1991 Cork County Council election

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1991 Cork County Council election
← 1985 27 June 1991 1999 →
All 48 seats to Cork County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Labour
Seats won 20 19 4
Seat change +1 -5 +2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party PD Workers' Party Independent
Seats won 1 1 3
Seat change +1 - +1
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Map showing the area of Cork County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Cork County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from eight electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for an eight-year term of office.

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 20 +1 41,742 35.4
Fianna Fáil 19 -5 43,211 36.7
Labour 4 +2 7,246 6.2
PD 1 +1 6,463 5.5
Workers' Party 1 - 5,097 4.3
Independent 3 +1 11,205 9.5
Totals 48 - 117,899 100.0 —

Results by Electoral Area[]

Bandon[]

Bandon - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fine Gael Michael CreedTD* 17.1% 3,267                      
Fianna Fáil Peter Callanan* 14.6% 2,797                      
Fianna Fáil Donal Moynihan* 13.2% 2,519                      
Fine Gael Eddie Lucey* 12.3% 2,347 2,489                    
Fine Gael Kevin Murphy* 12% 2,301 2,327 2,376 2,377 2,433              
Fine Gael Frank Metcalfe 7.1% 1,366 1,730 1,735 1,739 1,748 1,778 1,842 1,917 2,088 2,438    
Fianna Fáil Jim Long* 5.2% 1,004 1,061 1,150 1,228 1,231 1,261 1,286 1,301 1,401 1,587 1,588 1,607
Fianna Fáil Alan Coleman 4.8% 916 923 1,091 1,106 1,121 1,244 1,248 1,403 1,497 1,585 1,596 1,614
Green Paula Giles 3.6% 695 724 759 763 787 858 864 964        
PD Jerry Kelleher 3.5% 672 905 910 932 936 951 965 1,123 1,294      
PD John Coleman* 3.2% 605 613 648 650 661 712 718          
Independent Dermot Ryan 2.4% 468 473 481 482 499              
Independent Frank Collins 0.9% 170 175 187 188                
Electorate: 30,218   Valid: 19,127 (63.3%)   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 2,391   Turnout: 19,289 (63.8%)

Cork North[]

Cork North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Tomas Ryan* 16.9% 1,569 1,604 1,698 1,741 2,554  
Fianna Fáil Dan Fleming* 13.5% 1,253 1,285 1,357 1,676 1,759 1,860
Fianna Fáil Annette McNamara 12.3% 1,137 1,202 1,297 1,469 1,516 1,576
Fianna Fáil Tom Joyce 10.5% 975 1,007 1,153 1,482 1,524 1,563
Fianna Fáil Donal O'Connell* 10.5% 968 986 1,086      
Fine Gael George Osborne* 10.3% 953 990 1,143 1,223    
Labour Sheila O'Sullivan 9.8% 912 1,155 1,378 1,454 1,591 1,856
PD Michael Burns 9.5% 884 972        
Workers' Party Patrick Corbett 3.8% 353          
Green Thomas Hyland 2.8% 257          
Electorate: 19,771   Valid: 9,261 (46.8%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,853   Turnout: 9,325 (47.2%)

Cork South[]

Cork South - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Senator Batt O'Keeffe* 22% 3,081                    
Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan* 11.5% 1,614 1,906 1,918 1,935 1,965 2,001 2,400        
Labour Paula Desmond* 8.5% 1,195 1,230 1,238 1,488 1,700 1,773 1,842 1,873 1,979 2,427  
Fine Gael Sylvester Cotter 6.9% 968 982 1,033 1,043 1,061 1,203 1,257 1,267 1,608 1,665 1,707
Independent Kevin Meaney 6.9% 966 996 1,010 1,024 1,174 1,204 1,290 1,320 1,367    
Fine Gael Braham Brennan* 6.8% 953 967 1,019 1,027 1,055 1,100 1,161 1,177 1,423 1,639 1,718
Fine Gael Barry O'Mahony 5.9% 827 877 1,003 1,026 1,048 1,065 1,074 1,077      
Fianna Fáil Mary Buwalda-Wagner 5.6% 785 915 920 928 943 967          
PD Derry Canty 5.4% 757 931 1,029 1,184 1,213 1,562 1,616 1,625 1,748 1,867 1,918
PD Peter Kelly 5.2% 725 740 749 759 808            
Fianna Fáil Mary Connole 4.7% 656 850 854 860 922 981 1,158 1,378 1,426 1,513 1,538
Workers' Party Con O'Mahony 4.4% 613 633 647 691              
Labour Tony Lancaster 3.4% 475 524 578                
Fine Gael Liam Ward 2.9% 406 466                  
Electorate: 33,220   Valid: 14,021 (42.2%)   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 2,004   Turnout: 14,120 (42.5%)

