2024 Limerick mayoral election

2024 Limerick mayoral election

7 June 2024 2029 →
Turnout	51.8%
Ind Ind FF Candidate John Moran Helen O'Donnell Dee Ryan Party Independent Independent Fianna Fáil 1st preference 18,308 (23.0%) 12,903 (16.2%) 11,785 (14.8%) Final count 28,451 (35.7%) 23,829 (29.9%) Eliminated   FG Ind Candidate Daniel Butler Maurice Quinlivan Frankie Daly Party Fine Gael Sinn Féin Independent 1st preference 10,190 (12.8%) 8,331 (10.5%) 4,574 (5.7%) Final count Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election Position established Elected mayor John Moran Independent

An election to decide the first directly elected Mayor of Limerick was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. Limerick is the first local authority in Ireland to have directly elected mayor, following a plebiscite held at the previous council election. The election was held under the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024. ^[1] Candidates were nominated by a registered political party or with the support of 60 electors.

There were fifteen declared candidates in the contest for mayor, ten from political parties, and five independent candidates.

On 11 June 2024, John Moran was elected as mayor.

Background

In May 2019 a plebiscite was held with the 2019 Limerick City and County Council election in which voters approved a proposal in a plebiscite on the establishment of a directly elected mayor for Limerick City and County by a vote of 52.4%. ^{[2] [3]} Under the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024, the first election to the new office would take place as part of the 2024 Limerick City and County Council election.

In August 2023, the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023 was published. ^[4] Kieran O'Donnell, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, stated that the government intended that the election for a directly elected Mayor for Limerick would be held in 2024, at the local elections which were scheduled to be held in June 2024. ^[5]

The Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 was enacted on 6 March 2024. ^[6] Under its provisions, the powers currently vested in the chief executive would be transferred to the Mayor of Limerick. On 5 April, Darragh O'Brien, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, confirmed the date of 7 June 2024 by ministerial order. ^[7]

Result

The period for nominations started at 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and ended at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024. Candidates may be nominated by a registered political party, with the support of 60 assentors, or with a deposit of €1,000. ^[8] There were fifteen declared candidates for the election.

2024 Mayor of Limerick ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Independent	John Moran	23.0	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	16.2	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	14.8	11,785	11,843	11,864	11,939	12,081	12,370	12,540	12,937	13,965	15,473	18,575
	Fine Gael	Daniel Butler	12.8	10,190	10,249	10,274	10,316	10,420	10,731	10,962	11,337	12,385	13,632
	Sinn Féin	Maurice Quinlivan	10.5	8,331	8,356	8,438	8,509	8,693	8,845	9,156	9,528	11,571
	Independent	Frankie Daly	5.7	4,574	4,597	4,645	4,686	4,815	4,907	5,410	5,689
	Aontú	Sarah Beasley	3.3	2,635	2,662	2,698	2,738	2,811	2,859
	Labour	Conor Sheehan	3.0	2,390	2,404	2,439	2,480	2,614	2,946	3,047
	Social Democrats	Elisa O'Donovan	3.0	2,384	2,401	2,478	2,526	3,061	3,336	3,439	3,799
	Green	Brian Leddin	2.9	2,303	2,313	2,368	2,409	2,578
	Rabharta	Laura Keyes	1.4	1,079	1,089	1,122	1,165
	Independent	Caitríona Ní Chatháin	1.1	886	896	990	1,016
	Party for Animal Welfare	Gerben Uunk	0.9	758	768	788
	People Before Profit	Ruairi Fahy	0.8	689	692
	Independent	Colm Ó Móráin	0.6	530
Electorate: 157,672  Valid: 79,745  Spoilt: 1,923  Quota: 39,873  Turnout: 81,668 (51.8%)

References

1. English, Bernie (6 March 2024). "President signs Mayor of Limerick bill into law". Limerick Post . Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
2. McAllister, Edel (27 May 2019). "Limerick voters will have chance to elect mayor by 2022". RTÉ News . Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
3. "Result of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite for Limerick City and County". Limerick City and County Council. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
4. "Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023". Oireachtas. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
5. "Minister O'Donnell Welcomes Publication of the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill" (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 3 August 2023.
6. Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 ( No. 7 of 2024 ). Enacted on 6 March 2024. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
7. "Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections". Gov.ie (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 6 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
8. "Notice of a Limerick Mayoral Election". Limerick City and County Council. 25 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
9. "Notice of Poll Limerick Mayoral Election" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
10. "Mayor of Limerick Election Results". Limerick City and County Council. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

External links

• "Directly Elected Mayor of Limerick". Limerick City and County Council.