1899 Kildare County Council election

An election for Kildare County Council was held in 1899 as part of the wider 1899 Irish local elections. It was the first election following the reorganization of Irish local government caused by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, and saw a considerable change of power from the largely Protestant traditional landowning class to the largely Catholic tenants.

Map of the results of the election.
Green: Nationalist.
Blue: Unionist.
Grey: Independent.

The council was composed of 30 members, of whom 21 were elected representatives, whilst the remaining nine were Ex officio members; 5 were members by virtue of being Chairmen of Rural district councils, whilst 3 were nominees of the grand jury.

In contrast to County Mayo, the United Irish League played no role in the election, and didn't have any Kildare branches until December 1899. Whilst many candidates proclaimed themselves as nationalists, they were moderates, with no candidates advocating Irish republican sentiments.[1]

Aggregate results

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Kildare County Council election, 1899[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ind. Nationalist 17 80.95 72.94 4,100
  Ind. Unionist 3 14.29 21.37 1,201
  Independent 1 4.76 5.69 320

Ward results

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Athy[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Matthew Minch Unopposed N/A N/A
Ind. Nationalist win (new seat)
Ballytore[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Owen Cogan 330
Ind. Unionist Thomas Greene 30
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Ballymore-Eustace[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist George Wolfe 381 84.7
Ind. Unionist Baron de Robeck 69 15.3
Majority 312 69.4
Turnout 450
Ind. Nationalist win (new seat)
Carbury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Unionist More O’Ferrall 219
Ind. Nationalist Charles Burke 146
Ind. Nationalist William Smith 49
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Unionist hold Swing
Castledermot[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Edward Hayden 328
Ind. Unionist Thomas Greene 32
Ind. Nationalist Charles John Engledow Disqualified
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Celbridge[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Unionist Sir Gerald Dease Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Unionist hold Swing
Churchtown[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Stephen Hayden Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Clane[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Peter Crosbie 230
Ind. Unionist T. Cooke-Trench 127
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Harristown[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist James Kelly Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Kilcock[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist John Field 286
Ind. Nationalist James Cummins 80
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Kilcullen[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Edward Fenelon 334
Ind. Unionist C. Cramer-Roberts 101
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Kildare[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Charles Bergin 243
Ind. Nationalist John Moore 182
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Kilmeague[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist John Cribben 247
Ind. Nationalist Edward Delaney 41
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Kilteel[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Laurence Malone 222
Ind. Unionist T. H. Campion 183
Ind. Unionist Earl of Mayo 19
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Maynooth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Unionist Lord Frederick Fitzgerald 235 59.0
Ind. Nationalist William Rutherford 163 40.9
Majority 72 18.1
Turnout 398
Ind. Unionist win (new seat)
Monasterevin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Edward J. Cassidy 247
Ind. Nationalist M. Dowling 208
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Morristown-Biller[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist James Kelly 210
Ind. Nationalist Gerald Hurley 173
Ind. Unionist William Pallin 20
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Naas[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen J. Brown 320
Ind. Unionist Thomas. J. de Burgh 166
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Newbridge[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Joseph P. Dowling Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Rathangan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Stephen Murphy Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing
Timahoe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Francis Colgan JP Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Ind. Nationalist hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ p.67
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v p.68, p.423