1999 Irish local elections

The 1999 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Friday, 11 June 1999, on the same day as the European elections.

1999 Irish local elections
11 June 1999
1,627 County, City, Borough and Town Council Seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bertie Ahern John Bruton Ruairi Quinn
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Leader since 19 November 1994 21 November 1990 13 November 1997
Percentage 38.9% 28.1% 10.8%
Councillors 382 277 83
Councillors +/- 28 3 6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
GP
Leader Mary Harney Gerry Adams None
Party Progressive Democrats Sinn Féin Green
Leader since 26 October 1993 13 November 1983
Percentage 3.9% 3.5% 2.5%
Councillors 25 21 8
Councillors +/- 12 13 5
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
IFF
Leader — Seán Garland
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Workers' Party
Leader since — 1998
Seats won 4 3
Seat change 1 21
Popular vote 7,087 6,847
Percentage 0.65 0.5%
Swing 0.4% 3.1%

Ireland was divided into local government areas of administrative counties and county boroughs, in which the local authorities had last been elected at the 1991 local elections, and a second tier in certain areas of boroughs, urban districts and towns, in which the local authorities had last been elected at the 1994 local elections. The elections had been scheduled for 1998, but were postponed.

Each local government area was divided into local electoral areas (LEAs) in which councillors were elected for a five-year term on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). During the period of office of these councils, local government throughout the state was restructured under the Local Government Act 2001.

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