jacob Sweeney's 590 votes in the seventh count:
Cllr Sam Locke, Independent + 130 = 1,323
Paul Daly, Sinn Féin + 45 = 1,258
Thomas McEllistrim, Independent + 108 = 986
Anne O'Sullivan, Fianna Fáil + 10 = 978
Angie Baily, Fine Gael + 19 = 923
Cllr Cathal Foley, Sinn Féin + 30 = 880
Anluan Dunne, Green Party + 13 = 837
Sinéad Donnelly, Fine Gael + 11 = 793
The eighth count will involve the distribution of Deirdre Ferris's surplus.
