2014 Limerick City and County Council election

An election to Limerick City and County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 40 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. This is a new local authority which was formed out of a merger from the abolished Limerick City Council and Limerick County Councils.

2014 Limerick City and County Council election
23 May 2014
All 40 seats to Limerick City and County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 13 12 6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Anti-Austerity Alliance Independent
Seats won 3 3 3
Map showing the area of Limerick City and County Council
Council control before election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

 Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

Significantly Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party on the Council after the elections 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 sent a delegation of 6 councillors back to the new chamber 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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes 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%
Totals 40 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Adare-Rathkeale
Adare-Rathkeale - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    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
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      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
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        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
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          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
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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            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%)

              References
              1. "Limerick City and County Council finalised". Limerick Leader. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
              2. "Limerick City and County Council results". Irish Independent. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014..
              3. "Limerick City and County Council dispute resolved". Irish Times. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014..

              Changes since 2014
              • † 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. 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 Irish general election 2016. 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 Irish general election, 2016. 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.
              Preceded by
              2009 Limerick City Council election
              2009 Limerick County Council election              		 Limerick City and County County Council elections Succeeded by
              2019 Limerick City and County Council election
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