2019 Limerick City and County Council election
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A Limerick City and County Council election was held in County Limerick and Limerick City in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 40 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.
The 2018 boundary review committee recommended significant changes 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.[1] These changes were adopted by statutory instrument No. 624/2018.[2]
The election was held alongside a plebiscite on whether or not Limerick City and County would establish the position of a directly elected mayor for the council under the Local Government Act 2019.[3][4] The plebiscite narrowly approved the proposition, by 52.4% to 47.6 %.[5][6][7] It was one of three areas to hold such a plebiscite, and the only one where the proposition passed.[8]
The new council's 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 | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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Fine Gael | 14 | ![]() |
25,168 | 34.19 | ![]() | |
Fianna Fáil | 12 | ![]() |
19,567 | 26.58 | ![]() | |
Labour | 3 | ![]() |
2,945 | 4.00 | ![]() | |
Sinn Féin | 2 | ![]() |
4,400 | 5.98 | ![]() | |
Green | 2 | ![]() |
3,639 | 4.94 | New | |
Social Democrats | 1 | ![]() |
2,065 | 2.81 | New | |
Aontú | 0 | ![]() |
2,136 | 2.90 | New | |
Solidarity | 0 | ![]() |
1,160 | 1.58 | ![]() | |
Renua | 0 | ![]() |
211 | 0.29 | New | |
Direct Democracy | 0 | ![]() |
149 | 0.20 | New | |
Independent | 6 | ![]() |
12,172 | 16.54 | ![]() | |
Totals | 40 | ![]() |
73,612 | 100.0 |
Results by local electoral area
Adare–Rathkeale
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Fine Gael | Adam Teskey[c 1] | 19.80% | 2,459 | |||||||
Fine Gael | Stephen Keary[c 2] | 16.76% | 2,082 | |||||||
Independent | Richard O'Donoghue[c 2]† | 14.10% | 1,751 | 1,888 | ||||||
Independent | Emmett O'Brien[c 2] | 12.61% | 1,566 | 1,672 | 1,742 | 1,763 | 1,939 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Kevin Sheahan[c 2] | 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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Independent | Brigid Teefy[c 2] | 15.88% | 2,420 | |||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Martin Ryan | 14.16% | 2,157 | |||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Eddie Ryan[c 2]†† | 11.96% | 1,822 | 1,882 | 1,923 | |||||||
Fine Gael | Gerald Mitchell[c 2] | 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[c 2] | 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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
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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[c 2] | 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[c 1] | 7.58% | 837 | 838 | 846 | 851 | 865 | 888 | 892 | 956 | 970 | 1,030 | 1,037 | |
Fine Gael | Michael Sheahan[c 2] | 7.35% | 811 | 812 | 815 | 822 | 838 | 846 | 846 | 1,012 | 1,049 | 1,129 | 1,137 | |
Fianna Fáil | Jerry O'Dea[c 2] | 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[c 2] | 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[c 2] | 4.67% | 515 | 525 | 543 | 613 | 661 | |||||||
Solidarity | Paul Keller[c 2] | 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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||
Independent | Frankie Daly[c 2] | 15.76% | 1,861 | ||||||||||||||||||
Green | Brian Leddin††† | 11.83% | 1,397 | 1,427 | 1,442 | 1,503 | |||||||||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Kieran O'Hanlon[c 2] | 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[c 1] | 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[c 1] | 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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | James Collins[c 2] | 12.99% | 1,375 | ||||||||||||||
Fine Gael | Daniel Butler[c 2] | 12.43% | 1,316 | 1,326 | |||||||||||||
Labour | Joe Leddin[c 2] | 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[c 1] | 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[c 2] | 5.58% | 591 | 605 | 607 | 607 | 614 | 628 | 631 | 649 | 685 | 700 | |||||
Social Democrats | Elisa O'Donovan†††† | 5.52% | 584 | 585 | 599 | 599 | 612 | 624 | 632 | 646 | 676 | 910 | 940 | 1,081 | 1,155 | 1,171 | |
Sinn Féin | Malachy McCreesh[c 2] | 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[c 2] | 0.42% | 44 | 44 | |||||||||||||
Electorate: 23,374 Valid: 10,587 Spoilt: 214 Quota: 1,324 Turnout: 10,801 (46.21%) |
Newcastle West
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Fine Gael | Jerome Scanlan[c 2] | 20.07% | 2,512 | ||||||
Fianna Fáil | Michael Collins[c 2] | 17.52% | 2,193 | ||||||
Fine Gael | Liam Galvin[c 2] | 16.97% | 2,124 | ||||||
Fine Gael | John Sheahan[c 2] | 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[c 2] | 9.27% | 1,160 | 1,288 | 1,494 | 1,620 | 1,656 | 1,844 | |
