1991 Irish local elections
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The 1991 Irish local elections were held in all counties and county boroughs on Thursday, 27 June 1991. They were postponed from June 1990 to allow the Local Government Act 1991 to be passed beforehand. Elections in non-county boroughs and towns were postponed until 1994.
Results
Summary
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #66BB66;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6699FF;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0000;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Ireland)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1251A2;" data-sort-value="Progressive Democrats" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Workers' Party of Ireland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #22AC6F;" data-sort-value="Green Party (Ireland)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #7FFF00;" data-sort-value="Independent Fianna Fáil" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008800;" data-sort-value="Republican Sinn Féin" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF7F00;" data-sort-value="Donegal Progressive Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF3300;" data-sort-value="Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #8032CC;" data-sort-value="Christian Principles Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |Party | Seats | ± | 1st Pref. votes | FPv%[1] | ±% | |
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Fianna Fáil | 358 | 83 | 531,659 | 37.8 | 7.6 | |
Fine Gael | 272 | 15 | 372,633 | 26.5 | 3.3 | |
Labour | 92 | 32 | 149,571 | 10.6 | 2.9 | |
Progressive Democrats | 37 | New | 70,926 | 5.0 | New | |
Workers' Party of Ireland | 24 | 4 | 50,996 | 3.6 | 0.4 | |
Green | 13 | 13 | 32,951 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
Sinn Féin | 9 | 1 | 29,903 | 2.1 | 1.0 | |
Independent Fianna Fáil | 5 | 1 | 12,162 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |
Republican Sinn Féin | 1 | New | 2,517 | 0.2 | New | |
Donegal Progressive Party | 1 | 1,775 | 0.1 | |||
Independent Socialist | 1 | 1,456 | 0.1 | |||
Christian Principles | 0 | New | 1,351 | 0.1 | New | |
Independent | 78 | 14 | 150,418 | 10.7 | 2.0 | |
Total | 883 | – | 1,398,729 | 100 |
By local authority
Counties
Authority | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | FF | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | FG | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Lab | style="background-color: Template:Progressive Democrats/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | PD | style="background-color: Template:Workers' Party of Ireland/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | WP | style="background-color: Template:Green Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | GP | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | SF | style="background-color: Template:Independent Fianna Fáil/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | IFF | style="background-color: Template:Republican Sinn Féin/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | RSF | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Ind | Total | Details |
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Carlow | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 11 | 9 | 5 | 25 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Clare | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32 | Details | |||||||||||||||
Cork County | 19 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 48 | Details | ||||||||||||||
Donegal | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | Details | |||||||||||||
Fingal | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | Details | ||||||||||||||
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | Details | ||||||||||||||
Galway County | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Kerry | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Kildare | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | Details | ||||||||||||
Kilkenny | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Laois | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | Details | |||||||||||||||
Leitrim | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | Details | |||||||||||||||
Limerick County | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Longford | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Louth | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | Details | ||||||||||||||
Mayo | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 31 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Meath | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | Details | |||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Offaly | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | Details | |||||||||||||||
Roscommon | 11 | 10 | 5 | 26 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
Sligo | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | Details | |||||||||||||||||
South Dublin | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | Details | |||||||||||||
Tipperary North | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Tipperary South | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Waterford County | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Westmeath | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Wexford | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | Details | ||||||||||||||||
Wicklow | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | Details |
County boroughs
Authority | style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | FF | style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | FG | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Lab | style="background-color: Template:Progressive Democrats/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | PD | style="background-color: Template:Workers' Party of Ireland/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | WP | style="background-color: Template:Green Party (Ireland)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | GP | style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | SF | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Ind | Total | Details |
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Cork Corporation | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 31 | Details | |||||||||
Dublin Corporation | 20 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 52 | Details | ||||||||
Galway Corporation | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Details | |||||||||||
Limerick Corporation | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | Details | ||||||||||
Waterford Corporation | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | Details |
References
Sources
- "1991 Local Elections". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- Department of the Environment (1991). Local elections, 1991 (PDF).
Citations
- ^ "1991 Local Election". irelandelection.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.