Irish local elections, 1999
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The 1999 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on 10 June 1999, on the same day as the European elections.
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Results
| Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. Votes | % FPv | ±% | |
| Fianna Fáil | 382 | +28 | 552,033 | 38.9 | +0.9 | |
| Fine Gael | 277 | +3 | 399,125 | 28.1 | +1.5 | |
| Labour Party | 83 | -6 | 153,197 | 10.8 | +0.3 | |
| Progressive Democrats | 25 | -12 | 41,362 | 2.9 | -2.1 | |
| Sinn Féin | 21 | +13 | 49,192 | 3.5 | +1.4 | |
| Green Party | 8 | -5 | 35,742 | 2.5 | +0.1 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 4 | — | 7,087 | 0.5 | -0.4 | |
| Workers' Party | 3 | –21 | 6,847 | 0.5 | -3.1 | |
| Socialist Party | 2 | New | 5,312 | 0.4 | New | |
| South Kerry Independent | 1 | New | 1,478 | 0.1 | New | |
| Republican Sinn Féin | 1 | — | 1,390 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Christian Solidarity | 0 | New | 1,252 | 0.1 | New | |
| Socialist Workers | 0 | New | 904 | 0.1 | New | |
| National Party | 0 | New | 881 | 0.1 | New | |
| Natural Law Party | 0 | New | 129 | 0.0 | New | |
| Independent | 76 | -2 | 164,552 | 11.6 | +1.0 | |
| Total | 883 | — | 1,420,483 | 100 | — | |
18 Workers' Party councillors had left the party in 1992 upon the creation of Democratic Left. By the 1999 elections, 16 Democratic Left councillors had merged with the Labour Party, and one Workers' Party councillor had joined Labour.
County councils
| Authority | FF | FG | Lab | GP | SF | PD | Other | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | Details | ||||||||
| Cavan | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | Details | |||||||||
| Clare | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 32 | Details | |||||||||
| Cork | 19 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 48 | Details | ||||||||
| Donegal | 14 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 29 | Details | |||||||||
| Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 28 | Details | ||||||||
| Fingal | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | Details | |||||||
| Galway | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | Details | |||||||||
| Kerry | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 27 | Details | ||||||||
| Kildare | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | Details | ||||||||
| Kilkenny | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | Details | |||||||||
| Laois | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 | Details | ||||||||||
| Leitrim | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | Details | |||||||||
| Limerick | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | Details | |||||||||
| Longford | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | Details | |||||||||
| Louth | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | Details | ||||||||
| Mayo | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 31 | Details | |||||||||
| Meath | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 29 | Details | |||||||||
| Monaghan | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | Details | ||||||||||
| Offaly | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | Details | |||||||||
| Roscommon | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 26 | Details | |||||||||
| Sligo | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | Details | ||||||||
| South Dublin | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | Details | ||||||
| North Tipperary | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | Details | |||||||||
| South Tipperary | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | Details | |||||||||
| Waterford | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | Details | |||||||||
| Westmeath | 12 | 6 | 5 | 23 | Details | ||||||||||
| Wexford | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | Details | |||||||||
| Wicklow | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | Details | ||||||||
City councils
| Authority | FF | FG | Lab | GP | SF | PD | Other | Total | Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | Details | ||||||
| Dublin City | 20 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 52 | Details | ||||||
| Galway City | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | Details | ||||||
| Limerick City | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | Details | ||||||
| Waterford City | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | Details | ||||||
Town Councils
Borough and town councils
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 289 | +16 | |
| Fine Gael | 159 | -15 | |
| Labour Party | 87 | +10 | |
| Sinn Féin | 41 | +16 | |
| Progressive Democrats | 7 | -11 | |
| Green Party | 5 | -1 | |
| Workers' Party | 1 | -1 | |
| Democratic Left | 0 | -11 | |
| Others | 156 | -3 | |
Borough councils
| Authority | FF | FG | Lab | SF | PD | GP | WP | Others | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 5 | 2 | 5[fn 1] | |||||||||||||
| Drogheda | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 5 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sligo | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Wexford | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 22 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
Town councils
| Town | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Labour Party | Sinn Féin | Progressive Democrats | Green Party | Workers Party of Ireland | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardee | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Arklow | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| Athlone | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Athy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Balbriggan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Ballina | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||||
| Ballinasloe | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| Ballybay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Ballyshannon | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||
| Bandon | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Bantry | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Belturbet | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Birr | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Boyle | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Bray | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Buncrana | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Bundoran | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Carlow | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Carrickmacross | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Carrick-on-Suir | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Cashel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Castlebar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Castleblayney | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| Cavan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Clonakilty | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Clones | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Cobh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Cootehill | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Dundalk | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Dungarvan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Edenderry | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| Ennis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Enniscorthy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Fermoy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Gorey | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Granard | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Greystones | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Kells | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Kilkee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Killarney | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4[fn 2] | 9 | ||||
| Kilrush | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Kinsale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Leixlip | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||||
| Letterkenny | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Lismore | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Listowel | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Longford | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Loughrea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Macroom | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Mallow | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||
| Midleton | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| Monaghan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Mountmellick | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Muine Bheag | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Mullingar | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||
| Navan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Nenagh | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Newbridge | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| New Ross | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Passage West | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Portlaoise | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Shannon | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Skibbereen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Templemore | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Thurles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Tipperary | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Tralee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Tramore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Trim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Tuam | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Tullamore | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Westport | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Wicklow | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Youghal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
See also
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