Sinn Féin | Séamus Browne[c 2] | 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%) |
Results by gender
2019 Limerick City and County Council election[16][17] Candidates by gender | ||||
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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
Choice | Votes | % |
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38,122 | 52.4 |
No | 34,578 | 47.6 |
Total votes | 74,670 | 100.00 |
Registered voters and turnout | 150,628 | 49.6 |
Changes since 2019 local elections
- †Adare-Rathkeale Independent Cllr Richard O'Donoghue was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Limerick County at the 2020 general election.[18] His brother John O'Donoghue was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[19]
- ††Cappamore–Kilmallock Fianna Fáil Cllr Eddie Ryan resigned from the party and became an Independent on 23 June 2020[20]
- †††Limerick City North Green Party Cllr Brian Leddin was elected as a TD for Limerick City at the 2020 general election.[21] Sasa Novak Ui Conchuir was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 25 February 2020.[19]
- ††††Limerick City West Social Democrat Cllr Elisa O'Donovan resigned from the party and became an Independent on 24 June 2020 saying she "felt it would be better to serve her constituents as an Independent Councillor."[22]
Footnotes
Sources
- "Limerick City and County Council - Local Election candidates". RTÉ. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Local Election Results 2019". www.limerick.ie. Limerick City and County Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- "Local Elections 2019: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG). pp. 48–58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
References
- ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 1 (13 June 2018). "Report 2018" (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 64–71, 152–153. ISBN 978-1-4064-2990-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Phelan, John Paul (19 December 2018). "S.I. No. 624/2018 — City and County of Limerick Local Electoral Areas Order 2018". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Local Government Act 2019". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). PART 6: Plebiscites on Direct Election of Mayors. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Plebiscites for Directly Elected Mayors". Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Dalton, Eoghan; Raleigh, David (27 May 2019). "Cork and Waterford reject directly-elected mayor proposal Both cities narrowly vote against proposal while Limerick votes in favour". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Limerick votes for directly elected mayor for the city while Cork and Waterford reject same plans". TheJournal.ie. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Miley, Ingrid (27 May 2019). "Cork, Waterford reject, Limerick backs plan for directly elected mayor". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "New faces to mix with old as new Limerick City and County Council is elected". Limerick City and County Council. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Local elections 2019 — Adare–Rathkeale LEA". Limerick City and County Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Local elections 2019 — Cappamore–Kilmallock LEA". Limerick City and County Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Local elections 2019 — Limerick City East LEA". Limerick City and County Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Local elections 2019 — Limerick City North LEA". Limerick City and County Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Local elections 2019 — Limerick City West LEA". Limerick City and County Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Local elections 2019 — Newcastle West LEA". Limerick City and County Council. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Raleigh, David (27 May 2019) [25 May 2019]. "Limerick City and County Council: First Muslim councillor elected". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ DHPLG 2019, p. 247.
- ^ Raleigh, David (10 February 2020). "Election 2020: Richard O'Donoghue (Independent) Limerick County – Elected sixth count". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b Rabbitts, Nick (25 February 2020). "WATCH: Two new faces on Limerick City and County Council election". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020.
- ^ Rabbitts, Nick; O'Regan, Donal (25 June 2020). "Rebellion in west Limerick as concerns rise over historic government deal". Archived from the original on 26 June 2020.
- ^ Bowers, Shauna (10 February 2020). "Election 2020: Brian Leddin (Green Party) Limerick City – Elected 9th count". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ McQuinn, Cormac (25 June 2020). "Social Democrats councillor Elisa O'Donovan quits party". Irish Independent. Dublin. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.