The 2019 local elections in the Republic of Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6074261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aodh Quinlivan (0000-0003-2806-6733, University College Cork) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-60 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07907184.2019.1669565 |
| OpenAlex | W2982446119 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
The 2019 local elections were run in conjunction with European Parliament elections, a constitutional referendum to ease restrictions on divorce, and local plebiscites in Cork city, Limerick and Waterford on the introduction of directly elected mayors. Turnout was 50.2%, the joint lowest in the history of the State. The elections were contested on a mixture of local and national issues and saw Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael consolidate their positions as the two dominant parties in Irish local government, winning a combined total of 534 seats out of 949. The Green Party enjoyed a rise in local authority council membership from 12 to 49 seats while Sinn Féin suffered a 78-seat loss. ‘New Irish’ candidates and women fared quite well by past standards. Campaigning for the mayoral plebiscites was lacklustre and, amidst much confusion and a lack of information, the proposal was narrowly defeated in Cork city and Waterford. It passed in Limerick, where the expectation is that a mayoral election will take place in 2021
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |