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Part of the 2024 Irish local elections
2024 Limerick City and County Council election
Area of Limerick City and County Council
Elections to all 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council and to the directly elected mayor of Limerick were held in June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections .[ 1] Limerick City and County is divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect 40 councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[ 2] Limerick is the first local authority in Ireland to have directly elected mayor, following a plebiscite held at the previous council election .
Mayoral election
An election for a directly elected Mayor of Limerick will be held under the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024.[ 3] Candidates can be nominated by a registered political party or with the support of 60 electors.
2024 Mayor of Limerick[ 4] [ 5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Independent
John Moran
22.96
18,308
18,363
18,397
18,462
18,618
19,080
19,350
19,719
20,982
22,290
24,958
28,451
Independent
Helen O'Donnell
16.18
12,903
12,991
13,016
13,061
13,275
13,588
13,938
14,288
15,389
16,688
19,353
23,829
Fianna Fáil
Dee Ryan
14.78
11,785
11,843
11,864
11,939
12,081
12,370
12,540
12,937
13,965
15,473
18,875
Fine Gael
Daniel Butler
12.78
10,190
10,249
10,274
10,316
10,420
10,731
10,962
11,337
12,385
13,632
Sinn Féin
Maurice Quinlivan
10.45
8,331
8,356
8,438
8,509
8,693
8,845
9,156
9,528
11,571
Independent
Frankie Daly
5.74
4,574
4,597
4,645
4,686
4,815
4,907
5,410
5,689
Aontú
Sarah Beasley
3.30
2,635
2,662
2,698
2,738
2,811
2,859
Labour
Conor Sheehan
2.30
2,390
2,404
2,439
2,480
2,614
2,946
3,047
Social Democrats
Elisa O'Donovan
2.99
2,384
2,401
2,478
2,526
3,061
3,336
3,439
3,799
Green
Brian Leddin
2.89
2,303
2,313
2,368
2,409
2,578
Rabharta
Laura Keyes
1.35
1,079
1,089
1,122
1,165
Independent
Caitríona Ní Chatháin
1.11
886
896
990
1,016
Party for Animal Welfare
Gerben Uunk
0.95
758
768
788
People Before Profit
Ruairi Fahy
0.86
689
692
Independent
Colm Ó Móráin
0.66
530
Valid: 79,745 Spoilt: 1,923 Quota: 39,873 Turnout: 81,668
Results by party in the Local Elections
Party
Candidates
Seats
±
First Pref. votes
FPv%
±%
Fine Gael
18
13
1
24,121
29.85
4.34
Fianna Fáil
17
10
2
18,859
23.34
3.24
Sinn Féin
11
3
1
6,579
8.14
2.16
Labour
3
3
4,319
5.35
1.35
Independent Ireland
7
2
New
5,198
6.43
New
Social Democrats
3
2
1
1,794
2.22
0.59
Aontú
3
1
1
2,258
2.79
0.11
Green
4
1
1
2,120
2.62
2.32
Rabharta
2
0
New
397
0.49
New
People Before Profit
1
0
New
392
0.49
New
Party for Animal Welfare
1
0
New
112
0.14
New
Independent
20
5
1
14,647
18.13
1.59
Totals
90
40
80,796
100.00
Candidates by local electoral area
^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.
