2019 Limerick City and County Council election

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2019 Limerick City and County Council election
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All 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won14123
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Green Social Democrats
Seats won221
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won6
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3
2019 Limerick City and County Council Election Map.svg
Results by local electoral area

An election to all 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. 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).

Contents

The election was held alongside a plebiscite under the Local Government Act 2019 on whether or not Limerick City and County would establish the position of a directly elected mayor for the council. [1] [2] The proposition was approved by 52.4% to 47.6%. [3] [4] [5] It was one of three areas to hold such a plebiscite, and the only one where the proposition passed. [6] It was implemented by the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024.

Boundary review

Following the recommendations of the 2018 boundary review committee, significant changes were made 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. [7] [8]

Overview

The 40 members included 16 new councillors, and one returning member who been defeated in 2014. [9] 23 of the outgoing 33 councillors who stood for re-election were returned. [9] The total of 8 women was unchanged from 2014, but 6 of those women were first-time councilors. [9]

Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fine Gael 14Increase2.svg225,16834.19Increase2.svg1.49
Fianna Fáil 12Decrease2.svg119,56726.58Decrease2.svg0.82
Labour 3Steady2.svg2,9454.00Decrease2.svg2.60
Sinn Féin 2Decrease2.svg44,4005.98Decrease2.svg6.92
Green 2Increase2.svg23,6394.94Increase2.svg4.94
Social Democrats 1Increase2.svg12,0652.81New
Aontú 0Steady2.svg2,1362.90New
Solidarity 0Decrease2.svg 31,1601.58Decrease2.svg2.82
Renua 0Steady2.svg2110.29New
Direct Democracy 0Steady2.svg1490.20New
Independent 6Increase2.svg312,17216.54Increase2.svg0.64
Total40Steady2.svg73,612100.0

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2014.
^  †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2014 election.

Adare–Rathkeale

Adare–Rathkeale: 6 seats [10]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Fine Gael Adam Teskey [†] 19.80%2,459      
Fine Gael Stephen Keary [*] 16.76%2,082      
Independent Richard O'Donoghue [*] [lower-alpha 1] 14.10%1,7511,888     
Independent Emmett O'Brien [*] 12.61%1,5661,672 1,742 1,763 1,939  
Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan [*] 10.03%1,2461,355 1,400 1,416 1,473 1,592 1,611
Fianna Fáil Bridie Collins7.94%9861,071 1,122 1,136 1,234 1,588 1,627
Fine Gael Leo Walsh7.09%8801,053 1,160 1,175 1,292 1,436 1,458
Fianna Fáil Trina O'Dea6.14%762788 801 809 879   
Green Theresa Storey4.33%538573 590 597    
Direct Democracy Mark Keogh0.94%117129 133 136    
Direct Democracy Mike Putt0.26%3233 33 35    
Electorate: 23,675  Valid: 12,419  Spoilt: 184  Quota: 1,775  Turnout: 12,603 (53.23%)  

