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2019 Limerick City and County Council election
Map showing the area of Limerick City and County Council
Council control after election
TBD
A Limerick City and County Council election was held in County Limerick and Limerick City in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections . All 40 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote .
The 2018 boundary review committee recommended significant changes to the LEAs in the 2014 elections due to terms of references requiring a maximum of seven councillors in each LEA and changes in population revealed in the 2016 census.[1] These changes were adopted by statutory instrument.[2]
Limerick City and County narrowly voted in favour of establishing directly elected mayor for the council under a plebiscite will also take part in a plebiscite on whether or not to establish the position of a directly elected mayor for the council under the Local Government Act 2019 .[3] [4] It was one of three areas to hold such a plebiscite, and the only one where the proposition passed.[5]
Results by party
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Party
Seats
±
First Pref. votes
FPv%
±%
Fine Gael
14
2
25,168
34.19%
1.49%
Fianna Fáil
12
1
19,567
26.58%
0.82%
Labour
3
2,945
4.00%
2.60%
Sinn Féin
2
4
4,400
5.98%
6.92%
Green
2
2
3,639
4.94%
4.94%
Social Democrats
1
1
2,065
2.81%
2.81%
Aontú
0
2,136
2.90%
2.90%
Solidarity
0
3
1,160
1.58%
2.82%
Renua
0
211
0.29%
0.29%
Direct Democracy
0
149
0.20%
0.20%
Independent
6
3
12,172
16.54%
0.64%
Totals
40
73,612
100%
Candidates by LEA
Adare–Rathkeale
Adare –Rathkeale — 6 Seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Adam Teskey [c 1]
19.80%
2,459
Fine Gael
Stephen Keary [c 2]
16.76%
2,082
Independent
Richard O'Donoghue [c 2] †
14.10%
1,751
1,888
Independent
Emmett O'Brien [c 2]
12.61%
1,566
1,672
1,742
1,763
1,939
Fianna Fáil
Kevin Sheahan [c 2]
10.03%
1,246
1,355
1,400
1,416
1,473
1,592
1,611
Fianna Fáil
Bridie Collins
7.94%
986
1,071
1,122
1,136
1,234
1,588
1,627
Fine Gael
Leo Walsh
7.09%
880
1,053
1,160
1,175
1,292
1,436
1,458
Fianna Fáil
Trina O'Dea
6.14%
762
788
801
809
879
Green
Theresa Storey
4.33%
538
573
590
597
Direct Democracy
Mark Keogh
0.94%
117
129
133
136
Direct Democracy
Mike Putt
0.26%
32
33
33
35
Electorate: 23,675 Valid: 12,419 Spoilt: 184 Quota: 1,775 Turnout: 12,603 (53.23%)
Cappamore–Kilmallock
Cappamore –Kilmallock — 7 Seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Independent
Brigid Teefy [c 2]
15.88%
2,420
Fianna Fáil
Martin Ryan
14.16%
2,157
Fianna Fáil
Eddie Ryan [c 2] ††
11.96%
1,822
1,882
1,923
Fine Gael
Gerald Mitchell [c 2]
8.57%
1,306
1,414
1,427
1,500
1,566
1,599
1,754
2,017
Fine Gael
John Egan
7.98%
1,216
1,289
1,354
1,387
1,462
1,482
1,519
1,685
1,721
Fine Gael
Greg Conway
6.90%
1,052
1,066
1,070
1,099
1,103
1,186
1,241
Fianna Fáil
Michael Donegan [c 2]
6.14%
935
958
970
1,012
1,138
1,232
1,301
1,546
1,558
Fine Gael
Noreen Stokes
5.51%
840
924
974
1,022
1,211
1,251
1,351
1,474
1,525
Sinn Féin
Jim Hickey
5.27%
803
826
834
906
946
1,039
Independent
P.J. Carey
5.10%
777
811
817
921
939
1,196
1,412
1,683
1,696
Social Democrats
Trevor McCarthy
4.54%
692
716
721
767
776
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Meagher
