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1999 Irish local elections

January 26, 2023

The 1999 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Friday, 11 June 1999, on the same day as the European elections.

1999 Irish local elections
← 1991 11 June 1999 2004 →
1,627 County, City, Borough and Town Council Seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bertie Ahern John Bruton Ruairi Quinn
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Percentage 38.9% 28.1% 10.8%
Councillors 382 277 83
Councillors +/- 28 3 6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
GP
Leader Mary Harney Gerry Adams N/A
Party Progressive Democrats Sinn Féin Green
Percentage 3.9% 3.5% 2.5%
Councillors 25 21 8
Councillors +/- 12 13 5
  Seventh party Ninth party
 
IFF
Leader Seán Garland Neil Blaney
Party Workers' Party Independent Fianna Fáil
Last election N/A
Seats won 3 4
Seat change 21 1
Popular vote 6,847 7,087
Percentage 0.5% 0.65
Swing 3.1% 0.4%

Results

Party Seats ± First Pref. Votes % FPv ±%
Fianna Fáil 382 +28 552,033 38.9 +0.9
Fine Gael 277 +3 399,125 28.1 +1.5
Labour 83 -6 153,197 10.8 +0.3
Progressive Democrats 25 -12 41,362 2.9 -2.1
Sinn Féin 21 +13 49,192 3.5 +1.4
Green 8 -5 35,742 2.5 +0.1
Independent Fianna Fáil 4 — 7,087 0.5 -0.4
Workers' Party 3 –21 6,847 0.5 -3.1
Socialist Party 2 New 5,312 0.4 New
South Kerry Independent Alliance 1 New 1,478 0.1 New
Republican Sinn Féin 1 — 1,390 0.1 -0.2
Christian Solidarity 0 New 1,252 0.1 New
Socialist Workers 0 New 904 0.1 New
Catholic Democrats 0 New 881 0.1 New
Natural Law Party 0 New 129 0.0 New
Independent 76 -2 164,552 11.6 +1.0
 Total 883 — 1,420,483 100 —

18 Workers' Party councillors had left the party in 1992 upon the creation of Democratic Left. By the 1999 elections, 16 Democratic Left councillors had merged with the Labour Party, and one Workers' Party councillor had joined Labour.

County councils

Authority FF FG Lab GP SF PD Other Total Details
Carlow 9 7 3 1 1 21 Details
Cavan 13 9 2 1 25 Details
Clare 18 9 1 4 32 Details
Cork 19 21 4 1 3 48 Details
Donegal 14 8 1 6 29 Details
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 10 8 6 1 3 28 Details
Fingal 6 5 6 1 1 5 24 Details
Galway 16 9 2 3 30 Details
Kerry 12 6 3 1 5 27 Details
Kildare 9 5 5 2 4 25 Details
Kilkenny 12 11 1 2 26 Details
Laois 14 10 1 25 Details
Leitrim 10 8 2 2 22 Details
Limerick 14 10 3 1 28 Details
Longford 8 10 1 2 21 Details
Louth 14 7 1 1 3 26 Details
Mayo 16 13 1 1 31 Details
Meath 14 11 1 3 29 Details
Monaghan 8 6 6 20 Details
Offaly 9 7 1 4 21 Details
Roscommon 9 12 1 4 26 Details
Sligo 9 11 2 1 2 25 Details
South Dublin 8 3 7 1 2 2 3 26 Details
North Tipperary 12 5 1 3 21 Details
South Tipperary 12 9 1 4 26 Details
Waterford 11 8 3 1 23 Details
Westmeath 12 6 5 23 Details
Wexford 9 8 1 3 21 Details
Wicklow 8 6 5 1 4 24 Details

City councils

Authority FF FG Lab GP SF PD Other Total Details
Cork City 12 8 5 1 1 2 2 31 Details
Dublin City 20 9 14 2 4 0 3 52 Details
Galway City 5 4 2 0 0 4 0 15 Details
Limerick City 6 5 3 0 0 0 3 17 Details
Waterford City 4 3 2 0 0 1 5 15 Details

