2009 Limerick County Council election explained

Election Name:2009 Limerick County Council election
Country:Ireland
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2004 Limerick County Council election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2014 Limerick City and County Council election
Next Year:2014
Seats For Election:28 seats on Limerick County Council
Election Date:5 June 2009
Party1:Fine Gael
Seats1:15
Seat Change1:+3
Party2:Fianna Fáil
Seats2:9
Seat Change2:-3
Party3:Labour Party (Ireland)
Seats3:2
Seat Change3:+1
Party4:Independent (politician)
Seats4:2
Seat Change4:+2
Party5:Progressive Democrats
Seats5:0
Seat Change5:-3
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
After Election:Fine Gael

An election to Limerick County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[1]

Results by party

Partyvalign=topSeatsvalign=top±valign=topFirst Pref. votesvalign=topFPv%valign=top±%
15+326,78844.82
9align=right-320,50234.30
2+16,81411.40
2+24,4537.45
0align=right-3align=right-align=right-
Totalsalign=right 28align=center-align=right 59,764100.00

Results by local electoral area

Rathkeale

Notes and References

  1. http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/LocalElections/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad,23415,en.pdf