2009 Limerick County Council election

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2009 Limerick County Council election
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  2004 5 June 2009 2014  

28 seats on Limerick County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won1592
Seat change+3-3+1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Progressive Democrats
Seats won20
Seat change+2-3

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Map showing the area of Limerick County Council

Council control after election

Fine Gael

An election to Limerick County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). [1]

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fine Gael 15+326,78844.82
Fianna Fáil 9-320,50234.30
Labour 2+16,81411.40
Independent 2+24,4537.45
Progressive Democrats 0-3--
Totals28-59,764100.00

Results by local electoral area

Adare

Adare - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fine Gael Leo Walsh*15.501,833         
Fine Gael Rose Brennan*14.851,757         
Labour Tomas Hannon*13.841,637         
Fine Gael Richard Butler*13.581,606         
Fianna Fáil James Collins12.481,4761,544        
Fianna Fáil Leonard Enright *6.51770806 832 845 864 877 1,096 1,534  
Independent Seamus Sheahan6.39756807 852 891 911 1,011 1,069 1,148 1,151 1,168
Fianna Fáil James Cavanagh*5.79685706 801 808 820 833 923    
Independent Patrick Fitzgerald5.12606699 773 828 874 923 999 1,116 1,134 1,172
Fianna Fáil Richard Crehan4.47529575 589 602 611 622     
Independent Richie Smith1.46173212 236 267 288      
Electorate: 22,155  Valid: 11,828 (53.39%)  Spoilt: 169  Quota: 1,479  Turnout: 11,997 (54.15%)  

    Castleconnell

    Castleconnell - 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fine Gael Mary Jackman *14.601,993       
    Fianna Fáil Eddie Wade *13.441,805       
    Independent Brigid Teefy*11.111,4921,520 1,546 1,590 1,629 1,733  
    Fine Gael John Egan10.101,3561,402 1,413 1,442 1,454 1,478 1,529 1,552
    Fine Gael Michael Sheahan9.441,2671,369 1,383 1,465 1,471 1,523 1,550 1,560
    Fianna Fáil Noel Gleeson*8.631,1591,164 1,179 1,189 1,209 1,366 1,747 
    Fine Gael Mary Harty*8.931,1991,256 1,267 1,297 1,305 1,345 1,582 1,606
    Labour Elena Secas7.781,0451,083 1,155 1,298 1,304 1,406 1,464 1,475
    Fianna Fáil Joe Meagher*6.56881885 887 888 904 1,019   
    Fianna Fáil Brian Stokes4.66626638 649 676 695    
    Green Trish Forde-Brennan2.76371391 408      
    Sinn Féin Seamus Keating1.74234236       
    Electorate: 23,650  Valid: 13,428 (56.78%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,679  Turnout: 13,555 (57.32%)  

      Kilmallock

      Kilmallock - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Labour James Heffernan 18.222,282         
      Fianna Fáil Eddie Ryan14.691,8401,851 1,878 1,942 2,176     
      Fine Gael Mike Houlihan 12,571,5751,609 1,663 1,736 1,895 2,141    
      Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan10.111,2661,278 1,296 1,428 1,446 1,682 1,691 1,727 1,752 1,785
      Fine Gael William O'Donnell9.631,2061,227 1,250 1,325 1,394 1,495 1,508 2,156  
      Fine Gael Gerard Mitchell8.541,0701,083 1,098 1,138 1,204 1,230 1,254    
      Fianna Fáil Mary Burke7.66960970 978 1,110 1,189 1,316 1,357 1,658 1,700 1,719
      Fianna Fáil Richard O'Donoghue6.10764775 780 882 893      
      Independent Jim Hickey5.40677728 763 788       
      Fianna Fáil John Clifford*5.38674679 687        
      Sinn Féin Richard Young1.71214         
      Electorate: 18,955  Valid: 12,528 (66.09%)  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 2,089  Turnout: 12,671 (66.85%)  

        Newcastle West

        Newcastle West - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fine Gael Jerome Scanlan*22.862,823       
        Fine Gael Patrick O'Donovan *18.252,254       
        Fine Gael Liam Galvin*14.271,7622,045 2,117     
        Fianna Fáil Michael J. Collins*12.421,5341,638 1,667 1,701 1,703 1,758 1,937 2,158
        Fianna Fáil Francis Foley*11.001,3581,401 1,415 1,427 1,434 1,497 1,586 1,916
        Labour Stephen Goulding7.218901,031 1,085 1,115 1,144 1,300 1,376 1,495
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Ahern5.84721733 739 745 746 777 880  
        Fianna Fáil Anne Lordan3.47428499 504 553 553 588   
        Sinn Féin Mike MacDomhnaill3.14388429 442 495 499    
        Independent Seamus O Suilleabhain1.55192261 263      
        Electorate: 19,218  Valid: 12,350 (64.26%)  Spoilt: 153  Quota: 2,059  Turnout: 12,503 (65.06%)  

          Rathkeale

          Rathkeale - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Fine Gael John Sheahan*19.741,9011,905 1,941  
          Fine Gael Stephen Keary18.411,7731,791 1,854 1,893 2,130
          Fine Gael David Naughton*14.671,4131,416 1,514 1,585 1,684
          Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan*13.771,3261,331 1,427 1,702 2,122
          Labour Seamus Hogan9.97960981 1,069 1,113 1,226
          Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcair9.40905923 943 1,095  
          Fianna Fáil Joe Wallace8.26795796 809   
          Independent Pat Wallace4.59442475    
          Independent Patrick O'Doherty1.19115    
          Electorate: 15,636  Valid: 9,630 (61.59%)  Spoilt: 149  Quota: 1,927  Turnout: 9,779 (62.54%)  

            References

            1. Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine