1991 Meath County Council 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.[1][2]

1991 Meath County Council election
27 June 1991
All 29 seats on Meath County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 12 9 4
Seat change -5 +2 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Workers' Party Independent
Seats won 1 3
Seat change +1 +1
Map showing the area of Meath County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 12 -5 17,408 44.81
Fine Gael 9 +2 10,290 26.49
Labour 4 +1 4,587 11.81
Workers' Party 1 +1 1,080 2.78
Independent 3 +1 3,101 7.98
Totals 29 - 38,850 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Dunshaughlin
Dunshaughlin - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace TD* 19.4% 1,469              
Labour Brian Fitzgerald* 15.8% 1,196 1,214 1,262 1,326        
Fine Gael Mary Sylver* 13.1% 994 1,009 1,014 1,030 1,039 1,157 1,198 1,230
Fianna Fáil Conor Tormey 11.7% 885 949 953 969 971 994 1,109 1,192
Fine Gael John Fanning 11.3% 855 862 876 882 883 984 1,151 1,184
Fianna Fáil Tadhg Delaney* 8.1% 613 662 665 679 683 719 733 1,053
Fianna Fáil Donal Clynch 6.1% 461 496 497 516 521 548 559  
Workers' Party John King 5.5% 417 419 430 452 459 496    
Progressive Democrats Joe Fernandez 5% 376 384 387 404 406      
Sinn Féin Thomas McDonnell 2.9% 219 223 224          
Labour Eamon Tuttle 1.3% 97 100            
Electorate: 15,984   Valid: 7,582 (47.43%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,264   Turnout: 7,648 (47.85%)  

    Kells
    Kells - 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch* 16.6% 1,630 1,705                
    Fine Gael John V. Farrelly TD* 13.1% 1,293                  
    Fine Gael Gerry Gibney 10% 980 1,069 1,078 1,097 1,101 1,119 1,122 1,130 1,130 1,180
    Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady* 9.5% 932 1,052 1,054 1,067 1,085 1,098 1,217 1,273    
    Fianna Fáil Sebastian Rooney* 7.9 780 834 836 846 864 895 990 1,127 1,149 1,285
    Fianna Fáil James Weldon* 7.3% 717 750 755 762 772 789 815 1,162 1,176 1,212
    Fianna Fáil Fergus Muldoon* 7% 693 719 725 732 742 749 766      
    Fine Gael Tom Bradley* 6.8% 672 683 709 711 716 787 792 826 829 916
    Independent Jack Fitzsimons 6.6% 648 664 668 700 731 794 820 879 881 1,127
    Labour Tommy Grimes 6.2% 608 617 621 653 714 735 798 810 810  
    Fianna Fáil James O'Rourke 3% 300 324 325 330 360 367        
    Progressive Democrats Caroline Mhic Daeid 2.6% 254 258 259 262 265          
    Independent John Maguire 1.9% 187 194 195 202            
    Sinn Féin Patrick McCabe 1.6% 154 159 159              
    Electorate: 16,291   Valid: 9,848 (60.45%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,232   Turnout: 9,952 (61.09%)  
      Navan - 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Fianna Fáil Paddy Fitzsimons* 11.8% 973 976 1,035                
      Fine Gael Patsy O'Neill* 8.9% 731 738 740 741 753 769 778 881 933 933 981
      Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mangan* 8.4% 689 692 713 715 730 743 816 832 889 891 897
      Workers' Party Christy Gorman 8.1% 663 685 694 709 735 852 887 917 969 969 970
      Progressive Democrats Patrick Andrews 7.3% 599 606 614 619 654 671 696 752      
      Fine Gael Noel Foley 7.1% 584 587 596 600 619 632 658 945 1,117    
      Fianna Fáil Owen Heaney* 6.8% 563 563 588 589 596 611 780 804 892 895 903
      Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy* 6.8% 561 566 566 571 579 601 610        
      Independent Patricia Hegarty 6.8% 556 572 576 796 825 866 904 934 1,024 1,025 1,033
      Labour Brendan Clusker* 6.5% 533 566 586 597 721 766 831 869 989 989 1,006
      Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 5.3% 435 440 443 449 459            
      Fianna Fáil Frank Carberry 5.2% 424 426 478 484 494 510          
      Independent Anthony McDonnell 3.3% 275 279 285                
      Labour Sean O'Brien 3% 245 305 307 310              
      Fianna Fáil Michael McGoona 2.7% 220 222                  
      Labour Jim O'Brien 2.1% 176                    
      Electorate: 17,840   Valid: 8,227 (46.12%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 1,029   Turnout: 8,288 (46.46%)  

        Slane
        Slane - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Independent Gerald Marry* 20.5% 1,412              
        Fine Gael Tom Kelly* 12.6% 865 887 891 1,004 1,203      
        Fianna Fáil Hugh Gough 10.4% 718 752 919 926 999 1,008 1,099 1,127
        Fine Gael Shaun Lynch 10% 691 735 746 767 786 797 1,248  
        Labour Jimmy Cudden* 9.6% 659 719 730 921 946 960 1,014 1,071
        Fine Gael Michael Meade 9.5% 651 665 751 760 767 769    
        Fianna Fáil Sean Murray 8.7% 596 638 681 686 931 951 977 993
        Fianna Fáil Patrick Traynor* 8% 551 576 595 627        
        Labour Ken Lougheed 5.6% 382 397 402          
        Fianna Fáil Joe Halpin 5.1% 353 362            
        Electorate: 13,953   Valid: 6,878 (49.29%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,147   Turnout: 6,955 (49.85%)  

          Trim
          Trim - 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Fianna Fáil Noel Dempsey TD* 33.5% 2,113                
          Fianna Fáil Colm Hilliard TD* 20.2% 1,277                
          Fine Gael Willie Carey* 13.6% 858 913 930 933 935 977 1,037 1,066  
          Fine Gael Bernard Eivers 8.8% 555 636 658 661 668 712 719 729 791
          Labour Patrick Lowe 6.5% 409 491 514 521 539 607 631 640 891
          Labour Larry Murray 4.5% 282 371 384 388 400 442 457 467  
          Fianna Fáil Gabriel Cribbin* 4.4% 278 768 855 860 873 904 1,118    
          Green Patrick Cummins 3.9% 246 288 298 302 332        
          Fianna Fáil Sylvester Murphy 2.7% 173 360 403 406 413 433      
          Sinn Féin Lydia Comiskey 1.6% 101 123 129 130          
          Independent John Gormley 0.4% 23 35 38            
          Electorate: 12,858   Valid: 6,315 (49.11%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 6,390 (49.7%)  

            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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