2024 Limerick City and County Council election

2024 Limerick City and County Council election
All 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council ; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Area of Limerick City and County Council

Last updated May 27, 2024

An election to all 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council and to the directly elected mayor of Limerick will held in June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections.^[1] Limerick City and County is 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).^[2] Limerick is the first local authority in Ireland to have directly elected mayor, following a plebiscite held at the previous council election.

Mayoral election

An election for a directly elected Mayor of Limerick will be held under the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024.^[3] Candidates can be nominated by a registered political party or with the support of 60 electors.

2024 Mayor of Limerick^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Aontú	Sarah Beasley
	Fine Gael	Daniel Butler
	Independent	Frankie Daly
	PBP–Solidarity	Ruairi Fahy
	Rabharta	Laura Keyes
	Green	Brian Leddin
	Independent	John Moran
	Socialist Party	Caitríona Ní Chatháin
	Independent	Helen O'Donnell
	Social Democrats	Elisa O'Donovan
	Independent	Colm Ó Móráin
	Sinn Féin	Maurice Quinlivan
	Fianna Fáil	Dee Ryan
	Labour	Conor Sheehan
	Party for Animal Welfare	Gerben Uunk
Quota:

Results by party in the Local Elections

Party		Candidates	Seats	±	FPv%	±%
	Fianna Fáil	17
	Fine Gael	18
	Sinn Féin	11
	Aontú	3
	Green	4
	Labour	3
	Independent Ireland	7		New		New
	Rabharta	2		New		New
	Social Democrats	3		New		New
	People Before Profit	1		New		New
	Party for Animal Welfare	1		New		New
	Independent	20
Totals		90	40		100.00

Candidates by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor elected in 2019.
^ †: Outgoing councillor coopted subsequent to the 2019 election.

Adare–Rathkeale

Adare–Rathkeale: 6 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Fianna Fáil	Bridie Collins^[*]
	Sinn Féin	Joanne Collins
	Independent	Richie Crehan
	Independent	Robert Daly
	Independent Ireland	Tommy Hartigan
	Fine Gael	Stephen Keary^[*]
	Fianna Fáil	Trina O'Dea
	Independent Ireland	John O’Donoghue^[†]
	Fine Gael	Michael Sheahan^[*]
	Fine Gael	Adam Teskey^[*]
	Fianna Fáil	Gerald Ward
Quota:

Cappamore–Kilmallock

Cappamore–Kilmallock: 7 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Sinn Féin	P.J. Carey^[*]
	Fine Gael	Gregory Conway
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Donegan^[*]
	Fianna Fáil	Al Fitzgerald
	Independent Ireland	Grainne Hanley
	Independent	Michelle Hayes
	Fianna Fáil	Denny Hourigan
	Green	Robert O'Donnell
	Fine Gael	Tommy O'Sullivan
	Independent	Eddie Ryan
	Fianna Fáil	Martin Ryan^[*]
	Aontú	Michael Ryan
	Fine Gael	Noreen Stokes
	Independent	Brigid Teefy^[*]
Quota:

Limerick City East

Limerick City East: 7 seats^[7]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Fine Gael	Peter Doyle
	Sinn Féin	Ursula Gavan
	Green	Sean Hartigan^[*]
	Fine Gael	Sarah Kiely^[*]
	Sinn Féin	Mike Killeen
	Independent	Dean Lillis
	Independent	Patrick McCarthy
	Fine Gael	Michael Murphy^[*]
	Aontú	Eric Nelligan
	Rabharta	Michael O'Brien
	Sinn Féin	Danielle O'Shea
	Fianna Fáil	Joe Pond^[†]
	Labour	Elena Secas^[*]
	Independent	Tally Slater
	Fianna Fáil	Catherine Slattery^[*]
	Social Democrats	Donnah S. Vuma
Quota:

Limerick City North

Limerick City North: 7 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Aontú	Sarah Beasley
	Sinn Féin	Sharon Benson^[*]
	Independent Ireland	Ruth Clarke
	Sinn Féin	John Collopy^[*]
	Independent	Frankie Daly^[*]
	Fine Gael	Richard Delaney
	Sinn Féin	Tanya Dunworth
	PBP–Solidarity	Ruairi Fahy
	Social Democrats	Shane Hickey-O'Mara
	Independent	Adam Kearney
	Rabharta	Laura Keyes
	Fianna Fáil	Suzzie O'Deniyi
	Fianna Fáil	Kieran O'Hanlon^[*]
	Independent	Pat O'Neill
	Fine Gael	Olivia O'Sullivan^[*]
	Independent	Dean Quinn
	Labour	Conor Sheehan^[*]
	Fine Gael	Mark Spain
	Green	Saša Novak Uí Chonchúir^[†]
Quota:

Limerick City West

Limerick City West: 7 seats^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Independent Ireland	Esther Aherne
	Fianna Fáil	Abul Kalam Azad Talukder
	Fine Gael	Daniel Butler^[*]
	Independent	Maria Donoghue
	Fianna Fáil	Fergus Kilcoyne^[*]
	Labour	Joe Leddin^[*]
	Sinn Féin	Frances Lonergan
	Independent	Seán Lynch
	Independent	Khalid Mahmood
	Fine Gael	Michael MacCurtain
	Independent	Cathal McCarthy
	Sinn Féin	Malachy McCreesh
	Fine Gael	Dan McSweeney^[*]
	Independent	Alec Morrissey
	Social Democrats	Elisa O'Donovan^[*]
	Independent	Michael Rafferty
	Independent	Shahin Reza
	Green	Peter Spencer
Quota:

Newcastle West

Newcastle West: 6 seats^[10]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Independent Ireland	James Barrett
	Fianna Fáil	Kathleen Barrett
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Collins^[*]
	Sinn Féin	Pádraig Collins
	Fianna Fáil	Francis Foley^[*]
	Fine Gael	Liam Galvin^[*]
	Independent Ireland	Pat King
	Fianna Fáil	Gerard Madigan
	Fine Gael	Tom Ruddle^[*]
	Independent	Jerome Scanlon^[*]
	Fine Gael	John Sheahan^[*]
	Party for Animal Welfare	Gerben Uunk
Quota:

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References

↑ "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 20 April 2024.
↑ "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
↑ 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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Notice of Poll Adare–Rathkeale" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
↑ "Notice of Poll Cappamore–Kilmallock" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
↑ "Notice of Poll Limerick City East" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
↑ "Notice of Poll Limerick City North" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
↑ "Notice of Poll Limerick City West" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
↑ "Notice of Poll Newcastle West" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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[order-1] "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 20 April 2024.

[citizensinformation-2] "Local elections in Ireland". Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[3] 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.

[4] "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.

[5] "Notice of Poll Adare–Rathkeale" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[6] "Notice of Poll Cappamore–Kilmallock" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[7] "Notice of Poll Limerick City East" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[8] "Notice of Poll Limerick City North" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[9] "Notice of Poll Limerick City West" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[10] "Notice of Poll Newcastle West" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. 20 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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