The 1999 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Friday, 11 June 1999, on the same day as the European elections .
1999 Irish local elections
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
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
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 Alliance
1
New
1,478
0.1
New
RSF
1
—
1,390
0.1
-0.2
Christian Solidarity
0
New
1,252
0.1
New
Socialist Workers
0
New
904
0.1
New
Catholic Democrats
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 [ ] City councils [ ] Town Councils [ ] Borough and town councils [ ] Borough councils [ ]
Authority
FF
FG
Lab
SF
Progressive Democrats
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 [ ] Notes [ ]
^ The Workers and Unemployed Action Group has 2 County Councillors in South Tipperary and 5 Borough Councillors in Clonmel.
^ Michael Gleeson of the South Kerry Independent Alliance is included in this total.
References [ ]
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