1899 Irish local elections

1899 Irish local elections
All councillors across Ireland
	Map showing control by county council, and affiliation of county councillors

The 1899 Irish local elections were the first local elections following the reorganisation of Irish local government caused by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. The 1898 Act had changed the nature of Irish local governance, replacing the unrepresentative grand jury system, and making local government more democratic and representative. As a result, the 1899 election saw the traditional Unionist Landowning class, which had previously dominated much of Irish local politics, being replaced by a newer nationalist representation. Ulster's local government, however, remained Unionist in political outlook.^[1]

The elections also saw the expansion of Labour representation. In the 1898 elections, only Ulster had Unionist and unaligned Labourite Councillors. Following the election however the overall Labour representation increased to 303. Of these 303, 218 were nationalists (affiliated to an IPP faction), whilst 56 were extremist (with links to the IRB). There were 14 Unionist Labourites in Ulster, 4 in Munster, 2 in Leinster, 1 in Connaught, but none in Dublin.^[2]

They were held in two stages:

Urban area local elections in January 1899
Rural areas in March 1899

Background

Detailed results

County Councils

Authority	style="background-color: Template:United Irish League/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[United Irish League\|Template:United Irish League/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Labour Electoral Association/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Labour Electoral Association\|Template:Labour Electoral Association/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Irish Unionist Alliance/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Irish Unionist Alliance\|Template:Irish Unionist Alliance/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Independent (politician)\|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/abbrev]]		Other	Total	Result		Details
Antrim					21						21 style="width: 2px; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Alliance" \|	Irish Unionist	Details
Armagh					9				7		16 style="width: 2px; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Alliance" \|	Irish Unionist	Details
Carlow					1				18		19 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Cavan									20		20 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Clare									20		20 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Cork									32		32 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Donegal					2				18		20 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Down					15				6		21 style="width: 2px; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Alliance" \|	Irish Unionist	Details
Dublin County					6				14		20 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Fermanagh					10				10		20 style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Galway											20 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Kerry											21 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Kildare	0		0		3		1		17		21 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Kilkenny					1				17		18 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Queen's County (Laois)					1				21		22 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Leitrim									18		18 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Limerick											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Londonderry											style="width: 2px; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Alliance" \|	Irish Unionist	Details
Longford											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Louth					1				23		24 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Mayo											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Meath											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Monaghan					1		1		17		19 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
King's County (Offaly)			1		1		2		17		21 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details^[3]
Roscommon											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Sligo											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Tipperary											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Tyrone					10				10		20 style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Waterford											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Westmeath											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Wexford											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Wicklow											style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Totals					113				546		659

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Borough Councils

Authority	style="background-color: Template:United Irish League/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[United Irish League\|Template:United Irish League/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Labour Electoral Association/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Labour Electoral Association\|Template:Labour Electoral Association/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Irish Unionist Alliance/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Irish Unionist Alliance\|Template:Irish Unionist Alliance/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Independent (politician)\|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/abbrev]]		Other	Total	Result		Details
Belfast											12			Details
Cork														Details
Dublin	27		8		7		0		18		60 style="width: 2px; background-color: #99FF66;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Ireland)" \|	Irish Nationalist	Details
Limerick			24						16		40 style="width: 2px; background-color: #B22222;" data-sort-value="Labour Electoral Association" \|	LEA	Details
Londonderry														Details
Waterford														Details
Totals

District Councils

Authority	style="background-color: Template:United Irish League/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[United Irish League\|Template:United Irish League/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Labour Electoral Association/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Labour Electoral Association\|Template:Labour Electoral Association/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Irish Unionist Alliance/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Irish Unionist Alliance\|Template:Irish Unionist Alliance/meta/abbrev]]	style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" \|	[[Independent (politician)\|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/abbrev]]	Other	Total	Result		Details
Armagh UD													Details
Castlebar UD	6						6			style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Kilrush UD													Details
Derry No. 1 RD													Details
Derry No. 2 RD													Details
Rathmines UD													Details
Dublin South RD													Details
Galway UD													Details
Sligo UD													Details
Totals										1,806

References

^ Coleman, Marie (2013-11-20). The Irish Revolution, 1916-1923. p. 61. ISBN 9781317801474.
^ Kelly, M. J. (2006). The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882-1916. p. 145. ISBN 9781843832041.
^ McEvoy, John Noel. "A Study of The United Irish League in The King's County, 1899-1918". National University of Ireland Maynooth: pg. 7. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ Waterford Standard - Wednesday 12 April 1899 pg.4 - THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS: COMPLETE RETURNS

[1] Coleman, Marie (2013-11-20). The Irish Revolution, 1916-1923. p. 61. ISBN 9781317801474.

[2] Kelly, M. J. (2006). The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882-1916. p. 145. ISBN 9781843832041.

[3] McEvoy, John Noel. "A Study of The United Irish League in The King's County, 1899-1918". National University of Ireland Maynooth: pg. 7. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[4] Waterford Standard - Wednesday 12 April 1899 pg.4 - THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS: COMPLETE RETURNS

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