Here are the 40 councillors elected to the new-look Limerick City and County Council

THE people of Limerick have elected the 40 councillors who will be their public representatives on the newly configured Limerick City and County Council for the next five years.

There will be a number of new faces in the Council Chamber with ten first time councillors elected. Twelve female councillors were elected.

Five outgoing councillors were unsuccessful in retaining their seats - Michael Sheahan FG, Sasa Novak Uí Chonchúir GP, Mike Donegan FF, Tom Collopy SF, Michael Murphy FG.

Kevin Sheahan FG, Gerald Mitchell FG, John Egan FG, James Collins FF and Emmett O’Brien NP did not seek re-election. 

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The first meeting of the new Limerick City and County Council will take place in the Council Chambers, Dooradoyle on June 21.

The councillors will sit on a reshaped council due to the introduction of a directly elected mayor.  

The 40 successful candidates are as follows:

Adare-Rathkeale 
Stephen Keary, Fine Gael
Adam Teskey, Fine Gael
Bridie Collins, Fianna Fáil
John O’Donoghue, Independent Ireland
Tommy Hartigan, Independent Ireland (N)
Ger Ward, Fianna Fáil (N)

Cappamore-Kilmallock 
Brigid Teefy, Non Party
Martin Ryan, Fianna Fáil
Eddie Ryan, Non Party
Noreen Stokes, Fine Gael (N)
PJ Carey, Sinn Féin
Gregory Conway, Fine Gael (N)
Tommy O’Sullivan, Fine Gael (N)

Limerick City East 
Catherine Slattery, Fianna Fáil
Peter Doyle, Fine Gael (N)
Joe Pond, Fianna Fáil
Elena Secas, Labour Party
Sarah Kiely, Fine Gael
Sean Hartigan, Green Party
Ursula Gavan, Sinn Féin (N)

Limerick City North 
Frankie Daly, Non Party
Conor Sheehan, Labour Party
Olivia O’Sullivan, Fine Gael
Kieran O’Hanlon, Fianna Fáil
Sharon Benson, Sinn Féin
Sarah Beasley, Aontú (N)
Shane Hickey-O’Mara, Social Democrats (N)

Limerick City West 
Daniel Butler, Fine Gael
Dan McSweeney, Fine Gael
Joe Leddin, Labour Party
Fergus Kilcoyne, Fianna Fáil
Elisa O’Donovan, Social Democrats
Abul Kalam Azad Talukder, Fianna Fáil
Maria Donoghue, Non Party (N)

Newcastle West 
Jerome Scanlon, Non Party
Liam Galvin, Fine Gael
Michael Collins, Fianna Fáil
Tom Ruddle, Fianna Gael
Francis Foley, Fianna Fáil
John Sheahan, Fine Gael