1991 Dublin Corporation election

1991 Dublin Corporation election
← 1985 27 June 1991 1999 →
52 seats on Dublin City Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Labour Fine Gael
Seats won 20 10 6
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 8 Decrease 7
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Workers' Party Green Sinn Féin
Seats won 5 4 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 4 Steady 0
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Progressive Democrats Independent
Seats won 1 5
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Map showing the area of Dublin City Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fáil
Workers Party

An election to Dublin City Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 52 councillors were elected from twelve 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.[1][2]

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 20 Decrease 6 49,210 32.5
Labour 10 Increase 8 19,384 12.8
Fine Gael 6 Decrease 7 21,942 14.5
Workers' Party 5 Decrease 1 14,224 9.4
Green 4 Increase 4 8,886 5.9
Sinn Féin 1 Steady 0 7,104 4.7
Progressive Democrats 1 Increase 1 5,071 3.4
Independent 5 Increase 1 25,449 16.8
Totals 52 Steady 0 151,270 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

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Artane

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Artane - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Senator Seán Haughey* 27.3% 2,976                      
Labour Paddy Bourke 11.3% 1,236 1,268 1,280 1,294 1,306 1,322 1,347 1,356 1,490 1,601 1,729 1,969
Sinn Féin Larry O'Toole 10.4% 1,137 1,158 1,168 1,174 1,181 1,193 1,206 1,252 1,274 1,305 1,419 1,606
Labour Tommy Broughan 9.9% 1,083 1,124 1,140 1,164 1,174 1,195 1,262 1,282 1,373 1,445 1,583 2,073
Workers' Party John Curry 8.2% 896 919 932 949 952 961 1,012 1,050 1,094 1,185 1,327  
Fianna Fáil Ita Green* 7.5% 815 1,221 1,226 1,252 1,253 1,308 1,331 1,719 1,773 1,883 1,999 2,089
Independent Finian McGrath 4.7% 509 527 537 567 569 605 659 678 740 881    
Green Bronwen Maher 4.5% 493 505 516 534 537 581 620 638 720      
Fine Gael Kathy Moore 3.2% 354 366 368 379 576 602 621 626        
Fianna Fáil Jim Howard 3.2% 348 539 541 554 558 567 581          
Independent Joe Dowling 2.5% 277 288 299 327 331 346            
Independent John O'Gorman 2.3% 248 253 263 269 271            
Fine Gael Philip Marsh 2.1% 225 231 233 249                
Independent Austin McCoy 1.9% 209 217 222                  
Independent Vincent Quinn 1% 110 116                    
Electorate: 26,692   Valid: 10,916 (40.9%)   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 2,184   Turnout: 11,070 (41.5%)  

Ballyfermot

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Ballyfermot - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Labour Michael Conaghan 18.7% 2,130 2,137 2,197 2,240 2,270 2,297            
Fianna Fáil Senator Olga Bennett* 15.6% 1,774 1,852 1,896 1,906 1,943 2,220 2,263 2,322        
Independent Vincent Jackson 13.8% 1,575 1,607 1,624 1,632 1,737 1,774 2,100 2,275 2,276 2,282    
Workers' Party Tomas MacGiolla TD* 8.3% 949 973 1,008 1,336 1,408 1,431 1,516 1,675 1,678 1,683 1,782 1,948
Fine Gael Tom Corcoran 6.1% 694 700 711 720 736 746 767 781 787 790 1,316 1,416
Fine Gael Charlie McManus* 6% 680 692 712 713 722 734 738 753 756 757    
Fianna Fáil Gregg Craig 5.5% 627 657 667 672 690 832 848 885 888 910 940  
Sinn Féin Noel Kavanagh 5% 569 578 590 605 629 636 678          
Independent Marian Doyle 4.3% 495 504 529 542 582 591            
Fianna Fáil Michael Delaney* 4.3% 493 536 541 544 569              
Workers' Party Linda Kavanagh 3.7% 423 425 446                  
Independent Paul Guiden 3.7% 419 440 451 457                
Green Cecilia Armelin 2.5% 286 287                    
Fianna Fáil Robert Ryan 2% 232                      
Independent Reginald Norton 0.4% 47                      
Electorate: 26,145   Valid: 11,393 (43.6%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 2,279   Turnout: 11,531 (44.1%)  

