1991 Kerry County Council election

1991 Kerry County Council election
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All 27 seats on Kerry County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 13 7 4
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change Decrease 1
Area of Kerry County Council

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 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 13 Steady 26,766 44.14 Decrease2.58
Fine Gael 7 Steady 15,905 26.23 Increase2.25
Labour 4 Increase 1 10,045 16.56 Increase5.51
Green 0 Steady 1,057 1.74 New
Sinn Féin 0 Steady 715 1.18 Decrease4.08
Progressive Democrats 0 Steady 404 0.67 New
Independent 3 Decrease 1 5,752 9.48 Decrease1.07
Totals 27 Steady 60,644 100.00 Steady

Results by local electoral area

Killarney

Killarney - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming* 15.9% 2,291            
Fianna Fáil John O'Leary TD* 15.4% 2,222            
Fianna Fáil Jackie Healy-Rae* 13.0% 1,906 1,992 2,065        
Independent P.J. Cronin* 11.3% 1,629 1,671 1,687 1,790 1,894 2,011 2,151
Labour Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 8.2% 1,274 1,293 1,304 1,416 1,513 1,621 1,859
Labour Michael Gleeson* 8.7% 1,254 1,263 1,270 1,345 1,415 1,501 1,684
Fine Gael Paul Coghlan 7.4% 1,067 1,074 1,083 1,132 1,213 1,465 1,935
Fine Gael Tim Gleeson 6.5% 944 962 966 988 1,032 1,296  
Fine Gael Seán Kelly 5.5% 799 816 821 865 913    
Fianna Fáil Dermot O'Callaghan 3.7% 541 566 594 650      
Green Eugene O'Shea 3.6% 518 522 527        
Electorate: 20,677   Valid: 14,445 (69.86%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 2,064   Turnout: 14,565 (70.44%)  

Killorglin

Killorglin - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue TD* 24.8% 2,979          
Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill* 18.1% 2,170          
Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen* 13.5% 1,626 1,675 1,681 1,827    
Fine Gael Danny Kissane* 11.1% 1,328 1,372 1,451 1,529 1,536 1,581
Fine Gael Dan Barry* 10.3% 1,238 1,658 1,671 1,706 1,724  
Labour Michael Moynihan TD 9.2% 986 1,087 1,141 1,215 1,244 1,376
Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill 5.6% 671 958 1,016 1,054 1,106  
Fianna Fáil Pat Finnegan 5.1% 616 942 1,170 1,210 1,214 1,710
Progressive Democrats Marie O'Sullivan 3.4% 404 439 454      
Electorate: 18,062   Valid: 12,018 (66.54%)   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 1,717   Turnout: 12,145 (67.24%)  

Listowel

Listowel - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan TD* 18.8% 2,725            
Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan 12.0% 1,743 1,848 1,928 1,982 2,017 2,041 2,057
Fine Gael Tim Buckley 11.8% 1,713 1,918 1,965 1,984 2,666    
Fianna Fáil Noel Brassil* 11.7% 1,696 1,710 1,716 2,069 2,344    
Fianna Fáil Senator Dan Kiely* 11.3% 1,593 1,647 1,677 1,732 1,788 1,832 1,883
Fianna Fáil Kieran Walsh* 9.3% 1,357 1,415 1,451 1,482 1,520 1,567 1,583
Fine Gael Bernie Behan 8.1% 1,170 1,248 1,260 1,381      
Labour Liam O'Sullivan 7.9% 1,150 1,181 1,195        
Labour Pat Leahy 7.5% 1,090 1,154 1,218 1,695 1,780 1,918 1,932
Independent James Halpin 1.9% 282 323          
Electorate: 21,584   Valid: 14,519 (67.27%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 2,075   Turnout: 14,666 (67.95%)  

Mid-Kerry

Mid-Kerry- 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Breandan MacGearailt* 20.5% 2,170          
Independent James Courtney* 16.5% 1,746 1,835        
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim* 15.9% 1,683 1,778        
Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell 13.3% 1,413 1,417 1,417 1,417 1,658 1,881
Labour Maeve Spring 12.6% 1,331 1,364 1,385 1,385 1,499 1,629
Fine Gael Michael Begley* 10.7% 1,130 1,251 1,271 1,272 1,299 1,326
Independent Arthur Lenihan 5.4% 574 582 588 588    
Fianna Fáil Sheila Kenny 5.3% 557 609 624 633 762  
Electorate: 15,832   Valid: 10,604 (67.02%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,768   Turnout: 10,718 (67.74%)  

Tralee

Tralee - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Dick Spring TD* 32.7% 2,960            
Fianna Fáil Senator Denis Foley* 20.4% 1,845            
Fine Gael Jim Kelly 8.3% 752 929 976 1,107 1,169 1,171 1,465
Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald* 8.0% 726 884 945 1,080 1,166 1,188 1,478
Sinn Féin Billy Leen 7.9% 715 802 857 917      
Independent Tommy Foley 7.0% 633 820 913 1,032 1,299 1,303 1,507
Independent John Blennerhassett* 6.2% 558 793 872 1,026 1,140 1,145  
Green Conor Fitzgerald 6.0% 539 694 772        
Independent Michael Donovan 3.6% 330 479          
Electorate: 16,826   Valid: 9,058 (53.83%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,812   Turnout: 9,128 (54.25%)  

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.