2019 Limerick City and County Council election

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 party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 14 12 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Green Social Democrats
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 2 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 6
Seat change Increase 3
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).

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

Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 14 Increase2 25,168 34.19 Increase1.49
Fianna Fáil 12 Decrease1 19,567 26.58 Decrease0.82
Labour 3 Steady 2,945 4.00 Decrease2.60
Sinn Féin 2 Decrease4 4,400 5.98 Decrease6.92
Green 2 Increase2 3,639 4.94 Increase4.94
Social Democrats 1 Increase1 2,065 2.81 New
Aontú 0 Steady 2,136 2.90 New
Solidarity 0 Decrease 3 1,160 1.58 Decrease2.82
Renua 0 Steady 211 0.29 New
Direct Democracy 0 Steady 149 0.20 New
Independent 6 Increase3 12,172 16.54 Increase0.64
Total 40 Steady 73,612 100.00

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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Adam Teskey[†] 19.80% 2,459            
Fine Gael Stephen Keary[*] 16.76% 2,082            
Independent Richard O'Donoghue[*][a] 14.10% 1,751 1,888          
Independent Emmett O'Brien[*] 12.61% 1,566 1,672 1,742 1,763 1,939    
Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan[*] 10.03% 1,246 1,355 1,400 1,416 1,473 1,592 1,611
Fianna Fáil Bridie Collins 7.94% 986 1,071 1,122 1,136 1,234 1,588 1,627
Fine Gael Leo Walsh 7.09% 880 1,053 1,160 1,175 1,292 1,436 1,458
Fianna Fáil Trina O'Dea 6.14% 762 788 801 809 879    
Green Theresa Storey 4.33% 538 573 590 597      
Direct Democracy Mark Keogh 0.94% 117 129 133 136      
Direct Democracy Mike Putt 0.26% 32 33 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Brigid Teefy[*] 15.88% 2,420                
Fianna Fáil Martin Ryan 14.16% 2,157                
Fianna Fáil Eddie Ryan[*][a] 11.96% 1,822 1,882 1,923            
Fine Gael Gerald Mitchell[*] 8.57% 1,306 1,414 1,427 1,500 1,566 1,599 1,754 2,017  
Fine Gael John Egan 7.98% 1,216 1,289 1,354 1,387 1,462 1,482 1,519 1,685 1,721
Fine Gael Greg Conway 6.90% 1,052 1,066 1,070 1,099 1,103 1,186 1,241    
Fianna Fáil Michael Donegan[*] 6.14% 935 958 970 1,012 1,138 1,232 1,301 1,546 1,558
Fine Gael Noreen Stokes 5.51% 840 924 974 1,022 1,211 1,251 1,351 1,474 1,525
Sinn Féin Jim Hickey 5.27% 803 826 834 906 946 1,039      
Independent P.J. Carey 5.10% 777 811 817 921 939 1,196 1,412 1,683 1,696
Social Democrats Trevor McCarthy 4.54% 692 716 721 767 776        
Fianna Fáil Joseph Meagher 4.11% 627 656 697 723          
Aontú Shane Hogan 3.18% 484 517 523            
Independent John O'Gorman 0.70% 106 116 117            
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Catherine Slattery 10.76% 1,188 1,203 1,227 1,273 1,294 1,333 1,337 1,342 1,346 1,482  
Labour Elena Secas[*] 10.53% 1,162 1,167 1,180 1,193 1,314 1,346 1,358 1,488      
Fine Gael Michael Murphy 10.48% 1,157 1,157 1,161 1,163 1,176 1,188 1,193 1,324 1,333 1,386  
Green Seán Hartigan 9.91% 1,094 1,097 1,131 1,173 1,361 1,497          
Fianna Fáil Joe Pond[†] 7.58% 837 838 846 851 865 888 892 956 970 1,030 1,037
Fine Gael Michael Sheahan[*] 7.35% 811 812 815 822 838 846 846 1,012 1,049 1,129 1,137
Fianna Fáil Jerry O'Dea[*] 7.27% 803 818 849 862 882 919 920 961 966 1,074 1,099
Fine Gael Sarah Kiely 7.15% 789 812 845 871 917 969 976 1,112 1,136 1,290 1,329
Aontú Michael Ryan 6.54% 722 737 757 795 812 892 917 935 939    
Fine Gael Marian Hurley[*] 6.22% 687 688 693 695 720 727 729        
Social Democrats Sarah Jane Hennelly 4.68% 517 521 537 599              
Sinn Féin Séighin Ó Ceallaigh[*] 4.67% 515 525 543 613 661            
Solidarity Paul Keller[*] 3.08% 340 348 392                
