1899 Dublin County Council election

1899 Dublin County Council election
6 April 1899
20 of 29 seats on Dublin County Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Irish Nationalist Irish Unionist Land and Labour League (Ireland)
Seats won 11 6 2
  Fourth party
 
Party Parnellite
Seats won 1
Map of the results by electoral division.
Elected Council control

Irish Nationalist

The 1899 Dublin County Council election was held on 6 April 1899. The election was peaceful, however rain prevented many voters from travelling to polling stations.[1] The election was held alongside other local elections across Ireland.

Aggregate results

Dublin County Council election, 1899[2][3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Irish Nationalist 11 N/A N/A N/A 55.0 51.0 9,254
  Irish Unionist 6 N/A N/A N.A 30.0 38.0 6,904
  Land and Labour League (Ireland) 2 N/A N/A N/A 10.0 7.5 1,365
  Parnellite 1 N/A N/A N/A 5.0 3.5 636
Total 20 18,159

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Ward results

Balbriggan

Balbriggan[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist W. J. Cummiskey Unopposed

Blackrock

Blackrock[6]
Electorate: 1,434
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Land and Labour League William Field 738 62.2
Irish Unionist John Byrne 449 37.8
Majority 289 24.2
Turnout 1,179 82.2

Castleknock

Castleknock[6]
Electorate: 665
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Joseph Mooney 90 62.9
Irish Nationalist William Walsh 53 37.1
Majority 37 25.8
Turnout

Coolock

Coolock[6][7]
Electorate: 1,074
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Land and Labour League James J. Flood 429 61.4
Irish Nationalist Joseph O'Neill 270 38.6
Majority 159 22.8
Turnout

Dalkey

Dalkey[6]
Electorate: 1,176
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Robert K. Clay 675 50.1
Irish Nationalist W. A. Maxwell 673 49.9
Majority 2 0.2
Turnout

Donnybrook

Donnybrook[6][8]
Electorate: 2,146
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Samuel Worthington 557 54.8
Irish Nationalist George R. Peart 459 45.2
Majority 102 10.0
Turnout 1016 47.3

Drumcondra

Drumcondra[6]
Electorate: 1,148
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Henry Gore Lindsay 637 57.5
Irish Nationalist Francis Keegan 471 42.5
Majority 166 15.0
Turnout

Dundrum

Dundrum[6]
Electorate: 668
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist William A. Rafferty 382 46.9
Irish Unionist Isaac W. Usher 218 26.7
Irish Nationalist Peter J. MacCabe 215 26.4
Majority 164 20.2
Turnout

Howth

Howth[6]
Electorate: 1,678
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist James McKenna 507 53.7
Irish Unionist Edward Vernon 438 46.3
Majority 69 7.4
Turnout

Kingstown

Kingstown[6]
Electorate: 2,049
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Brown 813 57.1
Irish Unionist Adam S. Findlater 612 42.9
Majority 201 21.8
Turnout 1,425 69.6

Lucan

Lucan[6]
Electorate: 922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Charles Nicholas Colthurst-Vesey 272 41.3
Land and Labour League John Godley 198 30.0
Irish Nationalist John Brennan 97 14.7
Irish Nationalist William Bobbett 92 14.0
Majority 74 11.3
Turnout 659 71.5

Lusk

Lusk[5]
Electorate: 1,212
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Edward Rooney 635 82.1
Irish Unionist Edward H. Woods 138 17.9
Majority 497 64.2
Turnout

New Kilmainham

New Kilmainham[6]
Electorate: 1,466
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parnellite Andrew C. Tynan 636 62.5
Irish Nationalist John Joseph Lawler 381 37.5
Majority 255 25.0
Turnout

Pembroke West

Pembroke West[6]
Electorate: 2,057
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist James Mahony 651 53.4
Irish Unionist Robert W. Jackson 568 46.6
Majority 83 6.8
Turnout

Rathcoole

Rathcoole[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Robert Boardman 265 36.9
Irish Nationalist John Molloy 178 24.8
Irish Nationalist James H. McGrane 171 23.8
Irish Unionist John Kennedy 105 14.6
Majority 87 12.1
Turnout

Rathfarnham

Rathfarnham[6]
Electorate: 966
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Michael Flannigan 490 70.1
Irish Unionist Hercules L. B. Rowley 209 29.9
Majority 281 40.2
Turnout

Rathmines East

Rathmines East[6]
Electorate: 3,169
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Vere Ward Brown 974 65.7
Irish Nationalist Patrick Greaves 508 34.3
Majority 466 31.4
Turnout 1,482 46.9

Rathmines West

Rathmines West[6]
Electorate: 2,496
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Edward M. Hodgson 662 62.9
Irish Nationalist John Joseph Crooks 390 37.1
Majority 272 25.8
Turnout

Stillorgan

Stillorgan[6]
Electorate: 1,250
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist John Joseph Reilly 505 56.4
Irish Unionist Lewis John Ball 390 45.6
Majority 115 10.8
Turnout

Swords

Swords[5]
Electorate: 995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick J. O'Neill 528 55.1
Ind. Nationalist Thomas Aungier 430 44.9
Majority 98 10.2
Turnout

References

  1. ↑ Dublin Daily Nation - Friday 07 April 1899, pg.5, The Council Elections: Dublin County Council
  2. ↑ Waterford Standard - Wednesday 12 April 1899
  3. ↑ Freeman's Journal - Friday 07 April 1899 pg.6, COUNTY COUNCILLORS (party affiliations)
  4. ↑ Dublin Daily Express - Saturday 08 April 1899 pg.5 (Candidate affiliations)
  5. 1 2 3 "DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL". Drogheda Independent. 8 April 1899.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "THE RESULTS IN DUBLIN". Freeman's Journal. 8 April 1899.
  7. ↑ Dublin Daily Nation - Friday 17 March 1899, p.7 - North Dublin Elections (Reference to Flood as Labour candidate)
  8. ↑ Dublin Daily Express - Monday 20 March 1899 pg.6
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