Town Councils

Borough and town councils

Party Seats ±
Fianna Fáil 289 +16
Fine Gael 159 -15
Labour 87 +10
Sinn Féin 41 +16
Progressive Democrats 7 -11
Green 5 -1
Workers' Party 1 -1
Democratic Left 0 -11
Other parties 156 -3

Borough councils

Authority FF FG Lab SF PD GP WP Others
Clonmel 5 2 5[fn 1]
Drogheda 5 1 3 3
Kilkenny 5 4 3
Sligo 4 3 2 3
Wexford 3 2 3 1 3
Totals 22 12 11 4 0 0 0 11

Town councils

Town Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party Sinn Féin Progressive Democrats Green Party Workers Party of Ireland Others Total
Ardee 3 2 2 1 1 9
Arklow 4 1 4 9
Athlone 5 2 2 9
Athy 4 1 2 1 1 9
Balbriggan 2 1 2 1 3 9
Ballina 4 2 3 9
Ballinasloe 3 2 4 9
Ballybay 4 3 1 1 9
Ballyshannon 3 3 3 9
Bandon 4 3 2 9
Bantry 4 3 1 1 9
Belturbet 5 2 1 1 9
Birr 3 3 1 2 9
Boyle 2 2 2 3 9
Bray 5 1 4 2 12
Buncrana 3 3 1 2 9
Bundoran 5 2 1 1 9
Carlow 3 3 2 1 9
Carrickmacross 5 2 1 1 9
Carrick-on-Suir 3 1 2 1 2 9
Cashel 3 2 1 3 9
Castlebar 4 2 2 1 9
Castleblayney 3 2 4 9
Cavan 5 3 1 9
Clonakilty 3 2 1 1 2 9
Clones 3 2 3 2 9
Cobh 3 1 2 1 2 9
Cootehill 3 2 2 2 9
Dundalk 5 1 2 1 3 12
Dungarvan 1 2 4 2 9
Edenderry 4 1 4 9
Ennis 3 2 1 1 2 9
Enniscorthy 4 2 1 2 9
Fermoy 3 2 1 3 9
Gorey 5 3 1 9
Granard 3 2 1 3 9
Greystones 2 2 1 4 9
Kells 5 2 1 1 9
Kilkee 4 3 1 9
Killarney 3 1 1 4[fn 2] 9
Kilrush 4 1 1 3 9
Kinsale 4 2 1 2 9
Leixlip 4 2 3 9
Letterkenny 3 1 1 4 9
Lismore 2 3 2 2 9
Listowel 4 4 1 9
Longford 3 3 1 2 9
Loughrea 5 3 1 9
Macroom 3 4 1 1 9
Mallow 3 3 3 9
Midleton 3 2 4 9
Monaghan 3 1 4 1 9
Mountmellick 6 1 2 9
Muine Bheag 6 2 1 9
Mullingar 3 1 4 1 9
Naas 2 1 1 1 4 9
Navan 4 2 1 2 9
Nenagh 5 2 1 1 9
Newbridge 5 2 2 9
New Ross 5 1 1 1 1 9
Passage West 3 3 1 1 1 9
Portlaoise 5 2 1 1 9
Shannon 3 2 2 2 9
Skibbereen 2 2 2 3 9
Templemore 4 3 2 9
Thurles 4 2 2 1 9
Tipperary 2 2 2 3 9
Tralee 4 1 3 2 2 12
Tramore 3 1 1 1 1 2 9
Trim 3 1 1 4 9
Tuam 2 2 1 1 3 9
Tullamore 2 1 4 1 1 9
Westport 4 4 1 9
Wicklow 3 1 3 2 9
Youghal 4 1 1 1 2 9

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Workers and Unemployed Action Group has 2 County Councillors in South Tipperary and 5 Borough Councillors in Clonmel.
  2. ^ Michael Gleeson of the South Kerry Independent Alliance is included in this total.

References

  • "1999 Local Elections". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2008.

