1999 Limerick County Council election

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1999 Limerick County Council election
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  1991 10 June 1999 2004  

All 28 seats to Limerick County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won14103
Seat change+1--1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won10
Seat change+1-1

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Map showing the area of Limerick County Council

Council control after election

Fianna Fail

An election to Limerick County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas for a five-year term of office on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 14+122,29846.04
Fine Gael 10-15,69232.40
Progressive Democrats 3-14,7759.86
Independent 1+14,0308.32
Labour 0-19411.94
Totals28-48,434100.00

Results by local electoral area

Bruff

Bruff - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Fianna Fáil Michael Brennan *15.801,624        
Progressive Democrats Tim O'Malley *13.681,406        
Fine Gael Cormac Hurley11.801,2131,224 1,238 1,271 1,403    
Fianna Fáil John Clifford*9.901,1321,234 1,243 1,259 1,273 1,279 1,473  
Fine Gael Richard Butler10.841,1141,133 1,163 1,182 1,199 1,202 1,225 1,233 1,415
Fianna Fáil Leonard Enright 9.129371,035 1,042 1,052 1,068 1,071 1,198 1,261 1,316
Fianna Fáil Sandra Marsh6.97716738 748 772 865 917 980 1,010 1,133
Fine Gael Edmond Costello5.78594619 624 631 637 646 686 696 759
Fianna Fáil Patrick Fitzgerald4.74487535 539 541 547 547    
Labour Trisha Keyes-Bevan4.63476481 490 548 596 611 625 634  
Progressive Democrats Pat Hennessy3.43353357 384 410      
Green David Edler1.38142147 151       
Independent Denis Riordan0.828484 86       
Electorate: 21,941  Valid: 10,278 (46.84%)  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 1,285  Turnout: 10,390 (47.35%)  

    Castleconnell

    Castleconnell - 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910111213
    Fine Gael Senator Mary Jackman *14.931,841            
    Fianna Fáil Eddie Wade *12.561,549            
    Fianna Fáil Joe Meagher8.121,0011,005 1,008 1,020 1,042 1,053 1,066 1,116 1,160 1,177 1,274 1,281 1,282
    Fine Gael Paddy Hourigan*7.29899948 952 980 1,013 1,046 1,126 1,226 1,273 1,459 1,563  
    Fianna Fáil Noreen Ryan6.58812825 830 838 874 952 1,034 1,217 1,272 1,314 1,381 1,384 1,386
    Progressive Democrats Brigid Teefy6.44794815 822 859 917 973 1,022 1,058 1,304 1,468 1,535 1,537 1,539
    Fianna Fáil Noel Gleeson*6.13756766 768 779 844 866 884 978 1,016 1,064 1,272 1,274 1,276
    Fine Gael Mary Harty5.76710754 758 788 816 835 884 893 966 1,122 1,323 1,331 
    Independent Patrick Coffey5.55685692 700 726 763 791 831 845 865 910    
    Fine Gael Leo Walsh4.77588623 636 663 676 716 759 792 836     
    Fianna Fáil Eamon Lawlor4.33534544 547 551 567 602 641       
    Progressive Democrats Damien O'Dwyer3.97489504 515 536 602 637 680 696      
    Labour Niall Greene3.77465489 515 526 536 589        
    Independent John Redington3.46427471 491 508 515         
    Progressive Democrats Martin Ryan3.32410419 424 429          
    Independent P.J. O'Donnell2.04251259 263           
    Green Aine McCarthy0.98121127            
    Electorate: 22,243  Valid: 12,332 (55.44%)  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 1,542  Turnout: 12,440 (55.93%)  

      Kilmallock

      Kilmallock - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent John Gallahue20.971,824    
      Fine Gael Jim Houlihan*16.051,3961,406 1,627 1,772 
      Fianna Fáil Pat McAuliffe15.591,3561,363 1,407 1,620 1,795
      Progressive Democrats Eddie Creighton*15.211,3231,339 1,504 1,530 1,705
      Fianna Fáil Mary O'Brien10.32898923 945 1,018 1,401
      Fianna Fáil Eddie Ryan9.66840857 885 912  
      Fianna Fáil Tom Lenihan6.22541545 560   
      Fine Gael Joe Wheeler5.99521526    
      Electorate: 13,808  Valid: 8,699 (63.00%)  Spoilt: 120  Quota: 1,740  Turnout: 8,819 (63.87%)  

        Newcastle West

        Newcastle West - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Fine Gael Michael Finucane TD*22.101,903   
        Fianna Fáil Senator John Cregan *16.781,445   
        Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kelly*13.101,1281,144 1,176 1,323
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Ahern12.811,1031,138 1,195 1,463
        Fine Gael Seán Broderick*12.781,0981,326 1,401 1,461
        Independent Joseph Mullane8.84761832 937 1,117
        Fianna Fáil Michael Healy*8.56737825 876  
        Sinn Féin Coireall MacCurtain4.19361378   
        Green Ted Bradley0.867486   
        Electorate: 15,682  Valid: 8,610 (54.90%)  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 1,436  Turnout: 8,733 (55.69%)  

          Rathkeale

          Rathkeale- 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          Fine Gael Senator Dan Neville *30.002,555  
          Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan*16.061,3681,501 
          Fianna Fáil John Cregan15.081,2841,379 1,446
          Fine Gael David Naughton*14.791,2601,855 
          Fianna Fáil John Griffin*14.561,2401,382 1,463
          Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcair9.51810980 1,088
          Electorate: 15,267  Valid: 8,517 (55.79%)  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 1,420  Turnout: 8,664 (56.75%)  

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