2014 Limerick City and County Council election

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2014 Limerick City and County Council election
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All 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won13126
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Labour Anti-Austerity Alliance Independent
Seats won333
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Map showing the area of Limerick City and County Council
Council control before election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

An election to all 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a reduction from an overall total of 45 seats at the previous elections (17 at the 2009 City Council election) and 28 at the 2009 County Council election). It was a new local authority replacing the abolished Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council. Limerick City and County was 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).

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Significantly Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party on the council despite being 3,838 first preference votes behind Fine Gael. The party won seats in Limerick city, historically a weak area for them in local elections. Its best results were in Cappaghmore–Kilmallock and Limerick City East where they secured 3 seats in each LEA. Fine Gael were disadvantaged by the merger of the 2 local authorities as they held many councillors on the old City Council and several of these Councillors were defeated under the new boundaries. However, the party won 3 seats in Newcastle West. It was a very poor election for Labour as they just returned 1 seat in each of the 3 city LEAs just as did the Anti-Austerity Alliance. Sinn Féin won 6 seats, to join their existing member Maurice Quinlivan. Independents secured the remaining 3 seats, 1 of which was Emmett O'Brien a former member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive. [1] [2] After the elections 4 of the Fianna Fáil members broke away to form an independent block over an internal disagreement over who should secure the Chairmanship of the council. This was later resolved after intercession by Party Headquarters and they rejoined the Fianna Fáil grouping. [3]

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 1319,68027.4
Fine Gael 1223,51832.7
Sinn Féin 69,29812.9
Labour 34,7606.6
Anti-Austerity Alliance 33,1364.4
Independent 311,45615.9
Total4071,848100.0—

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor.

Adare–Rathkeale

Adare-Rathkeale: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Independent Emmett O'Brien18.4%2,270       
Fine Gael Tom Neville 15.2%1,873       
Fine Gael Stephen Keary [*] 13.7%1,6881,761 1,800     
Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan [*] 9.9%1,2291,334 1,343 1,366 1,444 1,618 1,621 1,749
Sinn Féin Ciara McMahon8.3%1,0271,110 1,118 1,247 1,302 1,360 1,361 1,527
Fianna Fáil Richard O'Donoghue 7.4%912942 949 963 1,224 1,445 1,449 1,718
Fianna Fáil James Cavanagh6.3%777813 819 831 891    
Fine Gael Rose Brennan [*] 6.2%766811 840 867 940 1,138 1,156 1,375
Fianna Fáil Séamus Sheahan5.9%736749 753 772     
Independent Patrick Fitzgerald [*] 5.7%704783 789 888 1,055 1,144 1,146  
Anti-Austerity Alliance Kathleen Enright2.8%350394 397      
Electorate: 23,045  Valid: 12,332  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 1,762  Turnout: 12,450 (54.02%)  

    Cappamore–Kilmallock

    Cappamore–Kilmallock: 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Brigid Teefy [*] 16.04%2,369     
    Fianna Fáil Eddie Ryan [*] 14.7%2,178     
    Sinn Féin Lisa-Marie Sheehy12.8%1,889     
    Fianna Fáil Noel Gleeson [*] 9.5%1,3991,488 1,554 1,559 1,893 
    Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan [*] 9.1%1,3391,374 1,467 1,474 1,548 1,825
    Fine Gael Gerard Mitchell8.6%1,2721,367 1,426 1,430 1,525 1,713
    Fine Gael John Egan [*] 7.9%1,1651,242 1,251 1,254 1,355 1,509
    Fine Gael William O'Donnell [*] 7.5%1,1081,186 1,224 1,227 1,271 1,669
    Fine Gael Mike Houlihan [*] 7.3%1,0711,101 1,141 1,148 1,208  
    Independent Joe Meagher6.7%9821,100 1,125 1,139   
    Electorate: 27,485  Valid: 14,772  Spoilt: 187  Quota: 1,847  Turnout: 14,959 (54.4%)  

