Kerry County Council election, 1991

Kerry County Council election, 1991
Republic of Ireland
27 June 1991

All 27 seats to Kerry County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party
Seats won 13 7 4
Seat change - - +1

  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change -1

Map showing the area of Kerry County Council

Council control after election

TBD

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 electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 - 26,766 44.14%
Fine Gael 7 - 15,905 26.23%
Labour Party 4 +1 10,045 16.56%
Independent 3 -1 5,178 8.54%
Totals 27 - 60,644 100%

Results by Electoral Area

Killarney

Killarney - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming* 15.9% 2,291            
Fianna Fáil John O'LearyTD* 15.4% 2,222            
Fianna Fáil Jackie Healy-Rae* 13.02% 1,906 1,992 2,065        
Independent P.J. Cronin* 11.3% 1,629 1,671 1,687 1,790 1,894 2,011 2,151
Labour Party Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 8.2 1,274 1,293 1,304 1,416 1,513 1,621 1,859
Labour Party Michael Gleeson* 8.7% 1,254 1,263 1,270 1,345 1,415 1,501 1,684
Fine Gael Paul Coghlan 7.4% 1,067 1,074 1,083 1,132 1,213 1,465 1,935
Fine Gael Tim Gleeson 6.5% 944 962 966 988 1,032 1,296  
Fine Gael Seán Kelly 5.5% 799 816 821 865 913    
Fianna Fáil Dermot O'Callaghan 3.7% 541 566 594 650      
Green Party Eugene O'Shea 3.6% 518 522 527        
Electorate: 20,677   Valid: 14,445 (69.86%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 2,064   Turnout: 14,565 (70.44%)

Killorglin

Killorglin - 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Fianna Fáil John O'DonoghueTD* 24.8% 2,979          
Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill* 18.1% 2,170          
Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen* 13.5% 1,626 1,675 1,681 1,827    
Fine Gael Danny Kissane* 11.1% 1,328 1,372 1,451 1,529 1,536 1,581
Fine Gael Dan Barry* 10.3% 1,238 1,658 1,671 1,706 1,724  
Labour Party Michael MoynihanTD 9.2% 986 1,087 1,141 1,215 1,244 1,376
Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill 5.6% 671 958 1,016 1,054 1,106  
Fianna Fáil Pat Finnegan 5.1 616 942 1,170 1,210 1,214 1,710
Progressive Democrats Marie O'Sullivan 3.4% 404 439 454      
Electorate: 18,062   Valid: 12,018 (66.54%)   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 1,717   Turnout: 12,145 (67.24%)

Listowel

Listowel- 6 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Fine Gael Jimmy DeenihanTD* 18.8% 2,725            
Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan 12% 1,743 1,848 1,928 1,982 2,017 2,041 2,057
Fine Gael Tim Buckley 11.8% 1,713 1,918 1,965 1,984 2,666    
Fianna Fáil Noel Brassil* 11.7% 1,696 1,710 1,716 2,069 2,344    
Fianna Fáil Senator Dan Kiely* 11% 1,593 1,647 1,677 1,732 1,788 1,832 1,883
Fianna Fáil Kieran Walsh* 9.3% 1,357 1,415 1,451 1,482 1,520 1,567 1,583
Fine Gael Bernie Behan 8.1% 1,170 1,248 1,260 1,381      
Labour Party Liam O'Sullivan 7.9% 1,150 1,181 1,195        
Labour Party Pat Leahy 7.5% 1,090 1,154 1,218 1,695 1,780 1,918 1,932
Independent James Halpin 1.9% 282 323          
Electorate: 21,584   Valid: 14,519 (67.27%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 2,075   Turnout: 14,666 (67.95%)

Mid-Kerry

Mid-Kerry- 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Fianna Fáil Breandan MacGearailt* 20.5% 2,170          
Independent James Courtney* 16.5% 1,746 1,835        
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim* 15.9% 1,683 1,778        
Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell 13.3% 1,413 1,417 1,417 1,417 1,658 1,881
Labour Party Maeve Spring 12.6% 1,331 1,364 1,385 1,385 1,499 1,629
Fine Gael Michael Begley* 10.7% 1,130 1,251 1,271 1,272 1,299 1,326
Independent Arthur Lenihan 5.4% 574 582 588 588    
Fianna Fáil Sheila Kenny 5.3% 557 609 624 633 762  
Electorate: 15,823   Valid: 10,604 (67.02%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,768   Turnout: 10,718 (67.74%)

Tralee

Tralee - 4 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Labour Party Dick SpringTD* 32.7% 2,960            
Fianna Fáil Senator Denis Foley* 20.4% 1,845            
Fine Gael Jim Kelly 8.3% 752 929 976 1,107 1,169 1,171 1,465
Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald* 8% 726 884 945 1,080 1,166 1,188 1,478
Sinn Féin Billy Leen 7.9% 715 802 857 917      
Independent Tommy Foley 7% 633 820 913 1,032 1,299 1,303 1,507
Independent John Blennerhassett* 6.2% 558 793 872 1,026 1,140 1,145  
Green Party Conor Fitzgerald 6% 539 694 772        
Independent Michael Donovan 3.6% 330 479          
Electorate: 16,826   Valid: 9,058 (53.83%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,812   Turnout: 9,128 (54.25%)

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Preceded by
Kerry County Council election, 1985
Kerry County Council elections Succeeded by
Kerry County Council election, 1991
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