Kanturk[]

Kanturk - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Frank CrowleyTD* 16.7% 2,610            
Fianna Fáil Jack Roche* 13.2% 2,067 2,071 2,096 2,162 2,307    
Fianna Fáil Laurence KellyTD* 10.8% 1,689 1,693 1,729 1,762 1,811 2,417  
Fine Gael Billy Biggane 10.6% 1,652 1,662 1,715 1,735 2,068 2,371  
Fianna Fáil J.B. Murphy* 10% 1,555 1,557 1,568 1,749 1,828 2,058 2,222
Fine Gael Gerard Murphy 9.5% 1,480 1,480 1,543 1,673 2,153 2,198 2,212
Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan* 8.8% 1,377 1,395 1,405 1,418 1,439    
Labour Bill Cashin 8.5% 1,327 1,358 1,414 1,495 1,623 1,724 1,733
Fine Gael Charles Barry* 7.5% 1,168 1,173 1,284 1,325      
PD Sean O'Riordan 3.8% 593 601 616        
Workers' Party Dan Curtin 0.6% 89            
Electorate: 22,012   Valid: 15,604 (70.9%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 2,230   Turnout: 15,693 (71.3%)

Mallow[]

Mallow - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Fianna Fáil Ned O'KeeffeTD* 17.5% 3,419                              
Fine Gael Paul BradfordTD* 14.1% 2,761                            
Workers' Party Joe SherlockTD* 13.6% 2,650                            
Fianna Fáil Carey Joyce* 8.4% 1,633 2,041 2,052 2,058 2,142 2,158 2,218 2,247 2,266 2,393 2,517        
Fine Gael Conor O'Callaghan 6.7% 1,313 1,430 1,473 1,479 1,507 1,522 1,543 1,685 1,748 1,885 1,908 2,086 2,089 2,159 2,262
Fine Gael Aileen Pyne 6.7% 1,306 1,335 1,388 1,396 1,461 1,490 1,604 1,612 1,650 1,740 1,956 2,519      
Fianna Fáil Ted O'Riordan 4.1% 806 943 968 989 994 1,038 1,051 1,058 1,085 1,177 1,191 1,201 1,212 1,214 1,492
Fine Gael Michael Lane 4.1% 794 813 876 878 886 892 912 915 988 1,023 1,035        
Fianna Fáil Brendan Kelleher 4% 780 867 877 886 895 906 911 915 1,108 1,165 1,171 1,189 1,197 1,198 1,288
Independent Tom Conroy 3.4% 667 684 711 741 748 863 919 930 981 1,045 1,110 1,127 1,132 1,135  
Independent Michael Broderick 3.4% 655 676 710 725 731 752 780 785              
PD Naoise Leamy 3.1% 603 638 653 664 752 772 803 821 886            
Workers' Party Tadhg O'Donovan 2.9% 557 569 571 601 615 636 687 900 910 928          
Workers' Party John Fitzgerald 2.3% 453 508 510 535 540 563 590                
Green Jim Bartley 2.1% 410 423 429 435 468 511                  
Labour Tadhg Curtis 1.9% 372 381 404 439 442                    
PD John Guinevan 1.9% 372 378 383 385                      
Electorate: 31,117   Valid: 19,540 (62.8%)   Spoilt: 118   Quota: 2,443   Turnout: 19,658 (63.2%)

Midleton[]

