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1991 Waterford County Council election

An election to Waterford County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from four 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 10 -1 10,163 43.29
Fine Gael 9 -1 7,587 32.32
Labour 3 +1 3,291 14.02
Workers' Party 1 +1 636 2.71
Totals 23 0 23,475 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Dungarvan

Dungarvan - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Labour Billy Kyne* 14.7% 1,009                      
Fianna Fáil Patrick Kenneally* 14.1% 969                      
Fine Gael Garry O'Halloran* 10% 686 690 709 709 718 724 783 858        
Labour Lar Hart 7.2% 491 543 544 544 560 583 594 610 631 642 716 724
Workers' Party Tony Wright 7% 482 505 507 510 516 545 556 567 596 609 695 702
Fine Gael Richard Walsh 6.8% 469 479 482 486 490 516 574 610 643 662 887  
Fine Gael Michael O'Riordan* 6.5% 446 463 464 465 472 492 542 557 592 606    
Independent Sean Whelan* 6.2% 422 427 435 439 450 472 482 512 582 640 690 699
Fianna Fáil Austin Flynn 5.6% 382 390 399 402 441 454 473 491 611 755 800 805
Fianna Fáil Paud O'Keeffe 5.1% 349 351 377 377 402 405 409 440 499      
Fianna Fáil Nuala Ryan 4.5% 306 315 326 331 374 384 388 406        
Progressive Democrats James Coll 3.8% 263 265 270 271 276 287 299          
Fine Gael Mario Flavin 3.2% 221 225 228 229 231 247            
Independent Dan Dineen 2.6% 181 187 188 194 200              
Fianna Fáil Willie John Kenneally 2.2% 154 162 184 184                
Independent Benny Queally 0.4% 30 31 31                  
Electorate: 10,669   Valid: 6,860 (64.30%)   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 858   Turnout: 6,900 (64.67%)  

Kilmacthomas

Kilmacthomas - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey TD* 20.9% 1,066              
Fianna Fáil Kieran O'Ryan* 15.8% 807 876            
Fine Gael Oliver Coffey* 16.46 703 716 716 720 774 801 855  
Fine Gael Patrick Coffey* 12.8% 654 666 668 707 715 730 762 789
Fianna Fáil Tom Cunningham* 11.4% 583 629 639 658 697 739 976  
Labour Victor Bowers 15.24 493 502 503 529 546 618 642 661
Fianna Fáil Kathleen Whelan 6.2% 318 349 360 404 416 462    
Labour Raymond Kelly 4% 204 212 212 213 217      
Independent Dan Dineen 2.7% 140 148 148 148        
Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly 2.5% 125 145 148          
Electorate: 8,239   Valid: 5,092 (61.8%)   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 849   Turnout: 5,153 (62.5%)  

Lismore

Lismore - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson* 31.3% 1,287      
Fine Gael Willie McDonnell* 27.1% 1,116      
Fianna Fáil James Quirke* 16% 660 842    
Fine Gael Matthew Power 10.3% 424 497 601 681
Fine Gael Nora Flynn 10.2% 421 503 637 716
Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan 5% 207 333 387  
Electorate: 6,263   Valid: 4,115 (65.7%)   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 824   Turnout: 4,156 (66.4%)  

Tramore

Tramore - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Labour Brian O'Shea TD* 14.77% 1,094                      
Fianna Fáil Pat Leahy* 14.75% 1,093                      
Fine Gael Michael Queally* 11.02% 816 822 858 872 910 940            
Fine Gael John Carey* 10.19% 755 764 766 773 780 791 804 806 827 1,011    
Fianna Fáil Dan Cowman 7.56% 560 593 615 627 695 748 801 804 995      
Fianna Fáil Geoff Power* 7.19% 533 537 552 557 580 600 614 616 675 821 858 882
Progressive Democrats Senator Martin Cullen 6.33% 469 488 495 511 520 560 639 642 687 737 746 753
Fine Gael Noel McDonagh 6.13% 454 459 462 470 474 478 492 492 499      
Fine Gael Con Casey* 5.7% 422 449 452 461 480 496 590 593 660 720 742 795
Fianna Fáil Billy Hutchinson 4.54% 336 350 359 369 397 432 481 481        
Independent Maureen O'Carroll 3.97% 294 315 317 343 360 382            
Fianna Fáil Seamus Dunphy* 2.9% 215 224 251 257                
Fianna Fáil Peter Griffin 2.88% 213 218 240 270 291              
Workers' Party Edward Gahan 2.08% 154 169 187                  
Electorate: 12,642   Valid: 7,408 (58.6%%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 927   Turnout: 7,462 (59.03%)  

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.