1991 Kilkenny County Council election

1991 Kilkenny County Council election
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All 26 seats on Kilkenny County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 12 10 4
Seat change +1 0 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Workers' Party Independent
Seats won 0 0
Seat change -1 -1
Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council
Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 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 12 +1 13,981 43.19
Fine Gael 10 0 10,787 33.33
Labour 4 +1 5,178 16.00
Workers' Party 0 -1 664 2.05
Independent 0 -1 798 2.47
Totals 26 - 32,369 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballyragget

Ballyragget - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh* 16.5% 1,142 1,155              
Labour Dick Brennan* 13.5% 931 981 988 1,011 1,049 1,191      
Fianna Fáil John Murphy* 12.6% 870 874 933 959 1,043 1,271      
Fine Gael John Brennan 11.5% 797 802 804 820 1,094 1,212      
Fianna Fáil Martin Fitzpatrick 9.9% 682 685 758 882 902 967 1,033 1,059 1,089
Fianna Fáil Patricia Owens 9.4% 650 653 661 677 698        
Fianna Fáil Shem O'Donnell 8.8% 609 631 737 768 848 959 1,010 1,021 1,028
Fine Gael Kathleen Conroy 7.4% 509 513 519 555          
Independent Brid Phelan 4.5% 313 316 350            
Fianna Fáil Michael Wilson 4.4% 304 306              
Labour John Bergin 1.6% 111                
Electorate: 9,780   Valid: 6,918 (70.74%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,154   Turnout: 6,996 (71.53%)  

Kilkenny

Kilkenny - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Seamus Pattison TD* 24.3% 1,130            
Fianna Fáil Senator Michael Lanigan* 16.5% 765 792 815 834 842 995  
Fine Gael Kieran Crotty* 15.4% 715 762 791 983      
Fianna Fáil Michael McGuinness 14.6% 680 701 713 737 741 833 917
Fianna Fáil Evelyn White 6.6% 306 322 342 361 366    
Fine Gael Carmel Boyd 6.4% 299 319 329        
Independent John Bolger* 6.3% 292 317 346 394 423 478 624
Workers' Party Joe Butler 5.8% 268 299 362 376 383 409  
Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath 4.2% 193 206          
Electorate: 8,088   Valid: 4,648 (57.47%)   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 930   Turnout: 4,687 (57.95%)  

Piltown

Piltown - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Liam Aylward TD* 23.6% 1,906              
Fine Gael Dick Dowling* 15.2% 1,229              
Fine Gael Andy Cotterell* 9.5% 763 812 896 914 931 1,069    
Labour Joe Walsh 9.3% 750 795 814 1,045        
Fine Gael John Maher* 8.6% 697 753 773 784 795 1,081    
Fianna Fáil Marguerite Drea 6.6% 534 676 682 690 822 837 843 849
Fianna Fáil Dick Dunphy* 6.4% 517 739 748 754 855 922 962 981
Fine Gael Catherine Kearns 6% 482 508 563 579 596      
Fianna Fáil Ann Blackmore 5.7% 456 678 682 702 823 858 884 890
Workers' Party Martin Kennedy* 4.9% 396 421 434          
Fianna Fáil Albert Byrne 4.2% 335 445 455 491        
Electorate: 12,979   Valid: 8,065 (62.14%)   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,009   Turnout: 8,171 (62.96%)  

Thomastown

Thomastown - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil James Brett* 15.7% 1,179            
Labour Michael O'Brien* 14% 1,055 1,061 1,075        
Fianna Fáil Kevin Fennelly 12.3% 922 948 965 1,028      
Fine Gael Billy Ireland* 11.1% 835 841 858 904 936 946 1,015
Fine Gael Tom Maher 9.2% 692 701 717 780 940 960 991
Labour John Bolger 8.6% 646 648 657 689 703 708  
Fine Gael Philip Brennan* 8% 600 605 610 699 716 729 815
Fianna Fáil Michael Fenlon* 7.6% 573 586 594 606 675 806 1,039
Fianna Fáil Breda Somers* 6.6% 493 518 528 598      
Progressive Democrats Patrick Crowley 4.7% 350 360 434        
Progressive Democrats Donal McDonald 2.3% 175 177          
Electorate: 11,771   Valid: 7,520 (63.89%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 1,075   Turnout: 7,616 (64.7%)  

Tullaroan

Tullaroan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Phil Hogan TD* 20.6% 1,073            
Fianna Fáil Pat Millea* 14.4% 754 758 831 857 931 1,244  
Fianna Fáil John McGuinness 12.1% 633 634 709 733 794 949 1,098
Fine Gael Margaret Tynan* 11.1% 578 587 606 789 960 1,036 1,060
Labour Tony Patterson 10.6% 555 557 580 647 739 789 816
Fianna Fáil Joe Rice 9.1% 476 477 561 586 665    
Progressive Democrats Martin Gibbons* 8.4% 436 438 473 534      
Fine Gael Paul Cuddihy 7.2% 376 385 397        
Fianna Fáil Tom Brennan* 6.5% 337 338          
Electorate: 8,832   Valid: 5,218 (59.04%)   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 1,044   Turnout: 5,267 (59.64%)  

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.