Cabra

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Cabra- 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fianna Fáil Dermot Fitzpatrick TD* 16.5% 1,802 1,807 1,815 1,833 1,855 1,891 1,921 1,962 2,025 2,464 2,574 2,989  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Farry* 13.9% 1,516 1,518 1,524 1,541 1,557 1,571 1,591 1,628 1,693 2,033 2,154 2,433 2,600
Fine Gael Jim Mitchell TD 10.7% 1,164 1,169 1,175 1,188 1,206 1,455 1,497 1,558 1,584 1,618 1,698 2,004 2,071
Independent Sean Clerkin 10.4% 1,136 1,142 1,146 1,161 1,177 1,194 1,217 1,302 1,361 1,388 1,606    
Fianna Fáil Willie O'Byrne 8.5% 922 926 931 958 975 1,000 1,012 1,025 1,089        
Labour Cecelia Rafferty 7.2% 786 792 809 840 877 903 1,130 1,335 1,410 1,460 1,738 1,953 1,981
Independent Sean Coultry 7.1% 770 775 785 824 872 885 938 1,026 1,179 1,226      
Sinn Féin Mick Finnegan 5.5% 603 603 765 782 819 843 863 877          
Green Joe Baker 4.6% 498 509 514 529 569 579 638            
Workers' Party Carol Tiernan 4.2% 453 456 477 494 524 532              
Fine Gael John Kearney 3.5% 386 388 395 417 441                
Independent Ambrose O'Shea 2.5% 275 278 279                    
Independent Gaye McEvoy 2.5% 273 282 284 328                  
Sinn Féin Anne Speed 2.3% 256 259                      
Independent Brendan Price 0.6% 65                        
Electorate: 24,124   Valid: 10,905 (45.2%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 2,727   Turnout: 11,013 (45.7%)  

Clontarf

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Clontarf - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Sean Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus* 18.4% 3,411                    
Fianna Fáil Ivor Callely TD* 15% 2,792 2,822 2,826 2,868 2,927 2,981 3,032 3,110      
Fine Gael Richard Bruton TD 12.9% 2,393 2,438 2,446 2,472 2,525 2,646 2,715 2,872 3,077 4,198  
Fianna Fáil John Stafford TD* 9.4% 1,747 1,766 1,773 1,794 1,840 1,867 1,898 1,966 2,224 2,413 2,539
Fianna Fáil Joe Burke* 9.2% 1,713 1,721 1,726 1,738 1,747 1,780 1,812 1,847 2,062 2,147 2,241
Fine Gael Pat Lee TD* 7.3% 1,361 1,387 1,394 1,411 1,446 1,469 1,490 1,558 1,721    
Labour Derek McDowell 6.6% 1,225 1,247 1,254 1,287 1,315 1,374 1,792 2,156 2,343 2,461 2,827
Independent Dominic Noonan 5.6% 1,048 1,065 1,079 1,101 1,146 1,219 1,257 1,435      
Workers' Party Triona Dooney 4.1% 767 780 786 819 835 919          
Green Steve Rawson 3.9% 725 768 779 841 923 1,055 1,241        
Independent Patricia Coonagh 3% 559 576 586 625 670            
Independent Gavin O Fiachain 2% 376 413 417 470              
Independent Kate Nugent 1.9% 348 384 397                
Independent Michael Reeves 0.5% 96 100                  
Electorate: 37,155   Valid: 18,561 (50%)   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 3,094   Turnout: 18,687 (50.3%)  

