1899 Fermanagh County Council election

March 2020 March 2020 The first election to Fermanagh County Council took place in April 1899 as part of that year's Irish local elections. The election saw the council split evenly between Unionists and Nationalists. Concurrent district council elections saw Nationalists and Unionists both win 33 seats for Enniskillen Rural Council. Nationalists won a large majority on Enniskillen Board of Guardians, as 8 Cavan Divisions (which all returned Nationalists) were joined to the union. Nationalists won a majority on Lisnaskea Guardians and District Council, while Unionists won control of Irvinestown Council. Aggregate results Fermanagh County Council election, 1899Dublin Daily Express - Monday 10 April 1899 - Aggregate resultsIrish Independent - Monday 10 April 1899 Nationalist Party (Ireland) 10 50.00 56.35 3,922 Irish Unionist Alliance 10 50.00 33.55 2,335 Independent (politician) 0 0.00 10.10 703 Ward results Belleek Belleek Nationalist Party (Ireland) John McHugh 196 Irish Unionist D. E. Johnston 121 75 Crum Crum Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Blake 268 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Edward Brady 167 101 Derrylea Derrylea Nationalist Party (Ireland) James Tierney J.P. 356 Irish Unionist M. Graham 190 166 Derrylester Derrylester Nationalist Party (Ireland) Owen McBarron 383 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Charles Doogan M.P. 181 202 Enniskillen Enniskillen Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Crumley J.P. 366 Irish Unionist Thomas Plunkett 358 8 Florencecourt Florencecourt Irish Unionist William Teele J.P. 302 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Francis Maguire 238 64 Garrison Garrison Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Carroll 254 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Dennis Gallagher 191 Irish Unionist John Nixon 50 63 Inishmacsaint Inishmacsaint Nationalist Party (Ireland) Philip Timoney 222 Irish Unionist John Gordon 85 137 Lack Lack Irish Unionist R. Phillips 295 Independent (politician) George Evans 223 72 Lisnaskea Lisnaskea Irish Unionist George Arnold 264 Thomas Plunkett (PHR) 218 146 Magheravelly Magheravelly Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Owens 336 Irish Unionist J. C. Crozier J.P. 183 153 Monea Monea Irish Unionist John Kerr 282 Independent (politician) William Ferguson 262 20 Newtonbutler Newtonbutler Nationalist Party (Ireland) Jeremiah Jordan MP 337 Irish Unionist S. Clarke 205 132 Rosslea Rosslea Nationalist Party (Ireland) Luke Cassidy 214 Nationalist Party (Ireland) John McMahon 133 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Edward Maddon 80 81 Irvinestown Irvinestown Irish Unionist Charles Cockburn D'Arcy Irvine uncontested Laragh Laragh Irish Unionist C. Williamson uncontested Cross Cross Irish Unionist A. Savage uncontested Kesh Kesh Irish Unionist E. M. Archdale MP uncontested Maguiresbridge Maguiresbridge Irish Unionist Sir A. D. Brooke uncontested Lisbellaw Lisbellaw Irish Unionist William Hurst J.P. uncontested Enniskillen Urban Guardians Enniskillen Urban Guardians Irish Unionist James Dundas Jnr. 360 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Jeremiah Jordan MP 359 Irish Unionist Thomas Punkett MRIA 356 Irish Unionist William Teele J.P. 354 Nationalist Party (Ireland) P. Crumley J.P. 353 Irish Unionist James Dundas Snr. 348 Irish Unionist John Graham 344 Irish Unionist Dr Kidd 344 Nationalist Party (Ireland) James McGovern 341 Nationalist Party (Ireland) Francis Little 340 Nationalist Party (Ireland) James McElgum 340 References County Fermanagh Category:Council elections in County Fermanagh