1991 Limerick Corporation election

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1991 Limerick Corporation election
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All 17 seats on Limerick City Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won543
Seat change+4-2+3
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Workers' Party Independent
Seats won212
Seat change-3+10
 Seventh party
 
Party Democratic Socialist
Seats won0
Seat change-3
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Map showing the area of Limerick City Council
Council control after election

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An election to Limerick City Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 17 councillors were elected from four 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%±%
Labour 5+44,82222.94
Fine Gael 4-24,61821.97
Progressive Democrats 3+32,76513.15
Fianna Fáil 2-34,26720.30
Workers' Party 1+17513.57
Independent 203,51816.74
Democratic Socialist 0-3N/AN/A
Totals17021,019100.00—

Results by local electoral area

Limerick No.1

Limerick No.1 - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna Fáil Willie O'Dea TD23%1,104       
Independent Tim Leddin*17.3%827843 846 863 867 876 964 
Labour Frank Prendergast *15%719738 747 767 842 893 1,004 
Progressive Democrats John Quinn*10.9%523535 536 555 563 602 640 875
Progressive Democrats Tim O'Driscoll*10.2%489502 511 532 557 628 656 756
Progressive Democrats Frank O'Mahony7.3%349357 361 372 375 377 413  
Fine Gael Mary Prendergast6%286293 298 311 324 334   
Sinn Féin Tom Clancy4.5%217222 233 237 253    
Labour Judy O'Donoghue2.8%134138 153 155     
Fianna Fáil Garrett Ryan1.8%87146 147      
Workers' Party David Lee1.2%5860       
Electorate: 8,410  Valid: 4,793 (56.99%)  Spoilt: 46  Quota: 959  Turnout: 4,837 (57.51%)  

    Limerick No.2

    Limerick No.2 - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910111213
    Independent John Gilligan 15.4%1,1151,126 1,138 1,147 1,160 1,174 1,188 1,212     
    Labour Jan O'Sullivan *12.4%894906 941 952 969 1,061 1,117 1,143 1,182 1,212   
    Workers' Party John Ryan9.6%693699 713 716 738 745 755 772 834 854 1,085 1,087 1,089
    Fine Gael Gus O'Driscoll*9.2%666672 677 711 716 726 802 825 983 1,033 1,126 1,128 1,132
    Independent Michael Crowe8.1%588592 604 619 643 654 671 695 799 831    
    Progressive Democrats Kieran O'Hanlon7.5%539541 545 560 567 616 800 832 851 919 1,036 1,037 1,038
    Fine Gael Kevin Kiely*6.1%443443 451 474 486 488 494 507      
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Madden*6%436439 441 448 489 508 517 637 676 919 1,026 1,029 1,030
    Progressive Democrats Joan Stockil5%364369 371 381 389 393        
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Kiely5%362362 364 375 403 408 415       
    Fianna Fáil Larry Cross*5%358359 372 380 412 418 420 533 546     
    Fianna Fáil Peggy McInerney2.9%212214 214 218          
    Labour Michael McMahon2.6%189190 213 224 225         
    Fine Gael Ronnie Madden2.2%159163 163           
    Labour Joe Bennis1.9%139140            
    Green Pat O'Doherty0.8%61            
    Electorate: 12,063  Valid: 7,218 (59.84%)  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 1,204  Turnout: 7,284 (60.38%)  

      Limerick No.3

      Limerick No.3 - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Labour Jim Kemmy TD*31.4%1,418     
      Independent Joe Harrington*20%905     
      Fianna Fáil Jack Bourke*12.7%574621 652 675 793 863
      Fine Gael Ger Fahy*11.8%533699 701 707 730 740
      Labour Frank Leddin10.2%459754 756 772 791 871
      Independent Billy Morgan5.5%249306 315 344 382  
      Fianna Fáil Jim McMahon4.1%186217 224 231   
      Fine Gael Anthony O'Neill2.8%125143 156    
      Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Donovan1.5%6676     
      Electorate: 8,405  Valid: 4,515 (53.72%)  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 904  Turnout: 4,555 (54.19%)  

        Limerick No.4

        Limerick No.4 - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Fine Gael Bobby Byrne*19.6%879883 889 907     
        Labour Sean Griffin19.4%870913       
        Fine Gael Senator Pat Kennedy *15.6%700709 723 749 810 966   
        Progressive Democrats Dick Sadlier11.2%501501 503 532 577 739 744 750 793
        Fianna Fáil John O'Connor*10.3%463471 493 502 662 735 737 739 763
        Independent Win Harrington*9.4%421359 408 429 458 478 519   
        Fianna Fáil Tom Brazier7.1%318285 294 297 307 401    
        Independent John McGrath3.2%142224 233 240 247     
        Fianna Fáil Michael Cremins2.2%101155 161 170      
        Independent Noel Hannan2.2%9887 95       
        Electorate: 8,003  Valid: 4,493 (56.14%)  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 899  Turnout: 4,522 (56.5%)  

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          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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