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The 1999 Irish local elections were held in all the counties cities and towns of Ireland on Friday 11 June 1999 on the same day as the European elections 1999 Irish local elections 1991 11 June 1999 2004 1 627 County City Borough and Town Council Seats First party Second party Third party Leader Bertie Ahern John Bruton Ruairi QuinnParty Fianna Fail Fine Gael LabourPercentage 38 9 28 1 10 8 Councillors 382 277 83Councillors 28 3 6 Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party GPLeader Mary Harney Gerry Adams N AParty Progressive Democrats Sinn Fein GreenPercentage 3 9 3 5 2 5 Councillors 25 21 8Councillors 12 13 5 Seventh party Ninth party IFFLeader Sean Garland Neil BlaneyParty Workers Party Independent Fianna FailLast election N ASeats won 3 4Seat change 21 1Popular vote 6 847 7 087Percentage 0 5 0 65Swing 3 1 0 4 Contents 1 Results 1 1 County councils 1 2 City councils 1 3 Town Councils 1 4 Borough and town councils 1 4 1 Borough councils 1 4 2 Town councils 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesResults EditParty Seats First Pref Votes FPv Fianna Fail 382 28 552 033 38 9 0 9Fine Gael 277 3 399 125 28 1 1 5Labour 83 6 153 197 10 8 0 3Progressive Democrats 25 12 41 362 2 9 2 1Sinn Fein 21 13 49 192 3 5 1 4Green 8 5 35 742 2 5 0 1Independent Fianna Fail 4 7 087 0 5 0 4Workers Party 3 21 6 847 0 5 3 1Socialist Party 2 New 5 312 0 4 NewSouth Kerry Independent Alliance 1 New 1 478 0 1 NewRepublican Sinn Fein 1 1 390 0 1 0 2Christian Solidarity 0 New 1 252 0 1 NewSocialist Workers 0 New 904 0 1 NewCatholic Democrats 0 New 881 0 1 NewNatural Law Party 0 New 129 0 0 NewIndependent 76 2 164 552 11 6 1 0 Total 883 1 420 483 100 18 Workers Party councillors had left the party in 1992 upon the creation of Democratic Left By the 1999 elections 16 Democratic Left councillors had merged with the Labour Party and one Workers Party councillor had joined Labour County councils Edit Authority FF FG Lab GP SF PD Other Total DetailsCarlow 9 7 3 1 1 21 DetailsCavan 13 9 2 1 25 DetailsClare 18 9 1 4 32 DetailsCork 19 21 4 1 3 48 DetailsDonegal 14 8 1 6 29 DetailsDun Laoghaire Rathdown 10 8 6 1 3 28 DetailsFingal 6 5 6 1 1 5 24 DetailsGalway 16 9 2 3 30 DetailsKerry 12 6 3 1 5 27 DetailsKildare 9 5 5 2 4 25 DetailsKilkenny 12 11 1 2 26 DetailsLaois 14 10 1 25 DetailsLeitrim 10 8 2 2 22 DetailsLimerick 14 10 3 1 28 DetailsLongford 8 10 1 2 21 DetailsLouth 14 7 1 1 3 26 DetailsMayo 16 13 1 1 31 DetailsMeath 14 11 1 3 29 DetailsMonaghan 8 6 6 20 DetailsOffaly 9 7 1 4 21 DetailsRoscommon 9 12 1 4 26 DetailsSligo 9 11 2 1 2 25 DetailsSouth Dublin 8 3 7 1 2 2 3 26 DetailsNorth Tipperary 12 5 1 3 21 DetailsSouth Tipperary 12 9 1 4 26 DetailsWaterford 11 8 3 1 23 