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1999 Donegal County Council election
← 1991 10 June 1999 2004 →
All 29 seats on Donegal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Fianna Fáil
Seats won 14 8 4
Seat change +3 -1 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won 1 2 0
Seat change 0 0 -1
  Seventh party
 
Party Workers' Party
Seats won 0
Seat change -1
Map showing the area of Donegal County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to Donegal County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 +3 27,090 41.45
Fine Gael 8 -1 14,931 22.85
Independent Fianna Fáil 4 0 9,277 14.20
Labour 1 0 3,327 5.09
Independent 2 0 6,966 10.66
Sinn Féin 0 -1 2,844 4.35
Workers' Party 0 -1 0 0.00 N/A
Totals 29 0 65,353 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Donegal

Donegal - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Declan McHugh 14.47 1,915                    
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan TD* 12.27 1,623 1,636 1,663 1,678 1,722 1,726 1,749 1,871 2,040    
Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff* 11.34 1,500 1,558 1,606 1,675 1,688 1,699 1,709 1,750 1,788 1,801 1,880
Fianna Fáil Peter Kennedy* 8.61 1,139 1,140 1,172 1,175 1,272 1,273 1,281 1,396 1,663 1,722 1,915
Fine Gael John Boyle 8.25 1,091 1,092 1,102 1,113 1,217 1,217 1,412 1,467 1,564 1,578 1,729
Independent Thomas Pringle 7.21 954 962 1,002 1,004 1,015 1,015 1,143 1,161 1,211 1,213 1,488
Fianna Fáil James McBrearty* 7.32 969 970 979 982 986 986 1,158 1,166 1,186 1,191  
Fine Gael Frank O'Kelly* 5.25 695 707 710 881 1,002 1,006 1,086 1,229 1,300 1,313 1,355
Fine Gael Michael McIntyre 5.06 670 672 680 688 721 722          
Labour Manus Brennan 4.81 636 640 665 676 753 754 764 902      
Progressive Democrats Keith Anderson 4.80 635 638 649 667 722 724 737        
Fine Gael Julie Mundy 4.36 577 578 599 616              
Fine Gael Barney McLaughlin 2.73 361 370 371                
Sinn Féin Niall Keenan 2.15 285 319                  
Republican Sinn Féin John O'Neill 1.36 180                    
Electorate: 20,128   Valid: 13,230 (65.73%)   Spoilt: 209   Quota: 1,891   Turnout: 13,439 (66.77%)  

Glenties

Glenties - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil David Alcorn 17.45 2,268                  
Independent Fianna Fáil Paddy Kelly* 13.30 1,729 1,740 1,756 1,758 1,825 1,831 1,942      
Fianna Fáil Senator Enda Bonner 11.56 1,503 1,649 1,660 1,753 1,975          
Fine Gael Charles Bennett* 8.89 1,156 1,163 1,167 1,199 1,206 1,208 1,228 1,470 1,472 1,541
Independent Tom Gildea TD 8.27 1,075 1,098 1,150 1,184 1,208 1,209 1,291 1,548 1,555 1,656
Fine Gael Maureen Doohan* 7.58 985 991 1,019 1,028 1,051 1,052 1,112 1,126 1,130  
Labour Seamus Rogers* 7.09 922 995 1,019 1,121 1,139 1,146 1,268 1,332 1,344 1,449
Fine Gael Pádraig Doherty 5.71 742 756 765 829 912 921 1,113 1,126 1,135 1,508
Fianna Fáil Francis Brennan* 5.80 754 776 779 783 824 903 924      
Independent Fred Coll* 5.04 655 678 691 721 820 832        
Fianna Fáil Vincent Breslin 4.69 610 637 647 652            
Fine Gael John Murray 3.00 390 444 447              
Independent Alice (Breezy) Kelly 0.82 107 108                
Green Mary Kelly 0.79 103 106                
Electorate: 22,054   Valid: 12,999 (58.94%)   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 1,858   Turnout: 13,200 (59.85%)  

