Clare County Council election, 1999

Clare County Council election, 1999
Republic of Ireland
10 June 1999
All 32 seats to Clare County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won 18 9 1
Seat change +1 +1 -
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Labour Party
Seats won 4 0
Seat change -1 -1

Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Clare County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 18 +1 23,505 51.24%
Fine Gael 9 +1 12,232 26.66%
Progressive Democrats 1 - 907 1.97%
Independent 4 -1 6,457 14.08%
Labour Party 0 -1 1,429 3.12%
Totals 32 - 45,875 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Ennis

Ennis - 7 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13
Fianna Fáil Pat Daly 14.43 1,351                        
Fianna Fáil James Breen* 13.88 1,300                        
Fine Gael Sonny Scanlan* 10.03 939 944 953 954 961 995 1,016 1,091 1,144 1,186      
Independent Tommy Brennan* 9.90 927 953 975 984 1,001 1,021 1,049 1,102 1,184        
Fine Gael Joe Carey 8.39 786 801 814 821 830 868 901 1,031 1,091 1,187      
Fianna Fáil Bernard Hanrahan* 8.04 753 785 799 800 802 831 838 851 928 997 1,002 1,004 1,009
Fianna Fáil Peter Considine* 6.22 582 617 649 651 662 673 702 737 905 1,039 1,044 1,051 1,056
Green Party Brian Meaney 6.68 625 633 638 644 681 696 773 830 906 993 999 1,005 1,008
Fianna Fáil Frank Flaherty 5.43 508 532 550 555 560 579 609 636          
Independent Frankie Neylon* 5.38 504 516 521 527 542 562 606 642 687        
Fine Gael Anna Mulqueen* 4.07 381 390 393 397 416 420 455            
Labour Party Michael Corley 2.96 277 282 284 304 339 344              
Independent J.J. McCabe 2.14 200 205 208 208 213                
Labour Party Paul Woulfe 1.68 157 159 161 173                  
Labour Party Senan Hogan 0.78 73 75 76                    
Electorate: 19,473   Valid: 9,363 (48.08%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,171   Turnout: 9,444 (48.50%)

Ennistymon

Ennistymon - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Fianna Fáil Michael Hillery* 14.10 1,295 1,322        
Independent Martin Lafferty* 14.09 1,294 1,413        
Fianna Fáil Flan Garvey* 12.30 1,130 1,149 1,153 1,267 1,315  
Fianna Fáil Tom Burke* 12.30 1,130 1,135 1,138 1,162 1,185 1,201
Fianna Fáil Richard Nagle* 11.91 1,094 1,216 1,243 1,462    
Fianna Fáil Michael Kelly* 11.69 1,074 1,085 1,090 1,115 1,145 1,159
Fine Gael Joe Arkins 9.43 866 972 996 1,343    
Fine Gael Martin Conway 7.95 730 875 912      
Fine Gael Bill Slattery 6.24 573          
Electorate: 14,481   Valid: 9,186 (63.43%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 1,313   Turnout: 9,273 (64.04%)

Killaloe

Killaloe - 4 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Fianna Fáil Michael Begley* 22.40 1,146          
Fine Gael Tony McMahon* 20.72 1,060          
Progressive Democrats Mary Mannion* 17.73 907 943 996 1,010 1,239  
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Gorman 15.22 779 804 908 917 953 1,000
Fianna Fáil Eddie Ginivan 10.51 538 566 685 693 738 785
Labour Party Betty Walsh 7.76 397 404 408 413    
Fianna Fáil Rodger Carey 5.67 290 316        
Electorate: 9,680   Valid: 5,117 (52.86%)   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,024   Turnout: 5,165 (53.36%)

Kilrush

Kilrush - 7 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Independent Christy Curtin* 12.91 1,424                
Fine Gael Pat Breen 12.21 1,346 1,341 1,361 1,377 1,467        
Fianna Fáil Bill Chambers* 11.48 1,266 1,273 1,282 1,300 1,338 1,343 1,516    
Fianna Fáil P.J. Kelly* 10.56 1,165 1,170 1,174 1,180 1,245 1,257 1,333 1,347 1,411
Fine Gael Senator Madeleine Taylor-Quinn* 10.11 1,115 1,120 1,150 1,213 1,302 1,324 1,398    
Fianna Fáil Tom Prendeville* 9.46 1,043 1,045 1,070 1,108 1,111 1,111 1,142 1,155 1,342
Fianna Fáil Patrick Keane* 8.57 945 946 957 983 993 996 1,048 1,104 1,177
Fianna Fáil Seán Keating 6.70 739 741 748 781 796 797 865 900 1,039
Fine Gael Pat Fitzpatrick 5.30 584 586 604 644 680 703 735 746  
Fianna Fáil Paddy Cooney 4.87 537 546 550 561 643 647      
Fine Gael Michael Downes 3.97 438 445 445 453          
Labour Party Jim Connolly 2.36 260 261 295            
Green Party Paul Edson 1.51 166 167              
Electorate: 16,433   Valid: 11,028 (67.11%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,379   Turnout: 11,141 (67.80%)

Scariff

Scariff- 3 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3
Fine Gael Paul Bugler* 24.08 1,143 1,377  
Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes 22.67 1,076 1,186 1,234
Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley* 21.49 1,020 1,106 1,156
Fianna Fáil Denis Hayes 18.90 897 1,037 1,093
Fine Gael Jim McMahon 8.05 382    
Independent Michael Pearl 4.82 229    
Electorate: 6,916   Valid: 4,747 (68.64%)   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 1,187   Turnout: 4,793 (68.93%)

Shannon

Shannon - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
Independent Patricia McCarthy* 16.63 1,070 1,075                
Fine Gael John Crowe 15.39 990 1,003 1,009 1,025 1,092          
Fianna Fáil Seán Hillery* 11.89 765 770 785 813 831 895 942 1,103    
Fianna Fáil Pat McMahon* 9.79 630 639 642 644 692 705 726 763 771 990
Fianna Fáil P.J. Ryan 7.03 452 477 478 480 485 492 596 620 624  
Fine Gael Tony Mulcahy 7.01 451 454 459 502 539 596 631 719 729 786
Sinn Féin Mike McKee 6.93 446 448 473 483 485 530 551      
Independent Tom Casey 6.54 421 427 436 444 528 564 613 650 658 741
Independent Kevin Hoban 4.88 314 316 321 330 338 352        
Fine Gael Jim Woods 4.43 285 285 287 292            
Labour Party Tony McMahon 4.12 265 266 280 302 308          
Fine Gael Seán McLoughlin 2.53 163 163 169              
Socialist Party Dominic Haugh 1.68 108 109                
Independent John McMahon 1.15 74                  
Electorate: 12,183   Valid: 6,434 (52.81%)   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 1,073   Turnout: 6,495 (53.31%)

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Preceded by
Clare County Council election, 1991		 Clare County Council elections Succeeded by
Clare County Council election, 2004