1991 Galway County Council election

1991 Galway County Council election
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All 30 seats on Galway County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won 14 10 4
Seat change -3 +1 +4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won 2 0
Seat change -1 -1
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Galway County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.[1][2]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 -3 25,630 44.89
Fine Gael 10 +1 15,976 27.98
Progressive Democrats 4 +4 6,177 10.82
Independent 2 -1 7,630 13.36
Sinn Féin 0 -1
Totals 30 0 57,093 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt TD* 23.8% 2,230          
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan* 18.7% 1,751          
Fine Gael Michael Mullins* 17.9% 1,676 1,669        
Fine Gael Michael Finnerty 12% 1,122 926 1,184 1,200 1,597  
Fianna Fáil James Joyce* 9.7% 904 1,177 1,265 1,380 1,429 1,442
Independent Joe Brennan* 9.4% 883 945 968      
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan 8.5% 799 1,070 1,132 1,393 1,458 1,480
Electorate: 15,564   Valid: 9,365 (60.17%)   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 1,562   Turnout: 9,460 (60.78%)  

Connemara

Connemara - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Senator Éamon Ó Cuív 20% 1,766                  
Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr* 13.5% 1,189 1,211 1,215 1,253 1,333 1,410 1,500      
Fianna Fáil Connie Ní Fhatharta 10.1% 890 948 952 955 958 1,042 1,057 1,057 1,136 1,284
Independent Seosamh Ó Cuaig* 8.8% 776 801 804 833 844 852 860 860 982  
Independent Peadar Ó Tuathail* 8% 708 718 722 752 769 769 782 784 1,011 1,461
Fianna Fáil Tom Welby Snr* 7.8% 689 781 783 794 815 961 1,040 1,043 1,070 1,117
Fine Gael Pól Ó Foighil 7.8% 688 703 708 717 729 737 756 765    
Progressive Democrats Michael O'Neill 7.3% 647 656 658 696 765 836 1,179 1,191 1,258 1,307
Progressive Democrats Jimmy Geoghegan 6.5% 574 585 587 589 597 601        
Fianna Fáil Malachy King 4.3% 384 417 419 439 469          
Independent Malachy Gorman 3% 266 270 271 309            
Independent Erin Gibbons 2.6% 228 235 240              
Independent Joe Molloy 0.4% 35 41                
Electorate: 14,706   Valid: 8,840 (60.11%)   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 1,474   Turnout: 8,975 (61.03%)  

Galway

Galway- 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh* 18.2% 1,971              
Independent Seamus Gavin 13.2% 1,431 1,436 1,497 1,551        
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Neachtain 11.1% 1,201 1,208 1,227 1,271 1,400 1,498 1,566  
Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh* 10.1% 1,095 1,124 1,144 1,146 1,162 1,216 1,219 1,554
Fine Gael Pádraic McCormack TD* 9.5% 1,027 1,215 1,242 1,342 1,392 1,444 1,492 1,546
Progressive Democrats Evelyn Varley 7.9% 858 881 912 918 949 973 1,342 1,440
Fianna Fáil Murty McGrath 7% 753 852 862 868 890 1,072 1,082 1,226
Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade 5.3% 571 584 595 603 627 682 704  
Fianna Fáil John Molloy* 4.3% 466 481 490 494 519      
Progressive Democrats Marie Halliday 4.2% 453 458 488 532 588 601    
Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin 3.6% 390 396 427 477        
Labour Tom Cunningham 2.8% 300 305            
Fine Gael Patsy Clancy 2.8% 298 329 349          
Electorate: 18,636   Valid: 10,814 (58.03%)   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,545   Turnout: 10,925 (58.62%)  

Loughrea

Loughrea - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fianna Fáil Michael (Stroke) Fahy* 13.7% 2,055                          
Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane* 9.9% 1,484 1,511 1,518 1,523 1,530 1,551 1,580 1,586 1,623 1,861 2,119      
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 9.1% 1,367 1,367 1,367 1,368 1,372 1,379 1,482 1,485 1,618 1,685 1,690 1,690 1,848 1,931
Fianna Fáil Michael Regan* 8.3% 1,247 1,256 1,257 1,259 1,262 1,276 1,304 1,309 1,339 1,610 1,733 1,801 1,886  
Progressive Democrats Willie Burke 7.3% 1,102 1,104 1,110 1,123 1,138 1,142 1,216 1,252 1,297 1,350 1,419 1,426 1,562 1,580
Independent Pat Hynes 7.3% 1,100 1,102 1,104 1,134 1,140 1,179 1,188 1,216 1,271 1,357 1,373 1,374 1,427 1,432
Fine Gael Martin Lynch* 6.8% 1,018 1,021 1,027 1,031 1,042 1,056 1,069 1,080 1,210 1,221 1,298 1,314    
Fianna Fáil Bernie O'Connor 6.6% 986 1,008 1,018 1,026 1,033 1,047 1,049 1,081 1,104 1,133        
Fianna Fáil Michael Cunningham 5.9% 890 938 944 970 976 1,025 1,028 1,055 1,127 1,194 1,472 1,546 1,705 1,709
Fine Gael Toddie Byrne 5.8% 867 883 890 903 916 927 930 1,073 1,325 1,352 1,479 1,486 1,987  
Fianna Fáil Michael Flanagan 5.5% 828 843 844 845 847 850 900 908 960          
Fine Gael Justin Flannery 5.3% 792 807 813 823 832 855 863 889            
Independent Donal O'Meara 2.3% 342 343 344 346 353 354                
Workers' Party Stan McEoin 2.3% 338 344 350 360 403 431 433              
Sinn Féin Michael Loughrey 1.5% 232 237 238 252 260                  
Independent P.J. Baldwin 1% 146 150 150                      
Independent Malcolm Samuel 0.9% 142 143 152 153                    
Independent Margaret Murphy 0.5% 72 74                        
Electorate: 22,731   Valid: 15,008 (66.02%)   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,877   Turnout: 15,142 (66.61%)  

Tuam

Tuam - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Progressive Democrats Joe Burke* 14% 1,824                  
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton TD 12.6% 1,650                  
Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Hussey* 11% 1,440 1,455 1,456 1,610 1,666          
Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan* 9.8% 1,274 1,310 1,311 1,342 1,413 1,462 1,474 1,609 1,805  
Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh* 9.1% 1,191 1,194 1,196 1,232 1,246 1,366 1,367 1,420 1,430 1,434
Fine Gael Michael Ryan* 8.6% 1,120 1,131 1,137 1,167 1,304 1,362 1,365 1,471 1,680  
Republican Sinn Féin Frank Glynn* 6.2% 810 829 830 842 873 945 946 1,147 1,194 1,217
Progressive Democrats T.J. Gormley 5.5% 719 805 806 810 855 899 900      
Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly 5.4% 703 710 711 789 860 909 919 963    
Fianna Fáil Kathleen Quinn 5.2% 677 679 680 798 820 958 967 1,008 1,204 1,348
Independent Sean Hehir 4.3% 565 572 572 575            
Fianna Fáil Peter Raftery* 4.2% 547 548 549              
Independent Tom Ward 4.2% 546 549 550 596 654          
Electorate: 19,649   Valid: 13,066 (66.50%)   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,634   Turnout: 13,199 (67.17%)  

References

  1. ^ Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. ^ Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.