    Cappamore–Kilmallock

    Cappamore–Kilmallock: 7 seats [11]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Independent Brigid Teefy [*] 15.88%2,420        
    Fianna Fáil Martin Ryan14.16%2,157        
    Fianna Fáil Eddie Ryan [*] [lower-alpha 1] 11.96%1,8221,882 1,923      
    Fine Gael Gerald Mitchell [*] 8.57%1,3061,414 1,427 1,500 1,566 1,599 1,754 2,017 
    Fine Gael John Egan7.98%1,2161,289 1,354 1,387 1,462 1,482 1,519 1,685 1,721
    Fine Gael Greg Conway6.90%1,0521,066 1,070 1,099 1,103 1,186 1,241   
    Fianna Fáil Michael Donegan [*] 6.14%935958 970 1,012 1,138 1,232 1,301 1,546 1,558
    Fine Gael Noreen Stokes5.51%840924 974 1,022 1,211 1,251 1,351 1,474 1,525
    Sinn Féin Jim Hickey5.27%803826 834 906 946 1,039    
    Independent P.J. Carey5.10%777811 817 921 939 1,196 1,412 1,683 1,696
    Social Democrats Trevor McCarthy4.54%692716 721 767 776     
    Fianna Fáil Joseph Meagher4.11%627656 697 723      
    Aontú Shane Hogan3.18%484517 523       
    Independent John O'Gorman0.70%106116 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 [12]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Fianna Fáil Catherine Slattery10.76%1,1881,203 1,227 1,273 1,294 1,333 1,337 1,342 1,346 1,482 
      Labour Elena Secas [*] 10.53%1,1621,167 1,180 1,193 1,314 1,346 1,358 1,488   
      Fine Gael Michael Murphy10.48%1,1571,157 1,161 1,163 1,176 1,188 1,193 1,324 1,333 1,386 
      Green Seán Hartigan9.91%1,0941,097 1,131 1,173 1,361 1,497     
      Fianna Fáil Joe Pond [†] 7.58%837838 846 851 865 888 892 956 970 1,030 1,037
      Fine Gael Michael Sheahan [*] 7.35%811812 815 822 838 846 846 1,012 1,049 1,129 1,137
      Fianna Fáil Jerry O'Dea [*] 7.27%803818 849 862 882 919 920 961 966 1,074 1,099
      Fine Gael Sarah Kiely7.15%789812 845 871 917 969 976 1,112 1,136 1,290 1,329
      Aontú Michael Ryan6.54%722737 757 795 812 892 917 935 939   
      Fine Gael Marian Hurley [*] 6.22%687688 693 695 720 727 729     
      Social Democrats Sarah Jane Hennelly4.68%517521 537 599        
      Sinn Féin Séighin Ó Ceallaigh [*] 4.67%515525 543 613 661       
      Solidarity Paul Keller [*] 3.08%340348 392         
      Independent Noel Hannan2.47%273293          
      Independent Derek Mulcahy1.06%117          
      Independent Diarmuid Ryan0.24%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 [13]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789101112131415161718
        Independent Frankie Daly [*] 15.76%1,861                 
        Green Brian Leddin [lower-alpha 1] 11.83%1,3971,427 1,442 1,503              
        Fianna Fáil Kieran O'Hanlon [*] 10.40%1,2281,254 1,258 1,264 1,266 1,279 1,286 1,305 1,343 1,354 1,426 1,571      
        Fine Gael Olivia O'Sullivan7.45%880908 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 [†] 6.36%751790 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'Neill5.45%644659 664 670 671 676 682 697 719 727 728 761 784 792 850 915 954 975
        Labour Conor Sheehan4.93%582608 611 613 615 637 674 688 709 838 864 915 952 1,019 1,041 1,096 1,180 1,273
        Sinn Féin Sharon Benson4.83%570595 597 610 610 611 622 636 640 651 742 754 771 855 856 874 880 1,041
        Fine Gael Eleanor McSherry3.87%457462 473 489 494 563 570 579 594 636 637 648 698 718 719    
        Independent Dean Quinn3.79%448508 510 523 524 524 547 597 642 646 658 664 689 767 768 782 794  
        Solidarity Mary Cahillane [†] 3.14%371386 388 401 401 406 455 466 484 508 523 544 564      
        Sinn Féin John Nugent2.90%342353 353 355 355 362 374 377 379 381         
        Fine Gael Brian O'Connor2.68%317326 326 329 329 359 362 393 400 418 424 443       
        Fianna Fáil Christy McInerney2.68%316331 331 333 333 362 368 379 398 409 411        
        Labour Anne Cronin2.39%282289 292 300 300 305 347 354 360          
        Aontú Maeve O'Donnell2.35%278284 288 307 310 316 320 329           
        Social Democrats Kieran Walsh2.30%272285 287 289 290 299             
        Fine Gael Denis McCarthy2.20%260270 273 283 286              
        Independent Kevin Kiely2.13%252273 279 294 296 307 312            
        Independent Ruth Clarke1.52%180189 249                
        Independent Des Hayes1.05%124138                 
        Electorate: 26,436  Valid: 11,812  Spoilt: 294  Quota: 1,477  Turnout: 12,106 (45.79%)  

