2009 Limerick County Council election

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]

2009 Limerick County Council election
5 June 2009
28 seats on Limerick County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 15 9 2
Seat change +3 -3 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Progressive Democrats
Seats won 2 0
Seat change +2 -3
Map showing the area of Limerick County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 15 +3 26,788 44.82
Fianna Fáil 9 -3 20,502 34.30
Labour 2 +1 6,814 11.40
Independent 2 +2 4,453 7.45
Progressive Democrats 0 -3 - -
Totals 28 - 59,764 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Adare
Adare - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Leo Walsh* 15.50 1,833                  
Fine Gael Rose Brennan* 14.85 1,757                  
Labour Tomas Hannon* 13.84 1,637                  
Fine Gael Richard Butler* 13.58 1,606                  
Fianna Fáil James Collins 12.48 1,476 1,544                
Fianna Fáil Leonard Enright* 6.51 770 806 832 845 864 877 1,096 1,534    
Independent Seamus Sheahan 6.39 756 807 852 891 911 1,011 1,069 1,148 1,151 1,168
Fianna Fáil James Cavanagh* 5.79 685 706 801 808 820 833 923      
Independent Patrick Fitzgerald 5.12 606 699 773 828 874 923 999 1,116 1,134 1,172
Fianna Fáil Richard Crehan 4.47 529 575 589 602 611 622        
Independent Richie Smith 1.46 173 212 236 267 288          
Electorate: 22,155   Valid: 11,828 (53.39%)   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 1,479   Turnout: 11,997 (54.15%)  

    Castleconnell
    Castleconnell - 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael Mary Jackman* 14.60 1,993              
    Fianna Fáil Eddie Wade* 13.44 1,805              
    Independent Brigid Teefy* 11.11 1,492 1,520 1,546 1,590 1,629 1,733    
    Fine Gael John Egan 10.10 1,356 1,402 1,413 1,442 1,454 1,478 1,529 1,552
    Fine Gael Michael Sheahan 9.44 1,267 1,369 1,383 1,465 1,471 1,523 1,550 1,560
    Fianna Fáil Noel Gleeson* 8.63 1,159 1,164 1,179 1,189 1,209 1,366 1,747  
    Fine Gael Mary Harty* 8.93 1,199 1,256 1,267 1,297 1,305 1,345 1,582 1,606
    Labour Elena Secas 7.78 1,045 1,083 1,155 1,298 1,304 1,406 1,464 1,475
    Fianna Fáil Joe Meagher* 6.56 881 885 887 888 904 1,019    
    Fianna Fáil Brian Stokes 4.66 626 638 649 676 695      
    Green Trish Forde-Brennan 2.76 371 391 408          
    Sinn Féin Seamus Keating 1.74 234 236            
    Electorate: 23,650   Valid: 13,428 (56.78%)   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 1,679   Turnout: 13,555 (57.32%)  

      Kilmallock
      Kilmallock - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Labour James Heffernan 18.22 2,282                  
      Fianna Fáil Eddie Ryan 14.69 1,840 1,851 1,878 1,942 2,176          
      Fine Gael Mike Houlihan 12,57 1,575 1,609 1,663 1,736 1,895 2,141        
      Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan 10.11 1,266 1,278 1,296 1,428 1,446 1,682 1,691 1,727 1,752 1,785
      Fine Gael William O'Donnell 9.63 1,206 1,227 1,250 1,325 1,394 1,495 1,508 2,156    
      Fine Gael Gerard Mitchell 8.54 1,070 1,083 1,098 1,138 1,204 1,230 1,254      
      Fianna Fáil Mary Burke 7.66 960 970 978 1,110 1,189 1,316 1,357 1,658 1,700 1,719
      Fianna Fáil Richard O'Donoghue 6.10 764 775 780 882 893          
      Independent Jim Hickey 5.40 677 728 763 788            
      Fianna Fáil John Clifford* 5.38 674 679 687              
      Sinn Féin Richard Young 1.71 214                  
      Electorate: 18,955   Valid: 12,528 (66.09%)   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 2,089   Turnout: 12,671 (66.85%)  

        Newcastle West
        Newcastle West - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fine Gael Jerome Scanlan* 22.86 2,823              
        Fine Gael Patrick O'Donovan* 18.25 2,254              
        Fine Gael Liam Galvin* 14.27 1,762 2,045 2,117          
        Fianna Fáil Michael J. Collins* 12.42 1,534 1,638 1,667 1,701 1,703 1,758 1,937 2,158
        Fianna Fáil Francis Foley* 11.00 1,358 1,401 1,415 1,427 1,434 1,497 1,586 1,916
        Labour Stephen Goulding 7.21 890 1,031 1,085 1,115 1,144 1,300 1,376 1,495
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Ahern 5.84 721 733 739 745 746 777 880  
        Fianna Fáil Anne Lordan 3.47 428 499 504 553 553 588    
        Sinn Féin Mike MacDomhnaill 3.14 388 429 442 495 499      
        Independent Seamus O Suilleabhain 1.55 192 261 263          
        Electorate: 19,218   Valid: 12,350 (64.26%)   Spoilt: 153   Quota: 2,059   Turnout: 12,503 (65.06%)  

          Rathkeale
          Rathkeale- 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Fine Gael John Sheahan* 19.74 1,901 1,905 1,941    
          Fine Gael Stephen Keary 18.41 1,773 1,791 1,854 1,893 2,130
          Fine Gael David Naughton* 14.67 1,413 1,416 1,514 1,585 1,684
          Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan* 13.77 1,326 1,331 1,427 1,702 2,122
          Labour Seamus Hogan 9.97 960 981 1,069 1,113 1,226
          Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcair 9.40 905 923 943 1,095  
          Fianna Fáil Joe Wallace 8.26 795 796 809    
          Independent Pat Wallace 4.59 442 475      
          Independent Patrick O'Doherty 1.19 115        
          Electorate: 15,636   Valid: 9,630 (61.59%)   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 1,927   Turnout: 9,779 (62.54%)  

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