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1991 Kildare County Council election
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Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
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1991 Kildare County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Kildare County Council election 1985 1999 Kildare County Council election 1999 All 25 seats on Kildare County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 8 -2 Fine Gael 7 0 Labour Party (Ireland) 3 -2 Progressive Democrats 2 +2 Workers' Party (Ireland) 1 0 Green Party (Ireland) 1 +1 Sinn Féin 1 0 Independent (politician) 2 +1 Kildare in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Kildare County Council Council control Council control after election
An election to Kildare County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 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 Fáil8-213,48533.43 Fine Gael708,41320.86 Labour Party (Ireland)3-27,14217.71 Progressive Democrats2+22,7806.89 Workers' Party (Ireland)101,5563.86 Green Party (Ireland)1+11,4923.70 Sinn Féin108432.09 Independent (politician)2+14,71811.70Totals25-40,335100.00—
Results by local electoral area
Athy
Athy - 4 seats
9
Independent (politician)
Joseph Bermingham*
1,291
19.3%
1,336
1,376
Fianna Fáil
Martin Miley*
932
19.3%
943
1,027
1,050
1,058
1,277
1,356
Sinn Féin
Paddy Wright*
843
12.6%
879
890
910
916
1,007
1,168
1,176
1,313
Fine Gael
Rainsford Hendy
705
10.5%
720
727
852
854
870
922
925
1,192
Labour Party (Ireland)
John Keating
548
8.2%
575
585
637
639
661
Fine Gael
Sean Cunnane
520
7.8%
533
556
590
594
679
756
759
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Kane
503
7.5%
505
561
641
648
716
771
776
836
Fianna Fáil
Frank Taaffe
502
7.5%
515
549
563
565
Progressive Democrats
David Cope
364
5.4%
377
400
Fianna Fáil
Michael Behan
288
4.3%
293
Green Party (Ireland)
Ronnie Cullen
141
2.1%
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Eugene Little
51
0.8%
9
12,209
6,688 (54.78%)
73
1,338
6,761 (55.38%)
Celbridge
Celbridge - 5 seats
12
Labour Party (Ireland)
Emmet Stagg TD*
1,449
15.1%
1,460
1,464
1,488
1,527
1,574 1,677
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Catherine Murphy
1,242
12.9%
1,250
1,255
1,263
1,304
1,312
1,340 1,346
1,448
1,472
1,506
1,748
Labour Party (Ireland)
Colm Purcell*
965
10.1%
969
979
986
1,010
1,012
1,031 1,051
1,101
1,131
1,146
1,393
Fine Gael
Bernard Durkan TD*
923
9.6%
928
1,024
1,058
1,074
1,258
1,331 1,352
1,429
1,499
1,587
1,745
Fianna Fáil
Gerry Brady*
817
8.5%
824
827
854
861
869
894 899
932
1,162
1,607
Labour Party (Ireland)
John McGinley
799
8.3%
813
814
853
873
875
888 897
931
936
948
981
Independent (politician)
Finbarr Kelly
588
6.1%
598
611
624
649
654 680
682
847
861
881
Fianna Fáil
Mairead Byrne
488
5.1%
488
489
491
504
522 575
585
592
735
Fianna Fáil
Tim Cotter
480
5%
482
488
488
494
516 546
548
573
Independent (politician)
John Colgan
447
4.7%
450
462
475
505
512 539
541
Progressive Democrats
Mairín Hyland
372
3.9%
376
383
386
408
443
Fine Gael
Catherine McGarry
314
3.3%
314
343
343
350
Green Party (Ireland)
Catherine Power
248
2.6%
251
254
263
Fine Gael
Gerard Gallery
193
2%
194
Independent (politician)
Fred Leavy
163
1.7%
197
198
Independent (politician)
Sean Horan
107
1.1%
