1991 Kildare County Council election

1991 Kildare County Council election
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All 25 seats on Kildare County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 8 7 3
Seat change -2 0 -2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Progressive Democrats Workers' Party Green
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change +2 0 +1
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 2
Seat change 0 +1
Map showing the area of Kildare County Council
Council control after election

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An election to Kildare County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from six 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 8 -2 13,485 33.43
Fine Gael 7 0 8,413 20.86
Labour 3 -2 7,142 17.71
Progressive Democrats 2 +2 2,780 6.89
Workers' Party 1 0 1,556 3.86
Green 1 +1 1,492 3.70
Sinn Féin 1 0 843 2.09
Independent 2 +1 4,718 11.70
Totals 25 - 40,335 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Athy

Athy - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Joseph Bermingham* 19.3% 1,291 1,336 1,376            
Fianna Fáil Martin Miley* 19.3% 932 943 1,027 1,050 1,058 1,277 1,356    
Sinn Féin Paddy Wright* 12.6% 843 879 890 910 916 1,007 1,168 1,176 1,313
Fine Gael Rainsford Hendy 10.5% 705 720 727 852 854 870 922 925 1,192
Labour John Keating 8.2% 548 575 585 637 639 661      
Fine Gael Sean Cunnane 7.8% 520 533 556 590 594 679 756 759  
Fianna Fáil Eamon Kane 7.5% 503 505 561 641 648 716 771 776 836
Fianna Fáil Frank Taaffe 7.5% 502 515 549 563 565        
Progressive Democrats David Cope 5.4% 364 377 400            
Fianna Fáil Michael Behan 4.3% 288 293              
Green Ronnie Cullen 2.1% 141                
Workers' Party Eugene Little 0.8% 51                
Electorate: 12,209   Valid: 6,688 (54.78%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 1,338   Turnout: 6,761 (55.38%)  

Celbridge

Celbridge - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Labour Emmet Stagg TD* 15.1% 1,449 1,460 1,464 1,488 1,527 1,574 1,677          
Workers' Party Catherine Murphy 12.9% 1,242 1,250 1,255 1,263 1,304 1,312 1,340 1,346 1,448 1,472 1,506 1,748
Labour Colm Purcell* 10.1% 965 969 979 986 1,010 1,012 1,031 1,051 1,101 1,131 1,146 1,393
Fine Gael Bernard Durkan TD* 9.6% 923 928 1,024 1,058 1,074 1,258 1,331 1,352 1,429 1,499 1,587 1,745
Fianna Fáil Gerry Brady* 8.5% 817 824 827 854 861 869 894 899 932 1,162 1,607  
Labour John McGinley 8.3% 799 813 814 853 873 875 888 897 931 936 948 981
Independent Finbarr Kelly 6.1% 588 598 611 624 649 654 680 682 847 861 881  
Fianna Fáil Mairead Byrne 5.1% 488 488 489 491 504 522 575 585 592 735    
Fianna Fáil Tim Cotter 5% 480 482 488 488 494 516 546 548 573      
Independent John Colgan 4.7% 447 450 462 475 505 512 539 541        
Progressive Democrats Mairín Hyland 3.9% 372 376 383 386 408 443            
Fine Gael Catherine McGarry 3.3% 314 314 343 343 350              
Green Catherine Power 2.6% 248 251 254 263                
Fine Gael Gerard Gallery 2% 193 194                    
Independent Fred Leavy 1.7% 163 197 198                  
Independent Sean Horan 1.1% 107                      
Electorate: 20,088   Valid: 9,595 (44.92)   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 1,600   Turnout: 9,642 (48%)  

