1999 Limerick County Council election

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 local electoral areas for a five-year term of office on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

1999 Limerick County Council election
10 June 1999
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
Map showing the area of Limerick County Council
Council control after election

TBD

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 local electoral area

Bruff
Bruff - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    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
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      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
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        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
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          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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