Crumlin

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Crumlin- 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Gay Mitchell TD* 21.8% 2,287              
Workers' Party Eric Byrne TD* 19.9% 2,081 2,100            
Labour Joe Connolly 14.9% 1,557 1,573 1,585 1,648 1,759 1,879 1,912 2,328
Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe TD* 14.1% 1,477 1,490 1,597 1,622 1,669 1,720 1,906 2,027
Green Mary Bowers 6% 623 631 633 727 774 930 946  
Fianna Fáil Etain O'Moore 5.9% 617 622 739 758 780 812 1,101 1,218
Fianna Fáil Damien Murray 4.3% 453 459 519 535 549 579    
Independent Seamus Concannon 3.8% 401 405 412 452 505      
Sinn Féin Martin McGovern 3.3% 342 345 349          
Fianna Fáil Pat Tuffy 3.2% 332 334            
Fine Gael Ruairi McGinley 2.9% 299 416 427 440        
Electorate: 28,341   Valid: 10,469 (36.9%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 2,094   Turnout: 10,607 (37.4%)  

Donaghmede

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Donaghmede - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fianna Fáil Liam Fitzgerald TD* 19.6% 2,894                        
Labour Seán Kenny* 14.2% 2,097 2,147 2,177 2,205 2,211 2,295 2,709            
Fianna Fáil Martin Brady 14.1% 2,086 2,247 2,304 2,567                  
Workers' Party Pat McCartan TD* 8.3% 1,233 1,256 1,277 1,289 1,292 1,340 1,421 1,503 1,559 1,769 2,407 2,535  
Green Sadhbh O'Neill 5.5% 809 820 861 886 891 1,036 1,086 1,140 1,230 1,395 1,503 1,755 1,787
Fine Gael Brian Monaghan 5.2% 773 840 874 994 1,071 1,130 1,148 1,156 1,219 1,307 1,357    
Workers' Party Angela Loscher 4.8% 704 707 720 736 737 753 818 871 886 946      
Fine Gael Niamh Cosgrave 4.7% 691 700 716 733 734 838 886 906 1,376 1,487 1,548 1,751 1,785
Independent Gerry Clerkin 4.6% 686 699 745 754 755 779 811 828 847        
Labour Ann Carter 4.6% 675 689 700 718 720 751              
Progressive Democrats Eamon Pitts 4.4% 648 655 674 691 692                
Fine Gael Barney McLoughlin 4.3% 643 649 667 696 699 810 817 825          
Fianna Fáil Rose Daly 3.3% 487 547 567                    
Independent James Connolly 2.5% 372 375                      
Electorate: 36,307   Valid: 14,798 (40.8%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 2,467   Turnout: 14,944 (41.2%)  

Drumcondra

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Drumcondra - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fianna Fáil Noel Ahern* 19.4% 2,745                          
Fianna Fáil Michael Barrett TD* 13.4% 1,902 2,123 2,139 2,143 2,254 2,293 2,576              
Labour Roisin Shortall 11.1% 1,579 1,593 1,603 1,615 1,623 1,673 1,697 1,711 1,749 1,806 1,852 2,446    
Workers' Party Eamonn O'Brien* 7.7% 1,091 1,096 1,106 1,328 1,352 1,370 1,376 1,379 1,397 1,423 1,581 1,861 1,913 2,012
Fine Gael Brendan Brady 6.8% 964 985 998 1,000 1,009 1,067 1,083 1,102 1,344 1,763 1,778 1,812 1,823 2,181
Labour Desmond O'Malley 6.7% 942 944 952 963 988 1,008 1,011 1,013 1,019 1,038 1,209      
Independent Alice Glenn* 6.4% 909 928 961 966 976 1,048 1,079 1,118 1,158 1,218 1,287 1,313 1,320  
Green Dermot Hamilton 6.4% 900 909 960 966 978 1,044 1,069 1,092 1,122 1,166 1,288 1,343 1,358 1,705
Sinn Féin Eileen Murphy 4.9% 700 713 715 721 743 748 759 767 771 773        
Fine Gael Eddie Nolan 3.7% 518 523 527 530 538 560 571 578 670          
Fine Gael Tom Farrell 3% 432 438 446 446 452 487 493 499            
Progressive Democrats Terry Fitzpatrick 2.9% 407 413 417 420 425                  
Fianna Fáil Mary Foley 2.3% 319 375 376 377 440 453                
Fianna Fáil Peter Lydon 2.1% 294 309 312 313                    
Workers' Party Seán Ó Cionnaith 1.9% 273 274 280                      
Independent Brian Gormley 0.7% 105 106                        
Independent Eamon Murphy 0.6% 74 74                        
Electorate: 33,237   Valid: 14,164 (42.6%)   Spoilt: 144   Quota: 2,361   Turnout: 14,308 (43.1%)  

