1999 Louth County Council election

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1999 Louth County Council election
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  1991 10 June 1999 2004  

All 26 seats to Louth County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won1471
Seat change+2+10

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Labour Independent Progressive Democrats
Seats won130
Seat change-10-2

Louth in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Louth County Council

Council control after election

Fianna Fail

An election to Louth County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 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+214,16640.14
Fine Gael 7+19,16725.97
Sinn Féin 103,3739.56
Labour 1-12,5737.29
Independent 303,81810.82
Progressive Democrats 0-27212.04
Totals26035,294100.00

Results by local electoral area

Ardee

Ardee - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fine Gael Jim Lennon*14.03969972 1,018 1,041 1,066 1,113 1,126 1,324  
Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly*13.89959962 967 971 975 1,014 1,075 1,160  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Clare10.22706713 723 728 737 767 796 862 877 961
Fianna Fáil Nicholas McCabe*9.20635636 661 692 706 735 756 793 803 1,051
Fine Gael Finnan McCoy*8.85611613 640 685 750 785 826 903 980 1,173
Independent Hugh D. Conlon*8.37578595 619 632 649 696 740 820 855 884
Fine Gael Thomas McGrory7.60525526 545 550 556 580 634    
Fianna Fáil Padraig McKenny7.46515516 523 562 599 636 674 693 695  
Sinn Féin Pearse McGeough5.40373377 378 387 401 427     
Green Neil McCann4.58316322 327 351 388      
Progressive Democrats Leonard Hatrick3.40235236 240        
Labour Gerry Halpenny3.16218242 246 271       
Fine Gael Jeremiah McCarthy2.77191192         
Labour Donnchadha MacRaghnaill1.0774         
Electorate: 14,138  Valid: 6,905 (48.84%)  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 1,151  Turnout: 7,009 (49.58%)  

    Drogheda East

    Drogheda East - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Fine Gael Oliver Tully*12.40869876 884 922 941 1,065 1,083 1,108 1,163 1,180
    Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy *10.46733746 772 793 822 849 911 1,136 1,330 
    Independent Frank Godfrey*10.16712737 798 845 901 936 1,016 1,113 1,208 
    Fianna Fáil Jacqui McConville9.66677683 696 735 749 800 830 866 1,033 1,094
    Fine Gael Michael O'Dowd7.99560582 630 673 708 854 888 966 1,012 1,038
    Fianna Fáil Tommy Murphy*7.76544555 562 568 584 591 632    
    Fianna Fáil Michael Coyle7.63535542 563 574 602 616 658 721   
    Sinn Féin Maeve Healy6.11428438 448 464 494 509     
    Labour Tommy Moore6.06425436 448 483 607 625 692 756 813 823
    Fine Gael Christopher Douglas5.92415418 427 449 466      
    Labour Finian Branigan4.95347351 382 412       
    Green Bernadette Martin4.28300331 356        
    Independent Tommy Byrne4.02282294         
    Independent Sheila Martin2.58181         
    Electorate: 15,991  Valid: 7,008 (43.82%)  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 1,169  Turnout: 7,099 (44.39%)  

      Drogheda West

      Drogheda West - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Fine Gael Senator Fergus O'Dowd *21.921,083        
      Fianna Fáil Maria Campbell-O'Brien*11.17552559 573 594 643 672 751 883 973
      Fianna Fáil Seán Collins10.71529536 545 562 582 627 688 867 955
      Fianna Fáil Josie Carolan8.99444444 445 454 472 478 490   
      Fine Gael Eugene Byrne8.12401426 451 459 495 521 545 598 678
      Labour Patsy Kirwan*8.06398410 419 484 526 569 637 655 739
      Sinn Féin Ken O'Heiligh7.69380384 391 404 435 449    
      Independent Malachy Godfrey6.15304311 320 348 380 500 558 589  
      Green Michael McKeon5.45269274 280 300      
      Independent Frank Godfrey5.38266279 289 304 334     
      Labour Gerald Nash 4.43219222 226       
      Fine Gael John Clarke1.9295        
      Electorate: 10,979  Valid: 4,940 (44.99%)  Spoilt: 71  Quota: 989  Turnout: 5,011 (45.64%)  

        Dundalk-Carlingford

        Dundalk-Carlingford - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Fianna Fáil Peter Savage*17.861,578     
        Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 16.551,462     
        Fine Gael Terry Brennan *11.239921,069 1,090 1,270  
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Keelan*10.28908952 976 1,000 1,065 1,165
        Fianna Fáil Miceal O'Donnell*9.63851970 1,028 1,084 1,127 1,227
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Byrne9.57845867 882 900 1,033 1,152
        Fine Gael Johnny McGahon8.82726740 755 863 987 1,142
        Labour Jackie Callan5.99529532 569 597 682  
        Progressive Democrats Jim Cousins*5.50486491 505 533   
        Fine Gael Pat Keenan5.17457488 503    
        Electorate: 17,472  Valid: 8,834 (50.56%)  Spoilt: 202  Quota: 1,263  Turnout: 9,036 (51.72%)  

          Dundalk South

          Dundalk South - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach *19.021,447        
          Independent Martin Bellew*12.71967996 1,039 1,091     
          Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy 10.58805835 839 901 983 1,253   
          Sinn Féin Seán Kenna*9.60730747 766 792 819 842 851 893 902
          Fianna Fáil Noel Lennon*8.49646765 781 818 857 923 962 1,225 
          Fianna Fáil Donal Lynch7.78592622 629 673 720 748 758 896 996
          Independent Dr. Mary Grehan6.94528573 582 638 744 819 900 978 1,007
          Fianna Fáil Pearse O'Hanrahan6.18470505 520 547 585 626 653   
          Fine Gael Stephen Burns6.15468496 505 517 579     
          Green Liam Kieran5.18394407 420       
          Labour Constance Short4.77363375 422 486      
          Workers' Party Peter Short2.59197199        
          Electorate: 16,367  Valid: 7,607 (46.48%)  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 1,087  Turnout: 7,711 (47.11%)  

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