# 1899 Dublin County Council election

The 1899 Dublin County Council election was held on 6 April 1899. The election was peaceful, however rain prevented many voters from travelling to polling stations. The election was held alongside other local elections across Ireland.

## Aggregate results

Dublin County Council election, 1899 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Irish Nationalist | 11 | 55.0 | 50.96 | 9,254 |
| Irish Unionist | 6 | 30.0 | 38.02 | 6,904 |
| Land and Labour League | 2 | 10.0 | 7.52 | 1,365 |
| Redmondite | 1 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 636 |

## Ward results
### Balbriggan

Balbriggan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Nationalist | W. J. Cummiskey | unopposed | | |

### Blackrock

Blackrock Electorate: 1434 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Land and Labour League | William Field MP | 738 | 62.6 |
| | Irish Unionist | John Byrne | 449 | 38.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 24.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,179 | |

### Castleknock

Castleknock Electorate: 665 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Joseph Mooney | 90 |
| | Irish Nationalist | William Walsh | 53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Coolock

Coolock Electorate: 1,074 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Land and Labour League | James J. Flood | 429 |
| | Irish Nationalist | Joseph O'Neill | 270 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Dalkey

Dalkey Electorate: 1,176 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Unionist | Robert K. Clay | 675 |
| | Irish Nationalist | W. A. Maxwell | 673 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Donnybrook

Donnybrook Electorate: 2,146 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Unionist | Samuel Worthington | 557 | 54.82 |
| | Irish Nationalist | Col. George R. Peart | 459 | 45.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 10.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1016 | 47.34 |

### Drumcondra

Drumcondra Electorate: 1,148 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Unionist | Lt. Col. Henry Gore Lindsay | 637 |
| | Irish Nationalist | Francis Keegan | 471 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Dundrum

Dundrum Electorate: 668 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | William A. Rafferty | 382 |
| | Irish Unionist | Dr Isaac W. Usher | 218 |
| | Irish Nationalist | Peter J. MacCabe | 215 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Howth

Howth (& Clontarf) Electorate: 1,678 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | James McKenna | 507 |
| | Irish Unionist | Col. Edward Vernon | 438 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Kingstown

Kingstown Electorate: 2,049 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Brown | 813 | 57.05 |
| | Irish Unionist | Adam S. Findlater | 612 | 42.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 21.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 69.55 |

### Lucan

Lucan Electorate: 922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Unionist | Cpt. Charles Nicholas Colthurst-Vesey | 272 | 41.27 |
| | Land and Labour League | John Godley | 198 | 30.05 |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Brennan | 97 | 14.72 |
| | Irish Nationalist | William Bobbett | 92 | 13.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 11.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 659 | 71.48 |

### Lusk

Lusk Electorate: 1,212 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Edward Rooney | 635 |
| | Irish Unionist | Edward H. Woods D.L. | 138 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### New Kilmainham

New Kilmainham Electorate: 1,466 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Redmondite | Andrew C. Tynan | 636 |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Joseph Lawler J.P. | 381 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Pembroke West

Pembroke West Electorate: 2,057 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | James Mahony | 651 |
| | Irish Unionist | Sir Robert W. Jackson | 568 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Rathcoole

Rathcoole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Robert Boardman | 265 |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Molloy | 178 |
| | Irish Nationalist | James H. McGrane | 171 |
| | Irish Unionist | Sir John Kennedy | 105 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Rathfarnham

Rathfarnham Electorate: 966 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Alderman Michael Flannigan | 490 |
| | Irish Unionist | Col. H. L. B. Rowley | 209 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Rathmines East

Rathmines East Electorate: 3,169 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Unionist | Vere Ward Brown J.P. | 974 | 65.72 |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick Greaves | 508 | 34.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 31.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,482 | |

### Rathmines West

Rathmines West Electorate: 2,496 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Unionist | Edward M. Hodgson | 662 |
| | Irish Nationalist | Major John Joseph Crooks | 390 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Stillorgan

Stillorgan Electorate: 1,250 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Joseph Reilly | 505 |
| | Irish Unionist | Cpt. Lewis John Ball | 390 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### Swords

Swords Electorate: 995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick J. O'Neill | 528 |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Aungier J.P. | 430 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |