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1991 Wexford County Council election
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Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
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1991 Wexford County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Wexford County Council election 1985 1999 Wexford County Council election 1999 All 21 seats to Wexford County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 8 -3 Fine Gael 8 +2 Labour Party (Ireland) 1 0 Independent (politician) 4 +1 Wexford in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Wexford County Council Council control Council control after election
An election to Wexford County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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 Fáil8-317,08040.25 Fine Gael8+212,80630.18 Labour Party (Ireland)105,33112.56 Independent (politician)4+15,24312.36Totals21-42,436100.00—
Results by local electoral area
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy - 5 seats
7
Fianna Fáil
John Browne TD*
2,167
21.6%
Fine Gael
Ivan Yates TD*
1,740
17.3%
Fianna Fáil
Michael Sinnott*
1,470
14.6%
1,602
1,606
1,704
Independent (politician)
Seán Doyle*
1,075
10.7%
1,201
1,213
1,298
1,302
1,517
1,559
Fine Gael
Jack Bolger*
1,000
10.7%
1,020
1,044
1,102
1,104
1,166
1,816
Fine Gael
John Walsh
861
8.6%
866
881
934
941
1,010
Fianna Fáil
Henry Hipwell
845
8.4%
996
998
1,035
1,051
1,080
1,140
Labour Party (Ireland)
Francis O'Connor
454
4.5%
485
490
537
537
Independent (politician)
Pat Murphy
432
4.3%
459
462
7
17,954
10,044 (55.94%)
228
1,675
10,182 (56.71%)
Gorey
Gorey - 5 seats
6
Fine Gael
Michael D'Arcy TD*
2,469
24.4%
Fianna Fáil
Lorcan Allen*
1,406
13.9%
1,503
1,620
1,733
Fianna Fáil
Rory Murphy*
1,297
12.8%
1,319
1,345
1,457
1,461
1,471
Fianna Fáil
Joe Murphy
1,230
12.2%
1,260
1,310
1,416
1,424
1,442
Fine Gael
Jim Gahan
1,092
10.8%
1,276
1,316
1,618
1,668
1,688
Fine Gael
Deirdre Bolger*
1,029
10.2%
1,383
1,504
1,747
Labour Party (Ireland)
Paddy Murray
870
8.6%
903
1,279
Labour Party (Ireland)
Bobby Ireton
714
7.1%
778
6
16,825
10,107 (60.07%)
148
1,685
10,255 (60.95%)
New Ross
New Ross - 5 seats
7
Fianna Fáil
Senator Hugh Byrne*
2,200
21.8%
1,307
1,355
1,431
1,442
1,877
Fianna Fáil
Jim Walsh*
1,525
15.1%
1,602
1,736
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Curtis*
1,192
11.8%
1,351
1,361
1,362
1,927
Fine Gael
Larry O'Brien
1,134
11.2%
1,184
1,228
1,234
1,362
1,415
1,748
Fine Gael
John T. Browne*
1,037
10.2%
1,059
1,090
1,096
1,167
1,217
1,517
Progressive Democrats
Eoin Minihan
849
8.4%
883
988
1,014
1,071
1,102
Labour Party (Ireland)
John Doyle
827
8.2%
847
1,059
1,069
1,100
1,113
1,276
Fianna Fáil
Seamus Whelan*
798
7.9%
938
945
947
Labour Party (Ireland)
Patrick Doyle
546
5.4%
558
7
16,815
10,108 (60.11%)
138
1,685
10,246 (60.93%)
Wexford
Wexford - 6 seats
10
Labour Party (Ireland)
Brendan Howlin TD*
1,597
13.1%
1,624
1,803
Fine Gael
Senator Avril Doyle*
1,431
11.8%
1,467
1,483
1,488
1,555
1,576
1,619
1,672
1,689
1,816
Independent (politician)
Helen Corish
1,301
10.7%
1,344
1,363
1,375
1,444
1,471
1,533
1,583
1,620
1,918
Independent (politician)
Leo Carthy*
1,032
8.5%
1,045
1,060
1,068
1,133
1,153
1,160
1,340
1,455
1,527
Fine Gael
Pat Codd
1,013
8.3%
1,019
1,028
1,031
1,070
1,182
1,186
1,223
1,236
1,250
Fianna Fáil
Gus Byrne*
992
8.1%
1,012
1,028
1,031
1,097
1,246
1,534
2,141
Independent (politician)
Padge Reck*
931
7.6%
975
1,004
1,015
1,091
1,103
1,187
1,212
1,222
1,525
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Michael Enright
893
7.3%
907
932
951
959
969
1,048
1,056
1,060
Fianna Fáil
Josephine Doyle
811
6.7%
813
818
818
846
979
1,047
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Nolan
610
5%
615
619
621
632
686
Fianna Fáil
Bridget Molloy
537
4.4%
540
542
542
567
Independent (politician)
Pat Murphy
472
3.9%
476
481
481
Labour Party (Ireland)
Vincent Byrne
323
2.7%
331
Progressive Democrats
John Roche
234
1.9%
10
22,875
12,177 (53.23%)
115
1,740
12,292 (53.74%)
References
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