2024 Limerick City and County Council election

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.[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.

2024 Limerick City and County Council election
7 June 2024
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 1 2 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Independent Ireland Social Democrats
Seats won 3 2 2
Seat change New 1
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won 1 6
Seat change 1
Area of Limerick City and County Council

Mayoral election
Main article: 2024 Limerick 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][5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112
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 1 24,121 29.85 4.34
    Fianna Fáil 17 10 2 18,859 23.34 3.24
    Sinn Féin 11 3 1 6,579 8.14 2.16
    Labour 3 3 4,319 5.35 1.35
    Independent Ireland 7 2 New 5,198 6.43 New
    Social Democrats 3 2 1 1,794 2.22 0.59
    Aontú 3 1 1 2,258 2.79 0.11
    Green 4 1 1 2,120 2.62 2.32
    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 1 14,647 18.13 1.59
    Totals 90 40 80,796 100.00

    Candidates by local electoral area

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

    Adare–Rathkeale
    Adare–Rathkeale: 6 seats[6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    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[7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      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 1,107    
      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[8]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        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[9]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789101112131415
          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[10] [11]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789101112
            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[12][13]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              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%)  


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