The
Constituency Commission proposed in 2007 that at the next general election the constituency of
Kerry North be renamed as Kerry North–West Limerick, with the transfer of certain electoral divisions from
Limerick West and other electoral divisions to
Kerry South. It was established by the
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009. It was only used at the
2011 general election. The constituency comprised the northern half of
County Kerry, located between the
River Shannon estuary and the
Slieve Mish Mountains; taking in
Tralee,
Listowel,
Tarbert,
Ballybunion and
Castleisland; and the western part of
County Limerick taking in the town of
Abbeyfeale; and the villages of
Athea,
Glin,
Mountcollins,
Templeglantine and
Tournafulla. The 2009 Act defined the constituency as: At the
2016 general election, it was superseded by the constituencies of
Kerry and
Limerick County. ==TDs==