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Part of the 2024 Irish local elections

2024 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 Sinn Féin
Seats won 13 10 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Independent Ireland Social Democrats
Seats won 3 2 2
Seat change Steady New Increase 1
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Party Green Independants Aontú
Seats won 1 5
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Area of Limerick City and County Council

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

Mayoral election

Main article: 2024 Limerick mayoral election

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

2024 Mayor of Limerick
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Independent John Moran 22.96 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 16.18 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 14.78 11,785 11,843 11,864 11,939 12,081 12,370 12,540 12,937 13,965 15,473 18,875  
Fine Gael Daniel Butler 12.78 10,190 10,249 10,274 10,316 10,420 10,731 10,962 11,337 12,385 13,632    
Sinn Féin Maurice Quinlivan 10.45 8,331 8,356 8,438 8,509 8,693 8,845 9,156 9,528 11,571      
Independent Frankie Daly 5.74 4,574 4,597 4,645 4,686 4,815 4,907 5,410 5,689        
Aontú Sarah Beasley 3.30 2,635 2,662 2,698 2,738 2,811 2,859            
Labour Conor Sheehan 2.30 2,390 2,404 2,439 2,480 2,614 2,946 3,047          
Social Democrats Elisa O'Donovan 2.99 2,384 2,401 2,478 2,526 3,061 3,336 3,439 3,799        
Green Brian Leddin 2.89 2,303 2,313 2,368 2,409 2,578              
Rabharta Laura Keyes 1.35 1,079 1,089 1,122 1,165                
Independent Caitríona Ní Chatháin 1.11 886 896 990 1,016                
Party for Animal Welfare Gerben Uunk 0.95 758 768 788                  
People Before Profit Ruairi Fahy 0.86 689 692                    
Independent Colm Ó Móráin 0.66 530                      
Valid: 79,745   Spoilt: 1,923   Quota: 39,873   Turnout: 81,668  

Results by party in the Local elections

Party Candidates Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 18 13 Decrease1 24,121 29.85 Decrease4.34
Fianna Fáil 17 10 Decrease2 18,859 23.34 Decrease3.24
Sinn Féin 11 3 Increase1 6,579 8.14 Increase2.16
Labour 3 3 Steady 4,319 5.35 Increase1.35
Independent Ireland 7 2 New 5,198 6.43 New
Social Democrats 3 2 Increase1 1,794 2.22 Decrease0.59
Aontú 3 1 Increase1 2,258 2.79 Decrease0.11
Green 4 1 Decrease1 2,120 2.62 Decrease2.32
Rabharta 2 0 New 397 0.49 New
People Before Profit 1 0 New 392 0.49 New
Party for Animal Welfare 1 0 New 112 0.14 New
Independent 20 5 Decrease1 14,647 18.13 Increase1.59
Totals 90 40 Steady 80,796 100.00

Results by local electoral area

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

Adare–Rathkeale

Adare–Rathkeale: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Stephen Keary 17.71% 2,329            
Fine Gael Adam Teskey 14.46% 1,902            
Fianna Fáil Bridie Collins 11.51% 1,514 1,617 1,733 1,870 1,877 2,161  
Independent Ireland John O’Donoghue 9.75% 1,282 1,342 1,446 1,487 1,491 1,785 1,830
Independent Richie Crehan 9.50% 1,249 1,263 1,353 1,436 1,437 1,540 1,571
Independent Ireland Tommy Hartigan 9.25% 1,217 1,255 1,432 1,621 1,625 1,688 1,701
Fianna Fáil Gerald Ward 8.23% 1,082 1,120 1,170 1,384 1,389 1,516 1,615
Fianna Fáil Trina O'Dea 7.28% 957 987 1,033 1,073 1,075    
Sinn Féin Joanne Collins 6.09% 801 828          
Fine Gael Michael Sheahan 5.95% 782 920 961        
Independent Robert Daly 0.28% 37 39          
Electorate: 25,573   Valid: 13,152   Spoilt: 150   Quota: 1,879   Turnout: 13,302 (52.02%)  