12
20,088
9,595 (44.92)
47
1,600
9,642 (48%)
Clane
Clane - 4 seats
6
Fine Gael
Sean Reilly*
1,376
20.8%
Fianna Fáil
Michael Fitzpatrick
935
14.1%
939
973
992
Fianna Fáil
P.J. Sheridan
926
14%
935
984
1,020
1,296
1,370
Fine Gael
Jim Reilly*
879
13.3%
907
1,014
1,073
1,194
1,198
Fianna Fáil
Liam Doyle*
788
11.9%
790
862
1,020
1,406
Labour Party (Ireland)
Michael McCormack
647
9.8%
648
715
1,034
1,130
1,135
Labour Party (Ireland)
Rose Murphy
584
8.8%
588
673
Progressive Democrats
Noel Lyons
262
4%
265
Green Party (Ireland)
Daragh Davernport
112
1.7%
113
Green Party (Ireland)
Deirdre O'Sullivan
105
1.6%
106
6
12,455
6,614 (53.1%)
62
1,323
6,676 (53.6%)
Kildare
Kildare - 5 seats
8
Fianna Fáil
Seán Ó Fearghail*
1,012
14.2%
1,021
1,034
1,050
1,122
1,149
1,211
Progressive Democrats
John Dardis
835
11.7%
873
913
954
999
1,037
1,071
1,137
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy O'Loughlin*
786
11%
791
838
889
912
924
938
1,176
Fine Gael
Michael McWey*
751
10.5%
757
771
854
884
1,036
1,094
1,179
Labour Party (Ireland)
Jim Keane
665
9.3%
689
702
710
777
808
1,076
1,127
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Aspell*
643
9%
658
681
682
801
809
823
918
Fianna Fáil
Denis Mahon
566
7.9%
574
580
581
608
749
757
Labour Party (Ireland)
Mary Kavanagh
414
5.8%
440
453
460
478
503
Fine Gael
Con Carr
408
5.7%
419
420
455
463
Fianna Fáil
Angela Doyle
406
5.7%
427
434
435
Fine Gael
John Joe Murphy
230
3.2%
235
258
Independent (politician)
Harry Price
221
3.1%
232
Green Party (Ireland)
Olive Brady
193
2.7%
8
14,895
7,130 (47.87%)
61
1,189
7,191 (48.28%)
Naas
Naas - 7 seats
14
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Power*
1,146
11%
1,150
1,156
1,163
1,209
1,221
1,235
1,253
1,420
Independent (politician)
Patsy Lawlor*
1,145
11%
1,150
1,164
1,171
1,217
1,229
1,265
1,292
1,360
Fianna Fáil
John O'Neill*
977
9.4%
986
986
1,020
1,036
1,039
1,053
1,079
1,109
1,153
1,254 1,269
1,273
1,302
Progressive Democrats
Timmy Conway*
947
9.1%
950
962
965
973
997
1,009
1,031
1,074
1,083
1,152 1,227
1,239
1,341
Fine Gael
Mary French
800
7.7%
803
809
811
819
822
833
837
852
853
886 1,078
1,089
1,144
Fine Gael
Michael Nolan, Snr*
717
6.9%
725
725
750
753
757
780
811
816
816
942 1,081
1,083
1,130
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Behan*
630
6.1%
631
639
639
684
696
704
710
786
845
862 882
891
935
Fine Gael
Billy Hillis*
597
5.7%
599
602
603
605
669
674
683
689
690
703
Green Party (Ireland)
Sean English
504
4.8%
510
612
626
630
643
685
707
738
741
824 899
904
1,103
Independent (politician)
Colm Feeney
480
4.6%
486
496
541
541
542
569
610
612
612
Labour Party (Ireland)
Norman Croke
465
4.5%
468
471
478
485
545
581
760
780
783
828 846
852
Fianna Fáil
Mary Robinson
444
4.3%
444
453
454
475
479
489
497
Labour Party (Ireland)
Simon Donohoe
317
3%
324
326
333
333
395
439
Labour Party (Ireland)
Tom Geoghegan
289
2.8%
290
294
295
297
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Mary Larkin
263
2.5%
272
277
302
304
318
Fianna Fáil
Andy Kelly
216
2.1%
217
217
219
Green Party (Ireland)
Peter Sweetman
189
1.8%
193
Independent (politician)
Dan O'Sullivan
175
1.7%
196
203
Independent (politician)
Peter Kennedy
101
1%
14
24,361
10,394 (42.67%)
83
1,300
10,477 (43.01%)
References
External links
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