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1991 Dublin County Council election in Fingal
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Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
April 2022
1991 Fingal County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Dublin County Council election in Dublin–Fingal 1985 1999 Fingal County Council election 1999 24 seats to the council of the electoral county of Fingal within Dublin County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 8 -5 Fine Gael 6 -1 Labour Party (Ireland) 5 +2 Green Party (Ireland) 2 +2 Progressive Democrats 1 +1 Independent politician (Ireland) 2 +1 Fingal in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Fingal County Council Council control Council control after election
An election to the electoral county of Fingal within Dublin County to Dublin County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from six local electoral areas (LEAs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).si 1985 133 Dublin Electoral Counties Order 1985 10 May 1985 13 December 2021 It was one of three electoral counties within Dublin County at this election, the others being Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin. The term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.Local Government Act 1994 1994 8 20 Year of elections to all local authorities 29 April 1994Local Government Act 1998 1998 16 10 Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 29 May 1998
The electoral county had been established in 1985 as Dublin–Fingal and was renamed Fingal for these local elections.1991 11 26 Amendment of Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985 Local Government Act 1991 18 May 1991 9 December 2021
From 1 January 1994, on the coming into effect of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, County Dublin was disestablished as an administrative county, and in its place the electoral counties became three new counties. The councillors listed below became the councillors for Fingal County Council from that date.1993 12 Membership and cathaoirleach of county councils 31 Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 21 December 1993 13 December 2021
Results by party
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fianna Fáil8-515,26431.7 Fine Gael6-19,75320.2 Labour Party (Ireland)5+28,43517.5 Green Party (Ireland)2+24,0808.5 Progressive Democrats1+13,4307.1 Independent politician (Ireland)2+15,01210.4Totals24048,230100.0—
Results by local electoral area
Balbriggan
Balbriggan - 5 seats
11
Labour Party (Ireland)
Ken Farrell*
1,865
17.5%
Green Party (Ireland)
Trevor Sargent
1,405
13.2%
1,413
1,464
1,507
1,532
1,730
1,957
Fianna Fáil
Sean Gilbride*
1,104
10.4%
1,107
1,114
1,126
1,204
1,267
1,306 1,318
1,463
1,554
1,671
Fianna Fáil
Jim Geraghty*
916
8.6%
922
923
925
1,017
1,072
1,100 1,103
1,190
1,222
1,260
Fine Gael
Cathal Boland*
871
8.2%
878
882
1,015
1,037
1,137
1,168 1,191
1,266
1,457
1,679
Fianna Fáil
Jack Larkin*
711
6.7%
712
727
744
789
796
862 880
1,167
1,309
1,489
Fianna Fáil
John Maxwell
665
6.2%
666
668
674
731
732
747 752
Labour Party (Ireland)
Joe Davis
608
5.7%
653
695
722
738
754
855 897
924
1,108
Progressive Democrats
David Murray
585
5.5%
587
595
638
648
681
766 830
879
Independent politician (Ireland)
Liam Dineen
532
5%
535
553
557
563
Independent politician (Ireland)
Gertie Sheilds
503
4.7%
506
534
565
572
634
Fianna Fáil
Wilbur McKittrick
374
3.5%
381
386
387
Fine Gael
Patricia Gallen
313
2.9%
314
324
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Anne McCarthy
123
1.2%
125
Independent politician (Ireland)
Sean Brady
78
0.7%
78
11
19,705
10,653 (54.1%)
100
1,776
10,753 (54.6%)
Castleknock
Castleknock - 4 seats
11
Independent politician (Ireland)
Seán Lyons*
1,378
18.5%
1,396
1,412
1,446
1,523
Fine Gael
Tom Morrissey
1,172
15.8%
1,213
1,217
1,228
1,249
1,259
1,333
1,338
1,814
Progressive Democrats
Sheila Terry
1,093
14.7%
