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1991 Meath County Council election
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Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
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1991 Meath County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Meath County Council election 1985 1999 Meath County Council election 1999 All 29 seats on Meath County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 12 -5 Fine Gael 9 +2 Labour Party (Ireland) 4 +1 Workers' Party (Ireland) 1 +1 Independent (politician) 3 +1 Meath in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Meath County Council Council control Council control after election
An election to Meath County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 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 Fáil12-517,40844.81 Fine Gael9+210,29026.49 Labour Party (Ireland)4+14,58711.81 Workers' Party (Ireland)1+11,0802.78 Independent (politician)3+13,1017.98Totals29-38,850100.00—
Results by local electoral area
Dunshaughlin
Dunshaughlin - 5 seats
8
Fianna Fáil
Mary Wallace TD*
1,469
19.4%
Labour Party (Ireland)
Brian Fitzgerald*
1,196
15.8%
1,214
1,262
1,326
Fine Gael
Mary Sylver*
994
13.1%
1,009
1,014
1,030
1,039
1,157
1,198
1,230
Fianna Fáil
Conor Tormey
885
11.7%
949
953
969
971
994
1,109
1,192
Fine Gael
John Fanning
855
11.3%
862
876
882
883
984
1,151
1,184
Fianna Fáil
Tadhg Delaney*
613
8.1%
662
665
679
683
719
733
1,053
Fianna Fáil
Donal Clynch
461
6.1%
496
497
516
521
548
559
Workers' Party (Ireland)
John King
417
5.5%
419
430
452
459
496
Progressive Democrats
Joe Fernandez
376
5.0%
384
387
404
406
Sinn Féin
Thomas McDonnell
219
2.9%
223
224
Labour Party (Ireland)
Eamon Tuttle
97
1.3%
100
8
15,984
7,582 (47.43%)
88
1,264
7,648 (47.85%)
Kells
Kells - 7 seats
10
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch*
1,630
16.6%
1,705
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly TD*
1,293
13.1%
Fine Gael
Gerry Gibney
980
10.0%
1,069 1,078
1,097
1,101
1,119
1,122
1,130
1,130
1,180
Fianna Fáil
Johnny Brady*
932
9.5%
1,052
1,054
1,067
1,085
1,098
1,217
1,273
Fianna Fáil
Sebastian Rooney*
780
7.9%
834 836
846
864
895
990
1,127
1,149
1,285
Fianna Fáil
James Weldon*
717
7.3%
750 755
762
772
789
815
1,162
1,176
1,212
Fianna Fáil
Fergus Muldoon*
693
7.0%
719 725
732
742
749
766
Fine Gael
Tom Bradley*
672
6.8%
683 709
711
716
787
792
826
829
916
Independent (politician)
Jack Fitzsimons
648
6.6%
664 668
700
731
794
820
879
881
1,127
Labour Party (Ireland)
Tommy Grimes
608
6.2%
617 621
653
714
735
798
810
810
Fianna Fáil
James O'Rourke
300
3.0%
324 325
330
360
367
Progressive Democrats
Caroline Mhic Daeid
254
2.6%
258 259
262
265
Independent (politician)
John Maguire
187
1.9%
194 195
202
Sinn Féin
Patrick McCabe
154
1.6%
159 159
10
16,291
9,848 (60.45%)
104
1,232
9,952 (61.09%)
Navan
Navan - 7 seats
11
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Fitzsimons*
973
11.8%
976
1,035
Fine Gael
Patsy O'Neill*
731
8.9%
738
740
741
753
769
778
881
933
933
981
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Mangan*
689
8.4%
692
713
715
730
743
816
832
889
891
897
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Christy Gorman
663
8.1%
685
694
709
735
852
887
917
969
969
970
Progressive Democrats
Patrick Andrews
599
7.3%
606
614
619
654
671
696
752
Fine Gael
Noel Foley
584
7.1%
587
596
600
619
632
658
945
1,117
Fianna Fáil
Owen Heaney*
563
6.8%
563
588
589
596
611
780
804
892
895
903
Fine Gael
Jim D'Arcy*
561
6.8%
566
566
571
579
601
610
Independent (politician)
Patricia Hegarty
556
6.8%
572
576
796
825
866
904
934
1,024
1,025
1,033
Labour Party (Ireland)
Brendan Clusker*
533
6.5%
566
586
597
721
766
831
869
989
989
1,006
Sinn Féin
Joe Reilly
435
5.3%
440
443
449
459
Fianna Fáil
Frank Carberry
424
5.2%
426
478
484
494
510
Independent (politician)
Anthony McDonnell
275
3.3%
279
285
Labour Party (Ireland)
Sean O'Brien
245
3.0%
305
307
310
Fianna Fáil
Michael McGoona
220
2.7%
222
Labour Party (Ireland)
Jim O'Brien
176
2.1%
11
17,840
8,227 (46.12%)
146
1,029
8,288 (46.46%)
Slane
Slane - 5 seats
8
Independent (politician)
Gerald Marry*
1,412
20.5%
Fine Gael
Tom Kelly*
865
12.6%
887
891
1,004
1,203
Fianna Fáil
Hugh Gough
718
10.4%
752
919
926
999
1,008
1,099
1,127
Fine Gael
Shaun Lynch
691
10.0%
735
746
767
786
797
1,248
Labour Party (Ireland)
Jimmy Cudden*
659
9.6%
719
730
921
946
960
1,014
1,071
Fine Gael
Michael Meade
651
9.5%
665
751
760
767
769
Fianna Fáil
Sean Murray
596
8.7%
638
681
686
931
951
977
993
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Traynor*
551
8.0%
576
595
627
Labour Party (Ireland)
Ken Lougheed
382
5.6%
397
402
Fianna Fáil
Joe Halpin
353
5.1%
362
8
13,953
6,878 (49.29%)
77
1,147
6,955 (49.85%)
Trim
Trim - 5 seats
9
Fianna Fáil
Noel Dempsey TD*
2,113
33.5%
Fianna Fáil
Colm Hilliard TD*
1,277
20.2%
Fine Gael
Willie Carey*
858
13.6%
913
930
933
935
977
1,037
1,066
Fine Gael
Bernard Eivers
555
8.8%
636
658
661
668
712
719
729
791
Labour Party (Ireland)
Patrick Lowe
409
6.5%
491
514
521
539
607
631
640
891
Labour Party (Ireland)
Larry Murray
282
4.5%
371
384
388
400
442
457
467
Fianna Fáil
Gabriel Cribbin*
278
4.4%
768
855
860
873
904
1,118
Green Party (Ireland)
Patrick Cummins
246
3.9%
288
298
302
332
Fianna Fáil
Sylvester Murphy
173
2.7%
360
403
406
413
433
Sinn Féin
Lydia Comiskey
101
1.6%
123
129
130
Independent (politician)
John Gormley
23
0.4%
35
38
8
12,858
6,315 (49.11%)
75
1,053
6,390 (49.7%)
References
External links
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