1991 Galway County Council election

Part of the 1991 Irish local elections June 2020 June 2020 June 2020 1991 Galway County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Galway County Council election 1985 1999 Galway County Council election 1999 All 30 seats on Galway County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 14 -3 Fine Gael 10 +1 Progressive Democrats 4 +4 Independent (politician) 2 -1 Sinn Féin 0 -1 Galway in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Galway County Council Council control Council control after election An election to Galway County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 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 Fáil14-325,63044.89 Fine Gael10+115,97627.98 Progressive Democrats4+46,17710.82 Independent (politician)2-17,63013.36 Sinn Féin 0-1Totals30057,093100.00— Results by local electoral area Ballinasloe Ballinasloe - 5 seats 6 Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt TD* 2,230 23.8%           Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan* 1,751 18.7%           Fine Gael Michael Mullins* 1,676 17.9% 1,669         Fine Gael Michael Finnerty 1,122 12% 926 1,184 1,200 1,597   Fianna Fáil James Joyce* 904 9.7% 1,177 1,265 1,380 1,429 1,442 Independent (politician) Joe Brennan* 883 9.4% 945 968       Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan 799 8.5% 1,070 1,132 1,393 1,458 1,480 6 15,564 9,365 (60.17%) 95 1,562 9,460 (60.78%) Connemara Connemara - 5 seats 10 Fianna Fáil Senator Éamon Ó Cuív 1,766 20%                   Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr* 1,189 13.5% 1,211 1,215 1,253 1,333 1,410 1,500       Fianna Fáil Connie Ní Fhatharta 890 10.1% 948 952 955 958 1,042 1,057 1,057 1,136 1,284 Independent (politician) Seosamh Ó Cuaig* 776 8.8% 801 804 833 844 852 860 860 982   Independent (politician) Peadar Ó Tuathail* 708 8% 718 722 752 769 769 782 784 1,011 1,461 Fianna Fáil Tom Welby Snr* 689 7.8% 781 783 794 815 961 1,040 1,043 1,070 1,117 Fine Gael Pól Ó Foighil 688 7.8% 703 708 717 729 737 756 765     Progressive Democrats Michael O'Neill 647 7.3% 656 658 696 765 836 1,179 1,191 1,258 1,307 Progressive Democrats Jimmy Geoghegan 574 6.5% 585 587 589 597 601         Fianna Fáil Malachy King 384 4.3% 417 419 439 469           Independent (politician) Malachy Gorman 266 3% 270 271 309             Independent (politician) Erin Gibbons 228 2.6% 235 240               Independent (politician) Joe Molloy 35 0.4% 41                 10 14,706 8,840 (60.11%) 135 1,474 8,975 (61.03%) Galway Galway- 6 seats 8 Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh* 1,971 18.2%               Independent (politician) Seamus Gavin 1,431 13.2% 1,436 1,497 1,551         Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Neachtain 1,201 11.1% 1,208 1,227 1,271 1,400 1,498 1,566   Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh* 1,095 10.1% 1,124 1,144 1,146 1,162 1,216 1,219 1,554 Fine Gael Pádraic McCormack TD* 1,027 9.5% 1,215 1,242 1,342 1,392 1,444 1,492 1,546 Progressive Democrats Evelyn Varley 858 7.9% 881 912 918 949 973 1,342 1,440 Fianna Fáil Murty McGrath 753 7% 852 862 868 890 1,072 1,082 1,226 Fianna Fáil Mary Hoade 571 5.3% 584 595 603 627 682 704   Fianna Fáil John Molloy* 466 4.3% 481 490 494 519       Progressive Democrats Marie Halliday 453 4.2% 458 