1999 Offaly County Council election
{{Short description|Part of the 1999 Irish local elections}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1999 Offaly County Council election
| country = Ireland
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 1991 Offaly County Council election
| previous_year = 1991
| next_election = 2004 Offaly County Council election
| next_year = 2004
| seats_for_election = All 21 seats to Offaly County Council
| majority_seats =
| election_date = 10 June 1999
| party1 = Fianna Fáil
| seats1 = 9
| seat_change1 = -1
| party2 = Fine Gael
| seats2 = 7
| seat_change2 = +1
| party3 = Labour Party (Ireland)
| seats3 = 1
| seat_change3 = -
| party4 = Independent politician (Ireland)
| seats4 = 4
| seat_change4 = +1
| party5 = Progressive Democrats
| seats5 = 0
| seat_change5 = -1
| map_image = Offaly in Ireland.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Map showing the area of Offaly County Council
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election =
| after_election =
}}
An election to Offaly County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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).
Results by party
| class=wikitable
! colspan=2 align=center|Party ! valign=top|Seats ! valign=top|± ! valign=top|First Pref. votes ! valign=top|FPv% ! valign=top|±% |
| {{Party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
| align=right|9 | align=right |
| 1
| align=right|9,880 | align=right|38.14 | align=right| |
| {{Party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
| align=right|7 | align=right|+1 | align=right|6,879 | align=right|26.56 | align=right| |
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (Ireland)}}
| align=right|1 | align=right |
| align=right|2,366
| align=right|9.13 | align=right| |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician (Ireland)}}
| align=right|4 | align=right|+1 | align=right|6,340 | align=right|24.48 | align=right| |
| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Democrats}}
| align=right|0 | align=right |
| 1
| align=right |
| align=right |
| align=right| |
| colspan=2 align=center|Totals
| align=right |21 | align=center |
| align=right |25,904
| align=center|100.00 | align=center|— |
Results by local electoral area
=Birr=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Birr - 5 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Olwyn Enright
|count1 = 1,064
|percentage = 16.61
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Peter Ormond
|count1 = 978
|percentage = 15.27
|count2 = 982
|count3 = 1,073
|count4 =
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Percy Clendennen*
|count1 = 956
|percentage = 14.92
|count2 = 963
|count3 = 985
|count4 = 1,185
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Senator Pat Moylan*
|count1 = 829
|percentage = 12.94
|count2 = 877
|count3 = 930
|count4 = 1,089
|count5 =
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = John Carroll
|count1 = 584
|percentage = 9.12
|count2 = 597
|count3 = 610
|count4 = 641
|count5 = 665
|count6 = 883
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Joe Dooley*
|count1 = 554
|percentage = 8.65
|count2 = 632
|count3 = 732
|count4 = 747
|count5 = 762
|count6 = 937
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Tony McLoughlin
|count1 = 489
|percentage = 7.63
|count2 = 519
|count3 = 529
|count4 = 532
|count5 = 554
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Tom Rigney
|count1 = 450
|percentage = 7.02
|count2 = 451
|count3 = 455
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Una Collison
|count1 = 282
|percentage = 4.40
|count2 = 297
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = James McNamara
|count1 = 220
|percentage = 3.43
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 10,685
|valid = 6,406 (59.95%)
|spoilt = 85
|quota = 1,068
|turnout = 6,491 (60.75%)
}}
=Edenderry=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Edenderry - 5 seats
|numcounts= 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Noel Bourke*
|count1 = 1,465
|percentage = 26.54
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Ger Killally
|count1 = 1,182
|percentage = 21.42
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Frank Weir*
|count1 = 504
|percentage = 9.13
|count2 = 533
|count3 = 553
|count4 = 563
|count5 = 583
|count6 = 637
|count7 = 702
|count8 = 782
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Tom Nolan
|count1 = 444
|percentage = 8.04
|count2 = 617
|count3 = 718
|count4 = 721
|count5 = 742
|count6 = 769
|count7 = 866
|count8 = 933
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Emma Jones
|count1 = 417
|percentage = 7.56
|count2 = 427
|count3 = 431
|count4 = 437
|count5 = 444
|count6 = 463
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Geraldine McGarrigle
|count1 = 363
|percentage = 6.58
|count2 = 378
|count3 = 403
|count4 = 404
|count5 = 409
|count6 = 477
|count7 = 581
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = John Foran
|count1 = 338
|percentage = 6.12
|count2 = 399
|count3 = 415
|count4 = 420
|count5 = 475
|count6 = 507
|count7 = 639
|count8 = 871
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Fergus McDonnell
|count1 = 330
|percentage = 5.98
|count2 = 473
|count3 = 499
|count4 = 506
|count5 = 590
|count6 = 626
|count7 = 636
|count8 = 656
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Peter McNamee
|count1 = 276
|percentage = 5.00
|count2 = 282
