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.
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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent Nationalist | 17 | 80.95 | 72.94 | 4100 | |||||
Ind. Unionist | 3 | 14.29 | 21.37 | 1201 | |||||
Independent | 1 | 4.76 | 5.69 | 320 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Matthew Minch | Unopposed | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Owen Cogan | 330 | |||
Ind. Unionist | Thomas Greene | 30 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | George Wolfe | 381 | |||
Ind. Unionist | Baron de Robeck | 69 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Unionist | More O’Ferrall | 219 | |||
Independent Nationalist | Charles Burke | 146 | |||
Independent Nationalist | William Smith | 49 | |||
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Ind. Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Edward Hayden | 328 | |||
Ind. Unionist | Thomas Greene | 32 | |||
Independent Nationalist | Charles John Engledow | Disqualified | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Unionist | Sir Gerald Dease | Unopposed | |||
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Ind. Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Stephen Hayden | Unopposed | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Peter Crosbie | 230 | |||
Ind. Unionist | T. Cooke-Trench | 127 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | James Kelly | Unopposed | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | John Field | 286 | |||
Independent Nationalist | James Cummins | 80 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Edward Fenelon | 334 | |||
Ind. Unionist | C. Cramer-Roberts | 101 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Charles Bergin | 243 | |||
Independent Nationalist | John Moore | 182 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | John Cribben | 247 | |||
Independent Nationalist | Edward Delaney | 41 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Laurence Malone | 222 | |||
Ind. Unionist | T. H. Campion | 183 | |||
Ind. Unionist | Earl of Mayo | 19 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Unionist | Lord Frederick Fitzgerald | 235 | |||
Independent Nationalist | William Rutherford | 163 | |||
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Ind. Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Edward J. Cassidy | 247 | |||
Independent Nationalist | M. Dowling | 208 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | James Kelly | 210 | |||
Independent Nationalist | Gerald Hurley | 173 | |||
Ind. Unionist | William Pallin | 20 | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Stephen J. Brown | 320 | |||
Ind. Unionist | Thomas. J. de Burgh | 166 | |||
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Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Joseph P. Dowling | Unopposed | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Stephen Murphy | Unopposed | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Nationalist | Francis Colgan JP | Unopposed | |||
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Independent Nationalist hold | Swing |