Wexford County Council election, 1999

Wexford County Council election, 1999
Republic of Ireland
10 June 1999

All 21 seats to Wexford County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party
Seats won 9 8 1
Seat change +1 - -

  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change -1

Map showing the area of Wexford County Council

Council control after election

TBD

An election to Wexford County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 9 +1 15,851 36.77%
Fine Gael 8 - 14,410 33.43%
Labour Party 1 - 5,568 12.92%
Independent 3 -1 4,651 10.79%
Totals 21 - 43,107 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Fine Gael Ivan YatesTD 19.69 2,235              
Fianna Fáil John BrowneTD* 17.95 2,038              
Fianna Fáil Michelle Sinnott* 12.62 1,433 1,456 1,501 1,552 1,596 1,842 1,975  
Fine Gael Jack Bolger* 10.60 1,203 1,296 1,306 1,333 1,435 1,644 2,231  
Independent Seán Doyle* 9.17 1,041 1,093 1,121 1,291 1,388 1,421 1,550 1,671
Fianna Fáil Rory Murphy* 8.17 927 943 979 1,012 1,141 1,159 1,209 1,290
Fine Gael Oliver Walsh 6.54 742 786 789 804 853      
Fine Gael Patrick Kavanagh* 6.47 735 815 824 851 893 1,124    
Labour Party Winnie O'Leary 4.87 553 572 577 613        
Sinn Féin Ray Keogh 3.93 446 461 470          
Electorate: 21,036   Valid: 11,353 (53.97%)   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 1,893   Turnout: 11,581 (55.05%)

    Gorey

    Gorey - 4 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
    Fine Gael Michael D'ArcyTD* 28.19 2,343          
    Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen* 15.87 1,319 1,414 1,433 1,515 1,592 1,652
    Fianna Fáil Joe Murphy 14.56 1,210 1,246 1,263 1,311 1,377 1,549
    Fine Gael Deirdre Bolger* 11.23 933 1,246 1,295 1,326 1,452 1,980
    Fine Gael Matt O'Loughlin 8.83 734 832 852 874 966  
    Labour Party Bobby Ireton 7.28 605 673 716 794 1,017 1,110
    Labour Party Helen Brady 7.27 604 625 657 705    
    Sinn Féin Geraldine Redmond 4.24 352 378 400      
    Green Party Maureen Foister 2.54 211 234        
    Electorate: 16,069   Valid: 8,311 (51.72%)   Spoilt: 262   Quota: 1,663   Turnout: 8,484 (52.80%)

      New Ross

      New Ross - 5 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
      Fianna Fáil Senator Jim Walsh* 20.60 1,956            
      Fianna Fáil Jimmy Curtis* 16.23 1,541 1,601          
      Fine Gael Larry O'Brien* 14.71 1,397 1,451 1,480 1,580 1,583    
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Whelan* 12.81 1,217 1,307 1,355 1,431 1,442 1,877  
      Fine Gael Denis Kennedy 9.40 893 908 929 1,050 1,051 1,288 1,355
      Fianna Fáil Michael Joyce 8.70 826 862 884 1,008 1,012    
      Labour Party Bobby Dunphy 7.68 729 814 931 1,016 1,017 1,072 1,119
      Independent John Moore 6.40 608 625 664        
      Sinn Féin John Dwyer 3.47 330 346          
      Electorate: 19,918   Valid: 9,497 (47.68%)   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 1,583   Turnout: 9,725 (48.83%)

        Wexford

        Wexford - 7 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
        Labour Party Brendan HowlinTD 18.56 2,588                    
        Independent Leo Carthy* 12.29 1,714 1,784                  
        Fine Gael Pat Codd* 10.17 1,419 1,440 1,455 1,460 1,465 1,524 1,530 1,569 1,587 1,832  
        Independent Padge Reck* 9.24 1,288 1,448 1,524 1,645 1,657 1,817          
        Fianna Fáil Gus Byrne* 8.78 1,225 1,300 1,327 1,497 1,502 1,598 1,615 1,906      
        Fine Gael Anna Fenlon 7.73 1,078 1,165 1,250 1,351 1,352 1,485 1,509 1,563 1,578 1,949  
        Sinn Féin Maurice Roche 6.04 842 863 928 969 970 1,012 1,018 1,111 1,135 1,188 1,222
        Fianna Fáil Josephine Doyle 5.73 799 815 826 862 864 885 887 1,093 1,184 1,250 1,338
        Fianna Fáil Mary Doyle 5.23 730 755 771 851 852 878 880        
        Fine Gael Philomena Roche 5.01 698 769 811 830 833 899 915 958 972    
        Fianna Fáil Paddy Nolan 4.52 630 671 687                
        Labour Party Tommy Carr* 3.51 489 714 768 799 809            
        Green Party Danny Forde 3.20 446 478                  
        Electorate: 29,993   Valid: 13,946 (46.50%)   Spoilt: 241   Quota: 1,744   Turnout: 14,187 (47.30%)
          Preceded by
          Wexford County Council election, 1991
          Wexford County Council elections Succeeded by
          Wexford County Council election, 2004
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