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1991 Clare County Council election
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Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
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1991 Clare County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Clare County Council election 1985 1999 Clare County Council election 1999 All 32 seats on Clare County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 17 0 Fine Gael 8 0 Labour Party (Ireland) 1 -1 Progressive Democrats 1 +1 Independent (politician) 5 0 Clare in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Clare County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil
An election to Clare County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six 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.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
Results by party
PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fianna Fáil17021,06248.54 Fine Gael809,37021.59 Labour Party (Ireland)1-13,1717.31 Progressive Democrats1+12,6276.05 Independent (politician)506,70115.44Totals32043,393100.00—
Results by local electoral area
Ennis
Ennis - 7 seats
9
Independent (politician)
Tommy Brennan*
1,212
22.3%
Fianna Fáil
Raymond Greene
942
17.3%
966
990
1,039 1,120
Fianna Fáil
Peter Considine
702
12.9%
722
735
749 870
932
1,026
1,056
1,266
Progressive Democrats
Frankie Neylon
599
11.0%
619
633
653 688
738
940
942
Labour Party (Ireland)
Michael Corley
569
10.5%
585
599
630 648
694
Fine Gael
Anna Mulqueen
445
8.2%
461
477
491 499
735
969
970
1,288
Fine Gael
Michael Howard*
391
7.2%
405
418
436 446
Fianna Fáil
Josie Nevin
263
4.8%
270
274
287
Sinn Féin
Tony McCarthy
190
3.5%
196
207
Independent (politician)
Frank Kenny
118
2.2%
120
9
10,739
5,431 (50.57%)
39
1,087
5,470 (50.94%)
Ennistymon
Ennistymon - 5 seats
3
Fianna Fáil
Tony Killeen*
1,355
21.1%
Fine Gael
Frank Henchy*
1,258
9.43
Labour Party (Ireland)
Martin Lafferty*
1,142
17.7%
Fianna Fáil
Enda Mulkere*
1,128
17.5%
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Nagle*
985
15.3%
1,221
Progressive Democrats
Noel Moran
307
4.8%
332
361
Fine Gael
Paddy O'Connor
260
4.0%
281
437
3
9,891
6,435 (65.06%)
43
1,073
6,478 (65.49%)
Killaloe
Killaloe - 6 seats
9
Fianna Fáil
Colm Wiley*
1,377
13.9%
1,429
Progressive Democrats
Mary Mannion
1,094
11.0%
1,112
1,186
1,225
1,226
1,255 1,666
Fianna Fáil
Michael Begley
1,071
10.8%
1,112
1,269
1,286
1,290
1,370
1,477
Fine Gael
Patrick Bugler*
1,019
10.3%
1,036
1,055
1,257
1,258
1,387
1,431
Fine Gael
Tony McMahon*
999
10.1%
1,010
1,085
1,176
1,176
1,189
1,270
1,399
1,419
Fianna Fáil
Joe Gorman*
998
10.1%
1,007
1,007
1,101
1,101
1,194
1,218
1,250
1,260
Labour Party (Ireland)
Brendan Hayes
723
7.3%
762
802
821
823
831
Fianna Fáil
Pat Hayes
657
6.6%
677
728
776
779
Fianna Fáil
Michael Torpey
617
6.2%
625
656
785
786
1,116
1,158
1,180
1,195
Fine Gael
Eugene Conlon
566
5.7%
571
578
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Givinan
524
5.3%
542
Sinn Féin
Tony Foley
272
2.7%
9
13,913
9,917 (71.28%)
69
1,417
9,986 (71.77%)
Kilrush
Kilrush - 6 seats
9
Fianna Fáil
P.J. Kelly*
1,080
13.5%
1,080
1,117
1,135
1,161
Fine Gael
Jackie Keane*
1,072
13.4%
1,073
1,189
Fianna Fáil
Tom Prendeville
987
12.3%
992
995
1,047
1,298
Fianna Fáil
Bill Chambers*
963
12.0%
964
978
1,041
1,122
1,151
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Keane
924
11.5%
927
939
976
1,024
1,035
1,048
1,052
1,061
Fianna Fáil
Seán Keating*
877
10.9%
877
886
923
972
993
1,019
1,044
1,049
Fine Gael
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn TD*
845
10.5%
848
898
974
1,144
1,234
Independent (politician)
William O'Looney*
603
7.5%
612
617
691
Independent (politician)
Mossie Horgan
380
4.7%
391
398
Fine Gael
Tom O'Brien
257
3.2%
257
Independent (politician)
John O'Shea
35
0.4%
9
11,610
8,023 (69.10%)
66
1,147
8,089 (69.67%)
Miltown-Malbay
Miltown-Malbay - 6 seats
7
Independent (politician)
Christy Curtin*
1,416
19.7%
Fianna Fáil
Michael Hillery*
1,132
15.8%
Independent (politician)
P.J. Burke*
1,085
15.1%
Fianna Fáil
James Breen*
1,072
14.9%
Fine Gael
Donal Carey TD*
848
11.8%
936
947
960 971
1,102
Fianna Fáil
Flan Garvey*
592
8.2%
719
785
807
828
861
959
Fianna Fáil
Bernard Hanrahan
549
7.6%
580
595
601
611
652
674
Labour Party (Ireland)
Peadar McNamara
256
3.6%
299
302
310
313
Fine Gael
Dick Pilkington
229
3.2%
330
341
351
352
376
7
10,040
7,179 (71.5%)
42
1,026
7,221 (71.92%)
Shannon
Shannon - 5 seats
11
Independent (politician)
Patricia McCarthy*
963
15.0%
985
1,020
1,073
Fianna Fáil
Pat McMahon*
941
14.7%
947
948
949
982
1,029
1,040
1,222
Fine Gael
Sonny Scanlon*
678
10.6%
680
709
715
764
771
980
1,109
Independent (politician)
Brigid Makowski
545
8.5%
608
621
632
638
688
699
726
734
955
1,004
Fianna Fáil
Pat O'Loughlin
540
8.4%
542
543
546
600
634
652
691
733
769
Fianna Fáil
Seán Hillery*
496
7.7%
502
507
524
531
625
672
748
788
924
1,329
Labour Party (Ireland)
Tom O'Shaughnessy
481
7.5%
497
511
528
544
584
612
669
686
Progressive Democrats
Tom Casey
453
7.1%
457
465
534
557
572
600
Fine Gael
Mary Cusack
336
5.2%
338
380
380
383
388
Fianna Fáil
Geraldine Lambert
290
4.5%
297
300
305
310
Independent (politician)
J.J. McCabe
204
3.2%
204
206
208
Progressive Democrats
Mary McGrath
174
2.7%
177
187
Fine Gael
Dermot Hammond
167
2.6%
169
Independent (politician)
Peter Flanagan
140
2.2%
11
10,717
6,408 (59.79%)
20
1,069
6,428 (59.98%)
References
External links
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