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 Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 37) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that established a system of local government in Ireland similar to that already created for England, ...

. 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. 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. They were held in two stages: *Urban area local elections in January 1899 *Rural areas in March 1899

Detailed results

County Councils

Waterford Standard - Wednesday 12 April 1899 pg.4 - THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS: COMPLETE RETURNS
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Borough Councils

District Councils

References

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