Midleton - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Independent Paddy Hegarty 16.4% 2,552                        
Independent Noel Collins* 13.3% 2,059 2,113 2,120 2,171 2,182 2,201 2,288            
Fianna Fáil Maurice Ahern* 10.5% 1,639 1,660 1,665 1,692 1,697 1,701 1,734 1,754 1,765 1,817 1,865 1,922 2,267
Fine Gael Matt Ahern* 10% 1,559 1,618 1,624 1,632 1,634 1,638 1,669 1,675 1,733 1,773 1,825 2,106 2,167
Fine Gael Michael Hegarty* 9% 1,402 1,449 1,454 1,465 1,469 1,477 1,525 1,533 1,542 1,576 1,640 1,950 2,005
Fianna Fáil John Brosnan* 7.3% 1,131 1,159 1,165 1,165 1,169 1,170 1,197 1,200 1,298 1,341 1,393 1,408 1,637
Fianna Fáil Kevin Foster* 6.8% 1,062 1,072 1,105 1,107 1,125 1,175 1,183 1,184 1,188 1,200 1,326 1,338  
Labour John Mulvihill* 6.5% 1,003 1,025 1,052 1,068 1,147 1,272 1,300 1,304 1,351 1,450 1,554 1,592 1,958
Fine Gael George Jeffrey 4.9% 768 797 805 806 810 815 850 855 858 860 915    
Independent William Kidney 2.8% 441 453 473 478 483 508 515 518 541        
Independent Bob Bickerdike 2.4% 371 385 387 391 401 434 441 442          
PD Michael Joy 2.3% 362 372 383 391 396 400              
Green Sean Bell 2.3% 350 361 370 375 394 411 460 468 560 603      
Independent Maurice Quinlan 1.9% 288 293 314 315 351                
Workers' Party Leo Owens 1.3% 196 199 202 239                  
Workers' Party Tom Cashman 1.2% 186 189 189                    
Independent Jack Twomey 1.1% 167 171                      
Electorate: 28,321   Valid: 15,536 (54.9%)   Spoilt: 128   Quota: 2,220   Turnout: 15,664 (55.3%)

Skibbereen[]

Skibbereen - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael John Cal McCarthy* 15.3% 2,346                  
Fianna Fáil Donal O'Rourke* 11.6% 1,768 1,803 1,836 1,855 1,865 2,094        
Fianna Fáil D.F. O'Sullivan* 11% 1,688 1,703 1,780 1,806 1,943          
Fine Gael Jim O'Sullivan 9.4% 1,440 1,577 1,610 1,621 1,641 1,889 1,890 1,973    
Labour Michael Calnan* 9.1% 1,387 1,411 1,443 1,549 1,592 1,636 1,638 1,651 1,655 1,982
Fianna Fáil Tom O'Neill* 8% 1,231 1,247 1,272 1,360 1,378 1,440 1,446 1,480 1,492 1,682
Fine Gael Tadhg O'Donovan 7.7% 1,179 1,227 1,240 1,260 1,379 1,485 1,496 1,506 1,512 1,991
Fine Gael Michael Collins 6.9% 1,058 1,123 1,131 1,250 1,268 1,308 1,308 1,312 1,313  
PD Ray O'Neill 5.9% 901 952 977 1,013 1,067          
Green Mary O'Donnell 5.4% 828 845 917 959 1,119 1,302 1,311 1,344 1,358 1,424
Independent John Collins 3.6% 544 549 618 636            
Independent Donal Lehane 3.2% 497 508 522              
Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Sé 1.9% 294 301                
Sinn Féin Seamus de Burca 0.9% 144 145                
Electorate: 22,677   Valid: 15,305 (67.5%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 1,914   Turnout: 15,425 (68%)

Schull[]

Schull - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael P.J. SheehanTD* 19.4% 1,840        
Fianna Fáil Senator Denis O'Donovan* 19.2% 1,827        
Independent Michael Pat Murphy* 14.3% 1,360 1,452 1,502 1,637  
Fine Gael Michael Harrington* 13.2% 1,256 1,298 1,305 1,369 1,842
Fianna Fáil Vivian O'Callaghan* 10.8% 1,022 1,036 1,131 1,245 1,518
Fine Gael John P. O'Shea 9% 853 935 965 1,151 1,177
Fianna Fáil Dan Harrington 8.5% 812 817 851 890  
Labour Matt Kingston 6% 575 589 609    
Electorate: 13,584   Valid: 9,505 (70%)   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,591   Turnout: 9,591 (70.6%)

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Preceded by
1985 Cork County Council election 		Succeeded by
1999 Cork County Council election
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