1991 Dublin County Council election in Fingal

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1991 Fingal County Council election
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24 seats to the council of the electoral county of Fingal within Dublin County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won865
Seat change-5-1+2
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Green Progressive Democrats Independent
Seats won212
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 for a five-year term of office from six local electoral areas (LEAs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). [1] It was one of three electoral counties within Dublin County at this election, the others being Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin. The term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999. [2] [3]

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The electoral county had been established in 1985 as Dublin–Fingal and was renamed Fingal for these local elections. [4]

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. [5]

Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 8-515,26431.7
Fine Gael 6-19,75320.2
Labour 5+28,43517.5
Green 2+24,0808.5
Progressive Democrats 1+13,4307.1
Independent 2+15,01210.4
Totals24048,230100.0—

Results by local electoral area

Balbriggan

Balbriggan - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Labour Ken Farrell*17.5%1,865          
Green Trevor Sargent 13.2%1,4051,413 1,464 1,507 1,532 1,730 1,957    
Fianna Fáil Sean Gilbride*10.4%1,1041,107 1,114 1,126 1,204 1,267 1,306 1,318 1,463 1,554 1,671
Fianna Fáil Jim Geraghty*8.6%916922 923 925 1,017 1,072 1,100 1,103 1,190 1,222 1,260
Fine Gael Cathal Boland*8.2%871878 882 1,015 1,037 1,137 1,168 1,191 1,266 1,457 1,679
Fianna Fáil Jack Larkin*6.7%711712 727 744 789 796 862 880 1,167 1,309 1,489
Fianna Fáil John Maxwell6.2%665666 668 674 731 732 747 752    
Labour Joe Davis5.7%608653 695 722 738 754 855 897 924 1,108  
Progressive Democrats David Murray5.5%585587 595 638 648 681 766 830 879   
Independent Liam Dineen5%532535 553 557 563       
Independent Gertie Sheilds4.7%503506 534 565 572 634      
Fianna Fáil Wilbur McKittrick3.5%374381 386 387        
Fine Gael Patricia Gallen2.9%313314 324         
Workers' Party Anne McCarthy1.2%123125          
Independent Sean Brady0.7%7878          
Electorate: 19,705  Valid: 10,653 (54.1%)  Spoilt: 100  Quota: 1,776  Turnout: 10,753 (54.6%)  

    Castleknock

    Castleknock - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Independent Seán Lyons*18.5%1,3781,396 1,412 1,446 1,523      
    Fine Gael Tom Morrissey 15.8%1,1721,213 1,217 1,228 1,249 1,259 1,333 1,338 1,814  
    Progressive Democrats Sheila Terry 14.7%1,0931,099 1,106 1,121 1,172 1,214 1,401 1,417 1,683  
    Fianna Fáil Ned Ryan*10.9%807812 815 818 823 942 978 981 1,049 1,124 1,181
    Fine Gael Eithne Loftus10.5%780825 829 833 853 878 950 958    
    Fianna Fáil Tom Boland*10.1%752753 761 768 770 954 989 993 1,037 1,112 1,164
    Fianna Fáil Miley Caldwell5.9%439442 446 450 455       
    Green Paul Gogarty 5.3%391391 394 448 549 576      
    Workers' Party Patricia Condron2.6%196197 213         
    Labour Joanna Tuffy 2.2%167169 239 316        
    Labour Willie Byrne1.8%136137          
    Fine Gael Patrick Malone1.7%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
      123456789
      Fine Gael Michael Joe Cosgrave TD*17.7%1,3421,401 1,457 1,502 1,545    
      Fine Gael Joan Maher*15%1,1411,155 1,204 1,255 1,300 1,301 1,541  
      Green David Healy10.4%789797 869 914 938 943 1,155 1,275 1,454
      Fianna Fáil Liam Creaven*9.3%704822 841 877 1,053 1,060 1,166 1,784 
      Workers' Party Niall Behan9.2%695711 908 923 953 955 1,091 1,131 1,190
      Fianna Fáil Dympna Clune7.2%550589 597 625 893 901 964   
      Fianna Fáil Tom Beary6.8%519569 611 617      
      Progressive Democrats Noel Peers6.7%511540 570 864 885 888    
      Progressive Democrats Michael Kenny6.6%500503 522       
      Labour Frank Barry6.5%497502        
      Fianna Fáil Eugene Rudden4.5%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
        12345678
        Fianna Fáil Senator G.V. Wright *23.1%1,929       
        Labour Bernie Malone MEP*14.4%1,1981,217 1,268 1,298 1,363 1,475 1,527 1,702
        Fine Gael Nora Owen TD*13.8%1,1481,185 1,225 1,243 1,279 1,469 1,533 1,830
        Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 11.1%923986 1,005 1,049 1,094 1,106 1,525 1,723
        Green Alan Nagle9.7%813827 856 915 957 1,047 1,082 1,222
        Fine Gael Terri Jones8%670672 705 732 826 848 870  
        Fianna Fáil Pat Dunne*5.7%472581 603 622 629 650   
        Progressive Democrats Bill O'Brien4.7%394401 405 415 493    
        Progressive Democrats Mary Webberley4.2%347350 353 374     
        Independent Angela Keaveney2.9%241244 252      
        Fine Gael John Hancox2.5%211213       
        Electorate: 16,431  Valid: 8,346 (50.8%)  Spoilt: 37  Quota: 1,670  Turnout: 8,385 (51%)  

          Mulhuddart

          Mulhuddart - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Independent Joe Higgins 19.6%1,2811,294 1,316 1,347 1,464 1,581 1,652 
          Fine Gael Marian Sheehan*29.2%906920 933 1,020 1,025 1,151 1,200 1,289
          Fianna Fáil Marian McGennis *13.8%903955 969 1,031 1,054 1,099 1,536 1,642
          Labour Joan Burton 12.9%844856 887 916 934 1,018 1,074 1,499
          Workers' Party Ollie Lunney10.3%672682 706 718 771 837 868  
          Fianna Fáil Jim Fahey*9.5%620651 662 670 685 730   
          Independent Tom Reynolds6.9%450459 491 507 527    
          Sinn Féin Jim Heffernan4%264267 275 282     
          Fine Gael Jim Fleming3.9%254255 268      
          Green Anthony McGuinness2.6%168177       
          Fianna Fáil P.J. Leahy1.9%123       
          Independent Frank Clarke0.54%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
            123456789
            Labour Seán Ryan TD*34.7%2,667        
            Fianna Fáil Cyril Gallagher*11.3%872963 998 1,003 1,046 1,496 1,562  
            Fianna Fáil Margaret O'Connor10.5%809846 854 917 963 1,177 1,285 1,299 1,316
            Fianna Fáil Larry Mulvihil9.5%727821 840 857 887     
            Fine Gael Anne Devitt*9%689783 875 893 988 1,065 1,268 1,316 1,324
            Green Tommy Nolan6.7%514608 640 718 893 937    
            Labour Tom Kelleher*5.9%4531,006 1,034 1,154 1,251 1,287 1,599  
            Independent Elaine Hobson5.3%406466 507 562      
            Workers' Party Tim O'Brien4%306366 380       
            Fine Gael Tom McCormack1.7%133162        
            Independent Noel Crosbie1.4%108126        
            Electorate: 17,053  Valid: 7,684 (45%)  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 1,537  Turnout: 7,738 (45.4%)  

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