1999 Limerick County Council election

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1999 Limerick County Council election
← 1991 10 June 1999 2004 →
All 28 seats to Limerick County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won 14 10 3
Seat change +1 - -1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 1 0
Seat change +1 -1
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Map showing the area of Limerick County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Limerick County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 +1 22,298 46.04
Fine Gael 10 - 15,692 32.40
Progressive Democrats 3 -1 4,775 9.86
Independent 1 +1 4,030 8.32
Labour 0 -1 941 1.94
Totals 28 - 48,434 100.0 —

Results by Electoral Area[]

Bruff[]

Bruff - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Michael Brennan* 15.80 1,624                
Progressive Democrats Tim O'Malley* 13.68 1,406                
Fine Gael Cormac Hurley 11.80 1,213 1,224 1,238 1,271 1,403        
Fianna Fáil John Clifford* 9.90 1,132 1,234 1,243 1,259 1,273 1,279 1,473    
Fine Gael Richard Butler 10.84 1,114 1,133 1,163 1,182 1,199 1,202 1,225 1,233 1,415
Fianna Fáil Leonard Enright 9.12 937 1,035 1,042 1,052 1,068 1,071 1,198 1,261 1,316
Fianna Fáil Sandra Marsh 6.97 716 738 748 772 865 917 980 1,010 1,133
Fine Gael Edmond Costello 5.78 594 619 624 631 637 646 686 696 759
Fianna Fáil Patrick Fitzgerald 4.74 487 535 539 541 547 547      
Labour Trisha Keyes-Bevan 4.63 476 481 490 548 596 611 625 634  
Progressive Democrats Pat Hennessy 3.43 353 357 384 410          
Green David Edler 1.38 142 147 151            
Independent Denis Riordan 0.82 84 84 86            
Electorate: 21,941   Valid: 10,278 (46.84%)   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,285   Turnout: 10,390 (47.35%)

Castleconnell[]

Castleconnell - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fine Gael Senator Mary Jackman* 14.93 1,841                        
Fianna Fáil Eddie Wade* 12.56 1,549                        
Fianna Fáil Joe Meagher 8.12 1,001 1,005 1,008 1,020 1,042 1,053 1,066 1,116 1,160 1,177 1,274 1,281 1,282
Fine Gael Paddy Hourigan* 7.29 899 948 952 980 1,013 1,046 1,126 1,226 1,273 1,459 1,563    
Fianna Fáil Noreen Ryan 6.58 812 825 830 838 874 952 1,034 1,217 1,272 1,314 1,381 1,384 1,386
Progressive Democrats Brigid Teefy 6.44 794 815 822 859 917 973 1,022 1,058 1,304 1,468 1,535 1,537 1,539
Fianna Fáil Noel Gleeson* 6.13 756 766 768 779 844 866 884 978 1,016 1,064 1,272 1,274 1,276
Fine Gael Mary Harty 5.76 710 754 758 788 816 835 884 893 966 1,122 1,323 1,331  
Independent Patrick Coffey 5.55 685 692 700 726 763 791 831 845 865 910      
Fine Gael Leo Walsh 4.77 588 623 636 663 676 716 759 792 836        
Fianna Fáil Eamon Lawlor 4.33 534 544 547 551 567 602 641            
Progressive Democrats Damien O'Dwyer 3.97 489 504 515 536 602 637 680 696          
Labour Niall Greene 3.77 465 489 515 526 536 589              
Independent John Redington 3.46 427 471 491 508 515                
Progressive Democrats Martin Ryan 3.32 410 419 424 429                  
Independent P.J. O'Donnell 2.04 251 259 263                    
Green Aine McCarthy 0.98 121 127                      
Electorate: 22,243   Valid: 12,332 (55.44%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 1,542   Turnout: 12,440 (55.93%)

Kilmallock[]

Kilmallock - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent John Gallahue 20.97 1,824        
Fine Gael Jim Houlihan* 16.05 1,396 1,406 1,627 1,772  
Fianna Fáil Pat McAuliffe 15.59 1,356 1,363 1,407 1,620 1,795
Progressive Democrats Eddie Creighton* 15.21 1,323 1,339 1,504 1,530 1,705
Fianna Fáil Mary O'Brien 10.32 898 923 945 1,018 1,401
Fianna Fáil Eddie Ryan 9.66 840 857 885 912  
Fianna Fáil Tom Lenihan 6.22 541 545 560    
Fine Gael Joe Wheeler 5.99 521 526      
Electorate: 13,808   Valid: 8,699 (63.00%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 1,740   Turnout: 8,819 (63.87%)

Newcastle West[]

Newcastle West - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael Michael FinucaneTD* 22.10 1,903      
Fianna Fáil Senator John Cregan* 16.78 1,445      
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kelly* 13.10 1,128 1,144 1,176 1,323
Fianna Fáil Seamus Ahern 12.81 1,103 1,138 1,195 1,463
Fine Gael Seán Broderick* 12.78 1,098 1,326 1,401 1,461
Independent Joseph Mullane 8.84 761 832 937 1,117
Fianna Fáil Michael Healy* 8.56 737 825 876  
Sinn Féin Coireall MacCurtain 4.19 361 378    
Green Ted Bradley 0.86 74 86    
Electorate: 15,682   Valid: 8,610 (54.90%)   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 1,436   Turnout: 8,733 (55.69%)

Rathkeale[]

Rathkeale- 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Senator Dan Neville* 30.00 2,555    
Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan* 16.06 1,368 1,501  
Fianna Fáil John Cregan 15.08 1,284 1,379 1,446
Fine Gael David Naughton* 14.79 1,260 1,855  
Fianna Fáil John Griffin* 14.56 1,240 1,382 1,463
Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcair 9.51 810 980 1,088
Electorate: 15,267   Valid: 8,517 (55.79%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 1,420   Turnout: 8,664 (56.75%)

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