|count3 = 323
|count4 = 338
|count5 = 352
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Tom O'Connell
|count1 = 153
|percentage = 2.77
|count2 = 254
|count3 = 275
|count4 = 282
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = John Owens
|count1 = 47
|percentage = 0.85
|count2 = 54
|count3 = 62
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 8
|electorate = 10,302
|valid = 5,519 (53.57%)
|spoilt = 82
|quota = 920
|turnout = 5,601 (54.37%)
}}
=Ferbane=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Ferbane - 4 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Connie Hanniffy*
|count1 = 1,066
|percentage = 23.46
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Eamon Dooley*
|count1 = 1,014
|percentage = 22.32
|count2 =
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Tom Feighery*
|count1 = 727
|percentage = 16.00
|count2 = 744
|count3 = 818
|count4 = 867
|count5 = 1,011
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Timmy Molloy
|count1 = 569
|percentage = 12.52
|count2 = 583
|count3 = 588
|count4 = 650
|count5 = 727
|count6 = 750
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
|count1 = 479
|percentage = 10.54
|count2 = 573
|count3 = 588
|count4 = 635
|count5 = 806
|count6 = 859
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Padraig Horan
|count1 = 385
|percentage = 8.47
|count2 = 411
|count3 = 419
|count4 = 510
|count5 =
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Christy Gannon
|count1 = 303
|percentage = 6.67
|count2 = 309
|count3 = 312
|count4 =
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|count6 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 8,994
|valid = 4,543 (50.51%)
|spoilt = 366
|quota = 909
|turnout = 4,909 (54.58%)
}}
=Tullamore=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Tullamore - 7 seats
|numcounts= 12
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Pat Gallagher*
|count1 = 1,591
|percentage = 16.70
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Barry Cowen*
|count1 = 1,139
|percentage = 11.96
|count2 = 1,154
|count3 = 1,159
|count4 = 1,188
|count5 = 1,274
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Tommy McKeigue*
|count1 = 808
|percentage = 8.48
|count2 = 865
|count3 = 871
|count4 = 947
|count5 = 962
|count6 = 963
|count7 = 1,042
|count8 = 1,070
|count9 = 1,096
|count10 = 1,141
|count11 = 1,224
|count12 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = John Flanagan*
|count1 = 804
|percentage = 8.44
|count2 = 836
|count3 = 846
|count4 = 851
|count5 = 913
|count6 = 954
|count7 = 996
|count8 = 1,018
|count9 = 1,155
|count10 = 1,181
|count11 = 1,521
|count12 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Michael Fox*
|count1 = 685
|percentage = 7.19
|count2 = 701
|count3 = 702
|count4 = 734
|count5 = 775
|count6 = 784
|count7 = 812
|count8 = 819
|count9 = 854
|count10 = 870
|count11 = 909
|count12 = 944
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Thomas Dolan*
|count1 = 644
|percentage = 6.76
|count2 = 652
|count3 = 662
|count4 = 692
|count5 = 699
|count6 = 700
|count7 = 716
|count8 = 803
|count9 = 818
|count10 = 1,036
|count11 = 1,052
|count12 = 1,071
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Molly Buckley
|count1 = 607
|percentage = 6.37
|count2 = 643
|count3 = 648
|count4 = 663
|count5 = 690
|count6 = 694
|count7 = 760
|count8 = 789
|count9 = 807
|count10 = 870
|count11 = 949
|count12 = 986
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Johnny Butterfield*
|count1 = 538
|percentage = 5.65
|count2 = 553
|count3 = 566
|count4 = 572
|count5 = 582
|count6 = 584
|count7 = 606
|count8 = 626
|count9 = 768
|count10 = 792
|count11 = 827
|count12 = 864
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Michael Mahon
|count1 = 455
|percentage = 4.78
|count2 = 462
|count3 = 468
|count4 = 471
|count5 = 496
|count6 = 505
|count7 = 510
|count8 = 520
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Oliver O'Connor
|count1 = 439
|percentage = 4.61
|count2 = 446
|count3 = 449
|count4 = 458
|count5 = 461
|count6 = 462
|count7 = 485
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = Frank Feery
|count1 = 433
|percentage = 4.55
|count2 = 446
|count3 = 446
|count4 = 478
|count5 = 483
|count6 = 485
|count7 = 511
|count8 = 580
|count9 = 584
|count10 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Miriam O'Callaghan*
|count1 = 432
|percentage = 4.53
|count2 = 461
|count3 = 464
|count4 = 473
|count5 = 513
|count6 = 525
|count7 = 571
|count8 = 595
|count9 = 696
|count10 = 726
|count11 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Vincent Bermingham
|count1 = 333
|percentage = 3.50
|count2 = 339
|count3 = 341
|count4 = 342
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Seán O'Brien
|count1 = 296
|percentage = 3.11
|count2 = 443
|count3 = 444
|count4 = 452
|count5 = 457
|count6 = 458
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Brendan McGowan
|count1 = 253
|percentage = 2.66
|count2 = 264
|count3 = 265
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate = John Conroy
|count1 = 69
|percentage = 0.72
|count2 = 70
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 12
|electorate = 17,384
|valid = 9,526 (54.80%)
|spoilt = 159
|quota = 1,191
|turnout = 9,685 (55.71%)
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.offaly.ie/eng/about/localelections1999/electionresults1999.htm Official website]
{{Offaly County Council elections}}
{{1999 Irish local elections}}