1999 Irish local elections

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1999 Irish local elections
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1,627 County, City, Borough and Town Council Seats
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader Bertie Ahern John Bruton Ruairi Quinn
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Leader since19 November 199421 November 199013 November 1997
Percentage38.9%28.1%10.8%
Councillors38227783
Councillors +/-Increase2.svg28Increase2.svg3Decrease2.svg6
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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Leader Mary Harney Gerry Adams None
Party Progressive Democrats Sinn Féin Green
Leader since26 October 199313 November 1983
Percentage3.9%3.5%2.5%
Councillors25218
Councillors +/-Decrease2.svg12Increase2.svg13Decrease2.svg5
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
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Leader— Seán Garland
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Workers' Party
Leader since—1998
Seats won43
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 21
Popular vote7,0876,847
Percentage0.650.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.4%Decrease2.svg 3.1%

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.

Contents

Ireland was divided into local government areas of administrative counties and county boroughs, in which the local authorities had last been elected at the 1991 local elections, and a second tier in certain areas of boroughs, urban districts and towns, in which the local authorities had last been elected at the 1994 local elections. The elections had been scheduled for 1998, but were postponed. [1] [2]

Each local government area was divided into local electoral areas (LEAs) in which councillors were elected for a five-year term on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). During the period of office of these councils, local government throughout the state was restructured under the Local Government Act 2001.

Results

PartySeats±First Pref. Votes% FPv±%
Fianna Fáil 382+28552,03338.9+0.9
Fine Gael 277+3399,12528.1+1.5
Labour 83−6153,19710.8+0.3
Progressive Democrats 25−1241,3622.9-2.1
Sinn Féin 21+1349,1923.5+1.4
Green 8−535,7422.5+0.1
Independent Fianna Fáil 4—7,0870.5-0.4
Workers' Party 3–216,8470.5-3.1
Socialist Party 2New5,3120.4New
SKIA 1New1,4780.1New
Republican Sinn Féin 1—1,3900.1-0.2
Christian Solidarity 0New1,2520.1New
Socialist Workers 0New9040.1New
National Party 0New8810.1New
Natural Law Party 0New1290.0New
Independent 76−2164,55211.6+1.0
 Total883—1,420,483100—

18 Workers' Party councillors had left the party in 1992 upon the creation of Democratic Left. In January 1999, Democratic Left merged with the Labour Party. One Workers' Party councillor had joined Labour since 1991.[ citation needed ]

County councils

Authority FF FG Lab GP SF PD OtherTotalDetails
Carlow 9731121 Details
Cavan 1392125 Details
Clare 1891432 Details
Cork 192141348 Details
Donegal 1481629 Details
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown 10861328 Details
Fingal 65611524 Details
Galway 1692330 Details
Kerry 12631527 Details
Kildare 9552425 Details
Kilkenny 12111226 Details
Laois 1410125 Details
Leitrim 1082222 Details
Limerick 14103128 Details
Longford 8101221 Details
Louth 14711326 Details
Mayo 16131131 Details
Meath 14111329 Details
Monaghan 86620 Details
Offaly 971421 Details
Roscommon 9121426 Details
Sligo 91121225 Details
South Dublin 837122326 Details
North Tipperary 1251321 Details
South Tipperary 1291426 Details
Waterford 1183123 Details
Westmeath 126523 Details
Wexford 981321 Details
Wicklow 8651424 Details

City councils

Authority FF FG Lab GP SF PD OtherTotalDetails
Cork City 1285112231 Details
Dublin City 20914240352 Details
Galway City 542004015 Details
Limerick City 653000317 Details
Waterford City 432001515 Details

Borough and town councils

PartySeats±
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 parties156-3

Borough councils

Authority FF FG Lab SF PDs GP WP Others
Clonmel 525 [lower-alpha 1]
Drogheda 5133
Kilkenny 543
Sligo 4323
Wexford 32313
Totals221211400011

Town councils

TownFianna FáilFine GaelLabour PartySinn FéinProgressive DemocratsGreen PartyWorkers Party of IrelandOthersTotal
Ardee 322119
Arklow 4149
Athlone 5229
Athy 412119
Balbriggan 212139
Ballina 4239
Ballinasloe 3249
Ballybay 43119
Ballyshannon 3339
Bandon 4329
Bantry 43119
Belturbet 52119
Birr 33129
Boyle 22239
Bray 514212
Buncrana 33129
Bundoran 52119
Carlow 33219
Carrickmacross 52119
Carrick-on-Suir 312129
Cashel 32139
Castlebar 42219
Castleblayney 3249
Cavan 5319
Clonakilty 321129
Clones 32329
Cobh 312129
Cootehill 32229
Dundalk 5121312
Dungarvan 12429
Edenderry 4149
Ennis 321129
Enniscorthy 42129
Fermoy 32139
Gorey 5319
Granard 32139
Greystones 22149
Kells 52119
Kilkee 4319
Killarney 3114 [lower-alpha 2] 9
Kilrush 41139
Kinsale 42129
Leixlip 4239
Letterkenny 31149
Lismore 23229
Listowel 4419
Longford 33129
Loughrea 5319
Macroom 34119
Mallow 3339
Midleton 3249
Monaghan 31419
Mountmellick 6129
Muine Bheag 6219
Mullingar 31419
Naas 211149
Navan 42129
Nenagh 52119
Newbridge 5229
New Ross 511119
Passage West 331119
Portlaoise 52119
Shannon 32229
Skibbereen 22239
Templemore 4329
Thurles 42219
Tipperary 22239
Tralee 4132212
Tramore 3111129
Trim 31149
Tuam 221139
Tullamore 214119
Westport 4419
Wicklow 31329
Youghal 411129

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities ( No. 8 of 1994, s. 20 ). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
  2. ↑ Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 ( No. 16 of 1998, s. 10 ). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .
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