Inishowen

Inishowen - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Cecilia Keaveney TD* 17.12 2,199                
Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness* 12.31 1,581 1,616 1,650 1,688 1,747 2,124      
Fianna Fáil Rena Donaghey 11.58 1,488 1,523 1,538 1,593 1,758 1,782 1,788 2,027  
Fianna Fáil Francis Conaghan 9.91 1,273 1,327 1,339 1,404 1,516 1,547 1,556 1,663 1,696
Independent Fianna Fáil Albert Doherty 8.63 1,109 1,133 1,158 1,393 1,441 1,502 1,517 1,666 1,695
Fianna Fáil Denis McGonigle* 8.57 1,101 1,206 1,240 1,247 1,274 1,313 1,321 1,427 1,453
Sinn Féin Jim Ferry* 8.23 889 905 927 991 1,084 1,137 1,147    
Fine Gael Jim Sheridan 7.21 829 843 859 882 1,007 1,095 1,286 1,423 1,468
Fine Gael Martin Farren 5.93 762 800 817 852 900        
Independent Nicholas Crossan 5.81 747 757 772 844          
Independent Fianna Fáil Columba Doherty 5.01 644 666 674            
Labour Sheila Rogers 1.75 225 343              
Electorate: 23,072   Valid: 12,845 (55.68%)   Spoilt: 202   Quota: 1,836   Turnout: 13,049 (56.56%)  

Letterkenny

Letterkenny - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey* 16.71 1,891          
Labour Seán Maloney* 11.26 1,275 1,339 1,362 1,439 1,566 1,656
Fianna Fáil Gerry Crawford 11.17 1,264 1,282 1,494 1,610 1,810 2,023
Fine Gael Jimmy Harte 10.99 1,244 1,406 1,520 1,551 1,703 1,840
Independent Jim Devenney* 10.86 1,229 1,264 1,288 1,316 1,359 1,462
Independent Fianna Fáil Dessie Larkin 8.77 993 1,045 1,056 1,141 1,299 1,713
Independent Fianna Fáil Danny Harkin* 8.67 981 1,005 1,079 1,136 1,205  
Fianna Fáil John Watson 7.05 798 827 841 923    
Sinn Féin Gerry McMonagle 5.49 621 631 657      
Independent Tony Friel 5.19 587 593        
Fine Gael Paddy Gildea 3.85 436          
Electorate: 19,658   Valid: 11,319 (57.58%)   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 1,887   Turnout: 11,464 (58.32%)  

Milford

Milford - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Independent Fianna Fáil Niall Blaney 24.25 2,001 2,090    
Fine Gael Joe McHugh 20.14 1,662 1,716 2,018 2,288
Fianna Fáil Noel McGinley* 18.78 1,550 1,611 1,657 1,862
Independent Fianna Fáil Anne O'Donnell* 15.21 1,255 1,349 1,374 1,559
Independent Ian McGarvey 11.32 934 948 1,010  
Fine Gael Caroline Carron 5.76 475 480    
Sinn Féin Martin McGroddy 4.54 375      
Electorate: 11,897   Valid: 8,252 (69.36%)   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 2,064   Turnout: 8,342 (70.12%)  

Stranorlar

Stranorlar - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Senator Patrick McGowan* 19.13 1,283 1,313 1,335 1,485 1,571 1,738
Fianna Fáil Alice Bonner 16.78 1,125 1,175 1,194 1,286 1,386 1,562
Fine Gael J.J. Reid* 14.43 968 1,036 1,183 1,259 1,582 1,658
Fianna Fáil Peter Carlin 12.48 837 854 864 942 984 1,096
Independent Aubrey Barclay 10.11 678 716 753 789    
Sinn Féin Tom Dignam 10.05 674 692 702 806 823  
Independent Fianna Fáil Eamonn Harkin 8.43 565 577 647      
Fine Gael Majella McMullan 4.58 307 331        
Labour Michael J. O'Boyle 4.01 269          
Electorate: 10,888   Valid: 6,706 (61.59%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 1,677   Turnout: 6,777 (62.24%)  

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