1999 Cork County Council election

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1999 Cork County Council election
← 1991 10 June 1999 2004 →
All 48 seats to Cork County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 21 19 4
Seat change +1 - -
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party PD Independent Workers' Party
Seats won 1 3 0
Seat change - - -1
Cork in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Cork County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Cork County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 21 +1 50,820 38.26
Fianna Fáil 19 - 51,147 38.5
Labour 4 - 13,520 10.18
PD 1 - 3,406 2.56
Independent 3 - 9,643 7.26
Workers' Party 0 -1 - -
Totals 48 - 132,825 100.0 —

Results by Electoral Area[]

Bandon[]

Bandon - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Senator Peter Callanan* 30.98 3,372      
Fine Gael Kevin Murphy* 20.86 2,271 2,340 2,884  
Fine Gael Jerry McCarthy 18.27 1,989 2,120 2,391 2,473
Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman* 16.15 1,758 2,128 2,467 2,547
Labour Tomas O'Brien 8.87 966 993    
Green Noel Giles 3.89 423 461    
Independent Frank Collins 0.97 106 121    
Electorate: 18,853   Valid: 10,885 (57.74%)   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 2,722   Turnout: 11,052 (58.62%)

Bantry[]

Bantry - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Senator Denis O'Donovan* 24.92 2,407              
Fine Gael P.J. SheehanTD* 12.24 1,888              
Fine Gael Noel Harrington 16.05 1,550 1,595 1,681          
Fine Gael John P. O'Shea 10.32 997 1,150 1,235 1,287 1,311 1,355 1,392 1,555
Fianna Fáil Vivian O'Callaghan* 9.47 915 1,235 1,270 1,276 1,287 1,306 1,357 1,467
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Neill 9.30 898 1,045 1,057 1,059 1,063 1,132 1,232 1,277
Independent Liam Ward 3.85 372 460 501 502 531 562 604  
Sinn Féin Martin Ennis 2.62 253 276 280 281 303 347    
Labour Michael O'Sullivan 2.17 210 224 235 238 289      
Green Micky McBrearty 1.73 167 174 178 179        
Electorate: 15,553   Valid: 9,657 (62.09%)   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 1,610   Turnout: 9,839 (63.26%)

Blarney[]

Blarney - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Dan Fleming* 18.34 2,138 2,256 2,312 2,409    
Fine Gael Tomas Ryan* 16.97 1,978 2,029 2,238 2,539    
Fianna Fáil Annette McNamara* 14.34 1,672 1,737 1,754 1,916 2,011 2,050
Fine Gael Gerry Kelly 12.76 1,487 1,637 2,074 2,445    
Fianna Fáil Tom Joyce 11.22 1,308 1,451 1,622 1,860 1,891 1,965
Labour Sheila O'Sullivan* 10.46 1,219 1,351 1,510      
Fine Gael Dan O'Shea 8.95 1,043 1,132        
PD Michael Burns 6.97 813          
Electorate: 25,346   Valid: 11,658 (46.00%)   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 2,332   Turnout: 11,859 (46.79%)

Carrigaline[]

Carrigaline - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fine Gael Simon CoveneyTD 19.94 3,933                    
Fianna Fáil Batt O'KeeffeTD* 15.93 3,141                    
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan* 11.07 2,183 2,430 2,547                
Fianna Fáil Deirdre Forde 9.12 1,799 1,884 1,965 1,999 2,084 2,104 2,197 2,293 2,502    
Fine Gael Derry Canty* 7.02 1,385 1,609 1,739 1,746 1,763 1,974 2,147 2,190 2,313 2,851  
Labour Paula Desmond* 6.85 1,351 1,593 1,626 1,630 1,683 1,937 2,025 2,187 2,280 2,507  
PD Peter Kelly 6.66 1,313 1,387 1,404 1,406 1,504 1,519 1,614 1,669 1,720 1,773 1,905
Fianna Fáil John O'Sullivan 4.34 856 876 983 1,000 1,128 1,138 1,162 1,240 1,453 1,489 1,534
Sinn Féin Thomas Hanlon 3.68 725 758 775 778 823 837 845        
Fianna Fáil John Whelton 3.65 719 747 862 869 882 905 917 953      
Fine Gael Braham Brennan* 3.16 624 875 887 892 915 993 1,115 1,158 1,176    
Labour Edward Dawson 2.95 581 611 643 645 683            
Independent Michael O'Hanlon 2.93 578 598 606 606              
Fine Gael Kate Horgan 2.71 534 747 753 753 776 792          
Electorate: 46,314   Valid: 19,722 (42.58%)   Spoilt: 250   Quota: 2,466   Turnout: 19,972 (43.12%)

Fermoy[]

Fermoy - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe* 27.34 3,059        
Fianna Fáil Frank O'Flynn 21.61 2,418        
Fine Gael Aileen Pyne* 13.84 1,549 1,715 1,761 1,815 2,348
Fine Gael James O'Connell 12.50 1,399 1,543 1,568 1,602 1,837
Fine Gael P.J. Walsh 12.24 1,369 1,690 1,739 1,781 1,936
Independent John Hussey 6.94 776 868 902 964  
Labour Tadhg O'Donovan 3.43 384 443 455 476  
Christian Solidarity Billy Fanning 2.10 235 274 288    
Electorate: 19,255   Valid: 11,189 (58.11%)   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 2,238   Turnout: 11,351 (58.95%)