488 532 588 601     Republican Sinn Féin Tomás Ó Curraoin 390 3.6% 396 427 477         Labour Party (Ireland) Tom Cunningham 300 2.8% 305             Fine Gael Patsy Clancy 298 2.8% 329 349           8 18,636 10,814 (58.03%) 111 1,545 10,925 (58.62%) Loughrea Loughrea - 7 seats 14 Fianna Fáil Michael Fahy* 2,055 13.7%                           Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane* 1,484 9.9% 1,511 1,518 1,523 1,530 1,551 1,580 1,586 1,623 1,861 2,119       Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 1,367 9.1% 1,367 1,367 1,368 1,372 1,379 1,482 1,485 1,618 1,685 1,690 1,690 1,848 1,931 Fianna Fáil Michael Regan* 1,247 8.3% 1,256 1,257 1,259 1,262 1,276 1,304 1,309 1,339 1,610 1,733 1,801 1,886   Progressive Democrats Willie Burke 1,102 7.3% 1,104 1,110 1,123 1,138 1,142 1,216 1,252 1,297 1,350 1,419 1,426 1,562 1,580 Independent (politician) Pat Hynes 1,100 7.3% 1,102 1,104 1,134 1,140 1,179 1,188 1,216 1,271 1,357 1,373 1,374 1,427 1,432 Fine Gael Martin Lynch* 1,018 6.8% 1,021 1,027 1,031 1,042 1,056 1,069 1,080 1,210 1,221 1,298 1,314     Fianna Fáil Bernie O'Connor 986 6.6% 1,008 1,018 1,026 1,033 1,047 1,049 1,081 1,104 1,133         Fianna Fáil Michael Cunningham 890 5.9% 938 944 970 976 1,025 1,028 1,055 1,127 1,194 1,472 1,546 1,705 1,709 Fine Gael Toddie Byrne 867 5.8% 883 890 903 916 927 930 1,073 1,325 1,352 1,479 1,486 1,987   Fianna Fáil Michael Flanagan 828 5.5% 843 844 845 847 850 900 908 960           Fine Gael Justin Flannery 792 5.3% 807 813 823 832 855 863 889             Independent (politician) Donal O'Meara 342 2.3% 343 344 346 353 354                 Workers' Party (Ireland) Stan McEoin 338 2.3% 344 350 360 403 431 433               Sinn Féin Michael Loughrey 232 1.5% 237 238 252 260                   Independent (politician) P.J. Baldwin 146 1% 150 150                       Independent (politician) Malcolm Samuel 142 0.9% 143 152 153                     Independent (politician) Margaret Murphy 72 0.5% 74                         14 22,731 15,008 (66.02%) 134 1,877 15,142 (66.61%) Tuam Tuam - 7 seats 10 Progressive Democrats Joe Burke* 1,824 14%                   Fine Gael Paul Connaughton TD 1,650 12.6%                   Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Hussey* 1,440 11% 1,455 1,456 1,610 1,666           Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan* 1,274 9.8% 1,310 1,311 1,342 1,413 1,462 1,474 1,609 1,805   Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh* 1,191 9.1% 1,194 1,196 1,232 1,246 1,366 1,367 1,420 1,430 1,434 Fine Gael Michael Ryan* 1,120 8.6% 1,131 1,137 1,167 1,304 1,362 1,365 1,471 1,680   Republican Sinn Féin Frank Glynn* 810 6.2% 829 830 842 873 945 946 1,147 1,194 1,217 Progressive Democrats T.J. Gormley 719 5.5% 805 806 810 855 899 900       Fianna Fáil Michael Connolly 703 5.4% 710 711 789 860 909 919 963     Fianna Fáil Kathleen Quinn 677 5.2% 679 680 798 820 958 967 1,008 1,204 1,348 Independent (politician) Sean Hehir 565 4.3% 572 572 575             Fianna Fáil Peter Raftery* 547 4.2% 548 549               Independent (politician) Tom Ward 546 4.2% 549 550 596 654           10 19,649 13,066 (66.50%) 133 1,634 13,199 (67.17%) References External links Official websiteFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Irishelectionliterature Category:1991 Irish local elections 1991