1991 Kilkenny County Council election

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1991 Kilkenny County Council election
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  1985 27 June 1991 1999  

All 26 seats on Kilkenny County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won12104
Seat change+10+1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Workers' Party Independent
Seats won00
Seat change-1-1

Kilkenny in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council

Council control after election

Fine Gael
Labour Party

An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 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 12+113,98143.19
Fine Gael 10010,78733.33
Labour 4+15,17816.0
Workers' Party 0-16642.05
Independent 0-17982.47
Totals26-32,369100.0

Results by local electoral area

Ballyragget

Ballyragget - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Fine Gael Mary Hilda Cavanagh*16.5%1,1421,155       
Labour Dick Brennan*13.5%931981 988 1,011 1,049 1,191   
Fianna Fáil John Murphy*12.6%870874 933 959 1,043 1,271   
Fine Gael John Brennan11.5%797802 804 820 1,094 1,212   
Fianna Fáil Martin Fitzpatrick9.9%682685 758 882 902 967 1,033 1,059 1,089
Fianna Fáil Patricia Owens9.4%650653 661 677 698     
Fianna Fáil Shem O'Donnell8.8%609631 737 768 848 959 1,010 1,021 1,028
Fine Gael Kathleen Conroy7.4%509513 519 555      
Independent Brid Phelan4.5%313316 350       
Fianna Fáil Michael Wilson4.4%304306        
Labour John Bergin1.6%111        
Electorate: 9,780  Valid: 6,918 (70.74%)  Spoilt: 78  Quota: 1,154  Turnout: 6,996 (71.53%)  

    Kilkenny

    Kilkenny - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Labour Seamus Pattison TD*24.3%1,130      
    Fianna Fáil Senator Michael Lanigan *16.5%765792 815 834 842 995 
    Fine Gael Kieran Crotty *15.4%715762 791 983   
    Fianna Fáil Michael McGuinness14.6%680701 713 737 741 833 917
    Fianna Fáil Evelyn White6.6%306322 342 361 366   
    Fine Gael Carmel Boyd6.4%299319 329     
    Independent John Bolger*6.3%292317 346 394 423 478 624
    Workers' Party Joe Butler5.8%268299 362 376 383 409  
    Fianna Fáil Michael McGrath4.2%193206      
    Electorate: 8,088  Valid: 4,648 (57.47%)  Spoilt: 39  Quota: 930  Turnout: 4,687 (57.95%)  

      Piltown

      Piltown - 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fianna Fáil Liam Aylward TD*23.6%1,906       
      Fine Gael Dick Dowling *15.2%1,229       
      Fine Gael Andy Cotterell*9.5%763812 896 914 931 1,069  
      Labour Joe Walsh9.3%750795 814 1,045    
      Fine Gael John Maher*8.6%697753 773 784 795 1,081  
      Fianna Fáil Marguerite Drea6.6%534676 682 690 822 837 843 849
      Fianna Fáil Dick Dunphy*6.4%517739 748 754 855 922 962 981
      Fine Gael Catherine Kearns6%482508 563 579 596    
      Fianna Fáil Ann Blackmore5.7%456678 682 702 823 858 884 890
      Workers' Party Martin Kennedy*4.9%396421 434      
      Fianna Fáil Albert Byrne4.2%335445 455 491     
      Electorate: 12,979  Valid: 8,065 (62.14%)  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 1,009  Turnout: 8,171 (62.96%)  

        Thomastown

        Thomastown - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fianna Fáil James Brett*15.7%1,179      
        Labour Michael O'Brien*14%1,0551,061 1,075    
        Fianna Fáil Kevin Fennelly 12.3%922948 965 1,028   
        Fine Gael Billy Ireland*11.1%835841 858 904 936 946 1,015
        Fine Gael Tom Maher9.2%692701 717 780 940 960 991
        Labour John Bolger8.6%646648 657 689 703 708  
        Fine Gael Philip Brennan*8%600605 610 699 716 729 815
        Fianna Fáil Michael Fenlon*7.6%573586 594 606 675 806 1,039
        Fianna Fáil Breda Somers*6.6%493518 528 598    
        Progressive Democrats Patrick Crowley4.7%350360 434     
        Progressive Democrats Donal McDonald2.3%175177      
        Electorate: 11,771  Valid: 7,520 (63.89%)  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 1,075  Turnout: 7,616 (64.7%)  

          Tullaroan

          Tullaroan - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Fine Gael Phil Hogan TD*20.6%1,073      
          Fianna Fáil Pat Millea*14.4%754758 831 857 931 1,244 
          Fianna Fáil John McGuinness 12.1%633634 709 733 794 949 1,098
          Fine Gael Margaret Tynan *11.1%578587 606 789 960 1,036 1,060
          Labour Tony Patterson10.6%555557 580 647 739 789 816
          Fianna Fáil Joe Rice9.1%476477 561 586 665   
          Progressive Democrats Martin Gibbons*8.4%436438 473 534    
          Fine Gael Paul Cuddihy7.2%376385 397     
          Fianna Fáil Tom Brennan*6.5%337338      
          Electorate: 8,832  Valid: 5,218 (59.04%)  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 1,044  Turnout: 5,267 (59.64%)  

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