An election to all 31 seats on Cork City Council was held in Cork city in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. Councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This election coincided with an increase in the city area. Several outgoing members of Cork County Council, based in areas transferred to the city, stood for election to the city council. As well as the extension of all LEAs into the former county area, the former LEA of North Central was abolished and its area divided between North West and North East.
On the same day, a plebiscite was held under the Local Government Act 2019 on whether Cork City should have a directly elected executive mayor. Voters rejected the proposal in favour of retaining the existing ceremonial Lord Mayor of Cork, chosen annually by the councillors from among their number.
Results by party PartySeats±±% 8216,47424.520.53 7213,83420.591.63 448,08212.0311.96 446,89010.257.27 113,7735.620.33 121,5742.343.52 11,1821.761.28 01,9062.84 New 01,5932.37New 01,4622.18New 05590.83New 519,86314.680.37Totals3167,192100.00
Results by local electoral area
Cork City North East
Cork City North West
Cork City South Central
Cork City South East
Cork City South West
Footnotes
Results by gender
Plebiscite
Changes
Co-options
Changes in affiliation
See also 2019 Cork North-Central by-election, on 28 November; seven of the candidates had run in the city council elections
Sources
References
External links Cork City Council website