Irish local elections, 1999
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.
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
City councils
Urban District councils
References
See also