1999 Galway County Council election

An election to Galway County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for a five-year term of office.

1999 Galway County Council election
10 June 1999
All 30 seats to Galway County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won 16 9 2
Seat change +2 -1 -2
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change +1
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 16 +2 26,703 45.06
Fine Gael 9 -1 17,688 29.85
Progressive Democrats 2 -2 3,567 6.02
Independent 3 +1 9,499 16.03
Totals 30 - 59,262 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan* 30.34 3,006      
Fine Gael Michael Mullins* 14.88 1,474 1,669    
Fianna Fáil James Joyce 13.04 1,292 1,540 1,607 1,714
Fianna Fáil Tomás Mannion 12.02 1,191 1,528 1,574 1,659
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan* 9.55 946 1,277 1,376 1,737
Fine Gael Michael Finnerty* 8.50 842 926 1,002 1,176
Independent John Molloy 7.80 773 850 938  
Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly 3.88 384 466    
Electorate: 16,521   Valid: 9,908 (59.97%)   Spoilt: 190   Quota: 1,652   Turnout: 10,098 (61.12%)  

    Connemara
    Connemara - 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr* 12.47 1,570 1,611                
    Fine Gael Pól Ó Foighil 11.42 1,438 1,453 1,464 1,490 1,638          
    Independent Seamus Gavin* 11.20 1,410 1,434 1,437 1,456 1,463 1,474 1,561 1,583    
    Fianna Fáil Josie Conneely* 9.50 1,196 1,196 1,197 1,344 1,391 1,400 1,433 1,539 1,667  
    Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Neachtain* 8.65 1,089 1,090 1,090 1,096 1,109 1,112 1,258 1,384 1,583  
    Fianna Fáil Connie Ní Fhatharta* 8.38 1,055 1,055 1,055 1,063 1,097 1,103 1,157 1,365 1,500 1,546
    Independent Seamus Walsh 7.37 928 971 975 991 1,011 1,019 1,085 1,099 1,313 1,326
    Independent Tom Welby Snr 7.13 897 928 931 985 1,005 1,017 1,059 1,081 1,269 1,281
    Fianna Fáil Pierce O'Malley 6.66 838 856 858 878 889 891 911 980    
    Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin 4.64 584 587 587 590 608 614        
    Fianna Fáil Eithne Nic Dhonnchadha 4.30 541 542 542 549 613 619 654      
    Independent Eamonn McLoughlin 3.40 428 429 430              
    Fine Gael Eamonn Mylotte 3.09 389 420 432 485            
    Fine Gael Paul Stewart 1.78 224                  
    Electorate: 25,628   Valid: 12,587 (49.11%)   Spoilt: 275   Quota: 1,574   Turnout: 12,862 (50.19%)  

      Loughrea
      Loughrea - 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fianna Fáil Michael (Stroke) Fahy* 14.41 2,068            
      Fine Gael Ulick BurkeTD 12.98 1,863            
      Independent Pat Hynes 9.96 1,429 1,442 1,467 1,490 1,534 1,662 1,712
      Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn* 9.73 1,396 1,398 1,403 1,466 1,611 2,143  
      Fianna Fáil Michael Cunningham* 9.60 1,377 1,500 1,574 1,620 1,699 1,756 1,769
      Fianna Fáil Michael Regan* 9.41 1,351 1,381 1,394 1,543 1,584 1,763 1,913
      Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane* 8.90 1,277 1,329 1,344 1,433 1,564 1,643 1,683
      Progressive Democrats Willie Burke* 7.28 1,045 1,051 1,062 1,210 1,240    
      Fine Gael Peter Feeney 7.06 1,013 1,020 1,025 1,030 1,320 1,360 1,398
      Fine Gael Joe Monaghan 5.60 804 820 830 835      
      Fianna Fáil Walter Burke 3.82 548 560 565        
      Independent P.J. Baldwin 0.99 142 153          
      Fine Gael Donal Healy 0.26 37 39          
      Electorate: 23,845   Valid: 14,350 (60.18%)   Spoilt: 277   Quota: 1,794   Turnout: 14,627 (61.34%)  

        Oranmore
        Oranmore- 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fine Gael Senator Jarlath McDonagh* 23.09 1,924        
        Progressive Democrats Noel Grealish 16.70 1,357 1,444 1,517 1,779  
        Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade 16.26 1,314 1,340 1,415 1,495 1,600
        Fianna Fáil Tim Rabbitt 19.78 1,247 1,284 1,433 1,848  
        Fine Gael Kathleen Carey 13.30 1,108 1,176 1,195 1,385 1,461
        Independent Enda O'Rourke 12.24 1,020 1,046 1,081    
        Fianna Fáil John Molloy 4.34 362 375      
        Electorate: 15,503   Valid: 8,332 (53.74%)   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 1,667   Turnout: 8,406 (54.22%)  

          Tuam
          Tuam - 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Fine Gael Paul ConnaughtonTD* 11.55 1,745 1,774 1,885 2,155            
          Fianna Fáil Kathleen Quinn* 9.49 1,433 1,438 1,486 1,546 1,560 1,595 1,641 2,048    
          Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh* 8.99 1,358 1,396 1,448 1,461 1,469 1,585 1,709 1,913    
          Fine Gael Tom McHugh 8.32 1,256 1,285 1,375 1,449 1,504 1,699 1,840 1,919    
          Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh* 7.98 1,205 1,208 1,222 1,308 1,379 1,421 1,476 1,596 1,634 1,642
          Progressive Democrats Joe Burke* 7.71 1,165 1,201 1,293 1,321 1,335 1,496 1,589 1,656 1,662 1,669
          Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly 7.30 1,103 1,120 1,155 1,231 1,255 1,277 1,504 1,673 1,739 1,744
          Fianna Fáil Tom Hussey* 7.12 1,075 1,088 1,161 1,218 1,234 1,306 1,390      
          Fianna Fáil Tom Reilly 6.86 1,036 1,082 1,130 1,141 1,142 1,297 1,437 1,551 1,600 1,610
          Independent Pete Roche 6.57 992 1,052 1,082 1,150 1,167 1,233        
          Labour Colm Keaveney 5.54 837 891 977 1,013 1,028          
          Fine Gael Tom Meehan 5.27 796 808 816              
          Independent John Brogan 4.79 724 738                
          Independent Bartley Furey 1.54 233                  
          Independent Seán Hehir 0.97 147                  
          Electorate: 25,351   Valid: 15,105 (66.79%)   Spoilt: 272   Quota: 1,889   Turnout: 15,377 (67.36%)  
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