Cappamore–Kilmallock

Cappamore–Kilmallock: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Brigid Teefy 16.28% 2,672                  
Fianna Fáil Martin Ryan 12.54% 2,059                  
Independent Eddie Ryan 12.25% 2,011 2,085                
Fine Gael Noreen Stokes 8.78% 1,442 1,557 1,631 1,636 1,713 1,734 1,885 2,016 2,359  
Fine Gael Gregory Conway 8.27% 1,358 1,393 1,400 1,402 1,419 1,507 1,545 1,638 1,693 1,726
Sinn Féin P.J. Carey 7.52% 1,234 1,271 1,288 1,292 1,325 1,458 1,555 1,632 1,750 1,766
Fine Gael Tommy O'Sullivan 7.44% 1,221 1,238 1,252 1,255 1,276 1,315 1,359 1,455 1,491 1,535
Fianna Fáil Michael Donegan 5.64% 926 958 1,000 1,003 1,018 1,088 1,124 1,314 1,375 1,420
Fianna Fáil Al Fitzgerald 4.57% 751 802 869 870 895 923 963      
Aontú Michael Ryan 4.10% 673 731 789 792 867 943 1,036 1,107    
Independent Ireland Grainne Hanley 3.66% 601 624 631 636 717          
Green Robert O'Donnell 3.31% 543 588 637 638 736 768        
Independent Michelle Hayes 3.18% 522 580 617 622            
Fianna Fáil Denny Hourigan 2.46% 404 476                
Electorate: 28,184   Valid: 16,417   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 2,053   Turnout: 16,584 (58.84%)  

Limerick City East

Limerick City East: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Catherine Slattery 14.73% 1,894                    
Fine Gael Peter Doyle 13.43% 1,727                    
Fianna Fáil Joe Pond 12.36% 1,589 1,654                  
Labour Elena Secas 12.27% 1,577 1,601 1,636                
Fine Gael Sarah Kiely 10.91% 1,403 1,491 1,523 1,534 1,557 1,578 1,582 1,614      
Green Sean Hartigan 5.87% 755 769 778 783 793 799 805 858 1,028 1,083 1,390
Fine Gael Michael Murphy 5.74% 738 744 766 769 776 783 788 877 905 915  
Aontú Eric Nelligan 5.69% 731 746 754 758 777 805 805 856 889 937 1,002
Sinn Féin Ursula Gavan 3.76% 483 494 496 498 505 654 654 697 753 1,139 1,203
Social Democrats Donnah S. Vuma 3.65% 469 477 481 482 503 509 515 546      
Independent Dean Lillis 3.34% 429 433 437 437 507 515 515        
Sinn Féin Danielle O'Shea 3.20% 411 433 434 436 449 557 557 573 688    
Sinn Féin Mike Killeen 2.84% 365 381 382 382 387            
Rabharta Michael O'Brien 1.00% 128 134 135 137              
Independent Patrick McCarthy 0.80% 103 108 108 109              
Independent Tally Slater 0.42% 54 56 56 56              
Electorate: 27,360   Valid: 12,856   Spoilt: 209   Quota: 1,608   Turnout: 13,065 (47.75%)  

Limerick City North

Limerick City North: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Independent Frankie Daly 12.19% 1,553 1,560 1,569 1,578 1,621                    
Labour Conor Sheehan 11.90% 1,516 1,522 1,556 1,585 1,604                    
Fianna Fáil Kieran O'Hanlon 10.33% 1,316 1,319 1,331 1,346 1,351 1,352 1,353 1,373 1,389 1,505 1,545 1,626      
Fine Gael Olivia O'Sullivan 9.10% 1,160 1,164 1,210 1,236 1,260 1,261 1,263 1,353 1,364 1,474 1,485 1,782      
Aontú Sarah Beasley 6.70% 854 859 863 878 915 917 919 932 964 985 1,028 1,045 1,057 1,264 1,355
Sinn Féin Sharon Benson 5.70% 727 780 783 788 795 796 796 807 856 877 1,224 1,240 1,247 1,388 1,439
Independent Pat O'Neill 5.30% 675 675 676 684 702 705 707 723 735 763 766 808 832 878 1,019
Independent Dean Quinn 5.07% 646 651 652 657 666 667 667 678 700 710 726 740 746    
Independent Adam Kearney 4.52% 576 578 589 605 624 630 630 655 673 692 704 754 783 822  
Social Democrats Shane Hickey-O'Mara 4.33% 552 557 561 595 599 600 601 675 831 879 895 938 969 993 1,092
Fine Gael Richard Delaney 4.28% 545 547 575 585 616 622 623 653 657 682 693        
Sinn Féin Tom Collopy 4.22% 538 581 582 586 593 594 594 599 635 638          
Fianna Fáil Suzzie O'Deniyi 3.18% 405 407 411 428 443 445 446 498 511            
PBP–Solidarity Ruairi Fahy 3.08% 392 400 401 418 426 427 427 463              
Green Saša Novak Uí Chonchúir 2.98% 380 382 383 416 423 424 424                
Independent Ireland Ruth Clarke 2.31% 294 294 295 304                      
Rabharta Laura Keyes 2.11% 269 270 271                        
Fine Gael Mark Spain 1.40% 178 178                          
Sinn Féin Tanya Dunworth 1.32% 168                            
Electorate: 27,239   Valid: 12,744   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 1,594   Turnout: 12,922 (47.44%)  

