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.
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
edit| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Matthew Minch | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Ind. Nationalist win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Owen Cogan | 330 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | Thomas Greene | 30 | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| 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) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Unionist | More O’Ferrall | 219 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | Charles Burke | 146 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | William Smith | 49 | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Edward Hayden | 328 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | Thomas Greene | 32 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | Charles John Engledow | Disqualified | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Unionist | Sir Gerald Dease | Unopposed | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Stephen Hayden | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Peter Crosbie | 230 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | T. Cooke-Trench | 127 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | James Kelly | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | John Field | 286 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | James Cummins | 80 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Edward Fenelon | 334 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | C. Cramer-Roberts | 101 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Charles Bergin | 243 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | John Moore | 182 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | John Cribben | 247 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | Edward Delaney | 41 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Edward J. Cassidy | 247 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | M. Dowling | 208 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | James Kelly | 210 | |||
| Ind. Nationalist | Gerald Hurley | 173 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | William Pallin | 20 | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stephen J. Brown | 320 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | Thomas. J. de Burgh | 166 | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Joseph P. Dowling | Unopposed | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Stephen Murphy | Unopposed | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Francis Colgan JP | Unopposed | |||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||