# 1999 Cork County Council election

An election to Cork County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten 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 | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 21 | +1 | 50,820 | 38.26 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | 19 | 0 | 51,147 | 38.50 | |
| | Labour | 4 | 0 | 13,520 | 10.18 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3,406 | 2.56 | |
| | Independent | 3 | 0 | 9,643 | 7.26 | |
| | Workers' Party | 0 | -1 | N/A | N/A | |
| Totals | Totals | 48 | 0 | 132,825 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Bandon

Bandon - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Senator Peter Callanan* | 30.98 | 3,372 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kevin Murphy* | 20.86 | 2,271 | 2,340 | 2,884 | |
| | Fine Gael | Jerry McCarthy | 18.27 | 1,989 | 2,120 | 2,391 | 2,473 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Alan Coleman* | 16.15 | 1,758 | 2,128 | 2,467 | 2,547 |
| | Labour | Tomas O'Brien | 8.87 | 966 | 993 | | |
| | Green | Noel Giles | 3.89 | 423 | 461 | | |
| | Independent | Frank Collins | 0.97 | 106 | 121 | | |
| Electorate: 18,853 Valid: 10,885 (57.74%) Spoilt: 167 Quota: 2,722 Turnout: 11,052 (58.62%) ||||||||

### Bantry

Bantry - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Senator Denis O'Donovan* | 24.92 | 2,407 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | P.J. Sheehan TD* | 12.24 | 1,888 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Noel Harrington | 16.05 | 1,550 | 1,595 | 1,681 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John P. O'Shea | 10.32 | 997 | 1,150 | 1,235 | 1,287 | 1,311 | 1,355 | 1,392 | 1,555 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivian O'Callaghan* | 9.47 | 915 | 1,235 | 1,270 | 1,276 | 1,287 | 1,306 | 1,357 | 1,467 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin O'Neill | 9.30 | 898 | 1,045 | 1,057 | 1,059 | 1,063 | 1,132 | 1,232 | 1,277 |
| | Independent | Liam Ward | 3.85 | 372 | 460 | 501 | 502 | 531 | 562 | 604 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Ennis | 2.62 | 253 | 276 | 280 | 281 | 303 | 347 | | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Sullivan | 2.17 | 210 | 224 | 235 | 238 | 289 | | | |
| | Green | Micky McBrearty | 1.73 | 167 | 174 | 178 | 179 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,553 Valid: 9,657 (62.09%) Spoilt: 182 Quota: 1,610 Turnout: 9,839 (63.26%) ||||||||||||

### Blarney

Blarney - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Fleming* | 18.34 | 2,138 | 2,256 | 2,312 | 2,409 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tomas Ryan* | 16.97 | 1,978 | 2,029 | 2,238 | 2,539 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Annette McNamara* | 14.34 | 1,672 | 1,737 | 1,754 | 1,916 | 2,011 | 2,050 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerry Kelly | 12.76 | 1,487 | 1,637 | 2,074 | 2,445 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Joyce | 11.22 | 1,308 | 1,451 | 1,622 | 1,860 | 1,891 | 1,965 |
| | Labour | Sheila O'Sullivan* | 10.46 | 1,219 | 1,351 | 1,510 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Dan O'Shea | 8.95 | 1,043 | 1,132 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael Burns | 6.97 | 813 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,346 Valid: 11,658 (46.00%) Spoilt: 201 Quota: 2,332 Turnout: 11,859 (46.79%) ||||||||||

