1899 Limerick Corporation election

January 2022 January 2022 January 2022 An election for Limerick Municipal Council was held in 1899 as part of the wider 1899 Irish local elections. Following the reforms of the 1898 Act Limerick's franchise had increased from 709 to 5,521.McKay Enda The Limerick Municipal Elections, January 1899 The Old Limerick Journal 1999 36 3–10 http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Media,4126,en.pdf A total of 79 candidates contested the 40 seats; with 27 of the outgoing councillors putting themselves forward for re-election, 34 Laborites putting themselves forward, 18 Merchants and large rate-payers. The election saw Labour winning control of the council, with 24 of the councils 40 seats. Hand in hand with Labour's victory, went the victory of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Of the 40 councillors, 21 were members of the IRB. Of these 21 IRB members, 18 were Labourites. Aggregate results Limerick Corporation election, 1899 Labour Electoral Association 24 53.22 9,070 Re-elect 11 27.21 4,637 Merchant 5 19.58 3,337 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Independent 32 8 12 4 Labour 0 0 20 4 Total 32 8 32 8 40 40 Working majority #FFBF00 32 darkgray #FFBF00 8 darkgray #FFBF00 8 darkgray #FFBF00 0 darkgray#FFBF00 40 darkgray#FFBF00 8 darkgray Ward results Abbey Ward Re-elect M. McDonnell 403 Labour Electoral Association W. Fitzgerald 356 Labour Electoral Association J. O'Brien 342 Labour Electoral Association M. Murphy 332 Labour Electoral Association P. Moloney 324 Re-elect J.J. Cleary J.P 205 Re-elect J. Kivlehan 179 Merchant W. Holliday 86 Merchant J. Power 54 2,281 Castle Ward Labour Electoral Association D. Gilligan 345 Labour Electoral Association J. Hassett 325 Labour Electoral Association J. Connery 318 Labour Electoral Association J. Vaughan 311 Re-elect T. Donnellan 290 Re-elect A. Hall J.P. 231 Re-elect R. Nash 156 Re-elect W. O'Connell 131 Merchant W. McDonnell 82 2,189 Custom House Ward Labour Electoral Association M. Joyce 276 Labour Electoral Association J. Kett 264 Independent (politician) T. Cleeve J.P 225 Independent (politician) S. Quin J.P 224 Independent (politician) L. Carr 197 Labour Electoral Association J. Maloney 194 Labour Electoral Association J. O'Neill 172 Independent (politician) R. Gleeson 102 Independent (politician) W. Frost 72 Independent (politician) D. Nelson 68 Independent (politician) J. McMahon 30 1,824 References Category:1899 Irish local elections 1899 Category:1899 in Irish politics