1999 Longford County Council election

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1999 Longford County Council election
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  1991 10 June 1999 2004  

All 21 seats to Longford County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Progressive Democrats
Seats won1081
Seat change+2-1+1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Republican Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won11
Seat change--2

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Map showing the area of Longford County Council

Council control after election

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An election to Longford County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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%±%
Fine Gael 10+27,14641.26
Fianna Fáil 8-17,39242.68
Progressive Democrats 1+17174.14
Republican Sinn Féin 1-4782.76
Independent 1-21,5338.85
Totals21-17,320100.00

Results by local electoral area

Ballymahon

Ballymahon - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fine Gael James Bannon *22.311,211         
Fianna Fáil Barney Steele*12.76693738 741 744 758 761 775 849  
Fine Gael Patrick Belton11.73637798        
Fine Gael Adrian Farrell*11.07601621 629 651 658 693 776   
Fine Gael Seán Farrell*10.83588644 649 651 659 676 691 787  
Fianna Fáil John Nolan*6.47351394 396 402 413 427 460 534 560 632
Independent Patrick Walsh6.28341360 360 363 368 375 380 395 400  
Fianna Fáil Pat Farrell5.18281338 339 343 349 355 373 431 451 507
Fianna Fáil John Kenny5.14279293 294 297 304 320 369    
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan3.78205206 206 207 210 240     
Independent Tom Feeney2.23121125 125 135 140      
Independent Michael Brennan1.236779 81 82       
Labour Michael Coffey0.995457 57        
Electorate: 7,379  Valid: 5,429 (73.57%)  Spoilt: 63  Quota: 776  Turnout: 5,492 (74.43%)  

    Drumlish

    Drumlish - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Fianna Fáil Luie McEntire*32.00736  
    Fine Gael Gerry Brady*28.26650  
    Republican Sinn Féin Seán Lynch*14.10478532 579
    Fianna Fáil Benny Reid18.96436542 569
    Electorate: 3,358  Valid: 2,300 (68.49%)  Spoilt: 15  Quota: 576  Turnout: 2,315 (69.94%)  

      Granard

      Granard - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Fine Gael Frank Kilbride16.58669721  
      Fine Gael Maura Kilbride-Harkin*15.96644688  
      Fine Gael Martin Farrell14.75595607 719 
      Fianna Fáil Jimmy Coyle*13.41541577 718 
      Independent Noel Greene11.95482490 514 527
      Fianna Fáil Brian Lynch*11.03445544 629 651
      Fianna Fáil John Doherty8.70351395   
      Fianna Fáil Fintan Flood*7.63308   
      Electorate: 5,808  Valid: 4,035 (69.47%)  Spoilt: 68  Quota: 673  Turnout: 4,103 (70.64%)  

        Longford

        Longford - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Fianna Fáil Denis Glennon13.95775    
        Fianna Fáil Michael Nevin*13.23735    
        Fine Gael Alan Mitchell13.12729    
        Progressive Democrats Mae Sexton *12.90717    
        Fianna Fáil Peter Kelly *12.87715    
        Fine Gael Victor Kiernan*9.49527539 545 619 746
        Independent Peter Murphy*9.40522538 547 574 623
        Fianna Fáil Helen Quinn6.01334359 371 428 487
        Fine Gael Peggy Nolan5.31295309 317 337  
        Fianna Fáil Noel Conway3.73207220 225   
        Electorate: 8,598  Valid: 5,556 (64.62%)  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 695  Turnout: 5,642 (65.62%)  

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