Significantly Fianna Fáil emerged as the largest party on the council despite being 3,838 first preference votes behind Fine Gael.

The party won seats in Limerick city, historically a weak area for them in local elections.

It was a very poor election for Labour as they just returned 1 seat in each of the 3 city LEAs just as did the Anti-Austerity Alliance.

Independents secured the remaining 3 seats, 1 of which was Emmett O'Brien a former member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive.

[1][2] After the elections 4 of the Fianna Fáil members broke away to form an independent block over an internal disagreement over who should secure the Chairmanship of the council.