1999 Kerry County Council election

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 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 Kerry County Council election
10 June 1999
All 27 seats to Kerry County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 12 6 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin SKIA Independent
Seats won 1 1 4
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Increase 1
Map showing the area of Kerry County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 12 Decrease 1 25,331 39.80 Decrease4.34
Fine Gael 6 Decrease 1 14,951 23.49 Decrease2.74
Labour 3 Decrease 1 9,119 14.33 Decrease2.23
Sinn Féin 1 Increase 1 3,810 5.99 Increase4.81
SKIA 1 Increase 1 1,478 2.32 New
Green 0 Steady 246 0.39 Decrease1.35
Independent 4 Increase 1 8,713 13.69 Increase4.21
Totals 27 Steady 63,648 100%

Results by local electoral area

Dingle
Dingle- 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Breandan MacGearailt* 27.50 1,969          
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Shea* 23.98 1,717 1,736 1,759 1,850    
Fine Gael Seamus (Cosai) Fitzgerald 14.76 1,057 1,148 1,196 1,307 1,472 1,658
Fianna Fáil Colette Flynn-Scanlon 10.92 782 819 851 874 972 1,319
Independent Brigid O'Connor 8.12 581 589 636 676 836  
Labour Tom Flynn 7.47 535 543 571 609    
Fine Gael Mick O'Connell 4.05 290 296 326      
Independent John Paul O'Brien 3.18 228 296 326      
Electorate: 10,879   Valid: 7,159 (65.81%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,790   Turnout: 7,248 (66.62%)  

    Killarney
    Killarney - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Independent Jackie Healy-RaeTD* 23.03 3,302              
    Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming* 14.42 2,068              
    Labour Breeda Moynihan-CroninTD* 11.45 1,642 1,866 1,900 1,903 2,153      
    Fianna Fáil Brian O'Leary* 10.70 1,534 1,774 1,796 1,802 1,849 1,883 2,257  
    SKIA Michael Gleeson 10.31 1,478 1,682 1,709 1,710 1,768 1,850 2,044 2,113
    Independent Brendan Cronin 9.11 1,306 1,457 1,496 1,499 1,537 1,679 1,801 1,862
    Fine Gael Senator Paul Coghlan* 7.45 1,068 1,154 1,199 1,200 1,219 1,477 1,545 1,566
    Fianna Fáil Tom Doherty 5.31 762 921 942 945 969 1,005    
    Fine Gael Mark O'Shea 3.79 544 595 629 630 641      
    Labour Andrew McCarthy 3.11 446 493 498 499        
    Independent Tom Randles 1.32 189 280            
    Electorate: 21,843   Valid: 14,339 (65.65%)   Spoilt: 233   Quota: 2,049   Turnout: 14,572 (66.71%)  

      Killorglin
      Killorglin - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Fianna Fáil Paul O'Donoghue* 18.29 2,162                
      Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill* 15.75 1,862 1,897 1,941 2,150          
      Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen* 11.91 1,408 1,411 1,413 1,420 1,501 1,503 1,595 2,113  
      Fine Gael Johnny (Porridge) O'Connor 11.44 1,352 1,356 1,394 1,485 1,525 1,575 1,686 1,722 1,731
      Fine Gael P.J. Donovan 9.52 1,125 1,184 1,188 1,191 1,448 1,448 1,838 1,856 1,871
      Independent Michael Healy-Rae 8.64 1,022 1,042 1,064 1,117 1,179 1,213 1,425 1,703 1,821
      Fianna Fáil Dan McCarthy 8.01 947 966 968 982 986 1,054 1,099    
      Labour Seán O hArgáin 7.33 867 891 909 920 988 991      
      Fine Gael Donal Barry 4.38 518 532 536 540          
      Fianna Fáil Paudie O'Connor 3.29 389 401 423            
      Independent Patrick O'Reilly 1.44 170 171              
      Electorate: 17,885   Valid: 11,822 (66.10%)   Spoilt: 233   Quota: 1,971   Turnout: 12,021 (67.21%)  

        Listowel
        Listowel- 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fine Gael Jimmy DeenihanTD 17.11 2,321            
        Fianna Fáil Senator Dan Kiely* 14.89 2,020            
        Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan* 11.00 1,492 1,561 1,599 1,735 1,766 1,841 1,934
        Fine Gael Tim Buckley* 10.12 1,372 1,496 1,532 1,594 1,617 1,714 1,755
        Labour Pat Leahy* 9.67 1,312 1,365 1,441 1,467 1,618 1,746 1,846
        Fine Gael Bernie Behan* 9.66 1,310 1,361 1,369 1,375 1,430 1,444 1,546
        Fianna Fáil John Brassil 9.57 1,298 1,314 1,324 1,357 1,469 1,484 1,754
        Sinn Féin Risteard O Fuarain 5.27 715 723 730 738 816 1,070  
        Sinn Féin Anthony Curtin 4.70 637 654 673 700 712    
        Labour Liam O'Sullivan 3.67 498 513 521 530      
        Fianna Fáil Michael Walsh 2.51 341 359 372        
        Independent Margaret Carmody 1.83 248 260          
        Electorate: 23,406   Valid: 13,546 (57.95%)   Spoilt: 262   Quota: 1,938   Turnout: 13,826 (59.07%)  

          Tralee
          Tralee - 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Labour Maeve Spring* 18.56 3,174                  
          Sinn Féin Martin Ferris 14.37 2,458                  
          Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim 9.58 1,638 1,712 1,736 1,760 1,897 1,995 2,135 2,432    
          Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell* 9.07 1,551 1,607 1,618 1,633 1,656 1,671 1,695 1,969 2,006 2,077
          Fianna Fáil Denis FoleyTD* 8.44 1,443 1,528 1,569 1,587 1,685 1,801 1,968 2,178    
          Fine Gael Pat McCarthy 6.05 1,035 1,107 1,121 1,149 1,204 1,240 1,283 1,327 1,339 1,486
          Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald* 6.02 1,030 1,106 1,131 1,146 1,204 1,288 1,453 1,502 1,562 1,879
          Independent Billy Leen 5.66 968 1,026 1,094 1,124 1,170 1,284 1,360 1,416 1,430 1,595
          Fianna Fáil Michael Walsh 5.59 956 983 990 998 1,024 1,047 1,131      
          Fianna Fáil Johnnie Wall 4.15 710 829 860 876 919 1,012        
          Independent Tommy Foley* 4.09 699 789 832 861 891          
          Labour John Commane* 3.77 645 952 973 1,010 1,028 1,115 1,212 1,240 1,247  
          Fianna Fáil Paudie Fuller 3.23 552 583 605 617            
          Green Eddie McCarthy 1.44 246 286 298              
          Electorate: 29,913   Valid: 17,105 (57.18%)   Spoilt: 306   Quota: 2,139   Turnout: 17,411 (58.21%)  
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