1991 Dublin County Council election in Fingal

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1991 Fingal County Council election
← 1985 27 June 1991 1999 →
All 24 seats to the electoral county of Fingal within Dublin County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 8 6 5
Seat change -5 -1 +2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green PD Independent
Seats won 2 1 2
Seat change +2 +1 +1
Fingal in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Fingal County Council
Council control after election

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An election to the electoral county of Fingal within Dublin County to Dublin County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from 6 local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote for a five-year term of office.[1] It was one of three electoral counties within Dublin County at this election, the others being Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin.

The electoral county had been established in 1985 as Dublin–Fingal and was renamed Fingal for these local elections.[2]

From 1 January 1994, on the coming into effect of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, County Dublin was disestablished as an administrative county, and in its place the electoral counties became three new counties. The councillors listed below became the councillors for Fingal County Council from that date.[3]

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 -5 15,264 31.7
Fine Gael 6 -1 9,753 20.2
Labour 5 +2 8,435 17.5
Green 2 +2 4,080 8.5
PD 1 +1 3,430 7.1
Independent 2 +1 5,012 10.4
Totals 24 - 48,230 100.0 —

Results by Electoral Area[]

Balbriggan[]

Balbriggan - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labour Ken Farrell* 17.5% 1,865                    
Green Trevor Sargent 13.2% 1,405 1,413 1,464 1,507 1,532 1,730 1,957        
Fianna Fáil Sean Gilbride* 10.4% 1,104 1,107 1,114 1,126 1,204 1,267 1,306 1,318 1,463 1,554 1,671
Fianna Fáil Jim Geraghty* 8.6% 916 922 923 925 1,017 1,072 1,100 1,103 1,190 1,222 1,260
Fine Gael Cathal Boland* 8.2% 871 878 882 1,015 1,037 1,137 1,168 1,191 1,266 1,457 1,679
Fianna Fáil Jack Larkin* 6.7% 711 712 727 744 789 796 862 880 1,167 1,309 1,489
Fianna Fáil John Maxwell 6.2% 665 666 668 674 731 732 747 752      
Labour Joe Davis 5.7% 608 653 695 722 738 754 855 897 924 1,108  
PD David Murray 5.5% 585 587 595 638 648 681 766 830 879    
Independent Liam Dineen 5% 532 535 553 557 563            
Independent Gertie Sheilds 4.7% 503 506 534 565 572 634          
Fianna Fáil Wilbur McKittrick 3.5% 374 381 386 387              
Fine Gael Patricia Gallen 2.9% 313 314 324                
Workers' Party Anne McCarthy 1.2% 123 125                  
Independent Sean Brady 0.7% 78 78                  
Electorate: 19,705   Valid: 10,653 (54.1%)   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 1,776   Turnout: 10,753 (54.6%)

Castleknock[]

Castleknock - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Seán Lyons* 18.5% 1,378 1,396 1,412 1,446 1,523            
Fine Gael Tom Morrissey 15.8% 1,172 1,213 1,217 1,228 1,249 1,259 1,333 1,338 1,814    
PD Sheila Terry 14.7% 1,093 1,099 1,106 1,121 1,172 1,214 1,401 1,417 1,683    
Fianna Fáil Ned Ryan* 10.9% 807 812 815 818 823 942 978 981 1,049 1,124 1,181
Fine Gael Eithne Loftus 10.5% 780 825 829 833 853 878 950 958      
Fianna Fáil Tom Boland* 10.1% 752 753 761 768 770 954 989 993 1,037 1,112 1,164
Fianna Fáil Miley Caldwell 5.9% 439 442 446 450 455            
Green Paul Gogarty 5.3% 391 391 394 448 549 576          
Workers' Party Patricia Condron 2.6% 196 197 213                
Labour Joanna Tuffy 2.2% 167 169 239 316              
Labour Willie Byrne 1.8% 136 137                  
Fine Gael Patrick Malone 1.7% 123                    
Electorate: 15,777   Valid: 7,434 (47.1%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,487   Turnout: 7,463 (47.3%)

Howth[]