### Carrigaline

Carrigaline - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fine Gael | Simon Coveney TD | 19.94 | 3,933 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Batt O'Keeffe TD* | 15.93 | 3,141 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Barry Cogan* | 11.07 | 2,183 | 2,430 | 2,547 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Deirdre Forde | 9.12 | 1,799 | 1,884 | 1,965 | 1,999 | 2,084 | 2,104 | 2,197 | 2,293 | 2,502 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Derry Canty* | 7.02 | 1,385 | 1,609 | 1,739 | 1,746 | 1,763 | 1,974 | 2,147 | 2,190 | 2,313 | 2,851 | |
| | Labour | Paula Desmond* | 6.85 | 1,351 | 1,593 | 1,626 | 1,630 | 1,683 | 1,937 | 2,025 | 2,187 | 2,280 | 2,507 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Peter Kelly | 6.66 | 1,313 | 1,387 | 1,404 | 1,406 | 1,504 | 1,519 | 1,614 | 1,669 | 1,720 | 1,773 | 1,905 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John O'Sullivan | 4.34 | 856 | 876 | 983 | 1,000 | 1,128 | 1,138 | 1,162 | 1,240 | 1,453 | 1,489 | 1,534 |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Hanlon | 3.68 | 725 | 758 | 775 | 778 | 823 | 837 | 845 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Whelton | 3.65 | 719 | 747 | 862 | 869 | 882 | 905 | 917 | 953 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Braham Brennan* | 3.16 | 624 | 875 | 887 | 892 | 915 | 993 | 1,115 | 1,158 | 1,176 | | |
| | Labour | Edward Dawson | 2.95 | 581 | 611 | 643 | 645 | 683 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael O'Hanlon | 2.93 | 578 | 598 | 606 | 606 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kate Horgan | 2.71 | 534 | 747 | 753 | 753 | 776 | 792 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 46,314 Valid: 19,722 (42.58%) Spoilt: 250 Quota: 2,466 Turnout: 19,972 (43.12%) |||||||||||||||

### Fermoy

Fermoy - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin O'Keeffe* | 27.34 | 3,059 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank O'Flynn | 21.61 | 2,418 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Aileen Pyne* | 13.84 | 1,549 | 1,715 | 1,761 | 1,815 | 2,348 |
| | Fine Gael | James O'Connell | 12.50 | 1,399 | 1,543 | 1,568 | 1,602 | 1,837 |
| | Fine Gael | P.J. Walsh | 12.24 | 1,369 | 1,690 | 1,739 | 1,781 | 1,936 |
| | Independent | John Hussey | 6.94 | 776 | 868 | 902 | 964 | |
| | Labour | Tadhg O'Donovan | 3.43 | 384 | 443 | 455 | 476 | |
| | Christian Solidarity | Billy Fanning | 2.10 | 235 | 274 | 288 | | |
| Electorate: 19,255 Valid: 11,189 (58.11%) Spoilt: 162 Quota: 2,238 Turnout: 11,351 (58.95%) |||||||||

### Kanturk

Kanturk - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Buckley | 14.78 | 2,154 | 2,313 | 2,515 | |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Murphy* | 14.00 | 2,039 | 2,103 | 2,210 | 2,381 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Marie (The Shamrock) Murphy* | 13.87 | 2,021 | 2,082 | 2,290 | 2,302 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mike Donegan | 11.87 | 1,730 | 1,784 | 1,929 | 2,411 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jack Roche* | 10.93 | 1,592 | 1,660 | 1,977 | 2,009 |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Crowley* | 10.75 | 1,566 | 1,703 | 1,880 | 2.542 |
| | Fine Gael | Billy Biggane* | 10.14 | 1,477 | 1,525 | 1,537 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Laurence Kelly* | 7.80 | 1,136 | 1,309 | | |
| | Labour | Bill Cashin | 4.70 | 685 | | | |
| | Natural Law | Patrick Murphy | 0.62 | 91 | | | |
| | Green | Ted Bradley | 0.54 | 78 | | | |
| Electorate: 22,325 Valid: 14,569 (65.26%) Spoilt: 240 Quota: 2,429 Turnout: 14,809 (66.33%) ||||||||

### Macroom

Macroom - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Creed TD* | 31.28 | 3,212 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Donal Moynihan TD* | 25.87 | 2,657 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Metcalfe* | 15.13 | 1,554 | 1,932 | 2,348 |
| | Labour | Martin Coughlan | 14.99 | 1,539 | 1,745 | 2,106 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Padraig Murphy | 12.74 | 1,308 | 1,368 | |
| Electorate: 16,303 Valid: 10,270 (62.99%) Spoilt: 148 Quota: 2,568 Turnout: 10,418 (63.90%) |||||||

