1991 Galway County Council election

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1991 Galway County Council election
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All 30 seats on Galway County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won14104
Seat change-3+1+4
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won20
Seat change-1-1
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Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control after election

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An election to Galway County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five 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]

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 14-325,63044.89
Fine Gael 10+115,97627.98
Progressive Democrats 4+46,17710.82
Independent 2-17,63013.36
Sinn Féin 0-1
Totals30057,093100.00—

Results by local electoral area

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Fianna Fáil Michael P. KittTD*23.8%2,230     
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan *18.7%1,751     
Fine Gael Michael Mullins *17.9%1,6761,669    
Fine Gael Michael Finnerty12%1,122926 1,184 1,200 1,597 
Fianna Fáil James Joyce*9.7%9041,177 1,265 1,380 1,429 1,442
Independent Joe Brennan*9.4%883945 968    
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan8.5%7991,070 1,132 1,393 1,458 1,480
Electorate: 15,564  Valid: 9,365 (60.17%)  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 1,562  Turnout: 9,460 (60.78%)  

    Connemara

    Connemara - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Fianna Fáil Senator Éamon Ó Cuív 20%1,766         
    Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr *13.5%1,1891,211 1,215 1,253 1,333 1,410 1,500   
    Fianna Fáil Connie Ní Fhatharta10.1%890948 952 955 958 1,042 1,057 1,057 1,136 1,284
    Independent Seosamh Ó Cuaig*8.8%776801 804 833 844 852 860 860 982  
    Independent Peadar Ó Tuathail*8%708718 722 752 769 769 782 784 1,011 1,461
    Fianna Fáil Tom Welby Snr*7.8%689781 783 794 815 961 1,040 1,043 1,070 1,117
    Fine Gael Pól Ó Foighil 7.8%688703 708 717 729 737 756 765   
    Progressive Democrats Michael O'Neill7.3%647656 658 696 765 836 1,179 1,191 1,258 1,307
    Progressive Democrats Jimmy Geoghegan6.5%574585 587 589 597 601     
    Fianna Fáil Malachy King4.3%384417 419 439 469      
    Independent Malachy Gorman3%266270 271 309       
    Independent Erin Gibbons2.6%228235 240        
    Independent Joe Molloy0.4%3541         
    Electorate: 14,706  Valid: 8,840 (60.11%)  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 1,474  Turnout: 8,975 (61.03%)  

      Galway

      Galway- 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh *18.2%1,971       
      Independent Seamus Gavin13.2%1,4311,436 1,497 1,551    
      Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Neachtain 11.1%1,2011,208 1,227 1,271 1,400 1,498 1,566 
      Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh *10.1%1,0951,124 1,144 1,146 1,162 1,216 1,219 1,554
      Fine Gael Pádraic McCormackTD*9.5%1,0271,215 1,242 1,342 1,392 1,444 1,492 1,546
      Progressive Democrats Evelyn Varley7.9%858881 912 918 949 973 1,342 1,440
      Fianna Fáil Murty McGrath7%753852 862 868 890 1,072 1,082 1,226
      Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade 5.3%571584 595 603 627 682 704  
      Fianna Fáil John Molloy*4.3%466481 490 494 519    
      Progressive Democrats Marie Halliday4.2%453458 488 532 588 601   
      Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin3.6%390396 427 477     
      Labour Tom Cunningham2.8%300305       
      Fine Gael Patsy Clancy2.8%298329 349      
      Electorate: 18,636  Valid: 10,814 (58.03%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,545  Turnout: 10,925 (58.62%)  

        Loughrea

        Loughrea - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011121314
        Fianna Fáil Michael (Stroke) Fahy *13.7%2,055             
        Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane*9.9%1,4841,511 1,518 1,523 1,530 1,551 1,580 1,586 1,623 1,861 2,119   
        Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 9.1%1,3671,367 1,367 1,368 1,372 1,379 1,482 1,485 1,618 1,685 1,690 1,690 1,848 1,931
        Fianna Fáil Michael Regan*8.3%1,2471,256 1,257 1,259 1,262 1,276 1,304 1,309 1,339 1,610 1,733 1,801 1,886 
        Progressive Democrats Willie Burke7.3%1,1021,104 1,110 1,123 1,138 1,142 1,216 1,252 1,297 1,350 1,419 1,426 1,562 1,580
        Independent Pat Hynes7.3%1,1001,102 1,104 1,134 1,140 1,179 1,188 1,216 1,271 1,357 1,373 1,374 1,427 1,432
        Fine Gael Martin Lynch*6.8%1,0181,021 1,027 1,031 1,042 1,056 1,069 1,080 1,210 1,221 1,298 1,314   
        Fianna Fáil Bernie O'Connor6.6%9861,008 1,018 1,026 1,033 1,047 1,049 1,081 1,104 1,133     
        Fianna Fáil Michael Cunningham5.9%890938 944 970 976 1,025 1,028 1,055 1,127 1,194 1,472 1,546 1,705 1,709
        Fine Gael Toddie Byrne 5.8%867883 890 903 916 927 930 1,073 1,325 1,352 1,479 1,486 1,987 
        Fianna Fáil Michael Flanagan5.5%828843 844 845 847 850 900 908 960      
        Fine Gael Justin Flannery5.3%792807 813 823 832 855 863 889       
        Independent Donal O'Meara2.3%342343 344 346 353 354         
        Workers' Party Stan McEoin2.3%338344 350 360 403 431 433        
        Sinn Féin Michael Loughrey1.5%232237 238 252 260          
        Independent P.J. Baldwin1%146150 150            
        Independent Malcolm Samuel0.9%142143 152 153           
        Independent Margaret Murphy0.5%7274             
        Electorate: 22,731  Valid: 15,008 (66.02%)  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 1,877  Turnout: 15,142 (66.61%)  

          Tuam

          Tuam - 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Progressive Democrats Joe Burke*14%1,824         
          Fine Gael Paul ConnaughtonTD12.6%1,650         
          Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Hussey *11%1,4401,455 1,456 1,610 1,666     
          Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan*9.8%1,2741,310 1,311 1,342 1,413 1,462 1,474 1,609 1,805 
          Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh*9.1%1,1911,194 1,196 1,232 1,246 1,366 1,367 1,420 1,430 1,434
          Fine Gael Michael Ryan*8.6%1,1201,131 1,137 1,167 1,304 1,362 1,365 1,471 1,680 
          Republican Sinn Féin Frank Glynn*6.2%810829 830 842 873 945 946 1,147 1,194 1,217
          Progressive Democrats T.J. Gormley5.5%719805 806 810 855 899 900    
          Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly5.4%703710 711 789 860 909 919 963   
          Fianna Fáil Kathleen Quinn5.2%677679 680 798 820 958 967 1,008 1,204 1,348
          Independent Sean Hehir4.3%565572 572 575       
          Fianna Fáil Peter Raftery*4.2%547548 549        
          Independent Tom Ward4.2%546549 550 596 654      
          Electorate: 19,649  Valid: 13,066 (66.50%)  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 1,634  Turnout: 13,199 (67.17%)  

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