Howth - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Michael Joe Cosgrave TD* 17.7% 1,342 1,401 1,457 1,502 1,545        
Fine Gael Joan Maher* 15% 1,141 1,155 1,204 1,255 1,300 1,301 1,541    
Green David Healy 10.4% 789 797 869 914 938 943 1,155 1,275 1,454
Fianna Fáil Liam Creaven* 9.3% 704 822 841 877 1,053 1,060 1,166 1,784  
Workers' Party Niall Behan 9.2% 695 711 908 923 953 955 1,091 1,131 1,190
Fianna Fáil Dympna Clune 7.2% 550 589 597 625 893 901 964    
Fianna Fáil Tom Beary 6.8% 519 569 611 617          
PD Noel Peers 6.7% 511 540 570 864 885 888      
PD Michael Kenny 6.6% 500 503 522            
Labour Frank Barry 6.5% 497 502              
Fianna Fáil Eugene Rudden 4.5% 345                
Electorate: 16,807   Valid: 7,593 (45.2%)   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 1,519   Turnout: 7,649 (45.5%)

Malahide[]

Malahide - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Senator G.V. Wright* 23.1% 1,929              
Labour Bernie Malone MEP* 14.4% 1,198 1,217 1,268 1,298 1,363 1,475 1,527 1,702
Fine Gael Nora Owen TD* 13.8% 1,148 1,185 1,225 1,243 1,279 1,469 1,533 1,830
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 11.1% 923 986 1,005 1,049 1,094 1,106 1,525 1,723
Green Alan Nagle 9.7% 813 827 856 915 957 1,047 1,082 1,222
Fine Gael Terri Jones 8% 670 672 705 732 826 848 870  
Fianna Fáil Pat Dunne* 5.7% 472 581 603 622 629 650    
PD Bill O'Brien 4.7% 394 401 405 415 493      
PD Mary Webberley 4.2% 347 350 353 374        
Independent Angela Keaveney 2.9% 241 244 252          
Fine Gael John Hancox 2.5% 211 213            
Electorate: 16,431   Valid: 8,346 (50.8%)   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 1,670   Turnout: 8,385 (51%)

Mulhuddart[]

Mulhuddart - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Joe Higgins 19.6% 1,281 1,294 1,316 1,347 1,464 1,581 1,652  
Fine Gael Marian Sheehan* 29.2% 906 920 933 1,020 1,025 1,151 1,200 1,289
Fianna Fáil Marian McGennis* 13.8% 903 955 969 1,031 1,054 1,099 1,536 1,642
Labour Joan Burton 12.9% 844 856 887 916 934 1,018 1,074 1,499
Workers' Party Ollie Lunney 10.3% 672 682 706 718 771 837 868  
Fianna Fáil Jim Fahey* 9.5% 620 651 662 670 685 730    
Independent Tom Reynolds 6.9% 450 459 491 507 527      
Sinn Féin Jim Heffernan 4% 264 267 275 282        
Fine Gael Jim Fleming 3.9% 254 255 268          
Green Anthony McGuinness 2.6% 168 177            
Fianna Fáil P.J. Leahy 1.9% 123              
Independent Frank Clarke 0.54% 35              
Electorate: 13,768   Valid: 6,520 (47.4%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,631   Turnout: 6,592 (47.9%)

Swords[]

Swords - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Seán Ryan TD* 34.7% 2,667                
Fianna Fáil Cyril Gallagher* 11.3% 872 963 998 1,003 1,046 1,496 1,562    
Fianna Fáil Margaret O'Connor 10.5% 809 846 854 917 963 1,177 1,285 1,299 1,316
Fianna Fáil Larry Mulvihil 9.5% 727 821 840 857 887        
Fine Gael Anne Devitt* 9% 689 783 875 893 988 1,065 1,268 1,316 1,324
Green Tommy Nolan 6.7% 514 608 640 718 893 937      
Labour Tom Kelleher* 5.9% 453 1,006 1,034 1,154 1,251 1,287 1,599    
Independent Elaine Hobson 5.3% 406 466 507 562          
Workers' Party Tim O'Brien 4% 306 366 380            
Fine Gael Tom McCormack 1.7% 133 162              
Independent Noel Crosbie 1.4% 108 126              
Electorate: 17,053   Valid: 7,684 (45%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 1,537   Turnout: 7,738 (45.4%)

References[]

  1. ^ Dublin Electoral Counties Order (S.I. No. 133 of 1985). 10 May 1985. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 13 December 2021, Irish Statute Book.
  2. ^ Local Government Act, s. 26: Amendment of Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985 (No. 11 of 1991, s. 26). 18 May 1991. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 9 December 2021, Irish Statute Book.
  3. ^ Local Government (Dublin) Act, s. 12: Membership and cathaoirleach of county councils (No. 31 of 1993, s. 12). 21 December 1993. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 13 December 2021, Irish Statute Book.

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