### Mallow

Mallow - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford TD* | 23.55 | 2,525 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Joe Fitzgerald | 22.06 | 2,366 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Joe Sherlock* | 21.26 | 2,280 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Sheahan* | 15.75 | 1,689 | 1,885 | 1,921 | 2,025 | 2,062 | 2,358 |
| | Fianna Fáil | David Willis | 10.53 | 1,129 | 1,228 | 1,382 | 1,463 | 1,533 | 1,615 |
| | Independent | Michael Broderick | 3.97 | 426 | 479 | 499 | 548 | 576 | |
| | Green | Mary Sleeman-Power | 2.87 | 308 | 340 | 351 | | | |
| Electorate: 17,923 Valid: 10,723 (59.83%) Spoilt: 146 Quota: 2,145 Turnout: 10,869 (60.64%) ||||||||||

### Midleton

Midleton - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Labour | John Mulvihill* | 15.40 | 2,821 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Collins* | 11.85 | 2,171 | 2,185 | 2,266 | 2,309 | 2,390 | 2,468 | 2,663 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Hegarty* | 10.50 | 1,922 | 1,935 | 1,968 | 1,997 | 2,038 | 2,458 | 3,143 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Maurice Ahern* | 10.34 | 1,894 | 1,903 | 1,929 | 2,200 | 2,305 | 2,369 | 2,457 | 2,514 | 2,524 | 2,820 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Art Supple | 8.49 | 1,555 | 1,555 | 1,584 | 1,671 | 1,780 | 1,922 | 1,952 | 1,980 | 1,984 | 2,077 |
| | Independent | Ted Murphy | 7.04 | 1,290 | 1,296 | 1,347 | 1,369 | 1,425 | 1,494 | 1,641 | 1,803 | 1,829 | 1,920 |
| | Progressive Democrats | J.J. Flavin | 6.99 | 1,280 | 1,284 | 1,306 | 1,327 | 1,408 | 1,520 | 1,550 | 1,607 | 1,611 | 1,671 |
| | Fine Gael | George Jeffrey | 5.98 | 1,096 | 1,103 | 1,134 | 1,156 | 1,172 | 1,329 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mort Murphy | 5.91 | 1,083 | 1,087 | 1,110 | 1,118 | 1,143 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán O'Connor | 5.83 | 1,068 | 1,137 | 1,185 | 1,366 | 1,545 | 1,560 | 1,579 | 1,587 | 1,589 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran McCarthy | 4.61 | 845 | 868 | 914 | 960 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Dowling | 4.38 | 803 | 839 | 866 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Vincent Keaney | 1.26 | 230 | 839 | 866 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerry O'Sullivan | 0.86 | 158 | 159 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Christy Carr | 0.53 | 97 | 99 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,825 Valid: 18,313 (55.79%) Spoilt: 315 Quota: 2,617 Turnout: 18,628 (56.75%) ||||||||||||||

### Skibbereen

Skibbereen - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Christy O'Sullivan | 15.86 | 2,510 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maura Cal McCarthy* | 15.19 | 2,404 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Donal O'Rourke* | 14.83 | 2,348 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tadhg O'Donovan* | 10.49 | 1,660 | 1,796 | 1,860 | 1,868 | 1,886 | 1,922 | 2,257 | |
| | Labour | Michael McCarthy | 7.00 | 1,484 | 1,524 | 1,559 | 1,569 | 1,657 | 1,757 | 1,812 | 1,847 |
| | Fine Gael | John Collins | 8.96 | 1,418 | 1,457 | 1,557 | 1,570 | 1,596 | 1,640 | 1,692 | 1,724 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom O'Neill* | 7.12 | 1,127 | 1,218 | 1,242 | 1,356 | 1,378 | 1,498 | 1,869 | 1,935 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Sullivan | 6.41 | 1,015 | 1,080 | 1,240 | 1,331 | 1,354 | 1,543 | 1,574 | 1,598 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Long | 5.29 | 838 | 928 | 937 | 1,001 | 1,019 | 1,087 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Cionnaith O Suilleabhain | 4.69 | 743 | 795 | 819 | 881 | 934 | | | |
| | Green | Kieran O'Leary | 1.78 | 282 | 300 | 309 | 318 | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,833 Valid: 15,829 (63.74%) Spoilt: 243 Quota: 1,979 Turnout: 16,072 (64.72%) ||||||||||||