1999 Louth County Council election

An election to Louth County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

1999 Louth County Council election
10 June 1999
All 26 seats to Louth County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 14 7 1
Seat change +2 +1 -
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Independent Progressive Democrats
Seats won 1 3 0
Seat change -1 - -2
Map showing the area of Louth County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 +2 14,166 40.14%
Fine Gael 7 +1 9,167 25.97%
Sinn Féin 1 - 3,373 9.56%
Labour 1 -1 2,573 7.29%
Independent 3 - 3,818 10.82%
Progressive Democrats 0 -2 721 2.04%
Totals 26 - 35,294 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Ardee
Ardee - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Jim Lennon* 14.03 969 972 1,018 1,041 1,066 1,113 1,126 1,324    
Fianna Fáil Tommy Reilly* 13.89 959 962 967 971 975 1,014 1,075 1,160    
Fianna Fáil Thomas Clare 10.22 706 713 723 728 737 767 796 862 877 961
Fianna Fáil Nicholas McCabe* 9.20 635 636 661 692 706 735 756 793 803 1,051
Fine Gael Finnan McCoy* 8.85 611 613 640 685 750 785 826 903 980 1,173
Independent Hugh D. Conlon* 8.37 578 595 619 632 649 696 740 820 855 884
Fine Gael Thomas McGrory 7.60 525 526 545 550 556 580 634      
Fianna Fáil Padraig McKenny 7.46 515 516 523 562 599 636 674 693 695  
Sinn Féin Pearse McGeough 5.40 373 377 378 387 401 427        
Green Neil McCann 4.58 316 322 327 351 388          
Progressive Democrats Leonard Hatrick 3.40 235 236 240              
Labour Gerry Halpenny 3.16 218 242 246 271            
Fine Gael Jeremiah McCarthy 2.77 191 192                
Labour Donnchadha MacRaghnaill 1.07 74                  
Electorate: 14,138   Valid: 6,905 (48.84%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,151   Turnout: 7,009 (49.58%)

    Drogheda East
    Drogheda East - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael Oliver Tully* 12.40 869 876 884 922 941 1,065 1,083 1,108 1,163 1,180
    Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy* 10.46 733 746 772 793 822 849 911 1,136 1,330  
    Independent Frank Godfrey* 10.16 712 737 798 845 901 936 1,016 1,113 1,208  
    Fianna Fáil Jacqui McConville 9.66 677 683 696 735 749 800 830 866 1,033 1,094
    Fine Gael Michael O'Dowd 7.99 560 582 630 673 708 854 888 966 1,012 1,038
    Fianna Fáil Tommy Murphy* 7.76 544 555 562 568 584 591 632      
    Fianna Fáil Michael Coyle 7.63 535 542 563 574 602 616 658 721    
    Sinn Féin Maeve Healy 6.11 428 438 448 464 494 509        
    Labour Tommy Moore 6.06 425 436 448 483 607 625 692 756 813 823
    Fine Gael Christopher Douglas 5.92 415 418 427 449 466          
    Labour Finian Branigan 4.95 347 351 382 412            
    Green Bernadette Martin 4.28 300 331 356              
    Independent Tommy Byrne 4.02 282 294                
    Independent Sheila Martin 2.58 181                  
    Electorate: 15,991   Valid: 7,008 (43.82%)   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,169   Turnout: 7,099 (44.39%)

      Drogheda West
      Drogheda West - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Fine Gael Senator Fergus O'Dowd* 21.92 1,083                
      Fianna Fáil Maria Campbell-O'Brien* 11.17 552 559 573 594 643 672 751 883 973
      Fianna Fáil Seán Collins 10.71 529 536 545 562 582 627 688 867 955
      Fianna Fáil Josie Carolan 8.99 444 444 445 454 472 478 490    
      Fine Gael Eugene Byrne 8.12 401 426 451 459 495 521 545 598 678
      Labour Patsy Kirwan* 8.06 398 410 419 484 526 569 637 655 739
      Sinn Féin Ken O'Heiligh 7.69 380 384 391 404 435 449      
      Independent Malachy Godfrey 6.15 304 311 320 348 380 500 558 589  
      Green Michael McKeon 5.45 269 274 280 300          
      Independent Frank Godfrey 5.38 266 279 289 304 334        
      Labour Gerald Nash 4.43 219 222 226            
      Fine Gael John Clarke 1.92 95                
      Electorate: 10,979   Valid: 4,940 (44.99%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 989   Turnout: 5,011 (45.64%)

        Dundalk-Carlingford
        Dundalk-Carlingford - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Peter Savage* 17.86 1,578          
        Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 16.55 1,462          
        Fine Gael Terry Brennan* 11.23 992 1,069 1,090 1,270    
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Keelan* 10.28 908 952 976 1,000 1,065 1,165
        Fianna Fáil Miceal O'Donnell* 9.63 851 970 1,028 1,084 1,127 1,227
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Byrne 9.57 845 867 882 900 1,033 1,152
        Fine Gael Johnny McGahon 8.82 726 740 755 863 987 1,142
        Labour Jackie Callan 5.99 529 532 569 597 682  
        Progressive Democrats Jim Cousins* 5.50 486 491 505 533    
        Fine Gael Pat Keenan 5.17 457 488 503      
        Electorate: 17,472   Valid: 8,834 (50.56%)   Spoilt: 202   Quota: 1,263   Turnout: 9,036 (51.72%)

          Dundalk South
          Dundalk South - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Fianna Fáil Declan Breathnach* 19.02 1,447                
          Independent Martin Bellew* 12.71 967 996 1,039 1,091          
          Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy 10.58 805 835 839 901 983 1,253      
          Sinn Féin Seán Kenna* 9.60 730 747 766 792 819 842 851 893 902
          Fianna Fáil Noel Lennon* 8.49 646 765 781 818 857 923 962 1,225  
          Fianna Fáil Donal Lynch 7.78 592 622 629 673 720 748 758 896 996
          Independent Dr. Mary Grehan 6.94 528 573 582 638 744 819 900 978 1,007
          Fianna Fáil Pearse O'Hanrahan 6.18 470 505 520 547 585 626 653    
          Fine Gael Stephen Burns 6.15 468 496 505 517 579        
          Green Liam Kieran 5.18 394 407 420            
          Labour Constance Short 4.77 363 375 422 486          
          Workers' Party Peter Short 2.59 197 199              
          Electorate: 16,367   Valid: 7,607 (46.48%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,087   Turnout: 7,711 (47.11%)
            Preceded by
            1991 Louth County Council election            		 Louth County Council elections Succeeded by
            2004 Louth County Council election
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