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Tue 06 Jun 2007Councils elect new mayors across StateLabour councillor Paddy Bourke was last night elected Lord Mayor of Dublin. Mr Bourke was among a number of new mayors elected across the State, including those in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick.The new Lord Mayor of Dublin secured the support of the Fianna Fáil group on the council and defeated Sinn Féin candidate Robert Sargent, and Fine Gael candidate Naoise Ó'Muirí. A number of Fine Gael councillors also voted for Mr Bourke giving him 31 votes compared to Cllr Sargent's 11 and Cllr Ó'Muirí's nine votes.