1999 Cavan County Council election

An election to Cavan County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

1999 Cavan County Council election

← 1991 10 June 1999 2004 →

All 25 seats on Cavan County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 13 9 2
Seat change +2 - +2

  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change -4

Map showing the area of Cavan County Council

Council control after election

Fianna Fail

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 +2 12,476 45.58
Fine Gael 9 - 10,166 37.14
Sinn Féin 2 +2 2,330 8.51
Independent 1 -4 1,873 6.84
Totals 25 - 27,369 100.00

Results by local electoral area

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Bailieborough

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Bailieborough - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly* 15.81 1,264                
Fine Gael Aidan Boyle* 14.32 1,145                
Fianna Fáil Clifford Kelly* 12.34 987 991 995 1,116          
Fianna Fáil Michael Giles* 10.49 839 867 875 893 900 997 1,079    
Sinn Féin Paddy McDonald 7.98 632 656 667 701 711 763 792 798 804
Fianna Fáil Francis McDermott 7.48 598 606 616 661 675 798 827 852 870
Independent Winston Turner* 7.13 570 613 630 719 750 796 1,089    
Fianna Fáil Turlough Smith 7.13 570 602 609 623 626 770 849 896 912
Independent Fred Kettyle 7.00 560 601 608 635 642 653      
Fianna Fáil Philomena Keenan 5.95 476 483 521 539 546        
Fine Gael Johnny Sherlock 3.73 298 374 408            
Christian Solidarity Damien Kivlehan 0.71 57 58 67            
Electorate: 12,368   Valid: 7,996 (64.65%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 1,000   Turnout: 8,104 (65.52%)  

Ballyjamesduff

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Ballyjamesduff - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Paddy O'Reilly* 16.95 1,040            
Fianna Fáil Danny Brady* 14.46 887            
Fianna Fáil Francie Fitzsimons* 14.23 873 896          
Fine Gael Dessie Boylan* 12.96 795 831 838 865 986    
Fine Gael Robert Faussett 12.05 547 583 585 619 627 651 896
Sinn Féin Pauline Tully 9.76 546 554 555 584 683 715 835
Fine Gael Philip Miney* 7.97 489 505 505 516 536 557  
Fianna Fáil Kate Soden 7.16 439 473 481 501 603 618 659
Fianna Fáil Peter Galligan 5.98 367 371 371 376      
Christian Solidarity Tony Smith 2.48 152 158 159        
Electorate: 10,390   Valid: 6,135 (59.05%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 877   Turnout: 6,271 (60.36%)  

Belturbet

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Belturbet - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Seán Smith* 18.33 1,061            
Fianna Fáil Eddie Feeley* 14.87 861 889 911 926 1,007    
Fine Gael Peter McVitty 12.30 712 728 822 859 939 959 999
Fianna Fáil Anthony Vesey* 11.09 642 660 667 765 856 865 1,077
Fine Gael Maura Maguire-Lynch 10.40 602 608 651 715 741 744 925
Fianna Fáil Cormac O'Donnell 8.81 510 521 525 542 576 585  
Fine Gael Seamus Fitzpatrick 7.60 440 442 478 554 589 590 627
Sinn Féin Peadar Neary 6.63 384 390 400 429      
Independent Matthew Fitzpatrick* 6.06 351 353 365        
Fine Gael Eamon Dolan 3.90 226 233          
Electorate: 8,363   Valid: 5,789 (69.22%)   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 965   Turnout: 5,869 (70.18%)  

Cavan

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Cavan - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Diarmuid Wilson 15.28 1,138              
Fine Gael Andrew Boylan* 12.93 963              
Fine Gael Madeleine Argue 11.76 876 894 903 917 947      
Sinn Féin Charlie Boylan 14.67 768 783 785 800 815 817 834  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Conaty* 10.24 763 815 818 832 877 880 899 971
Fianna Fáil T.P. Smith* 9.88 736 797 800 812 821 822 829 879
Fianna Fáil Gerry Murray* 9.79 729 742 743 747 751 751 802 921
Fine Gael Paddy O'Reilly* 6.99 521 543 550 565 601 605 717 795
Independent Dolores Smith* 5.26 392 403 404 441 474 476 514  
Fine Gael Jim Courtney 3.33 248 250 253 253 259 262    
Labour Des Cullen 2.38 177 184 185 203        
Green Mary McAdam 1.85 138 143 144          
Electorate: 13,204   Valid: 7,449 (56.41%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 932   Turnout: 7,574 (57.36%)  
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