1994 Irish local elections

Election for boroughs, urban districts and towns April 2022 The 1994 Irish local elections for borough and town councillors and commissioners were held on Thursday, 9 June 1994. The election to the urban district council in Castlebar was postponed to Saturday, 18 June 1994 due to the death of a candidate. There was no poll for Cootehill, as there were nine candidates for the nine town commissioners. Elections to county councils and county borough corporations had been held in 1991. The municipal elections were postponed in 1991 to allow for the enactment of legislation affecting the boundaries of many towns. This occurred under the Local Government Act 1994.1994 8 17 Local Government Act 1994 13 April 2016 6 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170706042935/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1994/act/8/section/17/enacted/en/html; 1994 si 114 Local Government (Boundaries) (Town Elections) Regulations 1994 14 April 2016 22 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161022141055/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1994/si/114/made/en/print This was therefore the first elections to these authorities since the 1985 local elections. Since that date, the Progressive Democrats had been established in 1985, Democratic Left had been established in 1992, and Sinn Féin had registered in 1986. The 1994 European Parliament election, Údarás na Gaeltachta election, and Dáil by-elections in Dublin South-Central and Mayo West were held on the same day. Results The total electorate was 429,431, from which 251,605 votes were cast, giving a turnout of 58.59%. There were 2,555 spoilt votes. Party 1st pref First preference votes FPv% First preference votes percentage Seats % seats Fianna Fáil 83,580 33.56 273 36.69 Fine Gael 48,871 19.62 174 23.39 Labour Party (Ireland) 31,697 12.73 77 10.35 Sinn Féin 9,865 3.96 24 3.23 Progressive Democrats 8,077 3.24 18 2.42 Democratic Left (Ireland) 6,264 2.52 11 1.48 Green Party (Ireland) 2,807 1.13 6 0.81 South Kerry Independent Alliance 531 0.21 1 0.13 Workers' Party (Ireland) 456 0.18 1 0.13 Natural Law Party 17 0.01 0 0 Independent politician (Ireland) 56,885 22.84 159 21.37 Total 249,050 100.00 744 100.00 Details The council column notes the status of the authority: Borough corporation (BC), urban district council (UDC), or town commissioners (TC). * Town extended for electoral purposes under s. 17 of the Local Government Act 1994.DofE 1995 121 Town Council Seats FF FG Lab SF PD DL Green Other Clonmel BC 12 4 1 1 1 5 Drogheda* BC 12 4 2 4 2 Kilkenny* BCKilkenny has city status for ceremonial purposes; for administrative purposes it was a borough. 12 5 3 2 2 Sligo* BC 12 3 3 2 2 2 Wexford* BC 12 4 2 3 1 2 Arklow UDC 9 3 1 2 3 Athlone* UDC 9 4 2 1 2 Athy UDC 9 3 2 2 2 Ballina* UDC 9 3 3 3 Ballinasloe* UDC 9 4 4 1 Birr UDC 9 3 3 1 2 Bray* UDC 12 5 1 2 4 Buncrana* UDC 9 2 2 1 4 Bundoran UDC 9 3 1 5 Carlow* UDC 9 4 2 2 1 Carrickmacross* UDC 9 4 2 3Includes one Workers' Party Carrick-on-Suir UDC 9 3 2 1 1 1 1 Cashel* UDC 9 4 2 1 1 1 Castlebar* UDC 9 3 3 1 2 Castleblayney* UDC 9 4 2 1 2 Cavan* UDC 9 5 3 1 Clonakilty* UDC 9 4 1 1 1 2 Clones* UDC 9 3 2 3 1 Cobh* UDC 9 2 2 1 1 3 Dundalk* 30UDC 12 4 4 1 1 2 Dungarvan UDC 9 2 1 3 1 2 Ennis UDC 9 4 2 1 2 Enniscorthy* UDC 9 3 3 3 Fermoy* UDC 9 4 2 1 1 1 Kells* UDC 9 3 3 1 2 Killarney* UDC 9 4 1 1 3Includes one South Kerry Independent Alliance Kilrush UDC 9 3 2 1 3 Kinsale* UDC 9 4 2 1 2 Letterkenny* UDC 9 4 1 1 3 Listowel* UDC 9 3 4 1 1 Longford* UDC 9 4 3 2 Macroom UDC 9 4 3 1 1 Mallow* UDC 9 3 2 1 2 1 Midleton* UDC 9 3 2 1 3 Monaghan* UDC 9 2 2 3 2 Naas UDC 9 3 1 1 1 3 Navan* UDC 9 3 2 1 1 1 1 Nenagh* UDC 9 4 1 2 2 New Ross* UDC 9 3 1 2 1 2 Skibbereen UDC 9 2 2 1 4 Templemore* UDC 9 2 4 3 Thurles* UDC 9 3 4 1 1 Tipperary* UDC 9 4 1 2 2 Tralee* UDC 12 3"traleeerrors" The Department of the Environment results document erroneously gives (p. 115) 4 seats for Fianna Fáil and 3 for Fine Gael. The count summary (p. 75) erroneously lists Norma Foley as Fine Gael. The count details (pp. 74–75) correctly show Foley as Fianna Fáil, who won 3 seats, and that Fine Gael won 2 seats. 2"traleeerrors" 3 1 1 2 Trim* UDC 9 4 1 2 2 Tullamore* UDC 9 3 2 3 1 Westport UDC 9 4 4 1 Wicklow* UDC 9 2 1 3 3 Youghal UDC 9 2 1 1 1 4 Ardee TC 9 3 1 1 2 2 Balbriggan* TC 9 1 1 3 1 3 Ballybay* TC 9 4 2 1 2 Ballyshannon* TC 9 3 4 2 Bandon* TC 9 5 3 1 Bantry TC 9 3 3 3 Belturbet TC 9 4 3 2 Boyle* TC 9 4 3 2 Cootehill* TC 9 5 4 Edenderry* TC 9 4 1 1 3 Gorey* TC 9 3 4 1 1 Granard TC 9 3 1 5 Greystones* TC 9 2 2 1 4 Kilkee TC 9 5 3 1 Leixlip TC 9 3 1 1 1 2 1 Lismore* TC 9 2 4 1 2 Loughrea TC 9 4 2 1 2 Mountmellick* TC 9 6 3 Muine Bheag TC 9 5 2 2 Mullingar* TC 9 3 4 1 1 Newbridge TC 9 4 2 1 2 Passage West* TC 9 2 3 1 1 2 Portlaoise* TC 9 6 2 1 Shannon TC 9 2 2 1 1 3 Tramore TC 9 3 2 1 3 Tuam* TC 9 2 1 1 2 3 Notes References Sources Local elections, 1994 Department of the Environment 1995 http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL029159.pdf DofE 1995 Citations Local elections 1994 Category:1994 elections in the Republic of Ireland Category:June 1994 in Europe