1991 Kerry County Council election

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1991 Kerry County Council election
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All 27 seats on Kerry County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won1374
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won3
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1
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Area of Kerry County Council

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 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 13Steady2.svg26,76644.14Decrease2.svg2.58
Fine Gael 7Steady2.svg15,90526.23Increase2.svg2.25
Labour 4Increase2.svg 110,04516.56Increase2.svg5.51
Green 0Steady2.svg1,0571.74New
Sinn Féin 0Steady2.svg7151.18Decrease2.svg4.08
Progressive Democrats 0Steady2.svg4040.67New
Independent 3Decrease2.svg 15,7529.48Decrease2.svg1.07
Totals27Steady2.svg60,644100.00Steady2.svg

Results by local electoral area

Killarney

Killarney - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming *15.9%2,291      
Fianna Fáil John O'Leary TD*15.4%2,222      
Fianna Fáil Jackie Healy-Rae *13.0%1,9061,992 2,065    
Independent P.J. Cronin*11.3%1,6291,671 1,687 1,790 1,894 2,011 2,151
Labour Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 8.2%1,2741,293 1,304 1,416 1,513 1,621 1,859
Labour Michael Gleeson*8.7%1,2541,263 1,270 1,345 1,415 1,501 1,684
Fine Gael Paul Coghlan 7.4%1,0671,074 1,083 1,132 1,213 1,465 1,935
Fine Gael Tim Gleeson6.5%944962 966 988 1,032 1,296  
Fine Gael Seán Kelly 5.5%799816 821 865 913   
Fianna Fáil Dermot O'Callaghan3.7%541566 594 650    
Green Eugene O'Shea3.6%518522 527     
Electorate: 20,677  Valid: 14,445 (69.86%)  Spoilt: 120  Quota: 2,064  Turnout: 14,565 (70.44%)  

    Killorglin

    Killorglin - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue TD*24.8%2,979     
    Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill *18.1%2,170     
    Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen*13.5%1,6261,675 1,681 1,827  
    Fine Gael Danny Kissane*11.1%1,3281,372 1,451 1,529 1,536 1,581
    Fine Gael Dan Barry*10.3%1,2381,658 1,671 1,706 1,724 
    Labour Michael Moynihan TD9.2%9861,087 1,141 1,215 1,244 1,376
    Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill5.6%671958 1,016 1,054 1,106  
    Fianna Fáil Pat Finnegan5.1%616942 1,170 1,210 1,214 1,710
    Progressive Democrats Marie O'Sullivan3.4%404439 454    
    Electorate: 18,062  Valid: 12,018 (66.54%)  Spoilt: 127  Quota: 1,717  Turnout: 12,145 (67.24%)  

      Listowel

      Listowel - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan TD*18.8%2,725      
      Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan 12.0%1,7431,848 1,928 1,982 2,017 2,041 2,057
      Fine Gael Tim Buckley11.8%1,7131,918 1,965 1,984 2,666  
      Fianna Fáil Noel Brassil*11.7%1,6961,710 1,716 2,069 2,344  
      Fianna Fáil Senator Dan Kiely *11.3%1,5931,647 1,677 1,732 1,788 1,832 1,883
      Fianna Fáil Kieran Walsh*9.3%1,3571,415 1,451 1,482 1,520 1,567 1,583
      Fine Gael Bernie Behan8.1%1,1701,248 1,260 1,381    
      Labour Liam O'Sullivan7.9%1,1501,181 1,195     
      Labour Pat Leahy7.5%1,0901,154 1,218 1,695 1,780 1,918 1,932
      Independent James Halpin1.9%282323      
      Electorate: 21,584  Valid: 14,519 (67.27%)  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 2,075  Turnout: 14,666 (67.95%)  

        Mid-Kerry

        Mid-Kerry- 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Fianna Fáil Breandan MacGearailt*20.5%2,170     
        Independent James Courtney*16.5%1,7461,835    
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim *15.9%1,6831,778    
        Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell13.3%1,4131,417 1,417 1,417 1,658 1,881
        Labour Maeve Spring12.6%1,3311,364 1,385 1,385 1,499 1,629
        Fine Gael Michael Begley*10.7%1,1301,251 1,271 1,272 1,299 1,326
        Independent Arthur Lenihan5.4%574582 588 588   
        Fianna Fáil Sheila Kenny5.3%557609 624 633 762  
        Electorate: 15,832  Valid: 10,604 (67.02%)  Spoilt: 114  Quota: 1,768  Turnout: 10,718 (67.74%)  

          Tralee

          Tralee - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Labour Dick Spring TD*32.7%2,960      
          Fianna Fáil Senator Denis Foley *20.4%1,845      
          Fine Gael Jim Kelly8.3%752929 976 1,107 1,169 1,171 1,465
          Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald*8.0%726884 945 1,080 1,166 1,188 1,478
          Sinn Féin Billy Leen7.9%715802 857 917    
          Independent Tommy Foley7.0%633820 913 1,032 1,299 1,303 1,507
          Independent John Blennerhassett*6.2%558793 872 1,026 1,140 1,145  
          Green Conor Fitzgerald6.0%539694 772     
          Independent Michael Donovan3.6%330479      
          Electorate: 16,826  Valid: 9,058 (53.83%)  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 1,812  Turnout: 9,128 (54.25%)  

            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 .
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