1991 Waterford County Council election

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1991 Waterford County Council election
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  1985 27 June 1991 1999  

All 23 seats to Waterford County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won1093
Seat change-1-1+1

 Fourth party
 
Party Workers' Party
Seats won1
Seat change+1

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Map showing the area of Waterford County Council

Council control after election

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An election to Waterford County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 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%±%
Fianna Fáil 10-110,16343.29
Fine Gael 9-17,58732.32
Labour 3+13,29114.02
Workers' Party 1+16362.71
Totals23023,475100.00

Results by local electoral area

Dungarvan

Dungarvan - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112
Labour Billy Kyne*14.7%1,009           
Fianna Fáil Patrick Kenneally*14.1%969           
Fine Gael Garry O'Halloran*10%686690 709 709 718 724 783 858    
Labour Lar Hart7.2%491543 544 544 560 583 594 610 631 642 716 724
Workers' Party Tony Wright7%482505 507 510 516 545 556 567 596 609 695 702
Fine Gael Richard Walsh6.8%469479 482 486 490 516 574 610 643 662 887 
Fine Gael Michael O'Riordan*6.5%446463 464 465 472 492 542 557 592 606   
Independent Sean Whelan*6.2%422427 435 439 450 472 482 512 582 640 690 699
Fianna Fáil Austin Flynn5.6%382390 399 402 441 454 473 491 611 755 800 805
Fianna Fáil Paud O'Keeffe5.1%349351 377 377 402 405 409 440 499    
Fianna Fáil Nuala Ryan4.5%306315 326 331 374 384 388 406     
Progressive Democrats James Coll3.8%263265 270 271 276 287 299      
Fine Gael Mario Flavin3.2%221225 228 229 231 247       
Independent Dan Dineen2.6%181187 188 194 200        
Fianna Fáil Willie John Kenneally2.2%154162 184 184         
Independent Benny Queally0.4%3031 31          
Electorate: 10,669  Valid: 6,860 (64.30%)  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 858  Turnout: 6,900 (64.67%)  

    Kilmacthomas

    Kilmacthomas - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Jackie FaheyTD*20.9%1,066       
    Fianna Fáil Kieran O'Ryan*15.8%807876      
    Fine Gael Oliver Coffey*16.46703716 716 720 774 801 855 
    Fine Gael Patrick Coffey*12.8%654666 668 707 715 730 762 789
    Fianna Fáil Tom Cunningham*11.4%583629 639 658 697 739 976 
    Labour Victor Bowers15.24493502 503 529 546 618 642 661
    Fianna Fáil Kathleen Whelan6.2%318349 360 404 416 462   
    Labour Raymond Kelly4%204212 212 213 217    
    Independent Dan Dineen2.7%140148 148 148     
    Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly2.5%125145 148      
    Electorate: 8,239  Valid: 5,092 (61.8%)  Spoilt: 61  Quota: 849  Turnout: 5,153 (62.5%)  

      Lismore

      Lismore - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Fianna Fáil Ollie Wilkinson *31.3%1,287   
      Fine Gael Willie McDonnell*27.1%1,116   
      Fianna Fáil James Quirke*16%660842  
      Fine Gael Matthew Power10.3%424497 601 681
      Fine Gael Nora Flynn10.2%421503 637 716
      Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan5%207333 387  
      Electorate: 6,263  Valid: 4,115 (65.7%)  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 824  Turnout: 4,156 (66.4%)  

        Tramore

        Tramore - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789101112
        Labour Brian O'SheaTD*14.77%1,094           
        Fianna Fáil Pat Leahy*14.75%1,093           
        Fine Gael Michael Queally*11.02%816822 858 872 910 940      
        Fine Gael John Carey*10.19%755764 766 773 780 791 804 806 827 1,011  
        Fianna Fáil Dan Cowman7.56%560593 615 627 695 748 801 804 995   
        Fianna Fáil Geoff Power*7.19%533537 552 557 580 600 614 616 675 821 858 882
        Progressive Democrats Senator Martin Cullen 6.33%469488 495 511 520 560 639 642 687 737 746 753
        Fine Gael Noel McDonagh6.13%454459 462 470 474 478 492 492 499    
        Fine Gael Con Casey*5.7%422449 452 461 480 496 590 593 660 720 742 795
        Fianna Fáil Billy Hutchinson4.54%336350 359 369 397 432 481 481     
        Independent Maureen O'Carroll3.97%294315 317 343 360 382       
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Dunphy*2.9%215224 251 257         
        Fianna Fáil Peter Griffin2.88%213218 240 270 291        
        Workers' Party Edward Gahan2.08%154169 187          
        Electorate: 12,642  Valid: 7,408 (58.6%%)  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 927  Turnout: 7,462 (59.03%)  

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