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1999 Westmeath County Council election
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Part of the 1999 Irish local elections
April 2022
1999 Westmeath County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1991 Westmeath County Council election 1991 2004 Westmeath County Council election 2004 All 23 seats to Westmeath County Council 10 June 1999 Fianna Fáil 12 0 Fine Gael 6 0 Labour Party (Ireland) 5 +1 Independent politician (Ireland) 0 -1 Westmeath in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Westmeath County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fail
An election to Westmeath County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five 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
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fianna Fáil12010,51945.32 Fine Gael605,67424.44 Labour Party (Ireland)5+16,02425.95 Independent politician (Ireland)0-19964.29Totals23023,213100.00—
Results by local electoral area
Athlone
Athlone - 7 seats
9
Fianna Fáil
P.J. Coghill*
1,010
11.06
1,013
1,070
1,094
1,126
1,219
Fianna Fáil
Kieran Molloy*
992
10.86
1,022
1,044
1,054
1,080
1,299
Fine Gael
Brendan McFadden*
934
10.22
952
981
1,039
1,123
1,251
Fianna Fáil
Tom Allen
856
9.37
863
882
902
963
1,058
1,079
1,092
1,117
Fine Gael
Mark Cooney
852
9.33
873
901
967
1,039
1,103
1,119
1,131
1,141
Fianna Fáil
Egbert Moran*
773
8.46
780
796
843
882
947
1,005
1,032
1,060
Fianna Fáil
Kevin "Boxer" Moran
768
8.41
794
818
839
886
972
1,028
1,057
1,065
Fine Gael
Joe Whelan*
768
8.41
774
791
857
977
986
990
994
996
Fianna Fáil
John Butler
753
8.24
775
791
804
837
Labour Party (Ireland)
Denis Rohan
547
5.99
562
590
636
Fine Gael
Dick O'Brien
366
4.01
374
390
Independent politician (Ireland)
Michael Fox
278
3.04
315
Independent politician (Ireland)
Benny Cooney
239
2.62
9
17,156
9,136 (53.25%)
144
1,143
9,280 (54.09%)
Coole
Coole - 3 seats
2
Fianna Fáil
Senator Donie Cassidy*
1,157
31.33
Fianna Fáil
P.J. O'Shaughnessy*
1,024
27.73
Fine Gael
Frank McDermott*
960
26.00
Labour Party (Ireland)
Johnnie Penrose
498
13.48
693
Independent politician (Ireland)
Peter Rogers
54
1.46
92
2
6,171
3,693 (56.26%)
62
924
3,755 (57.08%)
Kilbeggan
Kilbeggan - 4 seats
1
Fianna Fáil
Tom Cowley*
N/A
Unopposed
Fine Gael
Joe Flanagan*
N/A
Unopposed
Labour Party (Ireland)
Mark Nugent*
N/A
Unopposed
Fianna Fáil
Michael Ryan*
N/A
Unopposed
1
Mullingar East
Mullingar East - 4 seats
5
Labour Party (Ireland)
Mick Dollard*
1,595
33.11
Fianna Fáil
Jim Bourke
704
14.61
788
827
874
1,075
Fine Gael
Patrick McLoughlin
656
13.62
688
709
800
915
Labour Party (Ireland)
Dan McCarthy
565
11.73
964
Fianna Fáil
Tommy Wright*
484
10.05
515
554
580
721
Fianna Fáil
Shay Callaghan
471
9.78
492
506
515
Fine Gael
Pat Whelan
185
3.84
222
237
Independent politician (Ireland)
Kevin Whelehan
158
3.28
185
5
9,026
4,818 (53.38%)
63
964
4,881 (54.08%)
Mullingar West
Mullingar West - 5 seats
8
Labour Party (Ireland)
Willie PenroseTD*
2,410
42.05
Fianna Fáil
Senator Camillus Glynn*
783
13.66
915
937
984
Fine Gael
Paul McGrathTD*
641
11.18
834
864
992
Fianna Fáil
Tom Bourke*
436
7.61
553
575
603
605
611
670
810
Labour Party (Ireland)
Betty Doran
409
7.14
1,096
Fianna Fáil
Martin Hynes
308
5.37
378
395
425
431
441
541
600
Fine Gael
Tommy Lyng
255
4.45
320
334
Independent politician (Ireland)
Frank McIntyre
247
4.31
339
365
386
391
400
Fine Gael
John Wallace
242
4.22
340
349
384
407
410
467
8
11,119
5,731 (51.54%)
78
956
5,809 (52.24%)
External links
Official website
Category:1999 Irish local elections
1999