Finglas

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Finglas - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fianna Fáil Pat Carey* 23.1% 2,774                        
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty TD* 11.3% 1,359 1,393 1,399 1,408 1,471 1,492 1,542 1,588 1,604 1,689 1,741 1,887 2,237
Fianna Fáil Tony Taaffe 10.2% 1,228 1,312 1,318 1,323 1,332 1,344 1,377 1,446 1,462 1,506 1,616 2,147 2,393
Labour Bill Tormey 9.1% 1,090 1,113 1,115 1,118 1,129 1,152 1,167 1,181 1,208 1,306 1,444 1,513 1,808
Progressive Democrats Barney Rock 7.8% 940 959 963 968 988 1,015 1,045 1,075 1,094 1,188 1,301 1,423  
Sinn Féin Harry Fleming 7.7% 921 942 945 954 955 962 967 983 997 1,032      
Workers' Party Lucia O'Neill 7.3% 880 896 897 908 915 921 933 941 1,295 1,459 1,655 1,758 1,889
Fianna Fáil Pat Grant 7.1% 852 923 930 936 938 949 991 1,117 1,133 1,169 1,266    
Green Aidan Meagher 4.6% 550 559 562 569 576 595 648 654 680        
Workers' Party Samuel Jordan 3.9% 465 477 482 490 491 501 509 518          
Independent Lily Fisher 2.1% 258 263 270 276 279 296              
Fianna Fáil Noel Cloak 2.1% 251 317 330 332 333 338 356            
Independent Gerard Doolan 1.2% 147 150 165 182 183                
Fine Gael Miriam Wilson 1.1% 127 129 130 131                  
Independent Billy Keegan 0.7% 83 87 90                    
Independent Brendan Atkinson 0.4% 45 46                      
Independent Frank Clarke 0.3% 32 35                      
Electorate: 25,496   Valid: 12,002 (47.1%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 2,401   Turnout: 12,127 (47.6%)  

North Inner City

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North Inner City - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Tony Gregory TD* 32.2% 4,094                
Fianna Fáil Tony Kett* 12.2% 1,545 1,708 1,709 1,727 1,751 1,806 2,136    
Sinn Féin Christy Burke* 11.3% 1,437 1,870 1,881 1,909 1,953 2,015 2,116 2,189  
Fianna Fáil Tom Stafford 9.1% 1,153 1,329 1,341 1,352 1,392 1,455 1,585 1,657 1,812
Labour Joe Costello 8.7% 1,103 1,451 1,462 1,483 1,526 1,622 1,675 1,899 2,246
Workers' Party Mike Jennings 5.6% 711 949 957 972 1,001 1,039 1,079 1,248 1,353
Fine Gael Deirdre Healy 4.7% 603 702 711 864 880 941 964 1,063  
Fianna Fáil Ernie Beggs 4.7% 593 681 684 694 701 759      
Green Patricia McKenna 3.9% 499 643 660 671 756 806 830    
Progressive Democrats Tom Allen 3.1% 396 497 502 509 561        
Independent Tony Lowth 2% 257 357 384 392          
Fine Gael Dave Kearney 2% 253 290 292            
Independent Erick Dillon 0.6% 71 118              
Electorate: 28,917   Valid: 12,715 (44%)   Spoilt: 171   Quota: 2,120   Turnout: 12,886 (44.6%)  

