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1999 Mayo County Council election
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All 31 seats to Mayo County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 16 13 1
Seat change +1 - -
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change -1
Map showing the area of Mayo County Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fail

An election to Mayo County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from seven 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

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 16 +1 26,119 46.18
Fine Gael 13 - 23,414 41.39
Labour 1 - 1,021 1.81
Independent 1 -1 4,814 8.51
Totals 31 - 56,564 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

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Ballina

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Ballina - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Annie Mae Reape* 16.39 1,818            
Fine Gael Senator Ernie Caffrey* 15.68 1,629            
Fine Gael Seamus Weir 11.36 1,260 1,288 1,369 1,430 1,541 1,644  
Fianna Fáil Stephen Molloy* 10.87 1,206 1,235 1,287 1,353 1,381 1,385 1,386
Fine Gael Eddie Staunton* 10.60 1,176 1,195 1,285 1,325 1,721    
Fianna Fáil Brian Golden* 9.63 1,069 1,094 1,118 1,217 1,504 1,531 1,545
Fianna Fáil John O'Donnell 9.98 1,107 1,199 1,218 1,322 1,333 1,334 1,339
Fine Gael Vinnie Munnelly 7.99 886 893 906 964      
Sinn Féin John Clarke 5.50 610 633 649        
Independent Bernard Flynn 3.01 334 343          
Electorate: 18,303   Valid: 11,095 (60.62%)   Spoilt: 162   Quota: 1,586   Turnout: 11,257 (61.50%)  

Ballinrobe

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Ballinrobe - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Michael Burke* 21.73 1,218 1,289 1,460    
Independent Harry Walsh 19.25 1,079 1,197 1,253 1,291 1,306
Fine Gael Jim Mannion* 17.90 1,003 1,134 1,296 1,322 1,365
Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan 16.63 932 1,062 1,466    
Fianna Fáil Nora Conroy 12.79 717 894      
Fianna Fáil Noel Hughes 10.10 566        
Green Ben Ryan 1.59 89        
Electorate: 15,503   Valid: 8,332 (53.74%)   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 1,667   Turnout: 8,406 (54.22%)  

Belmullet

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Belmullet - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Tim Quinn* 18.63 1,338 1,379 1,476        
Fine Gael Pat Kilbane* 16.05 1,153 1,159 1,164 1,448      
Fine Gael Ian McAndrews 14.09 1,012 1,033 1,112 1,114 1,126 1,127 1,194
Fine Gael Gerry Coyle 14.05 1,009 1,059 1,203 1,205 1,213 1,213 1,309
Independent Michael Holmes 10.99 789 801 843 933 938 944  
Fianna Fáil Michael McNulty 8.62 619 621 623        
Fianna Fáil Frank Leneghan 8.55 614 632 715 927 941 945 1,333
Independent Paraic Cosgrove* 6.25 449 480          
Independent Tony Mullarkey 2.77 199            
Electorate: 11,374   Valid: 7,182 (63.14%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,437   Turnout: 7,289 (64.08%)  

Castlebar

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Castlebar - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Beverley Cooper Flynn TD* 18.24 2,047            
Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell* 11.82 1,326 1,404 1,439 1,489 1,530 1,721  
Fine Gael Senator Paddy Burke* 11.66 1,309 1,337 1,360 1,375 1,562 1,688  
Fianna Fáil Seán Bourke 10.76 1,207 1,373 1,418 1,538 1,597 1,835  
Fine Gael Henry Kenny* 9.94 1,116 1,140 1,170 1,217 1,396 1,492 1,517
Labour Johnny Mee* 9.10 1,021 1,058 1,151 1,191 1,312 1,499 1,559
Fine Gael John Devaney* 7.78 873 881 897 1,080 1,126 1,149 1,160
Fianna Fáil Iarla Duffy 7.00 786 842 872 907 963    
Fine Gael Eoin Garavan 6.09 683 702 719 727      
Fianna Fáil Gerry Rowland 4.52 507 522 538        
Sinn Féin Joe McHale 2.23 250 258          
Green Dr. Lucille Ryan-O'Shea 0.86 97 101          
Electorate: 19,200   Valid: 11,222 (58.45%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 1,604   Turnout: 11,362 (59.18%)  

Claremorris

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Claremorris - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil John Carty* 25.26 1,758  
Independent Richard Finn* 20.49 1,426  
Fine Gael John Cribbin 19.40 1,350 1,442
Fianna Fáil Patrick McHugh* 18.43 1,283 1,508
Fine Gael Tom Connolly 16.42 1,143 1,191
Electorate: 11,222   Valid: 6,960 (62.02%)   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 1,393   Turnout: 7,050 (62.82%)  

Swinford

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Swinford - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Maloney* 20.65 1,430      
Fine Gael John Flannery* 19.20 1,330 1,620    
Fianna Fáil Gerry Murray 18.12 1,255 1,301 1,311 1,327
Fine Gael Joseph Mellett 14.80 1,025 1,377 1,560  
Fianna Fáil Paddy Oliver* 14.38 996 1,124 1,147 1,165
Fine Gael Sean McEvoy* 12.85 890      
Electorate: 11,707   Valid: 6,926 (59.16%)   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 1,386   Turnout: 7,049 (60.21%)  

Westport

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Westport - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Michael Ring TD* 35.56 2,694    
Fianna Fáil Peter Sweeney 17.21 1,304 1,432 1,549
Fianna Fáil Senator Frank Chambers* 18.12 1,171 1,278 1,445
Fianna Fáil Margaret Adams 14.03 1,063 1,337 1,604
Fine Gael Peter McManamon 8.65 655 1,073 1,277
Independent Martin Keane 5.98 453 665  
Green Ann Crowley 1.98 150 171  
Independent Tom King 1.12 85 103  
Electorate: 11,248   Valid: 7,575 (67.35%)   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,516   Turnout: 7,668 (68.17%)  
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