2024 Limerick City and County Council election explained

Election Name:2024 Limerick City and County Council election
Country:Ireland
Map Size:300px
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2019 Limerick City and County Council election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Limerick City and County Council election
Next Year:2029
Seats For Election:All 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council
Majority Seats:21
Election Date:7 June 2024
Party1:Fine Gael
Party2:Fianna Fáil
Party3:Sinn Féin
Party4:Labour Party (Ireland)
Party5:Independent Ireland
Party6:Social Democrats (Ireland)
Party7:Green Party (Ireland)
Seats1:13
Seat Change1: 1
Seats2:10
Seat Change2: 2
Seats3:3
Seat Change3: 1
Seats4:3
Seats5:2
Seats6:2
Seat Change6: 1
Seats7:1
Seat Change7: 1
Party8:Independent politician (Ireland)
Seats8:6
Seat Change5:New

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.

Mayoral election

See 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.

Results by party in the Local Elections

Partyvalign=topCandidatesvalign=topSeatsvalign=top±valign=topFirst Pref. votesvalign=topFPv%valign=top±%
1813124,12129.854.34
1710218,85923.343.24
11316,5798.142.16
334,3195.351.35
72New5,1986.43New
3211,7942.220.59
3112,2582.790.11
4112,1202.622.32
20New3970.49New
10New3920.49New
10New1120.14New
205114,64718.131.59
Totals90align=right 40align=right 80,796100.00

Candidates by local electoral area

Newcastle West

Notes and References

  1. Polling Day Orders made for European, local and Limerick mayoral elections . Gov.ie . . 6 April 2024 . 20 April 2024 . 10 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410051431/https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/ebfe6-polling-day-orders-made-for-european-local-and-limerick-mayoral-elections/ . live .
  2. Web site: Local elections in Ireland. Citizens Information Board. 20 April 2024. 6 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240406142317/https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/types-of-elections-and-referendums/local-elections/. live.
  3. News: English . Bernie . 6 March 2024 . President signs Mayor of Limerick bill into law . 13 March 2024 . . 13 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313102224/https://www.limerickpost.ie/2024/03/06/president-signs-mayor-of-limerick-bill-into-law/ . live .