1991 Galway County Council election

Part of the 1991 Irish local elections

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1991 Galway County Council election

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All 30 seats on Galway County Council
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Party  | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Progressive Democrats
Seats won  | 14  | 10  | 4
Seat change  | -3  | +1  | +4

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Independent | Sinn Féin
Seats won  | 2  | 0
Seat change  | -1  | -1

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Map showing the area of Galway County Council

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|  | Council control after election

TBD

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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.[1][2]

## Results by party

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Party  | Seats  | ±  | First Pref. votes  | FPv%  | ±%

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| Fianna Fáil | 14  | -3  | 25,630 | 44.89 |
| Fine Gael | 10  | +1  | 15,976  | 27.98  |
| Progressive Democrats | 4  | +4  | 6,177  | 10.82  |
| Independent | 2  | -1  | 7,630  | 13.36  |
| Sinn Féin | 0  | -1  |  |  |
Totals | 30 | 0  | 57,093  | 100.00 | —

## Results by local electoral area

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### Ballinasloe

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Ballinasloe - 5 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt TD*  | 23.8%  | 2,230 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Joe Callanan*  | 18.7%  | 1,751 |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael Mullins*  | 17.9%  | 1,676 | 1,669 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Michael Finnerty | 12%  | 1,122  | 926  | 1,184  | 1,200  | 1,597 |
| Fianna Fáil | James Joyce*  | 9.7%  | 904  | 1,177  | 1,265  | 1,380  | 1,429  | 1,442
| Independent | Joe Brennan*  | 9.4%  | 883  | 945  | 968  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Pat O'Sullivan | 8.5%  | 799  | 1,070  | 1,132  | 1,393  | 1,458  | 1,480
Electorate: 15,564  Valid: 9,365 (60.17%)  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 1,562  Turnout: 9,460 (60.78%)

### Connemara

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Connemara - 5 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Fianna Fáil | Senator Éamon Ó Cuív | 20%  | 1,766 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | John Mannion Jnr*  | 13.5%  | 1,189  | 1,211  | 1,215  | 1,253  | 1,333  | 1,410  | 1,500 |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Connie Ní Fhatharta | 10.1%  | 890  | 948  | 952  | 955  | 958  | 1,042  | 1,057  | 1,057  | 1,136  | 1,284
| Independent | Seosamh Ó Cuaig*  | 8.8%  | 776  | 801  | 804  | 833  | 844  | 852  | 860  | 860  | 982  |
| Independent | Peadar Ó Tuathail*  | 8%  | 708  | 718  | 722  | 752  | 769  | 769  | 782  | 784  | 1,011  | 1,461
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Welby Snr*  | 7.8%  | 689  | 781  | 783  | 794  | 815  | 961  | 1,040  | 1,043  | 1,070  | 1,117
| Fine Gael | Pól Ó Foighil | 7.8%  | 688  | 703  | 708  | 717  | 729  | 737  | 756  | 765  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Michael O'Neill | 7.3%  | 647  | 656  | 658  | 696  | 765  | 836  | 1,179  | 1,191  | 1,258  | 1,307
| Progressive Democrats | Jimmy Geoghegan  | 6.5%  | 574  | 585  | 587  | 589  | 597  | 601  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Malachy King  | 4.3%  | 384  | 417  | 419  | 439  | 469  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Malachy Gorman  | 3%  | 266  | 270  | 271  | 309  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Erin Gibbons  | 2.6%  | 228  | 235  | 240  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Joe Molloy  | 0.4%  | 35  | 41  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 14,706  Valid: 8,840 (60.11%)  Spoilt: 135  Quota: 1,474  Turnout: 8,975 (61.03%)

### Galway

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Galway- 6 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fine Gael | Jarlath McDonagh*  | 18.2%  | 1,971 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Seamus Gavin | 13.2%  | 1,431  | 1,436  | 1,497  | 1,551 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Seán Ó Neachtain | 11.1%  | 1,201  | 1,208  | 1,227  | 1,271  | 1,400  | 1,498  | 1,566 |
| Fianna Fáil | Paddy McHugh*  | 10.1%  | 1,095  | 1,124  | 1,144  | 1,146  | 1,162  | 1,216  | 1,219  | 1,554
| Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack TD*  | 9.5%  | 1,027  | 1,215  | 1,242  | 1,342  | 1,392  | 1,444  | 1,492  | 1,546
| Progressive Democrats | Evelyn Varley | 7.9%  | 858  | 881  | 912  | 918  | 949  | 973  | 1,342  | 1,440
| Fianna Fáil | Murty McGrath  | 7%  | 753  | 852  | 862  | 868  | 890  | 1,072  | 1,082  | 1,226
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Hoade | 5.3%  | 571  | 584  | 595  | 603  | 627  | 682  | 704  |
| Fianna Fáil | John Molloy*  | 4.3%  | 466  | 481  | 490  | 494  | 519  |  |  |
| Progressive Democrats | Marie Halliday  | 4.2%  | 453  | 458  | 488  | 532  | 588  | 601  |  |
| Republican Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Curraoin  | 3.6%  | 390  | 396  | 427  | 477  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Tom Cunningham  | 2.8%  | 300  | 305  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Patsy Clancy  | 2.8%  | 298  | 329  | 349  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 18,636  Valid: 10,814 (58.03%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 1,545  Turnout: 10,925 (58.62%)