Clane

Clane - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Sean Reilly* 20.8% 1,376          
Fianna Fáil Michael Fitzpatrick 14.1% 935 939 973 992    
Fianna Fáil P.J. Sheridan 14% 926 935 984 1,020 1,296 1,370
Fine Gael Jim Reilly* 13.3% 879 907 1,014 1,073 1,194 1,198
Fianna Fáil Liam Doyle* 11.9% 788 790 862 1,020 1,406  
Labour Michael McCormack 9.8% 647 648 715 1,034 1,130 1,135
Labour Rose Murphy 8.8% 584 588 673      
Progressive Democrats Noel Lyons 4% 262 265        
Green Daragh Davernport 1.7% 112 113        
Green Deirdre O'Sullivan 1.6% 105 106        
Electorate: 12,455   Valid: 6,614 (53.1%)   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 1,323   Turnout: 6,676 (53.6%)  

Kildare

Kildare - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghail* 14.2% 1,012 1,021 1,034 1,050 1,122 1,149 1,211  
Progressive Democrats John Dardis 11.7% 835 873 913 954 999 1,037 1,071 1,137
Fianna Fáil Jimmy O'Loughlin* 11% 786 791 838 889 912 924 938 1,176
Fine Gael Michael McWey* 10.5% 751 757 771 854 884 1,036 1,094 1,179
Labour Jim Keane 9.3% 665 689 702 710 777 808 1,076 1,127
Fianna Fáil Paddy Aspell* 9% 643 658 681 682 801 809 823 918
Fianna Fáil Denis Mahon 7.9% 566 574 580 581 608 749 757  
Labour Mary Kavanagh 5.8% 414 440 453 460 478 503    
Fine Gael Con Carr 5.7% 408 419 420 455 463      
Fianna Fáil Angela Doyle 5.7% 406 427 434 435        
Fine Gael John Joe Murphy 3.2% 230 235 258          
Independent Harry Price 3.1% 221 232            
Green Olive Brady 2.7% 193              
Electorate: 14,895   Valid: 7,130 (47.87%)   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 1,189   Turnout: 7,191 (48.28%)  

Naas

Naas - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fianna Fáil Paddy Power* 11% 1,146 1,150 1,156 1,163 1,209 1,221 1,235 1,253 1,420          
Independent Patsy Lawlor* 11% 1,145 1,150 1,164 1,171 1,217 1,229 1,265 1,292 1,360          
Fianna Fáil John O'Neill* 9.4% 977 986 986 1,020 1,036 1,039 1,053 1,079 1,109 1,153 1,254 1,269 1,273 1,302
Progressive Democrats Timmy Conway* 9.1% 947 950 962 965 973 997 1,009 1,031 1,074 1,083 1,152 1,227 1,239 1,341
Fine Gael Mary French 7.7% 800 803 809 811 819 822 833 837 852 853 886 1,078 1,089 1,144
Fine Gael Michael Nolan, Snr* 6.9% 717 725 725 750 753 757 780 811 816 816 942 1,081 1,083 1,130
Fianna Fáil Paddy Behan* 6.1% 630 631 639 639 684 696 704 710 786 845 862 882 891 935
Fine Gael Billy Hillis* 5.7% 597 599 602 603 605 669 674 683 689 690 703      
Green Sean English 4.8% 504 510 612 626 630 643 685 707 738 741 824 899 904 1,103
Independent Colm Feeney 4.6% 480 486 496 541 541 542 569 610 612 612        
Labour Norman Croke 4.5% 465 468 471 478 485 545 581 760 780 783 828 846 852  
Fianna Fáil Mary Robinson 4.3% 444 444 453 454 475 479 489 497            
Labour Simon Donohoe 3% 317 324 326 333 333 395 439              
Labour Tom Geoghegan 2.8% 289 290 294 295 297                  
Workers' Party Mary Larkin 2.5% 263 272 277 302 304 318                
Fianna Fáil Andy Kelly 2.1% 216 217 217 219                    
Green Peter Sweetman 1.8% 189 193                        
Independent Dan O'Sullivan 1.7% 175 196 203                      
Independent Peter Kennedy 1% 101                          
Electorate: 24,361   Valid: 10,394 (42.67%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 10,477 (43.01%)  

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.