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1991 Limerick County Council election
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Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
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1991 Limerick County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Limerick County Council election 1985 1999 Limerick County Council election 1999 All 28 seats on Limerick County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 13 -5 Fine Gael 10 - Progressive Democrats 4 +4 Labour Party (Ireland) 1 +1 Limerick in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Limerick County Council Council control Council control after election
An election to Limerick County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five 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 Fáil13-521,23843.28 Fine Gael10-15,76532.13 Progressive Democrats4+47,62715.54 Labour Party (Ireland)1+11,9904.06Totals28-49,068100.00—
Results by local electoral area
Bruff
Bruff - 6 seats
7
Fianna Fáil
Michael Brennan*
1,976
18.4%
Fine Gael
Michael Noonan TD
1,480
13.7%
1,492
1,514
1,565
Fianna Fáil
Michael Collins*
1,328
12.3%
1,497
1,505
1,545
Fianna Fáil
John Clifford
1,316
12.2%
1,465
1,479
1,508 1,522
1,525
1,646
Progressive Democrats
Tim O'Malley
1,281
11.9%
1,300
1,408
1,661
Fine Gael
Jim McCarthy*
1,034
9.6%
1,039
1,112
1,126 1,168
1,174
1,473
Fine Gael
Charlie Hanley
855
7.9%
911
918
969 996
1,005
1,099
Labour Party (Ireland)
Noelle Dason
740
6.9%
748
780
822 861
869
Progressive Democrats
Bobbie Penn
434
4.0%
447
502
Progressive Democrats
John Wright
323
3.0%
329
7
19,044
10,767 (56.54%)
76
1,539
10,843 (56.94%)
Castleconnell
Castleconnell - 6 seats
10
Fianna Fáil
Eddie Wade*
2,039
17.9%
Progressive Democrats
Peadar Clohessy TD*
1,623
14.2%
1,722
Fine Gael
Senator Mary Jackman*
1,443
12.6%
1,465
1,477
1,702
Fine Gael
Paddy Hourigan*
1,048
9.2%
1,065
1,078
1,097
1,110
1,212
1,320
1,373
1,542 1,557
Fianna Fáil
Noel Gleeson*
934
8.2%
998
1,006
1,017
1,019
1,167
1,193
1,467
1,697
Fianna Fáil
Willie Keane
760
6.7%
812
823
855
861
882
984
1,109
1,186 1,218
Independent (politician)
William Meagher
721
6.3%
733
736
766
770
804
913
1,037
Progressive Democrats
Michael Finucane
631
5.5%
660
680
742
759
960
1,044
1,099
1,210 1,228
Fianna Fáil
Tim Long
612
5.4%
692
704
715
718
748
779
Progressive Democrats
Martin Ryan
574
5.0%
589
592
600
606
Labour Party (Ireland)
Joe Liston
552
4.8%
562
568
604
623
639
Independent (politician)
Jim Duffy
484
4.2%
491
493
10
18,499
11,421 (61.74%)
95
1,632
11,516 (62.25%)
Kilmallock
Kilmallock - 5 seats
4
Fine Gael
Matt Callaghan*
1,865
22.7%
Fine Gael
Jim Houlihan*
1,479
18.0%
Fianna Fáil
Michael Barry*
1,298
15.8%
1,334
1,352
1,651
Progressive Democrats
Eddie Creighton*
1,248
15.2%
1,325
1,341
1,434
Fianna Fáil
William Sampson*
1,053
12.8%
1,147
1,151
1,389
Fine Gael
John O'Grady
654
7.9%
829
887
916
Fianna Fáil
Alan Mee*
634
7.7%
745
756
4
12,482
8,231 (65.94%)
97
1,372
8,328 (66.72%)
Newcastle
Newcastle - 6 seats
7
Fianna Fáil
Michael O'Kelly*
1,668
17.4%
Fine Gael
Michael Finucane TD*
1,300
13.5%
1,309
1,331
1,382
Fianna Fáil
Michael Healy*
1,075
11.2%
1,106
1,125
1,170
1,196
1,281
1,354
Fianna Fáil
John Cregan
1,013
10.5%
1,039
1,040
1,048
1,107
1,146
1,285
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Ahern*
976
10.2%
1,109
1,119
1,129
1,147
1,171
1,208
Fine Gael
Seán Broderick
933
9.7%
1,011
1,012
1,025
1,044
1,107
1,374
Fine Gael
John Kelly*
706
7.3%
709
726
757
814
927
Labour Party (Ireland)
Mary Kelly
698
7.3%
704
736
783
845
1,009
1,228
Progressive Democrats
Sean Liston
525
5.5%
529
533
605
628
Sinn Féin
Coireall MacCurtain
300
3.1%
301
304
311
Progressive Democrats
Seamus Hunt
288
3.0%
292
301
Independent (politician)
Michael Flynn
127
1.3%
127
7
14,404
9,609 (66.71%)
109
1,373
9,718 (67.47%)
Rathkeale
Rathkeale- 5 seats
8
Fine Gael
Senator Dan Neville*
1,699
18.8%
Fianna Fáil
Kevin Sheahan*
1,614
17.9%
Fianna Fáil
John Griffin*
1,493
16.5%
1,522
Fianna Fáil
Maureen Barrett*
1,449
16.0%
1,457
1,503
1,504
1,515
Fine Gael
Jimmy Reidy
696
7.7%
729
732
732
737
775
821
Fine Gael
David Naughton
573
6.3%
638
654
656
673
736
832
1,222
Progressive Democrats
John Carrig
564
6.2%
585
604
607
651
721
896
1,017
Green Party (Ireland)
Patrick O'Doherty
532
5.9%
551
555
558
581
635
Independent (politician)
Basil Fitzgibbon
284
3.1%
291
308
308
320
Progressive Democrats
Patrick Sheehan
136
1.5%
146
148
154
8
12,705
9,040 (71.15%)
147
1,507
9,113 (71.73%)
References
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