1899 Donegal County Council election

The first election to Donegal County Council took place in April 1899 as part of that year's Irish local elections.

Aggregate results

Donegal County Council election, 1899[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Irish Nationalist	18
	Irish Unionist	2
	Liberal	0
	Independent	0

Ward results

Annagry

Annagry[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Sweeney	945
		Patrick Gallagher	576
Majority			369
Turnout

Ballyshannon

Ballyshannon[2][3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Irish League	James David Condon	527	49.16
	Liberal	Michael Cassidy	478	44.59
	Irish Unionist	Robert Crawford	67	6.25
Majority			49	4.57
Turnout			1,072
	United Irish League win (new seat)

Buncrana

Buncrana[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		W. Doherty	unopposed

Burt

Burt[2][3][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	William J. Hanna J.P.	700
		James Fleming	588
Majority			112
Turnout

Carndonagh

Carndonagh[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		M. White	unopposed

Castlefin

Castlefin[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Gallagher J.P.	824
		Captain William Knox D.L.	552
Majority			272
Turnout

Churchhill

Churchhill[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		H. McLafferty	unopposed

Donegal

Donegal[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		L. Dunleavy	unopposed

Dunfanaghy

Dunfanaghy[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	Edward McFadden	838
		Charles Frederick Stewart	92
Majority			746
Turnout

Dungloe

Dungloe[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. Sweeney	unopposed

Dunkineely

Dunkineely[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Ward	651
		Patrick Gallagher	471
Majority			180
Turnout

Glenties

Glenties[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Hugh McDevitt	834
		William McGroarty	452
Majority			382
Turnout

Killybegs

Killybegs[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Byrne	963
		Joseph Murrin	256
Majority			707
Turnout

Letterkenny

Letterkenny[2][3][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Manus McFadden J.P.	694
	Irish Unionist	John Robinson	546
Majority			148
Turnout

Milford

Milford[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		H. McDevitte	unopposed

Moville

Moville[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. Bradley	unopposed

Pettigo

Pettigo[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Daniel Joseph Flood	663
		Thomas J. Atkinson	415
		James Hamilton	93
Majority			248
Turnout

Raphoe

Raphoe[2][3][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Captain Thomas Butler Stoney J.P.	584	44.1
	Irish Nationalist	Charles McCormick	412	31.1
	Independent Presbyterian	Samuel Marshall J.P.	329	24.8
Majority			172	13.0
Turnout			1,325
	Irish Unionist win (new seat)

Rathmullen

Rathmullen[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		C. Kelly	unopposed

Stranorlar

Stranorlar[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Teague Magee J.P.	1,185
		Captain John Riky J.P.	142
Majority			1043
Turnout

References

1. Waterford Standard - Wednesday 12 April 1899
2. Larne Times - Saturday 15 April 1899
3. Freeman's Journal - Tuesday 11 April 1899 pg.6
4. Donegal Independent - Friday 03 March 1899: Nationalist meeting in Ballyshannon
5. "Donegal County Council: Presbyterian Unionist Voters' Association and Local Elections". Londonderry Sentinel.
6. Derry Journal - Monday 10 April 1899 pg.6