Pembroke

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Pembroke - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Independent Senator Carmencita Hederman* 23% 3,126                      
Fianna Fáil Senator Eoin Ryan Jnr* 13.1% 1,776 1,809 1,812 1,832 1,855 2,088 2,162 2,198 3,114      
Fine Gael Joe Doyle TD* 12.3% 1,673 1,744 1,752 1,754 1,766 1,808 1,871 2,450 2,536 2,662 3,081  
Labour Dermot Lacey 10.9% 1,478 1,513 1,519 1,544 1,564 1,586 1,834 1,886 1,937 1,982 2,159 2,287
Green Claire Wheeler 7.8% 1,060 1,136 1,153 1,238 1,264 1,295 1,431 1,491 1,541 1,655 2,179 2,324
Progressive Democrats Jeananne Crowley 7.7% 1,045 1,130 1,137 1,142 1,152 1,203 1,235 1,331 1,366 1,451    
Fianna Fáil Ciaran O'Loughlin 6.3% 857 870 874 894 903 1,189 1,209 1,239        
Fine Gael William Egan 6% 814 853 853 855 858 878 900          
Fianna Fáil Kathryn Byrne 5.1% 687 710 714 726 730              
Workers' Party Tom Crilly 3.6% 486 495 497 512 736 754            
Workers' Party Angie Murphy 2.4% 321 327 329 339                
Sinn Féin Aengus O Snodaigh 1.6% 220 222 222                  
Independent Jim Merriman 0.3% 42 58                    
Electorate: 33,502   Valid: 13,585 (40.5%)   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 2,740   Turnout: 13,697 (40.9%)  

Rathmines

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Rathmines - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Michael Donnelly* 17.9% 1,985 1,994 1,996 2,036 2,158 2,209 2,262    
Progressive Democrats Liz O'Donnell 14.7% 1,635 1,641 1,650 1,671 1,695 1,723 1,797 1,890 2,154
Green John Gormley 11.7% 1,302 1,312 1,356 1,427 1,435 1,457 1,511 1,801 1,974
Labour Mary Freehill 10.7% 1,188 1,194 1,213 1,261 1,268 1,301 1,376 1,942 2,082
Workers' Party Jim Allen 10% 1,113 1,116 1,130 1,173 1,182 1,211 1,242    
Fianna Fáil Mary Hanafin* 9.7% 1,083 1,086 1,090 1,097 1,225 1,249 1,282 1,381  
Fine Gael Senator Maurice Manning* 7% 777 777 778 788 791 999 1,559 1,605 1,742
Fine Gael Terry Cosgrave 6.8% 757 760 764 784 787 901      
Fine Gael Michael McShane* 4.6% 507 508 509 518 522        
Fianna Fáil Derek Mooney 2.8% 309 312 312 317          
Independent Padraig Chambers 2.3% 256 283 304            
Independent Mick Canning 1.1% 118 122              
Independent Harry Richards 0.73% 81                
Electorate: 30,397   Valid: 11,111 (36.6%)   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 2,223   Turnout: 11,214 (36.9%)  

South Inner City

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South Inner City - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy* 11.5% 1,223 1,224 1,228 1,250 1,387 1,430 1,488 1,602 1,688
Labour Ruairi Quinn TD 11.4% 1,215 1,216 1,221 1,261 1,276 1,369 1,456 1,595 1,880
Independent Brendan Lynch* 10.9% 1,165 1,171 1,181 1,208 1,221 1,230 1,405 1,518 1,663
Green Ciarán Cuffe 10.7% 1,141 1,143 1,150 1,186 1,197 1,227 1,350 1,550 1,789
Fianna Fáil Mary Mooney* 10.3% 1,102 1,104 1,106 1,136 1,355 1,398 1,523 1,616 1,717
Sinn Féin Micheal O Muireagain 8.5% 909 909 915 918 924 966 1,042    
Fine Gael Peter Burke* 7.6% 812 812 817 1,024 1,030 1,050 1,102 1,136  
Independent John Gallagher* 7.4% 788 789 800 808 820 823      
Workers' Party Brian O'Connor 7.3% 778 779 781 789 792 1,112 1,194 1,359 1,422
Workers' Party Andrew Smith* 5.6% 600 601 604 610 611        
Fianna Fáil Gerry Dunne 4% 429 432 434 444          
Fine Gael Bernadette Gray 3.7% 396 396 405            
Independent Christy Doyle 0.7% 71 73              
Independent Jim Merriman 0.2% 22                
Electorate: 28,161   Valid: 10,651 (37.8%)   Spoilt: 204   Quota: 1,776   Turnout: 10,855 (38.6%)  

References

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  1. ^ Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. ^ Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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