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]
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All councillors across Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing control by county council, and affiliation of county councillors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 and Rural areas in March 1899
Detailed results
editCounty Councils
editBorough Councils
edit| Authority | UIL | LEA | U | Ind | Other | Total | Result | Details | ||||||
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| Belfast | 12 | Details | ||||||||||||
| Cork | Details | |||||||||||||
| Dublin | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 60 | Irish Nationalist | Details | ||||||
| Limerick | 24 | 16 | 40 | LEA | Details | |||||||||
| Londonderry | Details | |||||||||||||
| Waterford | Details | |||||||||||||
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District Councils
edit| Authority | UIL | LEA | U | Ind | Other | Total | Result | Details | ||||||
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| Armagh UD | Details | |||||||||||||
| Castlebar UD | 6 | 6 | 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
edit- ^ Coleman, Marie (20 November 2013). 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: 7.
- ^ Waterford Standard - Wednesday 12 April 1899 pg.4 - THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS: COMPLETE RETURNS