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Laura Lyne

What constituency am I in for the 2020 general election in Dublin and who are the candidates?

It's almost general election time, with the Government set to change when Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday, February 8.

There are eleven constituencies in the capital - Dublin Central, Dublin Mid West, Dublin West, Dublin Fingal, Dublin South West, Dublin Bay North, Dublin Bay South, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central and Dublin Rathdown

Each constituency has a specific number of seats that need to be filled, with those seats making up Dail Eireann.

You're sure to have seen the posters popping up across the county - but do you know who to vote for?

We've got this handy guide that will tell you everything you need to know.

Dublin Central

Seats - 4

Electoral areas - Stoneybatter, Mountjoy Square, Phibsborough, Cabra, Dorset Street, Henrietta Street, O'Connell Street, Arbour Hill, Navan Road, Glasnevin, North Wall, East Wall and Drumcondra

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin Mid West

Seats - 4

Electoral areas - Clondalkin, Lucan, Rathcoole and Saggart

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin West

Seats - 4

Electoral areas - Mulhuddart, Corduff, Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Carpenterstown, Barberstown, Clonsilla and Ongar

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin Fingal

Seats - 5

Electoral areas - Balbriggan, Ballyboghil, Balgriffin, Balscadden, Clonmethan, Donabate, Garristown, Hollywood, Holmpatrick, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lusk, Malahide, Portmarnock, Rush, Skerries and Swords

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin South West

Seats - 5

Electoral areas - Ballinascorney, Ballyboden, Bohernabreena, Edmondstown, Firhouse, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Terenure and Ballymount

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin Bay North

Seats - 5

Electoral areas - Ayrfield, Beaumont, Clontarf, Edenmore, Grace Park, Grange, Harmonstown, Kilmore, Priorswood, Raheny, Baldoyle, Howth, Sutton

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin Bay South

Seats - 4

Electoral areas - Kimmage, Mansion House, Pembroke, Rathfarnham, Rathmines, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin’s, South Dock, Terenure and Wood Quay

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dun Laoghaire

Seats - 4

Electoral areas - Dun Laoghaire and including Ballybrack, Blackrock, Booterstown, Cabinteely (east of the N11 road), Dalkey, Deansgrange, Glasthule, Killiney, Loughlinstown, Monkstown, Sallynoggin, Shankill, and Stillorgan

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin North West

Seats - 3

Electoral areas - Ballygall, Ballymun, Beaumont, Finglas, Whitehall , Airport, Blanchardstown-Abbotstown, Dubber, The Ward and Turnapin

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin South Central

Seats - 4

Electoral areas - Harold's Cross west, Drimnagh, Walkinstown, Crumlin, Inchicore, Ballyfermot, Kimmage and Terenure west

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Dublin Rathdown

Seats - 3

Electoral areas - Ballinteer, Churchtown, Clonskeagh, Dundrum, Stillorgan, Tibradden and Glencullen

Candidates - check out everything you need to know below

Have we missed anything? Let us know by dropping an email to laura.lyne@dublinlive.ie.

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