1899 Kingstown Urban District Council election

Elections to the Kingstown Urban District Council took place on Monday 16 January 1899 as part of local elections that year. Following the election, T. W. Robinson was elected council Chairman.[1]

Results by party

Party		Seats	±	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	16		5,476	66.43
	Irish Nationalist	5		2,528	30.67
	Independent	0		239	2.90
Totals		21		8,243	100%	—

Ward Results

Monkstown

Monkstown (3)[2][3]
Electorate:

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Adam S. Findlater, M.A., J.P. (incumbent Commissioner)	166
	Irish Unionist	William Wallace (incumbent Commissioner)	158
	Irish Unionist	John McCullagh, J.P. (incumbent Commissioner)	148
	Irish Nationalist	J. J. Kennedy	86
Turnout

West

West (6)[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	Philip P. Hynes (incumbent Commissioner)	574
	Irish Nationalist	John Carr (incumbent Commissioner)	437
	Irish Nationalist	James Triston (incumbent Commissioner)	315
	Irish Nationalist	Michael J. Collins (incumbent Commissioner)	314
	Irish Unionist	R. Blount	300
	Irish Unionist	Fred Thompson	294
	Irish Nationalist	J. J. Kennedy	260
	Irish Unionist	T. Pennell	259
	Irish Unionist	George Thompson	246
		Samuel Smith (incumbent Commissioner)	239
Turnout

East

East (6)[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Thomas W. Robinson (incumbent Commissioner)	301
	Irish Unionist	Col. D. G. Beamish (incumbent Commissioner)	297
	Irish Unionist	Alexander Joseph Taylor	290
	Irish Unionist	Edward Browett	284
	Irish Unionist	Thomas Ross (incumbent Commissioner)	283
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas Brown (incumbent Commissioner)	281
	Irish Unionist	George H. Hammersley Heenan	274
	Irish Nationalist	Dr. Roche, J.P.	83
Turnout

Glasthule

[4]

Glasthule (6)[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	James Evans, P.L.G. (incumbent Commissioner)	383
	Irish Unionist	William G. Berrett (incumbent Commissioner)	370
	Irish Unionist	Frederick G. Coldwell (incumbent Commissioner)	366
	Irish Unionist	Col. B. W. Blood (incumbent Commissioner)	360
	Irish Unionist	Frederick. A. Buckley (incumbent Commissioner)	359
	Irish Unionist	Henry J. Clarke (incumbent Commissioner)	338
	Irish Nationalist	J. J. Kennedy	178
Turnout

References

1. Freeman's Journal - Tuesday 24 January 1899 pg.6
2. "British Newspaper Archive, Dublin Weekly Nation - Saturday 21 January 1899, pg.1". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
3. "British Newspaper Archive, Irish Independent - Friday 06 January 1899, pg.6". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
4. Dublin Daily Nation - Tuesday 17 January 1899, pg.6; Kingstown (full names)