Volume 1 TOGHCHÁIN ÁITIÚLA, 1999 LOCAL ELECTIONS, 1999
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TOGHCHÁIN ÁITIÚLA, 1999 LOCAL ELECTIONS, 1999 Volume 1 TOGHCHÁIN ÁITIÚLA, 1999 LOCAL ELECTIONS, 1999 Volume 1 DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased through any bookseller, or directly from the GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALE OFFICE, SUN ALLIANCE HOUSE, MOLESWORTH STREET, DUBLIN 2 £12.00 €15.24 © Copyright Government of Ireland 2000 ISBN 0-7076-6434-9 P. 33331/E Gr. 30-01 7/00 3,000 Brunswick Press Ltd. ii CLÁR CONTENTS Page Foreword........................................................................................................................................................................ v Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... vii LOCAL AUTHORITIES County Councils Carlow...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Cavan....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Clare ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Cork (Northern Division) .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Cork (Southern Division).......................................................................................................................................... 22 Cork (Western Division) ........................................................................................................................................... 27 Donegal.................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Fingal ....................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Galway ..................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Kerry ........................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Kildare...................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Kilkenny ................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Laois ........................................................................................................................................................................ 68 Leitrim ...................................................................................................................................................................... 73 Limerick.................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Longford................................................................................................................................................................... 83 Louth ........................................................................................................................................................................ 87 Mayo ........................................................................................................................................................................ 92 Meath ....................................................................................................................................................................... 99 Monaghan ................................................................................................................................................................ 104 Offaly........................................................................................................................................................................ 108 Roscommon............................................................................................................................................................. 112 Sligo ......................................................................................................................................................................... 118 South Dublin ............................................................................................................................................................ 123 Tipperary (N.R.) ....................................................................................................................................................... 128 Tipperary (S.R.) ....................................................................................................................................................... 132 Waterford ................................................................................................................................................................. 137 Westmeath............................................................................................................................................................... 142 Wexford.................................................................................................................................................................... 147 Wicklow.................................................................................................................................................................... 151 County Borough Councils Cork ......................................................................................................................................................................... 159 Dublin....................................................................................................................................................................... 165 Galway ..................................................................................................................................................................... 178 Limerick.................................................................................................................................................................... 184 Waterford ................................................................................................................................................................. 188 iii Table A - General Statistics ..................................................................................................................................... 193 Table B - Analysis of Invalid Votes .......................................................................................................................... 194 Table C - Women Candidates.................................................................................................................................. 195 Table D - County Councils: showing for each party or group the number of candidates nominated, the number and percentage of first preference votes obtained and the number and percentage of seats obtained................................................................................ 196 Table E - County Boroughs: showing for each party or group the number of candidates nominated, the number and percentage of first preference votes obtained and the number and percentage of seats obtained. ............................................................................. 202 iv Foreword I have long appreciated the role played by local authorities in providing services to the community and their importance as a cornerstone of our democracy. One of my priorities since taking office has been to renew and reinvigorate local government and I have embarked on a range of initiatives to help local authorities to face up to the challenges of the 21st century. The renewal programme is underpinned by the constitutional recognition given to local government in a referendum in June 1999. It is fitting that the referendum was approved in the centenary year of local government and on the same day as the 1999 local elections. A notable feature of the constitutional amendment is that local elections must now be held every five years. June 1999 was the first occasion since 1985 that elections to all 114 local authorities were held on the same day. The elections were taken in revised local electoral areas recommended by two independent statutory committees which I established in February 1998. The councillors elected last year are serving at a new and exciting time for local government. I wish them well in their role as public representatives. This publication presents the results of the 180 elections in county councils and county boroughs, together with related data. I have no doubt that it will be a useful reference over the years