Limerick City and County Council
Limerick City and County Council is the authority responsible for local government in the City of Limerick and County Limerick in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections. It was formed by the merger of Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council under the provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014. As a city and county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 40 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The city and county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Pat Daly. The administrative centre is Limerick.
Councillors
The council has 40 seats. For the purpose of elections the city and county is divided into four Municipal Districts and six local electoral areas.LEA | Seats | District |
Adare–Rathkeale | 6 | Municipal District of Adare–Rathkeale |
Cappamore–Kilmallock | 7 | Municipal District of Cappamore–Kilmallock |
Newcastle West | 6 | Municipal District of Newcastle West |
Limerick City East | 7 | Metropolitan District of Limerick† |
Limerick City North | 7 | Metropolitan District of Limerick† |
Limerick City West | 7 | Metropolitan District of Limerick† |
Seats summary
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 24 May 2019.†Replaced during term, see [|table] below for details.
‡Changed party, see table below for details.