          Limerick City West

          Limerick City West: 7 seats [14]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011121314
          Fianna Fáil James Collins [*] 12.99%1,375             
          Fine Gael Daniel Butler [*] 12.43%1,3161,326            
          Labour Joe Leddin [*] 8.68%919924 935 936 958 968 1,001 1,038 1,082 1,117 1,159 1,237 1,440 
          Independent Fergus Kilcoyne7.08%750753 755 755 768 783 792 810 866 894 1,054 1,120 1,173 1,186
          Fianna Fáil Abul Kalam Azad Talukder6.58%697701 703 703 707 717 760 763 780 796 913 953 981 990
          Fine Gael Elenora Hogan [†] 6.43%681685 691 692 700 707 712 739 780 795 825 853   
          Fine Gael Dan McSweeney6.03%638640 648 648 653 676 681 698 718 730 832 866 1,151 1,200
          Green Breandán Anraoi Macgabhann5.76%610612 628 628 637 651 656 681 723 776 809 883 936 965
          Fianna Fáil Sean Lynch [*] 5.58%591605 607 607 614 628 631 649 685 700     
          Social Democrats Elisa O'Donovan [lower-alpha 1] 5.52%584585 599 599 612 624 632 646 676 910 940 1,081 1,155 1,171
          Sinn Féin Malachy McCreesh [*] 5.27%558559 574 574 590 608 615 644 664 720 743    
          Solidarity Seónaidh Ní Shíomóin4.24%449451 480 480 483 510 517 544 567      
          Aontú Julian Fitzgibbon3.75%397398 404 404 427 434 445 457       
          Independent Jim Long2.69%285286 295 295 305 321 323        
          Independent Sunnymartins Duruagwu2.04%216216 224 224 230 238         
          Independent Cathal McCarthy1.81%192192 200 200           
          Independent Jamie Morrissey1.80%191192 201 201 210          
          Independent Mark Carey0.89%9494             
          Independent John Loftus [*] 0.42%4444             
          Electorate: 23,374  Valid: 10,587  Spoilt: 214  Quota: 1,324  Turnout: 10,801 (46.21%)  

            Newcastle West

            Newcastle West: 6 seats [15]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Fine Gael Jerome Scanlan [*] 20.07%2,512     
            Fianna Fáil Michael Collins [*] 17.52%2,193     
            Fine Gael Liam Galvin [*] 16.97%2,124     
            Fine Gael John Sheahan [*] 12.01%1,5031,623 1,656 1,750 1,796 
            Fine Gael Tom Ruddle9.59%1,2011,493 1,578 1,613 1,635 1,808
            Fianna Fáil Francis Foley [*] 9.27%1,1601,288 1,494 1,620 1,656 1,844
            Sinn Féin Séamus Browne [*] 6.88%861941 973 1,015 1,038 1,206
            Independent Christy Kelly3.81%477524 544 569 607  
            Aontú Conor O'Donoghue2.04%255291 309 316 383  
            Renua John Dalton1.69%211226 235 240   
            Independent Sean O'Mahony0.18%2227 28 29   
            Electorate: 22,827  Valid: 12,519  Spoilt: 195  Quota: 1,789  Turnout: 12,714 (55.7%)  

              Footnotes

              1. 1 2 3 4 See change below.

              Results by gender

              2019 Limerick City and County Council election [16] [17]
              Candidates by gender
              GenderNumber of
              candidates              		 % of
              candidates              		Elected
              councillors              		 % of
              councillors
              Men7278.3%3280.0%
              Women2021.7%820.0%
              TOTAL92 40 

              Plebiscite

              2019 Limerick City and Council mayoral plebiscite [3] [4]
              ChoiceVotes %
              Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes38,12252.4
              No34,57847.6
              Total votes74,670100.00
              Registered voters/turnout150,62849.6

              Changes

              Co-options

              PartyOutgoingElectoral areaReasonDateCo-optee
              Green Brian Leddin Limerick City NorthElected to the 33rd Dáil for Limerick City at the 2020 general election [18] 25 February 2020Saša Novak Uí Chonchúir [19]
              Independent Richard O'Donoghue Adare–RathkealeElected to the 33rd Dáil for Limerick County at the 2020 general election [20] 25 February 2020John O'Donoghue [19]
              Fianna Fáil Jerry O'DeaLimerick City EastDeath of councillorJuly 2022Joe Pond

              Changes in affiliation

              NameElectoral areaElected asNew affiliationDate
              Jerome ScanlanNewcastle West Fine Gael Independent November 2019
              Eddie RyanCappamore–Kilmallock Fianna Fáil Independent 23 June 2020 [21]
              Elisa O'DonovanLimerick City West Social Democrats Independent June 2020 [22]
              Elisa O'DonovanLimerick City West Independent Social Democrats December 2021 [23]
              P.J. CareyCappamore–Kilmallock Independent Sinn Féin January 2022
              Fergus KilcoyneLimerick City West Independent Fianna Fáil January 2024 [24]
              John O'DonoghueAdare–Rathkeale Independent Independent Ireland March 2024

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