Galway County Council is due to co-opt Michael Regan to the council later today.
He will take up the vacated Fianna Fáil seat of Shane Curley, who has been elected to the Seanad.
This comes following a selection convention for the Loughrea Gort/ Kinvara area seat, which took place at the Loughrea Hotel last night.
Mr. Regan, who is a former councillor won the selection on the first count with 64 votes, defeating Fidelma Curley and Mark Larkin.