DetailsWestmeath 12 6 5 23 DetailsWexford 9 8 1 3 21 DetailsWicklow 8 6 5 1 4 24 DetailsCity councils Edit Authority FF FG Lab GP SF PD Other Total DetailsCork City 12 8 5 1 1 2 2 31 DetailsDublin City 20 9 14 2 4 0 3 52 DetailsGalway City 5 4 2 0 0 4 0 15 DetailsLimerick City 6 5 3 0 0 0 3 17 DetailsWaterford City 4 3 2 0 0 1 5 15 DetailsTown Councils Edit Borough and town councils Edit Party Seats Fianna Fail 289 16Fine Gael 159 15Labour 87 10Sinn Fein 41 16Progressive Democrats 7 11Green 5 1Workers Party 1 1Democratic Left 0 11Other parties 156 3Borough councils Edit Authority FF FG Lab SF PD GP WP OthersClonmel 5 2 5 fn 1 Drogheda 5 1 3 3Kilkenny 5 4 3Sligo 4 3 2 3Wexford 3 2 3 1 3Totals 22 12 11 4 0 0 0 11Town councils Edit Town Fianna Fail Fine Gael Labour Party Sinn Fein Progressive Democrats Green Party Workers Party of Ireland Others TotalArdee 3 2 2 1 1 9Arklow 4 1 4 9Athlone 5 2 2 9Athy 4 1 2 1 1 9Balbriggan 2 1 2 1 3 9Ballina 4 2 3 9Ballinasloe 3 2 4 9Ballybay 4 3 1 1 9Ballyshannon 3 3 3 9Bandon 4 3 2 9Bantry 4 3 1 1 9Belturbet 5 2 1 1 9Birr 3 3 1 2 9Boyle 2 2 2 3 9Bray 5 1 4 2 12Buncrana 3 3 1 2 9Bundoran 5 2 1 1 9Carlow 3 3 2 1 9Carrickmacross 5 2 1 1 9Carrick on Suir 3 1 2 1 2 9Cashel 3 2 1 3 9Castlebar 4 2 2 1 9Castleblayney 3 2 4 9Cavan 5 3 1 9Clonakilty 3 2 1 1 2 9Clones 3 2 3 2 9Cobh 3 1 2 1 2 9Cootehill 3 2 2 2 9Dundalk 5 1 2 1 3 12Dungarvan 1 2 4 2 9Edenderry 4 1 4 9Ennis 3 2 1 1 2 9Enniscorthy 4 2 1 2 9Fermoy 3 2 1 3 9Gorey 5 3 1 9Granard 3 2 1 3 9Greystones 2 2 1 4 9Kells 5 2 1 1 9Kilkee 4 3 1 9Killarney 3 1 1 4 fn 2 9Kilrush 4 1 1 3 9Kinsale 4 2 1 2 9Leixlip 4 2 3 9Letterkenny 3 1 1 4 9Lismore 2 3 2 2 9Listowel 4 4 1 9Longford 3 3 1 2 9Loughrea 5 3 1 9Macroom 3 4 1 1 9Mallow 3 3 3 9Midleton 3 2 4 9Monaghan 3 1 4 1 9Mountmellick 6 1 2 9Muine Bheag 6 2 1 9Mullingar 3 1 4 1 9Naas 2 1 1 1 4 9Navan 4 2 1 2 9Nenagh 5 2 1 1 9Newbridge 5 2 2 9New Ross 5 1 1 1 1 9Passage West 3 3 1 1 1 9Portlaoise 5 2 1 1 9Shannon 3 2 2 2 9Skibbereen 2 2 2 3 9Templemore 4 3 2 9Thurles 4 2 2 1 9Tipperary 2 2 2 3 9Tralee 4 1 3 2 2 12Tramore 3 1 1 1 1 2 9Trim 3 1 1 4 9Tuam 2 2 1 1 3 9Tullamore 2 1 4 1 1 9Westport 4 4 1 9Wicklow 3 1 3 2 9Youghal 4 1 1 1 2 9See also EditLocal government in the Republic of Ireland Category Irish local government councilsNotes Edit The Workers and Unemployed Action Group has 2 County Councillors in South Tipperary and 5 Borough Councillors in Clonmel Michael Gleeson of the South Kerry Independent Alliance is included in this total References Edit 1999 Local Elections ElectionsIreland org Retrieved 20 February 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 Irish local elections amp oldid 1135308620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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