4.11%
627
656
697
723
Aontú
Shane Hogan
3.18%
484
517
523
Independent
John O'Gorman
0.70%
106
116
117
Electorate: 28,363 Valid: 15,237 Spoilt: 268 Quota: 1,905 Turnout: 15,505 (54.67%)
Limerick City East
Limerick City East — 7 Seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Catherine Slattery
10.76%
1,188
1,203
1,227
1,273
1,294
1,333
1,337
1,342
1,346
1,482
Labour
Elena Secas [c 2]
10.53%
1,162
1,167
1,180
1,193
1,314
1,346
1,358
1,488
Fine Gael
Michael Murphy
10.48%
1,157
1,157
1,161
1,163
1,176
1,188
1,193
1,324
1,333
1,386
Green
Seán Hartigan
9.91%
1,094
1,097
1,131
1,173
1,361
1,497
Fianna Fáil
Joe Pond[c 1]
7.58%
837
838
846
851
865
888
892
956
970
1,030
1,037
Fine Gael
Michael Sheahan [c 2]
7.35%
811
812
815
822
838
846
846
1,012
1,049
1,129
1,137
Fianna Fáil
Jerry O'Dea [c 2]
7.27%
803
818
849
862
882
919
920
961
966
1,074
1,099
Fine Gael
Sarah Kiely
7.15%
789
812
845
871
917
969
976
1,112
1,136
1,290
1,329
Aontú
Michael Ryan
6.54%
722
737
757
795
812
892
917
935
939
Fine Gael
Marian Hurley[c 2]
6.22%
687
688
693
695
720
727
729
Social Democrats
Sarah Jane Hennelly
4.68%
517
521
537
599
Sinn Féin
Séighin Ó Ceallaigh[c 2]
4.67%
515
525
543
613
661
Solidarity
Paul Keller[c 2]
3.08%
340
348
392
Independent
Noel Hannan
2.47%
273
293
Independent
Derek Mulcahy
1.06%
117
Independent
Diarmuid Ryan
0.24%
26
Electorate: 25,953 Valid: 11,038 Spoilt: 257 Quota: 1,380 Turnout: 11,295 (43.52%)
Limerick City North
Limerick City North — 7 Seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Independent
Frankie Daly [c 2]
15.76%
1,861
Green
Brian Leddin †††
11.83%
1,397
1,427
1,442
1,503
Fianna Fáil
Kieran O'Hanlon [c 2]
10.40%
1,228
1,254
1,258
1,264
1,266
1,279
1,286
1,305
1,343
1,354
1,426
1,571
Fine Gael
Olivia O'Sullivan
7.45%
880
908
914
931
936
983
1,007
1,017
1,035
1,075
1,081
1,105
1,200
1,232
1,242
1,621
Sinn Féin
John Costelloe [c 1]
6.36%
751
790
792
796
799
800
816
863
872
882
982
996
1,060
1,130
1,131
1,139
1,142
1,270
Fianna Fáil
Pat O'Neill
5.45%
644
659
664
670
671
676
682
697
719
727
728
761
784
792
850
915
954
975
Labour
Conor Sheehan
4.93%
582
608
611
613
615
637
674
688
709
838
864
915
952
1,019
1,041
1,096
1,180
1,273
Sinn Féin
Sharon Benson
4.83%
570
595
597
610
610
611
622
636
640
651
742
754
771
855
856
874
880
1,041
Fine Gael
Eleanor McSherry
3.87%
457
462
473
489
494
563
570
579
594
636
637
648
698
718
719
Independent
Dean Quinn
3.79%
448
508
510
523
524
524
547
597
642
646
658
664
689
767
768
782
794
Solidarity
Mary Cahillane[c 1]
3.14%
371
386
388
401
401
406
455
466
484
508
523
544
564
Sinn Féin
John Nugent
2.90%
342
353
353
355
355
362
374
377
379
381
Fine Gael
Brian O'Connor
2.68%
317
326
326
329
329
359
362
393
400
418
424
443
Fianna Fáil
Christy McInerney
2.68%
316
331
331
333
333
362
368
379
398
409
411
Labour
Anne Cronin
2.39%
282
289
292
300
300
305
347
354
360
Aontú
Maeve O'Donnell
2.35%
278
284
288
307
310
316
320
329
Social Democrats
Kieran Walsh
2.30%
272
285
287
289
290
299
Fine Gael
Denis McCarthy
2.20%
260
270
273
283
286
Independent
Kevin Kiely
2.13%
252
273
279
294
296
307
312
Independent
Ruth Clarke
1.52%
180
189
249
Independent
Des Hayes
1.05%
124
138
Electorate: 26,436 Valid: 11,812 Spoilt: 294 Quota: 1,477 Turnout: 12,106 (45.79%)
