# 2014 Limerick City and County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, a reduction from an overall total of 45 seats at the previous elections (17 at the 2009 City Council election) and 28 at the 2009 County Council election). It was a new local authority replacing the abolished Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council. 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).
Significantly Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party on the council despite being 3,838 first preference votes behind Fine Gael. The party won seats in Limerick city, historically a weak area for them in local elections. Its best results were in Cappaghmore–Kilmallock and Limerick City East where they secured 3 seats in each LEA. Fine Gael were disadvantaged by the merger of the 2 local authorities as they held many councillors on the old City Council and several of these Councillors were defeated under the new boundaries. However, the party won 3 seats in Newcastle West. It was a very poor election for Labour as they just returned 1 seat in each of the 3 city LEAs just as did the Anti-Austerity Alliance. Sinn Féin won 6 seats, to join their existing member Maurice Quinlivan. Independents secured the remaining 3 seats, 1 of which was Emmett O'Brien a former member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive. After the elections 4 of the Fianna Fáil members broke away to form an independent block over an internal disagreement over who should secure the Chairmanship of the council. This was later resolved after intercession by Party Headquarters and they rejoined the Fianna Fáil grouping.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 13 | 19,680 | 27.4 | |
| | Fine Gael | 12 | 23,518 | 32.7 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 6 | 9,298 | 12.9 | |
| | Labour | 3 | 4,760 | 6.6 | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | 3 | 3,136 | 4.4 | |
| | Independent | 3 | 11,456 | 15.9 | |
| Total | Total | 40 | 71,848 | 100.0 | — |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

### Adare–Rathkeale

Adare-Rathkeale: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Emmett O'Brien | 18.4% | 2,270 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Neville††††† | 15.2% | 1,873 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Stephen Keary | 13.7% | 1,688 | 1,761 | 1,800 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin Sheahan | 9.9% | 1,229 | 1,334 | 1,343 | 1,366 | 1,444 | 1,618 | 1,621 | 1,749 |
| | Sinn Féin | Ciara McMahon | 8.3% | 1,027 | 1,110 | 1,118 | 1,247 | 1,302 | 1,360 | 1,361 | 1,527 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Richard O'Donoghue†† | 7.4% | 912 | 942 | 949 | 963 | 1,224 | 1,445 | 1,449 | 1,718 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Cavanagh | 6.3% | 777 | 813 | 819 | 831 | 891 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Rose Brennan | 6.2% | 766 | 811 | 840 | 867 | 940 | 1,138 | 1,156 | 1,375 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Séamus Sheahan | 5.9% | 736 | 749 | 753 | 772 | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Fitzgerald | 5.7% | 704 | 783 | 789 | 888 | 1,055 | 1,144 | 1,146 | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Kathleen Enright | 2.8% | 350 | 394 | 397 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,045 Valid: 12,332 Spoilt: 118 Quota: 1,762 Turnout: 12,450 (54.02%) ||||||||||||

### Cappamore–Kilmallock

Cappamore–Kilmallock: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Brigid Teefy | 16.04% | 2,369 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eddie Ryan | 14.7% | 2,178 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Lisa-Marie Sheehy†††††††† | 12.8% | 1,889 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Gleeson | 9.5% | 1,399 | 1,488 | 1,554 | 1,559 | 1,893 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mike Donegan | 9.1% | 1,339 | 1,374 | 1,467 | 1,474 | 1,548 | 1,825 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Mitchell | 8.6% | 1,272 | 1,367 | 1,426 | 1,430 | 1,525 | 1,713 |
| | Fine Gael | John Egan | 7.9% | 1,165 | 1,242 | 1,251 | 1,254 | 1,355 | 1,509 |
| | Fine Gael | William O'Donnell | 7.5% | 1,108 | 1,186 | 1,224 | 1,227 | 1,271 | 1,669 |
| | Fine Gael | Mike Houlihan | 7.3% | 1,071 | 1,101 | 1,141 | 1,148 | 1,208 | |
| | Independent | Joe Meagher | 6.7% | 982 | 1,100 | 1,125 | 1,139 | | |
| Electorate: 27,485 Valid: 14,772 Spoilt: 187 Quota: 1,847 Turnout: 14,959 (54.4%) ||||||||||

