1991 Fingal County Council election

An election to Fingal County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for an eight-year term of office.

1991 Fingal County Council election
27 June 1991
All 24 seats to Fingal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party
Seats won 8 6 5
Seat change -5 -1 +2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Party Progressive Democrats Independent
Seats won 2 1 2
Seat change +2 +1 +1
Map showing the area of Fingal County Council
Council control after election

TBD

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 Party 5 +2 8,435 17.5%
Green Party 2 +2 4,080 8.5%
Progressive Democrats 1 +1 3,430 7.1%
Independent 2 +1 5,012 10.4%
Totals 24 - 48,230 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Balbriggan
Balbriggan - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
Labour Party Ken Farrell* 17.5% 1,865                    
Green Party 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 Party Joe Davis 5.7% 608 653 695 722 738 754 855 897 924 1,108  
Progressive Democrats 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
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 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    
    Progressive Democrats 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 Party Paul Gogarty 5.3% 391 391 394 448 549 576          
    Workers' Party Patricia Condron 2.6% 196 197 213                
    Labour Party Joanna Tuffy 2.2% 167 169 239 316              
    Labour Party 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
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
      Fine Gael Michael Joe CosgraveTD* 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 Party 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          
      Progressive Democrats Noel Peers 6.7% 511 540 570 864 885 888      
      Progressive Democrats Michael Kenny 6.6% 500 503 522            
      Labour Party 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
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
        Fianna Fáil Senator G.V. Wright* 23.1% 1,929              
        Labour Party Bernie Malone MEP* 14.4% 1,198 1,217 1,268 1,298 1,363 1,475 1,527 1,702
        Fine Gael Nora OwenTD* 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 Party 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    
        Progressive Democrats Bill O'Brien 4.7% 394 401 405 415 493      
        Progressive Democrats 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
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 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 Party 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 Party 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
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
            Labour Party Seán RyanTD* 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 Party Tommy Nolan 6.7% 514 608 640 718 893 937      
            Labour Party 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%)
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