1999 Irish local elections

The 1999 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on 11 June 1999, on the same day as the European elections.

1999 Irish local elections
11 June 1999
1,627 County, City, Borough and Town Council Seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bertie Ahern John Bruton Ruairi Quinn
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party
Leader since 19 November 1994 21 November 1990 13 November 1997
Percentage 38.9% 28.1% 10.8%
Councillors 382 277 83
Councillors +/- 28 3 6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
GP
Leader Mary Harney Gerry Adams N/A
Party Progressive Democrats Sinn Féin Green Party
Leader since 26 October 1993 13 November 1983 N/A
Percentage 3.9% 3.5% 2.5%
Councillors 25 21 8
Councillors +/- 12 13 5
  Seventh party Ninth party
 
IFF
Leader Seán Garland Neil Blaney
Party Workers' Party Independent Fianna Fáil
Leader since 1998 1972
Last election N/A
Seats won 3 4
Seat change 21 1
Popular vote 6,847 7,087
Percentage 0.5% 0.65
Swing 3.1% 0.4%

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 Total Details
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
Other parties 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
TownFianna FáilFine GaelLabour PartySinn FéinProgressive DemocratsGreen PartyWorkers Party of IrelandOthersTotal
Ardee322119
Arklow4149
Athlone5229
Athy412119
Balbriggan212139
Ballina4239
Ballinasloe3249
Ballybay43119
Ballyshannon3339
Bandon4329
Bantry43119
Belturbet52119
Birr33129
Boyle22239
Bray514212
Buncrana33129
Bundoran52119
Carlow33219
Carrickmacross52119
Carrick-on-Suir312129
Cashel32139
Castlebar42219
Castleblayney3249
Cavan5319
Clonakilty321129
Clones32329
Cobh312129
Cootehill32229
Dundalk5121312
Dungarvan12429
Edenderry4149
Ennis321129
Enniscorthy42129
Fermoy32139
Gorey5319
Granard32139
Greystones22149
Kells52119
Kilkee4319
Killarney3114[fn 2]9
Kilrush41139
Kinsale42129
Leixlip4239
Letterkenny31149
Lismore23229
Listowel4419
Longford33129
Loughrea5319
Macroom34119
Mallow3339
Midleton3249
Monaghan31419
Mountmellick6129
Muine Bheag6219
Mullingar31419
Naas211149
Navan42129
Nenagh52119
Newbridge5229
New Ross511119
Passage West331119
Portlaoise52119
Shannon32229
Skibbereen22239
Templemore4329
Thurles42219
Tipperary22239
Tralee4132212
Tramore3111129
Trim31149
Tuam221139
Tullamore214119
Westport4419
Wicklow31329
Youghal411129
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See also

Notes
  1. The Workers and Unemployed Action Group has 2 County Councillors in South Tipperary and 5 Borough Councillors in Clonmel.
  2. Michael Gleeson of the South Kerry Independent Alliance is included in this total.

References
    • "1999 Local Elections". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
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