      Limerick City East

      Limerick City East: 8 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112131415
      Sinn Féin Seighin O Ceallaigh14.3%1,703              
      Fianna Fáil Shane Clifford11.2%1,338              
      Fianna Fáil Kieran O'Hanlon [*] 8.2%975995 999 1,020 1,047 1,073 1,132 1,196 1,257 1,350     
      Fine Gael Michael Sheahan [*] 7.7%924929 930 930 932 941 1,009 1,015 1,024 1,108 1,109 1,113 1,113 1,115 1,312
      Labour Elena Secas7.3%867878 878 938 943 972 1,020 1,029 1,064 1,139 1,143 1,162 1,164 1,165 1,229
      Fine Gael Marian Hurley6.5%772775 775 777 781 788 866 874 916 990 992 994 995 996 1,200
      Fine Gael Leo Walsh [*] 5.9%709713 721 723 725 733 745 758 782 851 851 860 860 861  
      Fianna Fáil Jerry O'Dea5.2%619636 641 658 669 691 760 792 862 917 925 953 955 959 1,113
      Anti-Austerity Alliance Paul Keller4.5%540614 618 631 676 707 718 781 823 846 847 1,345   
      Fine Gael Diarmuid Scully [*] 4.2%499506 506 514 519 533 542 583 659       
      Independent Sarah Jane Hennelly3.9%467484 487 492 543 629 651 714 752 789 791 856 868 869 911
      Fianna Fáil Joe Pond3.8%455463 464 467 469 469          
      Anti-Austerity Alliance Derek Towell3.7%442536 538 552 587 624 637 673 716 758 762     
      Fine Gael Sarah Lee Kiely3.6%427445 449 472 495 529 535 554        
      Independent Jim Hickey3.2%384400 400 409 447 482 491         
      Independent Orla McLoughlin [*] 2.6%313345 350 370 388           
      Independent Noel Hannon1.9%236268 274 295            
      Labour Derek Mulcahy1.9%234243 243             
      Independent Richie Smith0.4%4351              
      Electorate: 27,654  Valid: 11,947  Spoilt: 167  Quota: 1,328  Turnout: 12,114 (43.8%)  

        Limerick City North

        Limerick City North- 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        Sinn Féin Maurice Quinlivan [*] 24.5%2,456          
        Fine Gael Michael Hourigan [*] 12.4%1,2491,278 1,281 1,294 1,301 1,341 1,348 1,426 1,628  
        Labour Frankie Daly10.1%1,0141,179 1,195 1,201 1,225 1,289 1,303 1,336 1,398 1,454 
        Fianna Fáil Joe Crowley10.1%1,0141,053 1,057 1,065 1,075 1,085 1,200 1,251 1,284 1,296 1,362
        Anti-Austerity Alliance Cian Prendeville9.6%9641,277 1,288 1,312 1,350 1,368 1,393 1,423 1,448  
        Independent John Gilligan [*] 8.3%8311,036 1,045 1,060 1,100 1,116 1,156 1,207 1,265 1,288 1,446
        Independent Gerry McLoughlin [*] 4.99%501569 584 600 623 644 664 703 740 753 880
        Fine Gael Denis McCarthy [*] 4.3%430440 445 446 457 488 512 525    
        Labour Tom Shortt [*] 4.2%426456 456 462 472 489 504 535 578 618  
        Independent Desmond Hayes3.3%334349 354 368 383 391 397     
        Fianna Fáil Christy McInerney2.7%268289 289 289 293 297      
        Fine Gael Tina O'Gorman1.9%195233 242 243 258       
        Independent Frank Ryan1.7%169213 214 235        
        Independent Denis Riordan1.2%125139 139         
        Independent Patrick McCarthy0.7%6593          
        Electorate: 20,980  Valid: 10,041  Spoilt: 150  Quota: 1,435  Turnout: 10,191 (48.6%)  

          Limerick City West

          Limerick City West: 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910111213
          Fianna Fáil James Collins [*] 14.9%1,445            
          Fine Gael Maria Byrne [*] 14.1%1,370            
          Labour Joe Leddin [*] 14.1%1,1541,176 1,208 1,213         
          Sinn Féin Malachy McCreesh9.8%952960 963 963 968 982 992 1,029 1,043 1,073 1,097 1,149 1,191
          Fine Gael Daniel Butler [*] 7.4%721748 790 809 824 827 841 860 974 1,036 1,179 1,247 
          Anti-Austerity Alliance John Loftus6.6%642650 654 656 670 698 722 761 770 800 821 938 991
          Fianna Fáil Seán Lynch5.4%519576 581 583 586 599 605 614 630 653 669 701 919
          Fine Gael Fergus Kilcoyne5.3%516526 541 548 550 569 575 579 628 654 692 713 771
          Fianna Fáil Geraldine Leddin4.1%394458 469 473 481 483 492 500 515 554 592 619  
          Labour Tomás Hannon [*] 3.8%369382 388 390 394 394 408 416 440 461    
          Independent Richie Ryan3.3%319325 328 338 351 371 393 469 477 502 541   
          Fine Gael Jim Long [*] 3.1%300303 315 320 325 330 332 341 364     
          Fine Gael Felim Cronin2.8%275279 290 295 297 299 300 302      
          Independent Cathal McCarthy2.02%196198 199 200 211 236 265       
          Independent Sunny Martins Duruagwu1.9%183186 188 190 205 215        
          Independent Jason Griffin1.5%144145 146 161 161         
          Independent Gerry Casey1.3%124127 131 131          
          Fine Gael Frank Mulqueen0.7%6366 73           
          Electorate: 20,242  Valid: 9,686  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 1,211  Turnout: 9,784 (48.3%)  