1,099
1,106
1,121
1,172
1,214
1,401
1,417
1,683
Fianna Fáil
Ned Ryan*
807
10.9%
812
815
818
823
942
978
981
1,049
1,124
1,181
Fine Gael
Eithne Loftus
780
10.5%
825
829
833
853
878
950
958
Fianna Fáil
Tom Boland*
752
10.1%
753
761
768
770
954
989
993
1,037
1,112
1,164
Fianna Fáil
Miley Caldwell
439
5.9%
442
446
450
455
Green Party (Ireland)
Paul Gogarty
391
5.3%
391
394
448
549
576
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Patricia Condron
196
2.6%
197
213
Labour Party (Ireland)
Joanna Tuffy
167
2.2%
169
239
316
Labour Party (Ireland)
Willie Byrne
136
1.8%
137
Fine Gael
Patrick Malone
123
1.7%
11
15,777
7,434 (47.1%)
29
1,487
7,463 (47.3%)
Howth
Howth - 4 seats
9
Fine Gael
Michael Joe Cosgrave*
1,342
17.7%
1,401
1,457
1,502
1,545
Fine Gael
Joan Maher*
1,141
15%
1,155
1,204
1,255 1,300
1,301
1,541
Green Party (Ireland)
David Healy
789
10.4%
797
869
914 938
943
1,155
1,275
1,454
Fianna Fáil
Liam Creaven*
704
9.3%
822
841
877 1,053
1,060
1,166
1,784
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Niall Behan
695
9.2%
711
908
923 953
955
1,091
1,131
1,190
Fianna Fáil
Dympna Clune
550
7.2%
589
597
625 893
901
964
Fianna Fáil
Tom Beary
519
6.8%
569
611
617
Progressive Democrats
Noel Peers
511
6.7%
540
570
864 885
888
Progressive Democrats
Michael Kenny
500
6.6%
503
522
Labour Party (Ireland)
Frank Barry
497
6.5%
502
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Rudden
345
4.5%
9
16,807
7,593 (45.2%)
56
1,519
7,649 (45.5%)
Malahide
Malahide - 4 seats
8
Fianna Fáil
G.V. Wright*
1,929
23.1%
Labour Party (Ireland)
Bernie Malone*
1,198
14.4%
1,217
1,268
1,298
1,363
1,475
1,527
1,702
Fine Gael
Nora Owen*
1,148
13.8%
1,185
1,225
1,243
1,279
1,469
1,533
1,830
Fianna Fáil
Michael Kennedy
923
11.1%
986
1,005
1,049
1,094
1,106
1,525
1,723
Green Party (Ireland)
Alan Nagle
813
9.7%
827
856
915
957
1,047
1,082
1,222
Fine Gael
Terri Jones
670
8%
672
705
732
826
848
870
Fianna Fáil
Pat Dunne*
472
5.7%
581
603
622
629
650
Progressive Democrats
Bill O'Brien
394
4.7%
401 405
415
493
Progressive Democrats
Mary Webberley
347
4.2%
350
353
374
Independent politician (Ireland)
Angela Keaveney
241
2.9%
244
252
Fine Gael
John Hancox
211
2.5%
213
8
16,431
8,346 (50.8%)
37
1,670
8,385 (51%)
Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart - 3 seats
8
Independent politician (Ireland)
Joe Higgins
1,281
19.6%
1,294
1,316
1,347
1,464
1,581
1,652
Fine Gael
Marian Sheehan*
906
29.2%
920
933
1,020
1,025
1,151
1,200
1,289
Fianna Fáil
Marian McGennis*
903
13.8%
955
969
1,031
1,054
1,099
1,536
1,642
Labour Party (Ireland)
Joan Burton
844
12.9%
856
887
916
934
1,018
1,074
1,499
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Ollie Lunney
672
10.3%
682
706
718
771
837
868
Fianna Fáil
Jim Fahey*
620
9.5%
651
662
670
685
730
Independent politician (Ireland)
Tom Reynolds
450
6.9%
459
491
507
527
Sinn Féin
Jim Heffernan
264
4%
267
275
282
Fine Gael
Jim Fleming
254
3.9%
255
268
Green Party (Ireland)
Anthony McGuinness
168
2.6%
177
Fianna Fáil
P.J. Leahy
123
1.9%
Independent politician (Ireland)
Frank Clarke
35
0.54%
8
13,768
6,520 (47.4%)
72
1,631
6,592 (47.9%)
Swords
Swords - 4 seats
9
Labour Party (Ireland)
Seán Ryan*
2,667
34.7%
Fianna Fáil
Cyril Gallagher*
872
11.3%
963
998
1,003
1,046
1,496
1,562
Fianna Fáil
Margaret O'Connor
809
10.5%
846
854
917
963
1,177
1,285
1,299 1,316
Fianna Fáil
Larry Mulvihil
727
9.5%
821
840
857
887
Fine Gael
Anne Devitt*
689
9%
783
875
893
988
1,065
1,268
1,316 1,324
Green Party (Ireland)
Tommy Nolan
514
6.7%
608
640
718
893
937
Labour Party (Ireland)
Tom Kelleher*
453
5.9%
1,006
1,034
1,154
1,251
1,287
1,599
Independent politician (Ireland)
Elaine Hobson
406
5.3%
466
507
562
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Tim O'Brien
306
4%
366
380
Fine Gael
Tom McCormack
133
1.7%
162
Independent politician (Ireland)
Noel Crosbie
108
1.4%
126
9
17,053
7,684 (45%)
54
1,537
7,738 (45.4%)
References
External links
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