# 2019 Limerick City and County Council election

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. The proposition was approved by 52.4% to 47.6%. It was one of three areas to hold such a plebiscite, and the only one where the proposition passed. 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.

## Overview

The 40 members included 16 new councillors, and one returning member who been defeated in 2014. 23 of the outgoing 33 councillors who stood for re-election were returned. The total of 8 women was unchanged from 2014, but 6 of those women were first-time councilors.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 14 | 2 | 25,168 | 34.19 | 1.49 |
| | Fianna Fáil | 12 | 1 | 19,567 | 26.58 | 0.82 |
| | Labour | 3 | | 2,945 | 4.00 | 2.60 |
| | Sinn Féin | 2 | 4 | 4,400 | 5.98 | 6.92 |
| | Green | 2 | 2 | 3,639 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| | Social Democrats | 1 | 1 | 2,065 | 2.81 | New |
| | Aontú | 0 | | 2,136 | 2.90 | New |
| | Solidarity | 0 | 3 | 1,160 | 1.58 | 2.82 |
| | Renua | 0 | | 211 | 0.29 | New |
| | Direct Democracy | 0 | | 149 | 0.20 | New |
| | Independent | 6 | 3 | 12,172 | 16.54 | 0.64 |
| Total | Total | 40 | | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 2 3 4 See change below.

## Results by gender

2019 Limerick City and County Council election 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 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| 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 | 25 February 2020 | Saša Novak Uí Chonchúir |
| Independent | Richard O'Donoghue | Adare–Rathkeale | Elected to the 33rd Dáil for Limerick County at the 2020 general election | 25 February 2020 | John O'Donoghue |
| Sinn Féin | John Costelloe | Limerick City North | Stepping down from politics. | May 2022 | Tom Collopy |
| 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 |
| Elisa O'Donovan | Limerick City West | Social Democrats | Independent | June 2020 |
| Elisa O'Donovan | Limerick City West | Independent | Social Democrats | December 2021 |
| P.J. Carey | Cappamore–Kilmallock | Independent | Sinn Féin | January 2022 |
| Fergus Kilcoyne | Limerick City West | Independent | Fianna Fáil | January 2024 |
| John O'Donoghue | Adare–Rathkeale | Independent | Independent Ireland | March 2024 |

## 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". Limerick City and County Council. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
* "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.