1999 Mayo County Council election

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1999 Mayo County Council election
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  1991 10 June 1999 2004  

All 31 seats to Mayo County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won16131
Seat change+1--

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won1
Seat change-1

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Map showing the area of Mayo County Council

Council control after election

Fianna Fail

An election to Mayo County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from seven 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 16+126,11946.18
Fine Gael 13-23,41441.39
Labour 1-1,0211.81
Independent 1-14,8148.51
Totals31-56,564100.00

Results by local electoral area

Ballina

Ballina - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Fianna Fáil Annie Mae Reape*16.391,818      
Fine Gael Senator Ernie Caffrey *15.681,629      
Fine Gael Seamus Weir11.361,2601,288 1,369 1,430 1,541 1,644 
Fianna Fáil Stephen Molloy*10.871,2061,235 1,287 1,353 1,381 1,385 1,386
Fine Gael Eddie Staunton*10.601,1761,195 1,285 1,325 1,721  
Fianna Fáil Brian Golden*9.631,0691,094 1,118 1,217 1,504 1,531 1,545
Fianna Fáil John O'Donnell9.981,1071,199 1,218 1,322 1,333 1,334 1,339
Fine Gael Vinnie Munnelly7.99886893 906 964    
Sinn Féin John Clarke5.50610633 649     
Independent Bernard Flynn3.01334343      
Electorate: 18,303  Valid: 11,095 (60.62%)  Spoilt: 162  Quota: 1,586  Turnout: 11,257 (61.50%)  

    Ballinrobe

    Ballinrobe - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fine Gael Michael Burke*21.731,2181,289 1,460  
    Independent Harry Walsh19.251,0791,197 1,253 1,291 1,306
    Fine Gael Jim Mannion*17.901,0031,134 1,296 1,322 1,365
    Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan16.639321,062 1,466  
    Fianna Fáil Nora Conroy12.79717894    
    Fianna Fáil Noel Hughes10.10566    
    Green Ben Ryan1.5989    
    Electorate: 15,503  Valid: 8,332 (53.74%)  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 1,667  Turnout: 8,406 (54.22%)  

      Belmullet

      Belmullet - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Fianna Fáil Tim Quinn*18.631,3381,379 1,476    
      Fine Gael Pat Kilbane*16.051,1531,159 1,164 1,448   
      Fine Gael Ian McAndrews14.091,0121,033 1,112 1,114 1,126 1,127 1,194
      Fine Gael Gerry Coyle14.051,0091,059 1,203 1,205 1,213 1,213 1,309
      Independent Michael Holmes10.99789801 843 933 938 944  
      Fianna Fáil Michael McNulty8.62619621 623     
      Fianna Fáil Frank Leneghan8.55614632 715 927 941 945 1,333
      Independent Paraic Cosgrove*6.25449480      
      Independent Tony Mullarkey2.77199      
      Electorate: 11,374  Valid: 7,182 (63.14%)  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,437  Turnout: 7,289 (64.08%)  

        Castlebar

        Castlebar - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fianna Fáil Beverley Cooper Flynn TD*18.242,047      
        Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell*11.821,3261,404 1,439 1,489 1,530 1,721 
        Fine Gael Senator Paddy Burke *11.661,3091,337 1,360 1,375 1,562 1,688 
        Fianna Fáil Seán Bourke10.761,2071,373 1,418 1,538 1,597 1,835 
        Fine Gael Henry Kenny*9.941,1161,140 1,170 1,217 1,396 1,492 1,517
        Labour Johnny Mee*9.101,0211,058 1,151 1,191 1,312 1,499 1,559
        Fine Gael John Devaney*7.78873881 897 1,080 1,126 1,149 1,160
        Fianna Fáil Iarla Duffy7.00786842 872 907 963   
        Fine Gael Eoin Garavan6.09683702 719 727    
        Fianna Fáil Gerry Rowland4.52507522 538     
        Sinn Féin Joe McHale2.23250258      
        Green Dr. Lucille Ryan-O'Shea0.8697101      
        Electorate: 19,200  Valid: 11,222 (58.45%)  Spoilt: 140  Quota: 1,604  Turnout: 11,362 (59.18%)  

          Claremorris

          Claremorris- 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12
          Fianna Fáil John Carty *25.261,758 
          Independent Richard Finn*20.491,426 
          Fine Gael John Cribbin19.401,3501,442
          Fianna Fáil Patrick McHugh*18.431,2831,508
          Fine Gael Tom Connolly16.421,1431,191
          Electorate: 11,222  Valid: 6,960 (62.02%)  Spoilt: 90  Quota: 1,393  Turnout: 7,050 (62.82%)  

            Swinford

            Swinford - 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            Fianna Fáil Jimmy Maloney*20.651,430   
            Fine Gael John Flannery*19.201,3301,620  
            Fianna Fáil Gerry Murray18.121,2551,301 1,311 1,327
            Fine Gael Joseph Mellett14.801,0251,377 1,560 
            Fianna Fáil Paddy Oliver*14.389961,124 1,147 1,165
            Fine Gael Sean McEvoy*12.85890   
            Electorate: 11,707  Valid: 6,926 (59.16%)  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 1,386  Turnout: 7,049 (60.21%)  

              Westport

              Westport - 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123
              Fine Gael Michael Ring TD*35.562,694  
              Fianna Fáil Peter Sweeney17.211,3041,432 1,549
              Fianna Fáil Senator Frank Chambers *18.121,1711,278 1,445
              Fianna Fáil Margaret Adams14.031,0631,337 1,604
              Fine Gael Peter McManamon8.656551,073 1,277
              Independent Martin Keane5.98453665  
              Green Ann Crowley1.98150171  
              Independent Tom King1.1285103  
              Electorate: 11,248  Valid: 7,575 (67.35%)  Spoilt: 93  Quota: 1,516  Turnout: 7,668 (68.17%)  

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