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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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4]
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.[5] Voters rejected the proposal in favour of retaining the existing ceremonial Lord Mayor of Cork, chosen annually by the councillors from among their number.[6]
- ^ "Cork City Council: Sinn Féin's representation cut in half". The Irish Times. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Local Government Act 2019 (Transfer Day) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 25 of 2019). Signed on 30 January 2019. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 23 May 2019.
- ^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee No. 2 (13 June 2018). Report 2018 (PDF). Government Publications. pp. 14–17, 50–51. ISBN 978-1-4064-2991-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ City Of Cork Local Electoral Areas Order 2019 (S.I. No. 27 of 2019). Signed on 31 January 2019 by John Paul Phelan, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
- ^ "Plebiscites for Directly Elected Mayors". Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Dalton, Eoghan; Raleigh, David (27 May 2019). "Cork and Waterford reject directly-elected mayor proposal Both cities narrowly vote against proposal while Limerick votes in favour". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.