1991 Meath County Council election

1991 Meath County Council election
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All 29 seats on Meath County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 12 9 4
Seat change -5 +2 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Workers' Party Independent
Seats won 1 3
Seat change +1 +1
Map showing the area of Meath County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Meath County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 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 -5 17,408 44.81
Fine Gael 9 +2 10,290 26.49
Labour 4 +1 4,587 11.81
Workers' Party 1 +1 1,080 2.78
Independent 3 +1 3,101 7.98
Totals 29 - 38,850 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Dunshaughlin

Dunshaughlin - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace TD* 19.4% 1,469              
Labour Brian Fitzgerald* 15.8% 1,196 1,214 1,262 1,326        
Fine Gael Mary Sylver* 13.1% 994 1,009 1,014 1,030 1,039 1,157 1,198 1,230
Fianna Fáil Conor Tormey 11.7% 885 949 953 969 971 994 1,109 1,192
Fine Gael John Fanning 11.3% 855 862 876 882 883 984 1,151 1,184
Fianna Fáil Tadhg Delaney* 8.1% 613 662 665 679 683 719 733 1,053
Fianna Fáil Donal Clynch 6.1% 461 496 497 516 521 548 559  
Workers' Party John King 5.5% 417 419 430 452 459 496    
Progressive Democrats Joe Fernandez 5.0% 376 384 387 404 406      
Sinn Féin Thomas McDonnell 2.9% 219 223 224          
Labour Eamon Tuttle 1.3% 97 100            
Electorate: 15,984   Valid: 7,582 (47.43%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,264   Turnout: 7,648 (47.85%)  

Kells

Kells - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch* 16.6% 1,630 1,705                
Fine Gael John V. Farrelly TD* 13.1% 1,293                  
Fine Gael Gerry Gibney 10.0% 980 1,069 1,078 1,097 1,101 1,119 1,122 1,130 1,130 1,180
Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady* 9.5% 932 1,052 1,054 1,067 1,085 1,098 1,217 1,273    
Fianna Fáil Sebastian Rooney* 7.9% 780 834 836 846 864 895 990 1,127 1,149 1,285
Fianna Fáil James Weldon* 7.3% 717 750 755 762 772 789 815 1,162 1,176 1,212
Fianna Fáil Fergus Muldoon* 7.0% 693 719 725 732 742 749 766      
Fine Gael Tom Bradley* 6.8% 672 683 709 711 716 787 792 826 829 916
Independent Jack Fitzsimons 6.6% 648 664 668 700 731 794 820 879 881 1,127
Labour Tommy Grimes 6.2% 608 617 621 653 714 735 798 810 810  
Fianna Fáil James O'Rourke 3.0% 300 324 325 330 360 367        
Progressive Democrats Caroline Mhic Daeid 2.6% 254 258 259 262 265          
Independent John Maguire 1.9% 187 194 195 202            
Sinn Féin Patrick McCabe 1.6% 154 159 159              
Electorate: 16,291   Valid: 9,848 (60.45%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,232   Turnout: 9,952 (61.09%)  
Navan - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Paddy Fitzsimons* 11.8% 973 976 1,035                
Fine Gael Patsy O'Neill* 8.9% 731 738 740 741 753 769 778 881 933 933 981
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mangan* 8.4% 689 692 713 715 730 743 816 832 889 891 897
Workers' Party Christy Gorman 8.1% 663 685 694 709 735 852 887 917 969 969 970
Progressive Democrats Patrick Andrews 7.3% 599 606 614 619 654 671 696 752      
Fine Gael Noel Foley 7.1% 584 587 596 600 619 632 658 945 1,117    
Fianna Fáil Owen Heaney* 6.8% 563 563 588 589 596 611 780 804 892 895 903
Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy* 6.8% 561 566 566 571 579 601 610        
Independent Patricia Hegarty 6.8% 556 572 576 796 825 866 904 934 1,024 1,025 1,033
Labour Brendan Clusker* 6.5% 533 566 586 597 721 766 831 869 989 989 1,006
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 5.3% 435 440 443 449 459            
Fianna Fáil Frank Carberry 5.2% 424 426 478 484 494 510          
Independent Anthony McDonnell 3.3% 275 279 285                
Labour Sean O'Brien 3.0% 245 305 307 310              
Fianna Fáil Michael McGoona 2.7% 220 222                  
Labour Jim O'Brien 2.1% 176                    
Electorate: 17,840   Valid: 8,227 (46.12%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 1,029   Turnout: 8,288 (46.46%)  

Slane

Slane - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Gerald Marry* 20.5% 1,412              
Fine Gael Tom Kelly* 12.6% 865 887 891 1,004 1,203      
Fianna Fáil Hugh Gough 10.4% 718 752 919 926 999 1,008 1,099 1,127
Fine Gael Shaun Lynch 10.0% 691 735 746 767 786 797 1,248  
Labour Jimmy Cudden* 9.6% 659 719 730 921 946 960 1,014 1,071
Fine Gael Michael Meade 9.5% 651 665 751 760 767 769    
Fianna Fáil Sean Murray 8.7% 596 638 681 686 931 951 977 993
Fianna Fáil Patrick Traynor* 8.0% 551 576 595 627        
Labour Ken Lougheed 5.6% 382 397 402          
Fianna Fáil Joe Halpin 5.1% 353 362            
Electorate: 13,953   Valid: 6,878 (49.29%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,147   Turnout: 6,955 (49.85%)  

Trim

Trim - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey TD* 33.5% 2,113                
Fianna Fáil Colm Hilliard TD* 20.2% 1,277                
Fine Gael Willie Carey* 13.6% 858 913 930 933 935 977 1,037 1,066  
Fine Gael Bernard Eivers 8.8% 555 636 658 661 668 712 719 729 791
Labour Patrick Lowe 6.5% 409 491 514 521 539 607 631 640 891
Labour Larry Murray 4.5% 282 371 384 388 400 442 457 467  
Fianna Fáil Gabriel Cribbin* 4.4% 278 768 855 860 873 904 1,118    
Green Patrick Cummins 3.9% 246 288 298 302 332        
Fianna Fáil Sylvester Murphy 2.7% 173 360 403 406 413 433      
Sinn Féin Lydia Comiskey 1.6% 101 123 129 130          
Independent John Gormley 0.4% 23 35 38            
Electorate: 12,858   Valid: 6,315 (49.11%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 6,390 (49.7%)  

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.