### Limerick City East

Limerick City East: 8 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Seighin O Ceallaigh | 14.3% | 1,703 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Shane Clifford††† | 11.2% | 1,338 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kieran O'Hanlon | 8.2% | 975 | 995 | 999 | 1,020 | 1,047 | 1,073 | 1,132 | 1,196 | 1,257 | 1,350 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Sheahan | 7.7% | 924 | 929 | 930 | 930 | 932 | 941 | 1,009 | 1,015 | 1,024 | 1,108 | 1,109 | 1,113 | 1,113 | 1,115 | 1,312 |
| | Labour | Elena Secas | 7.3% | 867 | 878 | 878 | 938 | 943 | 972 | 1,020 | 1,029 | 1,064 | 1,139 | 1,143 | 1,162 | 1,164 | 1,165 | 1,229 |
| | Fine Gael | Marian Hurley | 6.5% | 772 | 775 | 775 | 777 | 781 | 788 | 866 | 874 | 916 | 990 | 992 | 994 | 995 | 996 | 1,200 |
| | Fine Gael | Leo Walsh | 5.9% | 709 | 713 | 721 | 723 | 725 | 733 | 745 | 758 | 782 | 851 | 851 | 860 | 860 | 861 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jerry O'Dea | 5.2% | 619 | 636 | 641 | 658 | 669 | 691 | 760 | 792 | 862 | 917 | 925 | 953 | 955 | 959 | 1,113 |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Paul Keller | 4.5% | 540 | 614 | 618 | 631 | 676 | 707 | 718 | 781 | 823 | 846 | 847 | 1,345 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Diarmuid Scully | 4.2% | 499 | 506 | 506 | 514 | 519 | 533 | 542 | 583 | 659 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sarah Jane Hennelly | 3.9% | 467 | 484 | 487 | 492 | 543 | 629 | 651 | 714 | 752 | 789 | 791 | 856 | 868 | 869 | 911 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Pond | 3.8% | 455 | 463 | 464 | 467 | 469 | 469 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Derek Towell | 3.7% | 442 | 536 | 538 | 552 | 587 | 624 | 637 | 673 | 716 | 758 | 762 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sarah Lee Kiely | 3.6% | 427 | 445 | 449 | 472 | 495 | 529 | 535 | 554 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jim Hickey | 3.2% | 384 | 400 | 400 | 409 | 447 | 482 | 491 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Orla McLoughlin | 2.6% | 313 | 345 | 350 | 370 | 388 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Hannon | 1.9% | 236 | 268 | 274 | 295 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Derek Mulcahy | 1.9% | 234 | 243 | 243 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Richie Smith | 0.4% | 43 | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,654 Valid: 11,947 Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,328 Turnout: 12,114 (43.8%) |||||||||||||||||||

### Limerick City North

Limerick City North- 6 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 |
| | Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan†††††† | 24.5% | 2,456 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Hourigan | 12.4% | 1,249 | 1,278 | 1,281 | 1,294 | 1,301 | 1,341 | 1,348 | 1,426 | 1,628 | | |
| | Labour | Frankie Daly | 10.1% | 1,014 | 1,179 | 1,195 | 1,201 | 1,225 | 1,289 | 1,303 | 1,336 | 1,398 | 1,454 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Crowley†††† | 10.1% | 1,014 | 1,053 | 1,057 | 1,065 | 1,075 | 1,085 | 1,200 | 1,251 | 1,284 | 1,296 | 1,362 |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Cian Prendeville††††††††† | 9.6% | 964 | 1,277 | 1,288 | 1,312 | 1,350 | 1,368 | 1,393 | 1,423 | 1,448 | | |
| | Independent | John Gilligan | 8.3% | 831 | 1,036 | 1,045 | 1,060 | 1,100 | 1,116 | 1,156 | 1,207 | 1,265 | 1,288 | 1,446 |
| | Independent | Gerry McLoughlin | 4.99% | 501 | 569 | 584 | 600 | 623 | 644 | 664 | 703 | 740 | 753 | 880 |
| | Fine Gael | Denis McCarthy | 4.3% | 430 | 440 | 445 | 446 | 457 | 488 | 512 | 525 | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Shortt | 4.2% | 426 | 456 | 456 | 462 | 472 | 489 | 504 | 535 | 578 | 618 | |
| | Independent | Desmond Hayes | 3.3% | 334 | 349 | 354 | 368 | 383 | 391 | 397 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Christy McInerney | 2.7% | 268 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 293 | 297 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tina O'Gorman | 1.9% | 195 | 233 | 242 | 243 | 258 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank Ryan | 1.7% | 169 | 213 | 214 | 235 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Denis Riordan | 1.2% | 125 | 139 | 139 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick McCarthy | 0.7% | 65 | 93 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,980 Valid: 10,041 Spoilt: 150 Quota: 1,435 Turnout: 10,191 (48.6%) |||||||||||||||