### Loughrea

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Loughrea - 7 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
| Fianna Fáil | Michael (Stroke) Fahy*  | 13.7%  | 2,055 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Matt Loughnane*  | 9.9%  | 1,484  | 1,511  | 1,518  | 1,523  | 1,530  | 1,551  | 1,580  | 1,586  | 1,623  | 1,861  | 2,119 |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Jimmy McClearn | 9.1%  | 1,367  | 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*  | 8.3%  | 1,247  | 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 | 7.3%  | 1,102  | 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 | Pat Hynes  | 7.3%  | 1,100  | 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*  | 6.8%  | 1,018  | 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  | 6.6%  | 986  | 1,008  | 1,018  | 1,026  | 1,033  | 1,047  | 1,049  | 1,081  | 1,104  | 1,133  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Cunningham | 5.9%  | 890  | 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 | 5.8%  | 867  | 883  | 890  | 903  | 916  | 927  | 930  | 1,073  | 1,325  | 1,352  | 1,479  | 1,486  | 1,987 |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Flanagan  | 5.5%  | 828  | 843  | 844  | 845  | 847  | 850  | 900  | 908  | 960  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Justin Flannery  | 5.3%  | 792  | 807  | 813  | 823  | 832  | 855  | 863  | 889  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Donal O'Meara  | 2.3%  | 342  | 343  | 344  | 346  | 353  | 354  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Workers' Party | Stan McEoin  | 2.3%  | 338  | 344  | 350  | 360  | 403  | 431  | 433  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | Michael Loughrey  | 1.5%  | 232  | 237  | 238  | 252  | 260  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | P.J. Baldwin  | 1%  | 146  | 150  | 150  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Malcolm Samuel  | 0.9%  | 142  | 143  | 152  | 153  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Margaret Murphy  | 0.5%  | 72  | 74  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 22,731  Valid: 15,008 (66.02%)  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 1,877  Turnout: 15,142 (66.61%)

### Tuam

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Tuam - 7 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Progressive Democrats | Joe Burke*  | 14%  | 1,824 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton TD | 12.6%  | 1,650 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Senator Thomas Hussey*  | 11%  | 1,440  | 1,455  | 1,456  | 1,610  | 1,666 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Finnegan*  | 9.8%  | 1,274  | 1,310  | 1,311  | 1,342  | 1,413  | 1,462  | 1,474  | 1,609  | 1,805 |
| Fine Gael | Tiernan Walsh*  | 9.1%  | 1,191  | 1,194  | 1,196  | 1,232  | 1,246  | 1,366  | 1,367  | 1,420  | 1,430  | 1,434
| Fine Gael | Michael Ryan*  | 8.6%  | 1,120  | 1,131  | 1,137  | 1,167  | 1,304  | 1,362  | 1,365  | 1,471  | 1,680 |
| Republican Sinn Féin | Frank Glynn*  | 6.2%  | 810  | 829  | 830  | 842  | 873  | 945  | 946  | 1,147  | 1,194  | 1,217
| Progressive Democrats | T.J. Gormley  | 5.5%  | 719  | 805  | 806  | 810  | 855  | 899  | 900  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Connolly  | 5.4%  | 703  | 710  | 711  | 789  | 860  | 909  | 919  | 963  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Kathleen Quinn | 5.2%  | 677  | 679  | 680  | 798  | 820  | 958  | 967  | 1,008  | 1,204  | 1,348
| Independent | Sean Hehir  | 4.3%  | 565  | 572  | 572  | 575  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Peter Raftery*  | 4.2%  | 547  | 548  | 549  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Tom Ward  | 4.2%  | 546  | 549  | 550  | 596  | 654  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 19,649  Valid: 13,066 (66.50%)  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 1,634  Turnout: 13,199 (67.17%)

## 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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