With only 6 boxes left to open, Brain Brennan (Fine Gael) has shot up to first position with 23.14%, following Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fáil) at 22.55%.
In third position Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (Sinn Féin) with 20.64%. Pat Kennedy is in fourth place at 14.20%. Pier Leonard follows at 8.97%
The tallies current estimate is a 65% turnout for the Wicklow-Wexford constituency. The quota is estimated to be 10,237.
The first count should be completed after 4pm.