An election to decide the first directly elected
Mayor of Limerick
The office of Mayor of the City and County of Limerick is currently the title used by the chairperson of Limerick City and County Council. Prior to the establishment of the council, the Mayor of Limerick was the chairperson of Limerick City Counc ...
was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the
2024 Irish local elections
The 2024 Irish local elections were held in all Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authorities in Ireland on Friday, 7 June 2024. 2024 European Parliament election in Ireland, European Parliament elections were held on the same d ...
. Limerick is the first local authority in Ireland to have
directly elected
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mayor, following a plebiscite held at the
previous council election. The election was held under the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024. Candidates were nominated by a
registered political party or with the support of 60 electors.
There were fifteen declared candidates in the contest for mayor, ten from
political parties
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, and five
independent candidates
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Some politicians have political views th ...
.
On 11 June 2024,
John Moran was elected as mayor.
Background
In May 2019 a plebiscite was held with the
2019 Limerick City and County Council election
A Limerick City and County Council election was held in County Limerick and Limerick City in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 40 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 6 local electoral a ...
in which voters approved a proposal in a plebiscite on the establishment of a directly elected mayor for Limerick City and County by a vote of 52.4%. Under the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024, the first election to the new office would take place as part of the
2024 Limerick City and County Council election.
In August 2023, the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023 was published.
Kieran O'Donnell
Kieran O'Donnell (born 8 May 1963) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Minister of State since December 2022. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick City constituency since the 2020 general election, and previously ...
,
, stated that the government intended that the election for a directly elected Mayor for Limerick would be held in 2024, at the local elections which were scheduled to be held in June 2024.
The Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 was enacted on 6 March 2024. Under its provisions, the powers currently vested in the
chief executive
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would be transferred to the Mayor of Limerick. On 5 April,
Darragh O'Brien
Darragh O'Brien (born 8 July 1974) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Fingal constituency since the 2016 ge ...
, the
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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The ...
, confirmed the date of 7 June 2024 by ministerial order.
Results
The period for nominations started at 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 May and ended at 12 p.m. on Saturday 18 May 2024. Candidates may be nominated by a registered political party, with the support of 60 assentors, or with a deposit of €1,000.
There were fifteen declared candidates for the election.
References
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