            Newcastle West

            Newcastle West: 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Fine Gael Jerome Scanlan [*] 18.3%2,396      
            Fine Gael Liam Galvin [*] 13.7%1,7951,860 1,888    
            Fianna Fáil Michael J. Collins [*] 12.9%1,6821,772 1,905    
            Sinn Féin Séamus Browne9.7%1,2711,296 1,390 1,394 1,467 1,674 1,814
            Fianna Fáil Francis Foley [*] 8.5%1,1121,144 1,188 1,201 1,279 1,400 1,772
            Fine Gael John Sheahan [*] 7.9%1,0271,077 1,096 1,097 1,192 1,263 1,556
            Fianna Fáil Seamus Ahern7.2%941947 987 997 1,090 1,148  
            Fine Gael Damien Riedy [*] 6.9%9071,057 1,094 1,098 1,277 1,366 1,429
            Labour Stephen Goulding5.3%696729 756 759    
            Independent Christy Kelly4.99%652677 793 795 884   
            Fianna Fáil John Leahy2.7%348391      
            Anti-Austerity Alliance Joe Harrington1.5%198205      
            Independent Seán O'Mahony0.3%4547      
            Electorate: 21,891  Valid: 13,070  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 1,868  Turnout: 13,213 (60.4%)  

              Changes

              Co-options

              PartyOutgoingLEAReasonDateCo-optee
              Fianna Fáil Shane CliffordLimerick City EastPersonal reasons. [4] 31 December 2015Joe Pond [5]
              Fianna Fáil Joe CrowleyLimerick City NorthDeath. [6] 15 February 2016Vivienne Crowley [7]
              Fine Gael Tom Neville Adare–RathkealeElected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.14 March 2016Adam Teskey [8]
              Sinn Féin Maurice Quinlivan Limerick City NorthElected to the 32nd Dáil at the 2016 general election.23 March 2016Joe Costelloe [9]
              Fine Gael Maria Byrne Limerick City WestElected to 25th Seanad at the 2016 Seanad election.22 October 2016Elenora Hogan [10]
              Anti-Austerity Alliance Cian PrendevilleLimerick City NorthPersonal reasons.27 October 2018Mary Cahillane [11]

              Changes in affiliation

              NameLEAElected asNew affiliationDate
              John LoftusLimerick City West Anti-Austerity Alliance Independent 27 August 2015 [12]
              Richard O'Donoghue Adare–Rathkeale Fianna Fáil Independent 14 December 2015 [13]
              Lisa-Marie SheehyCappamore-Kilmallock Sinn Féin Independent 5 September 2017 [14]

              References

              1. ↑ "Limerick City and County Council finalised". Limerick Leader. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
              2. ↑ "Limerick City and County Council results". Irish Independent. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014..
              3. ↑ "Limerick City and County Council dispute resolved". Irish Times. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014..
              4. ↑ O'Regen, Donal (24 December 2015). "Limerick councillor resigns for 'personal reasons'". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              5. ↑ "Three new councillors have been co-opted on to Limerick City and County Council at a special meeting of the Council held this afternoon". Limerick.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              6. ↑ Hayes, Kathryn (15 February 2016). "Fianna Fail Cllr Joe Crowley dies while election canvassing". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              7. ↑ "Three new councillors have been co-opted on to Limerick City and County Council at a special meeting of the Council held this afternoon". Limerick.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              8. ↑ "Three new councillors have been co-opted on to Limerick City and County Council at a special meeting of the Council held this afternoon". Limerick.ie. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              9. ↑ Sheridan, Anne (23 March 2016). "New Sinn Fein councillor 'humbled' to take seat in Limerick city". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              10. ↑ Rabbitts, Nick (22 October 2016). "Fine Gael's Elenora Hogan formally co-opted onto Limerick City and County Council". Limerick Live. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              11. ↑ Rabbitts, Nick (27 October 2018). "Limerick Solidarity councillor Cian Prendiville to step down for 'personal reasons'". Limerick Live. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              12. ↑ Ó'Cionnaith, Fiachra (28 August 2015). "John Loftus expelled from AAA over threatening comments". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              13. ↑ Ward, Colm (14 December 2015). "Limerick councillor resigns from Fianna Fail". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
              14. ↑ Kelly, Fiach; Raleigh, David (5 September 2017). "Sinn Féin councillor resigns over alleged 'toxic' bullying". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
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