Limerick City West
Limerick City West — 7 Seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Fianna Fáil
James Collins [c 2]
12.99%
1,375
Fine Gael
Daniel Butler [c 2]
12.43%
1,316
1,326
Labour
Joe Leddin [c 2]
8.68%
919
924
935
936
958
968
1,001
1,038
1,082
1,117
1,159
1,237
1,440
Independent
Fergus Kilcoyne
7.08%
750
753
755
755
768
783
792
810
866
894
1,054
1,120
1,173
1,186
Fianna Fáil
Abul Kalam Azad Talukder
6.58%
697
701
703
703
707
717
760
763
780
796
913
953
981
990
Fine Gael
Elenora Hogan[c 1]
6.43%
681
685
691
692
700
707
712
739
780
795
825
853
Fine Gael
Dan McSweeney
6.03%
638
640
648
648
653
676
681
698
718
730
832
866
1,151
1,200
Green
Breandán Anraoi Macgabhann
5.76%
610
612
628
628
637
651
656
681
723
776
809
883
936
965
Fianna Fáil
Sean Lynch[c 2]
5.58%
591
605
607
607
614
628
631
649
685
700
Social Democrats
Elisa O'Donovan ††††
5.52%
584
585
599
599
612
624
632
646
676
910
940
1,081
1,155
1,171
Sinn Féin
Malachy McCreesh[c 2]
5.27%
558
559
574
574
590
608
615
644
664
720
743
Solidarity
Seónaidh Ní Shíomóin
4.24%
449
451
480
480
483
510
517
544
567
Aontú
Julian Fitzgibbon
3.75%
397
398
404
404
427
434
445
457
Independent
Jim Long
2.69%
285
286
295
295
305
321
323
Independent
Sunnymartins Duruagwu
2.04%
216
216
224
224
230
238
Independent
Cathal McCarthy
1.81%
192
192
200
200
Independent
Jamie Morrissey
1.80%
191
192
201
201
210
Independent
Mark Carey
0.89%
94
94
Independent
John Loftus[c 2]
0.42%
44
44
Electorate: 23,374 Valid: 10,587 Spoilt: 214 Quota: 1,324 Turnout: 10,801 (46.21%)
Newcastle West
Newcastle West — 6 Seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fine Gael
Jerome Scanlan [c 2]
20.07%
2,512
Fianna Fáil
Michael Collins [c 2]
17.52%
2,193
Fine Gael
Liam Galvin [c 2]
16.97%
2,124
Fine Gael
John Sheahan [c 2]
12.01%
1,503
1,623
1,656
1,750
1,796
Fine Gael
Tom Ruddle
9.59%
1,201
1,493
1,578
1,613
1,635
1,808
Fianna Fáil
Francis Foley [c 2]
9.27%
1,160
1,288
1,494
1,620
1,656
1,844
Sinn Féin
Séamus Browne[c 2]
6.88%
861
941
973
1,015
1,038
1,206
Independent
Christy Kelly
3.81%
477
524
544
569
607
Aontú
Conor O'Donoghue
2.04%
255
291
309
316
383
Renua
John Dalton
1.69%
211
226
235
240
Independent
Sean O'Mahony
0.18%
22
27
28
29
Electorate: 22,827 Valid: 12,519 Spoilt: 195 Quota: 1,789 Turnout: 12,714 (55.7%)
Plebiscite
2019 Limerick City and Council mayoral plebiscite
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
38,122
52.4
No
34,578
47.6
Changes since 2019 local elections
†Adare-Rathkeale Independent Cllr Richard O'Donoghue was elected a TD for Limerick at the 2020 general election. His brother, John, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[6]
††Cappamore–Kilmallock Fianna Fáil Cllr Eddie Ryan resigned from the party and became an Independent on 23 June 2020[7]
†††Limerick City North Green Party Cllr Brian Leddin was elected a TD for Limerick City at the 2020 general election. Sasa Novak Ui Conchuir was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[6]
††††Limerick City West Social Democrat Cllr Elisa O'Donovan resigned from the party and became an Independent on 24 June 2020 saying she "felt it would be better to serve her constituents as an Independent Councillor."[8]
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