1991 Kerry County Council election

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 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 Kerry County Council election
27 June 1991
All 27 seats on Kerry County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 13 7 4
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change Decrease 1
Map showing the area of Kerry County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 Steady 26,766 44.14 Decrease2.58
Fine Gael 7 Steady 15,905 26.23 Increase2.25
Labour 4 Increase 1 10,045 16.56 Increase5.51
Green 0 Steady 1,057 1.74 New
Sinn Féin 0 Steady 715 1.18 Decrease4.08
Progressive Democrats 0 Steady 404 0.67 New
Independent 3 Decrease 1 5,752 9.48 Decrease1.07
Totals 27 Steady 60,644 100% Steady

Results by local electoral area

Killarney
Killarney - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming* 15.9% 2,291            
Fianna Fáil John O'LearyTD* 15.4% 2,222            
Fianna Fáil Jackie Healy-Rae* 13.0% 1,906 1,992 2,065        
Independent P.J. Cronin* 11.3% 1,629 1,671 1,687 1,790 1,894 2,011 2,151
Labour Breeda Moynihan-Cronin 8.2% 1,274 1,293 1,304 1,416 1,513 1,621 1,859
Labour Michael Gleeson* 8.7% 1,254 1,263 1,270 1,345 1,415 1,501 1,684
Fine Gael Paul Coghlan 7.4% 1,067 1,074 1,083 1,132 1,213 1,465 1,935
Fine Gael Tim Gleeson 6.5% 944 962 966 988 1,032 1,296  
Fine Gael Seán Kelly 5.5% 799 816 821 865 913    
Fianna Fáil Dermot O'Callaghan 3.7% 541 566 594 650      
Green Eugene O'Shea 3.6% 518 522 527        
Electorate: 20,677   Valid: 14,445 (69.86%)   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 2,064   Turnout: 14,565 (70.44%)  

    Killorglin
    Killorglin - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil John O'DonoghueTD* 24.8% 2,979          
    Fianna Fáil Michael Cahill* 18.1% 2,170          
    Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen* 13.5% 1,626 1,675 1,681 1,827    
    Fine Gael Danny Kissane* 11.1% 1,328 1,372 1,451 1,529 1,536 1,581
    Fine Gael Dan Barry* 10.3% 1,238 1,658 1,671 1,706 1,724  
    Labour Michael MoynihanTD 9.2% 986 1,087 1,141 1,215 1,244 1,376
    Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill 5.6% 671 958 1,016 1,054 1,106  
    Fianna Fáil Pat Finnegan 5.1% 616 942 1,170 1,210 1,214 1,710
    Progressive Democrats Marie O'Sullivan 3.4% 404 439 454      
    Electorate: 18,062   Valid: 12,018 (66.54%)   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 1,717   Turnout: 12,145 (67.24%)  

      Listowel
      Listowel- 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Jimmy DeenihanTD* 18.8% 2,725            
      Fianna Fáil Ned O'Sullivan 12.0% 1,743 1,848 1,928 1,982 2,017 2,041 2,057
      Fine Gael Tim Buckley 11.8% 1,713 1,918 1,965 1,984 2,666    
      Fianna Fáil Noel Brassil* 11.7% 1,696 1,710 1,716 2,069 2,344    
      Fianna Fáil Senator Dan Kiely* 11.3% 1,593 1,647 1,677 1,732 1,788 1,832 1,883
      Fianna Fáil Kieran Walsh* 9.3% 1,357 1,415 1,451 1,482 1,520 1,567 1,583
      Fine Gael Bernie Behan 8.1% 1,170 1,248 1,260 1,381      
      Labour Liam O'Sullivan 7.9% 1,150 1,181 1,195        
      Labour Pat Leahy 7.5% 1,090 1,154 1,218 1,695 1,780 1,918 1,932
      Independent James Halpin 1.9% 282 323          
      Electorate: 21,584   Valid: 14,519 (67.27%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 2,075   Turnout: 14,666 (67.95%)  

        Mid-Kerry
        Mid-Kerry- 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Breandan MacGearailt* 20.5% 2,170          
        Independent James Courtney* 16.5% 1,746 1,835        
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim* 15.9% 1,683 1,778        
        Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell 13.3% 1,413 1,417 1,417 1,417 1,658 1,881
        Labour Maeve Spring 12.6% 1,331 1,364 1,385 1,385 1,499 1,629
        Fine Gael Michael Begley* 10.7% 1,130 1,251 1,271 1,272 1,299 1,326
        Independent Arthur Lenihan 5.4% 574 582 588 588    
        Fianna Fáil Sheila Kenny 5.3% 557 609 624 633 762  
        Electorate: 15,832   Valid: 10,604 (67.02%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,768   Turnout: 10,718 (67.74%)  

          Tralee
          Tralee - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Labour Dick SpringTD* 32.7% 2,960            
          Fianna Fáil Senator Denis Foley* 20.4% 1,845            
          Fine Gael Jim Kelly 8.3% 752 929 976 1,107 1,169 1,171 1,465
          Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald* 8.0% 726 884 945 1,080 1,166 1,188 1,478
          Sinn Féin Billy Leen 7.9% 715 802 857 917      
          Independent Tommy Foley 7.0% 633 820 913 1,032 1,299 1,303 1,507
          Independent John Blennerhassett* 6.2% 558 793 872 1,026 1,140 1,145  
          Green Conor Fitzgerald 6.0% 539 694 772        
          Independent Michael Donovan 3.6% 330 479          
          Electorate: 16,826   Valid: 9,058 (53.83%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,812   Turnout: 9,128 (54.25%)  

            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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