Adare–Rathkeale
Adare –Rathkeale : 6 seats[ 6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Stephen Keary [*]
17.71%
2,329
Fine Gael
Adam Teskey [*]
14.46%
1,902
Fianna Fáil
Bridie Collins [*]
11.51%
1,514
1,617
1,733
1,870
1,877
2,161
Independent Ireland
John O’Donoghue [†]
9.75%
1,282
1,342
1,446
1,487
1,491
1,785
1,830
Independent
Richie Crehan
9.50%
1,249
1,263
1,353
1,436
1,437
1,540
1,571
Independent Ireland
Tommy Hartigan
9.25%
1,217
1,255
1,432
1,621
1,625
1,688
1,701
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Ward
8.23%
1,082
1,120
1,170
1,384
1,389
1,516
1,615
Fianna Fáil
Trina O'Dea
7.28%
957
987
1,033
1,073
1,075
Sinn Féin
Joanne Collins
6.09%
801
828
Fine Gael
Michael Sheahan[*]
5.95%
782
920
961
Independent
Robert Daly
0.28%
37
39
Electorate: 25,573 Valid: 13,152 Spoilt: 150 Quota: 1,879 Turnout: 13,302 (52.02%)
Cappamore–Kilmallock
Cappamore –Kilmallock : 7 seats[ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Independent
Brigid Teefy [*]
16.28%
2,672
Fianna Fáil
Martin Ryan [*]
12.54%
2,059
Independent
Eddie Ryan [*]
12.25%
2,011
2,085
Fine Gael
Noreen Stokes
8.78%
1,442
1,557
1,631
1,636
1,713
1,734
1,885
2,016
2,359
Fine Gael
Gregory Conway
8.27%
1,358
1,393
1,400
1,402
1,419
1,507
1,545
1,638
1,693
1,726
Sinn Féin
P.J. Carey [*]
7.52%
1,234
1,271
1,288
1,292
1,325
1,458
1,555
1,632
1,750
1,766
Fine Gael
Tommy O'Sullivan
7.44%
1,221
1,238
1,252
1,255
1,276
1,315
1,359
1,455
1,491
1,535
Fianna Fáil
Michael Donegan[*]
5.64%
926
958
1,000
1,003
1,018
1,088
1,124
1,314
1,375
1,420
Fianna Fáil
Al Fitzgerald
4.57%
751
802
869
870
895
923
963
1,107
Aontú
Michael Ryan
4.10%
673
731
789
792
867
943
1,036
1,107
Independent Ireland
Grainne Hanley
3.66%
601
624
631
636
717
Green
Robert O'Donnell
3.31%
543
588
637
638
736
768
Independent
Michelle Hayes
3.18%
522
580
617
622
Fianna Fáil
Denny Hourigan
2.46%
404
476
Electorate: 28,184 Valid: 16,417 Spoilt: 167 Quota: 2,053 Turnout: 16,584 (58.84%)
Limerick City East
Limerick City East: 7 seats[ 8]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Catherine Slattery [*]
14.73%
1,894
Fine Gael
Peter Doyle
13.43%
1,727
Fianna Fáil
Joe Pond [†]
12.36%
1,589
1,654
Labour
Elena Secas [*]
12.27%
1,577
1,601
1,636
Fine Gael
Sarah Kiely [*]
10.91%
1,403
1,491
1,523
1,534
1,557
1,578
1,582
1,614
Green
Sean Hartigan [*]
5.87%
755
769
778
783
793
799
805
858
1,028
1,083
1,390
Fine Gael
Michael Murphy[*]
5.74%
738
744
766
769
776
783
788
877
905
915
Aontú
Eric Nelligan
5.69%
731
746
754
758
777
805
805
856
889
937
1,002
Sinn Féin
Ursula Gavan
3.76%
483
494
496
498
505
654
654
697
753
1,139
1,203
Social Democrats
Donnah S. Vuma
3.65%
469
477
481
482
503
509
515
546
Independent
Dean Lillis
3.34%
429
433
437
437
507
515
515
Sinn Féin
Danielle O'Shea
3.20%
411
433
434
436
449
557
557
573
688
Sinn Féin
Mike Killeen
2.84%
365
381
382
382
387
Rabharta
Michael O'Brien
1.00%
128
134
135
137
Independent
Patrick McCarthy
0.80%
103
108
108
109
Independent
Tally Slater
0.42%
54
56
56
56
Electorate: 27,360 Valid: 12,856 Spoilt: 209 Quota: 1,608 Turnout: 13,065 (47.75%)
Limerick City North
Limerick City North: 7 seats[ 9]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Independent
Frankie Daly [*]
12.19%
1,553
1,560
1,569
1,578
1,621
Labour
Conor Sheehan [*]
11.90%
1,516
1,522
1,556
1,585
1,604
Fianna Fáil
Kieran O'Hanlon [*]
10.33%
1,316
1,319
1,331
1,346
1,351
1,352
1,353
1,373
1,389
1,505
1,545
1,626
Fine Gael
Olivia O'Sullivan [*]
9.10%
1,160
1,164
1,210
1,236
1,260
1,261
1,263
1,353
1,364
1,474
1,485
1,782
Aontú
Sarah Beasley
6.70%
854
859
863
878
915
917
919
932
964
985
1,028
1,045
1,057
1,264
1,355
Sinn Féin
Sharon Benson [*]
5.70%
727
780
783
788
795
796
796
807
856
877
1,224
1,240
1,247
1,388
1,439
Independent
Pat O'Neill
5.30%
675
675
676
684
702
705
707
723
735
763
766
808
832
878
1,019
Independent
Dean Quinn
5.07%
646
651
652
657
666
667
667
678
700
710
726
740
746
Independent
Adam Kearney
4.52%
576
578
589
605
624
630
630
655
673
692
704
754
783
822
Social Democrats
Shane Hickey-O'Mara
4.33%
552
557
561
595
599
600
601
675
831
879
895
938
969
993
1,092
Fine Gael
Richard Delaney
4.28%
545
547
575
585
616
622
623
653
657
682
693
Sinn Féin
Tom Collopy[*]
4.22%
538
581
582
586
593
594
594
599
635
638
Fianna Fáil
Suzzie O'Deniyi
3.18%
405
407
411
428
443
445
446
498
511
PBP–Solidarity
Ruairi Fahy
3.08%
392
400
401
418
426
427
427
463
Green
Saša Novak Uí Chonchúir[†]
2.98%
380
382
383
416
423
424
424
Independent Ireland
Ruth Clarke
2.31%
294
294
295
304
Rabharta
Laura Keyes
2.11%
269
270
271
Fine Gael
Mark Spain
1.40%
178
178
Sinn Féin
Tanya Dunworth
1.32%
168
Electorate: 27,239 Valid: 12,744 Spoilt: 178 Quota: 1,594 Turnout: 12,922 (47.44%)
Limerick City West
Limerick City West: 7 seats[ 10]
[ 11]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Fine Gael
Daniel Butler [*]
18.38%
2,233
Fine Gael
Dan McSweeney [*]
14.20%
1,725
Labour
Joe Leddin [*]
10.09%
1,226
1,360
1,374
1,389
1,405
1,415
1,428
1,538
Fianna Fáil
Abul Kalam Azad Talukder
8.70%
1,057
1,079
1,083
1,135
1,138
1,144
1,147
1,178
1,183
1,196
1,197
1,278
Fianna Fáil
Fergus Kilcoyne [*]
6.90%
838
944
999
1,000
1,012
1,018
1,031
1,051
1,196
1,255
1,257
1,405
Independent
Maria Donoghue
6.44%
783
817
822
828
843
888
898
947
1,019
1,116
1,118
1,252
Social Democrats
Elisa O'Donovan [*]
6.36%
773
842
852
861
867
873
893
1,003
1,059
1,213
1,219
1,378
Fine Gael
Michael MacCurtain
5.15%
626
794
834
837
845
848
853
900
936
969
974
Independent Ireland
Esther Aherne
4.75%
577
632
656
659
680
737
759
787
889
979
981
1,066
Sinn Féin
Malachy McCreesh
4.26%
518
536
542
544
551
563
777
801
847
Independent
Seán Lynch
4.06%
493
531
566
567
587
625
632
653
Green
Peter Spencer
3.64%
442
480
485
485
492
500
508
Sinn Féin
Frances Lonergan
2.67%
324
336
339
342
347
354
Independent
Cathal McCarthy
2.25%
273
278
280
285
295
Independent
Alec Morrissey
1.20%
146
155
157
159
Independent
Shahin Reza
0.53%
64
66
66
Independent
Khalid Mahmood
0.36%
44
45
45
Independent
Michael Rafferty
0.13%
16
18
18
Electorate: 25,596 Valid: 12,152 Spoilt: 207 Quota: 1,520 Turnout: 12,359 (48.28%)
Newcastle West
Newcastle West : 6 seats[ 12] [ 13]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independent
Jerome Scanlon[*]
16.93%
2,301
Fine Gael
Liam Galvin[*]
16.60%
2,257
Fianna Fáil
Michael Collins[*]
14.80%
2,012
Fine Gael
John Sheahan[*]
9.52%
1,294
1,317
1,394
1,500
1,506
1,651
1,684
1,751
Fine Gael
Tom Ruddle[*]
8.83%
1,201
1,333
1,359
1,384
1,407
1,489
1,659
1,836
Fianna Fáil
Francis Foley[*]
8.15%
1,108
1,146
1,279
1,387
1,414
1,495
1,621
1,756
Sinn Féin
Pádraig Collins
7.43%
1,010
1,040
1,080
1,116
1,124
1,175
1,282
1,455
Independent Ireland
James Barrett
4.92%
669
730
747
777
785
949
1,013
Fianna Fáil
Gerard Madigan
4.60%
626
680
687
713
723
734
Independent Ireland
Pat King
4.10%
558
577
590
633
638
Fianna Fáil
Kathleen Barrett
2.36%
321
330
346
Party for Animal Welfare
Gerben Uunk
0.82%
112
122
125
Electorate: 23,720 Valid: 13,595 Spoilt: 126 Quota: 1,925 Turnout: 13,721 (57.85%)
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