Kanturk[]

Kanturk - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Patrick Buckley 14.78 2,154 2,313 2,515  
Fine Gael Gerard Murphy* 14.00 2,039 2,103 2,210 2,381
Fianna Fáil Marie (The Shamrock) Murphy* 13.87 2,021 2,082 2,290 2,302
Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan 11.87 1,730 1,784 1,929 2,411
Fianna Fáil Jack Roche* 10.93 1,592 1,660 1,977 2,009
Fine Gael Frank Crowley* 10.75 1,566 1,703 1,880 2.542
Fine Gael Billy Biggane* 10.14 1,477 1,525 1,537  
Fianna Fáil Laurence Kelly* 7.80 1,136 1,309    
Labour Bill Cashin 4.70 685      
Natural Law Patrick Murphy 0.62 91      
Green Ted Bradley 0.54 78      
Electorate: 22,325   Valid: 14,569 (65.26%)   Spoilt: 240   Quota: 2,429   Turnout: 14,809 (66.33%)

Macroom[]

Macroom - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Michael CreedTD* 31.28 3,212    
Fianna Fáil Donal MoynihanTD* 25.87 2,657    
Fine Gael Frank Metcalfe* 15.13 1,554 1,932 2,348
Labour Martin Coughlan 14.99 1,539 1,745 2,106
Fianna Fáil Padraig Murphy 12.74 1,308 1,368  
Electorate: 16,303   Valid: 10,270 (62.99%)   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 2,568   Turnout: 10,418 (63.90%)

Mallow[]

Mallow - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Paul BradfordTD* 23.55 2,525          
Fianna Fáil Dan Joe Fitzgerald 22.06 2,366          
Labour Joe Sherlock* 21.26 2,280          
Fine Gael Tom Sheahan* 15.75 1,689 1,885 1,921 2,025 2,062 2,358
Fianna Fáil David Willis 10.53 1,129 1,228 1,382 1,463 1,533 1,615
Independent Michael Broderick 3.97 426 479 499 548 576  
Green Mary Sleeman-Power 2.87 308 340 351      
Electorate: 17,923   Valid: 10,723 (59.83%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 2,145   Turnout: 10,869 (60.64%)

Midleton[]

Midleton - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Labour John Mulvihill* 15.40 2,821                  
Independent Noel Collins* 11.85 2,171 2,185 2,266 2,309 2,390 2,468 2,663      
Fine Gael Michael Hegarty* 10.50 1,922 1,935 1,968 1,997 2,038 2,458 3,143      
Fianna Fáil Maurice Ahern* 10.34 1,894 1,903 1,929 2,200 2,305 2,369 2,457 2,514 2,524 2,820
Fianna Fáil Art Supple 8.49 1,555 1,555 1,584 1,671 1,780 1,922 1,952 1,980 1,984 2,077
Independent Ted Murphy 7.04 1,290 1,296 1,347 1,369 1,425 1,494 1,641 1,803 1,829 1,920
PD J.J. Flavin 6.99 1,280 1,284 1,306 1,327 1,408 1,520 1,550 1,607 1,611 1,671
Fine Gael George Jeffrey 5.98 1,096 1,103 1,134 1,156 1,172 1,329        
Fine Gael Mort Murphy 5.91 1,083 1,087 1,110 1,118 1,143          
Independent Seán O'Connor 5.83 1,068 1,137 1,185 1,366 1,545 1,560 1,579 1,587 1,589  
Sinn Féin Kieran McCarthy 4.61 845 868 914 960            
Fianna Fáil Joe Dowling 4.38 803 839 866              
Green Vincent Keaney 1.26 230 839 866              
Independent Gerry O'Sullivan 0.86 158 159                
Independent Christy Carr 0.53 97 99                
Electorate: 32,825   Valid: 18,313 (55.79%)   Spoilt: 315   Quota: 2,617   Turnout: 18,628 (56.75%)

Skibbereen[]

Skibbereen - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Christy O'Sullivan 15.86 2,510              
Fine Gael Maura Cal McCarthy* 15.19 2,404              
Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke* 14.83 2,348              
Fine Gael Tadhg O'Donovan* 10.49 1,660 1,796 1,860 1,868 1,886 1,922 2,257  
Labour Michael McCarthy 7.00 1,484 1,524 1,559 1,569 1,657 1,757 1,812 1,847
Fine Gael John Collins 8.96 1,418 1,457 1,557 1,570 1,596 1,640 1,692 1,724
Fianna Fáil Tom O'Neill* 7.12 1,127 1,218 1,242 1,356 1,378 1,498 1,869 1,935
Fine Gael Jim O'Sullivan 6.41 1,015 1,080 1,240 1,331 1,354 1,543 1,574 1,598
Fianna Fáil Frank Long 5.29 838 928 937 1,001 1,019 1,087    
Sinn Féin Cionnaith O Suilleabhain 4.69 743 795 819 881 934      
Green Kieran O'Leary 1.78 282 300 309 318        
Electorate: 24,833   Valid: 15,829 (63.74%)   Spoilt: 243   Quota: 1,979   Turnout: 16,072 (64.72%)

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Preceded by
1991 Cork County Council election 		Succeeded by
2004 Cork County Council election
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