1991 Galway County Council 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.[1][2]

1991 Galway County Council election
27 June 1991
All 30 seats on Galway County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won 14 10 4
Seat change -3 +1 +4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won 2 0
Seat change -1 -1
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
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

Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Michael P. KittTD* 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
    Connemara - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    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
      Galway- 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      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 McCormackTD* 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
        Loughrea - 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        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
          Tuam - 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Progressive Democrats Joe Burke* 14% 1,824                  
          Fine Gael Paul ConnaughtonTD 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
            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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