Independent Noel Hannan 2.47% 273 293                  
Independent Derek Mulcahy 1.06% 117                    
Independent Diarmuid Ryan 0.24% 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Independent Frankie Daly[*] 15.76% 1,861                                  
Green Brian Leddin[a] 11.83% 1,397 1,427 1,442 1,503                            
Fianna Fáil Kieran O'Hanlon[*] 10.40% 1,228 1,254 1,258 1,264 1,266 1,279 1,286 1,305 1,343 1,354 1,426 1,571            
Fine Gael Olivia O'Sullivan 7.45% 880 908 914 931 936 983 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% 751 790 792 796 799 800 816 863 872 882 982 996 1,060 1,130 1,131 1,139 1,142 1,270
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Neill 5.45% 644 659 664 670 671 676 682 697 719 727 728 761 784 792 850 915 954 975
Labour Conor Sheehan 4.93% 582 608 611 613 615 637 674 688 709 838 864 915 952 1,019 1,041 1,096 1,180 1,273
Sinn Féin Sharon Benson 4.83% 570 595 597 610 610 611 622 636 640 651 742 754 771 855 856 874 880 1,041
Fine Gael Eleanor McSherry 3.87% 457 462 473 489 494 563 570 579 594 636 637 648 698 718 719      
Independent Dean Quinn 3.79% 448 508 510 523 524 524 547 597 642 646 658 664 689 767 768 782 794  
Solidarity Mary Cahillane[†] 3.14% 371 386 388 401 401 406 455 466 484 508 523 544 564          
Sinn Féin John Nugent 2.90% 342 353 353 355 355 362 374 377 379 381                
Fine Gael Brian O'Connor 2.68% 317 326 326 329 329 359 362 393 400 418 424 443            
Fianna Fáil Christy McInerney 2.68% 316 331 331 333 333 362 368 379 398 409 411              
Labour Anne Cronin 2.39% 282 289 292 300 300 305 347 354 360                  
Aontú Maeve O'Donnell 2.35% 278 284 288 307 310 316 320 329                    
Social Democrats Kieran Walsh 2.30% 272 285 287 289 290 299                        
Fine Gael Denis McCarthy 2.20% 260 270 273 283 286                          
Independent Kevin Kiely 2.13% 252 273 279 294 296 307 312                      
Independent Ruth Clarke 1.52% 180 189 249                              
Independent Des Hayes 1.05% 124 138                                
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fianna Fáil James Collins[*] 12.99% 1,375                          
Fine Gael Daniel Butler[*] 12.43% 1,316 1,326                        
Labour Joe Leddin[*] 8.68% 919 924 935 936 958 968 1,001 1,038 1,082 1,117 1,159 1,237 1,440  
Independent Fergus Kilcoyne 7.08% 750 753 755 755 768 783 792 810 866 894 1,054 1,120 1,173 1,186
Fianna Fáil Abul Kalam Azad Talukder 6.58% 697 701 703 703 707 717 760 763 780 796 913 953 981 990
Fine Gael Elenora Hogan[†] 6.43% 681 685 691 692 700 707 712 739 780 795 825 853    
Fine Gael Dan McSweeney 6.03% 638 640 648 648 653 676 681 698 718 730 832 866 1,151 1,200
Green Breandán Anraoi Macgabhann 5.76% 610 612 628 628 637 651 656 681 723 776 809 883 936 965
Fianna Fáil Sean Lynch[*] 5.58% 591 605 607 607 614 628 631 649 685 700        
Social Democrats Elisa O'Donovan[a] 5.52% 584 585 599 599 612 624 632 646 676 910 940 1,081 1,155 1,171
Sinn Féin Malachy McCreesh[*] 5.27% 558 559 574 574 590 608 615 644 664 720 743      
Solidarity Seónaidh Ní Shíomóin 4.24% 449 451 480 480 483 510 517 544 567          
Aontú Julian Fitzgibbon 3.75% 397 398 404 404 427 434 445 457            
Independent Jim Long 2.69% 285 286 295 295 305 321 323              
Independent Sunnymartins Duruagwu 2.04% 216 216 224 224 230 238                
Independent Cathal McCarthy 1.81% 192 192 200 200                    
Independent Jamie Morrissey 1.80% 191 192 201 201 210                  
Independent Mark Carey 0.89% 94 94                        
Independent John Loftus[*] 0.42% 44 44                        
Electorate: 23,374   Valid: 10,587   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 1,324   Turnout: 10,801 (46.21%)  