Limerick City West

Limerick City West: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fine Gael Daniel Butler 18.38% 2,233                      
Fine Gael Dan McSweeney 14.20% 1,725                      
Labour Joe Leddin 10.09% 1,226 1,360 1,374 1,389 1,405 1,415 1,428 1,538        
Fianna Fáil Abul Kalam Azad Talukder 8.70% 1,057 1,079 1,083 1,135 1,138 1,144 1,147 1,178 1,183 1,196 1,197 1,278
Fianna Fáil Fergus Kilcoyne 6.90% 838 944 999 1,000 1,012 1,018 1,031 1,051 1,196 1,255 1,257 1,405
Independent Maria Donoghue 6.44% 783 817 822 828 843 888 898 947 1,019 1,116 1,118 1,252
Social Democrats Elisa O'Donovan 6.36% 773 842 852 861 867 873 893 1,003 1,059 1,213 1,219 1,378
Fine Gael Michael MacCurtain 5.15% 626 794 834 837 845 848 853 900 936 969 974  
Independent Ireland Esther Aherne 4.75% 577 632 656 659 680 737 759 787 889 979 981 1,066
Sinn Féin Malachy McCreesh 4.26% 518 536 542 544 551 563 777 801 847      
Independent Seán Lynch 4.06% 493 531 566 567 587 625 632 653        
Green Peter Spencer 3.64% 442 480 485 485 492 500 508          
Sinn Féin Frances Lonergan 2.67% 324 336 339 342 347 354            
Independent Cathal McCarthy 2.25% 273 278 280 285 295              
Independent Alec Morrissey 1.20% 146 155 157 159                
Independent Shahin Reza 0.53% 64 66 66                  
Independent Khalid Mahmood 0.36% 44 45 45                  
Independent Michael Rafferty 0.13% 16 18 18                  
Electorate: 25,596   Valid: 12,152   Spoilt: 207   Quota: 1,520   Turnout: 12,359 (48.28%)  

Newcastle West

Newcastle West: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Jerome Scanlon 16.93% 2,301              
Fine Gael Liam Galvin 16.60% 2,257              
Fianna Fáil Michael Collins 14.80% 2,012              
Fine Gael John Sheahan 9.52% 1,294 1,317 1,394 1,500 1,506 1,651 1,684 1,751
Fine Gael Tom Ruddle 8.83% 1,201 1,333 1,359 1,384 1,407 1,489 1,659 1,836
Fianna Fáil Francis Foley 8.15% 1,108 1,146 1,279 1,387 1,414 1,495 1,621 1,756
Sinn Féin Pádraig Collins 7.43% 1,010 1,040 1,080 1,116 1,124 1,175 1,282 1,455
Independent Ireland James Barrett 4.92% 669 730 747 777 785 949 1,013  
Fianna Fáil Gerard Madigan 4.60% 626 680 687 713 723 734    
Independent Ireland Pat King 4.10% 558 577 590 633 638      
Fianna Fáil Kathleen Barrett 2.36% 321 330 346          
Party for Animal Welfare Gerben Uunk 0.82% 112 122 125          
Electorate: 23,720   Valid: 13,595   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 1,925   Turnout: 13,721 (57.85%)  


References

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