### 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 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Collins | 14.9% | 1,445 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maria Byrne††††††† | 14.1% | 1,370 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Joe Leddin | 14.1% | 1,154 | 1,176 | 1,208 | 1,213 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Malachy McCreesh | 9.8% | 952 | 960 | 963 | 963 | 968 | 982 | 992 | 1,029 | 1,043 | 1,073 | 1,097 | 1,149 | 1,191 |
| | Fine Gael | Daniel Butler | 7.4% | 721 | 748 | 790 | 809 | 824 | 827 | 841 | 860 | 974 | 1,036 | 1,179 | 1,247 | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | John Loftus† | 6.6% | 642 | 650 | 654 | 656 | 670 | 698 | 722 | 761 | 770 | 800 | 821 | 938 | 991 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Lynch | 5.4% | 519 | 576 | 581 | 583 | 586 | 599 | 605 | 614 | 630 | 653 | 669 | 701 | 919 |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus Kilcoyne | 5.3% | 516 | 526 | 541 | 548 | 550 | 569 | 575 | 579 | 628 | 654 | 692 | 713 | 771 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Geraldine Leddin | 4.1% | 394 | 458 | 469 | 473 | 481 | 483 | 492 | 500 | 515 | 554 | 592 | 619 | |
| | Labour | Tomás Hannon | 3.8% | 369 | 382 | 388 | 390 | 394 | 394 | 408 | 416 | 440 | 461 | | | |
| | Independent | Richie Ryan | 3.3% | 319 | 325 | 328 | 338 | 351 | 371 | 393 | 469 | 477 | 502 | 541 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Long | 3.1% | 300 | 303 | 315 | 320 | 325 | 330 | 332 | 341 | 364 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Felim Cronin | 2.8% | 275 | 279 | 290 | 295 | 297 | 299 | 300 | 302 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Cathal McCarthy | 2.02% | 196 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 211 | 236 | 265 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sunny Martins Duruagwu | 1.9% | 183 | 186 | 188 | 190 | 205 | 215 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jason Griffin | 1.5% | 144 | 145 | 146 | 161 | 161 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerry Casey | 1.3% | 124 | 127 | 131 | 131 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Mulqueen | 0.7% | 63 | 66 | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,242 Valid: 9,686 Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,211 Turnout: 9,784 (48.3%) |||||||||||||||||

### Newcastle West

Newcastle West: 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 | Jerome Scanlan | 18.3% | 2,396 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Liam Galvin | 13.7% | 1,795 | 1,860 | 1,888 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael J. Collins | 12.9% | 1,682 | 1,772 | 1,905 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Séamus Browne | 9.7% | 1,271 | 1,296 | 1,390 | 1,394 | 1,467 | 1,674 | 1,814 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Francis Foley | 8.5% | 1,112 | 1,144 | 1,188 | 1,201 | 1,279 | 1,400 | 1,772 |
| | Fine Gael | John Sheahan | 7.9% | 1,027 | 1,077 | 1,096 | 1,097 | 1,192 | 1,263 | 1,556 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Ahern | 7.2% | 941 | 947 | 987 | 997 | 1,090 | 1,148 | |
| | Fine Gael | Damien Riedy | 6.9% | 907 | 1,057 | 1,094 | 1,098 | 1,277 | 1,366 | 1,429 |
| | Labour | Stephen Goulding | 5.3% | 696 | 729 | 756 | 759 | | | |
| | Independent | Christy Kelly | 4.99% | 652 | 677 | 793 | 795 | 884 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Leahy | 2.7% | 348 | 391 | | | | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Joe Harrington | 1.5% | 198 | 205 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán O'Mahony | 0.3% | 45 | 47 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,891 Valid: 13,070 Spoilt: 143 Quota: 1,868 Turnout: 13,213 (60.4%) |||||||||||

## Changes 2014–2019

* † Limerick City West Anti-Austerity Alliance Cllr John Loftus was expelled from the party and became an Independent after sending death threats on Facebook.
* †† On 14 December 2015 Adare–Rathkeale Fianna Fáil Cllr Richard O'Donoghue quit the party and became an Independent citing dissatisfaction that he had not been chosen as a candidate for the Limerick County constituency in the 2016 Irish general election.. He re-joined the party in 2017.
* ††† Limerick City East Fianna Fáil Cllr Shane Clifford announced he was resigning his seat with effect from 31 December 2015 citing personal and family reasons. Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Joe Pond was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
* †††† On 15 February 2016 Limerick City North Fianna Fáil Cllr Joe Crowley died suddenly while canvassing with Willie O'Dea TD in Limerick East during the 2016 Irish general election. His daughter, Vivienne, was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
* ††††† Adare-Rathkeale Fine Gael Councillor Tom Neville was elected as a TD for Limerick County at the 2016 general election. Adam Teskey was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 14 March 2016.
* †††††† Limerick City North Sinn Féin Cllr Maurice Quinlivan was elected as a TD for the constituency of Limerick City at the 2016 general election. John Costelloe was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 21 March 2016.
* ††††††† Limerick City West Fine Gael Cllr Maria Byrne was elected to the Seanad in April 2016. On 22 October 2016 her cousin, Elenora Hogan, was co-opted to fill the vacancy.
* †††††††† Cappamore-Kilmallock Sinn Féin Cllr Lisa-Marie Sheehy resigned from the party and became an Independent on 5 September 2017 citing a hostile and toxic environment and a bullying atmosphere.
* ††††††††† Limerick City North Solidarity Cllr Cian Prendeville resigned for personal reasons on 27 October 2018. Mary Cahillane was co-opted to fill the vacancy on 30 November 2018.