Newcastle West

Newcastle West: 6 seats[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
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% 1,503 1,623 1,656 1,750 1,796  
Fine Gael Tom Ruddle 9.59% 1,201 1,493 1,578 1,613 1,635 1,808
Fianna Fáil Francis Foley[*] 9.27% 1,160 1,288 1,494 1,620 1,656 1,844
Sinn Féin Séamus Browne[*] 6.88% 861 941 973 1,015 1,038 1,206
Independent Christy Kelly 3.81% 477 524 544 569 607  
Aontú Conor O'Donoghue 2.04% 255 291 309 316 383  
Renua John Dalton 1.69% 211 226 235 240    
Independent Sean O'Mahony 0.18% 22 27 28 29    
Electorate: 22,827   Valid: 12,519   Spoilt: 195   Quota: 1,789   Turnout: 12,714 (55.7%)  

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d See change below.

Results by gender

2019 Limerick City and County Council election[16][17]
Candidates by gender
Gender Number of
candidates 		% of
candidates 		Elected
councillors 		% of
councillors
Men 72 78.3% 32 80.0%
Women 20 21.7% 8 20.0%
TOTAL 92   40  

Plebiscite

2019 Limerick City and Council mayoral plebiscite[3][4]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 38,122 52.4
No 34,578 47.6
Total votes 74,670 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 150,628 49.6

Changes

Co-options

Party Outgoing LEA Reason Date Co-optee
Green Brian Leddin Limerick City North Elected to the 33rd Dáil for Limerick City at the 2020 general election[18] 25 February 2020 Saša Novak Uí Chonchúir[19]
Independent Richard O'Donoghue Adare–Rathkeale Elected to the 33rd Dáil for Limerick County at the 2020 general election[20] 25 February 2020 John O'Donoghue[19]
Sinn Féin John Costelloe Limerick City North Stepping down from politics.[21] May 2022 Tom Collopy[22]
Fianna Fáil Jerry O'Dea Limerick City East Death of councillor July 2022 Joe Pond

Changes in affiliation

Name LEA Elected as New affiliation Date
Jerome Scanlan Newcastle West Fine Gael Independent November 2019
Eddie Ryan Cappamore–Kilmallock Fianna Fáil Independent 23 June 2020[23]
Elisa O'Donovan Limerick City West Social Democrats Independent June 2020[24]
Elisa O'Donovan Limerick City West Independent Social Democrats December 2021[25]
P.J. Carey Cappamore–Kilmallock Independent Sinn Féin January 2022
Fergus Kilcoyne Limerick City West Independent Fianna Fáil January 2024[26]
John O'Donoghue Adare–Rathkeale Independent Independent Ireland March 2024

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