1991 Wexford County Council election

An election to Wexford County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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 Wexford County Council election
27 June 1991
All 21 seats to Wexford County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 8 8 1
Seat change -3 +2 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 4
Seat change +1
Map showing the area of Wexford County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 -3 17,080 40.25
Fine Gael 8 +2 12,806 30.18
Labour 1 0 5,331 12.56
Independent 4 +1 5,243 12.36
Totals 21 - 42,436 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil John Browne TD* 21.6% 2,167            
Fine Gael Ivan Yates TD* 17.3% 1,740            
Fianna Fáil Michael Sinnott* 14.6% 1,470 1,602 1,606 1,704      
Independent Seán Doyle* 10.7% 1,075 1,201 1,213 1,298 1,302 1,517 1,559
Fine Gael Jack Bolger* 10.7% 1,000 1,020 1,044 1,102 1,104 1,166 1,816
Fine Gael John Walsh 8.6% 861 866 881 934 941 1,010  
Fianna Fáil Henry Hipwell 8.4% 845 996 998 1,035 1,051 1,080 1,140
Labour Franicis O'Connor 4.5% 454 485 490 537 537    
Independent Pat Murphy 4.3% 432 459 462        
Electorate: 17,954   Valid: 10,044 (55.94%)   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 1,675   Turnout: 10,182 (56.71%)  

    Gorey
    Gorey - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael Michael D'Arcy TD* 24.4% 2,469          
    Fianna Fáil Lorcan Allen* 13.9% 1,406 1,503 1,620 1,733    
    Fianna Fáil Rory Murphy* 12.8% 1,297 1,319 1,345 1,457 1,461 1,471
    Fianna Fáil Joe Murphy 12.2% 1,230 1,260 1,310 1,416 1,424 1,442
    Fine Gael Jim Gahan 10.8% 1,092 1,276 1,316 1,618 1,668 1,688
    Fine Gael Deirdre Bolger* 10.2% 1,029 1,383 1,504 1,747    
    Labour Paddy Murray 8.6% 870 903 1,279      
    Labour Bobby Ireton 7.1% 714 778        
    Electorate: 16,825   Valid: 10,107 (60.07%)   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 1,685   Turnout: 10,255 (60.95%)  

      New Ross
      New Ross - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fianna Fáil Senator Hugh Byrne* 21.8% 2,200 1,307 1,355 1,431 1,442 1,877  
      Fianna Fáil Jim Walsh* 15.1% 1,525 1,602 1,736        
      Fianna Fáil Jimmy Curtis* 11.8% 1,192 1,351 1,361 1,362 1,927    
      Fine Gael Larry O'Brien 11.2% 1,134 1,184 1,228 1,234 1,362 1,415 1,748
      Fine Gael John T. Browne* 10.2% 1,037 1,059 1,090 1,096 1,167 1,217 1,517
      Progressive Democrats Eoin Minihan 8.4% 849 883 988 1,014 1,071 1,102  
      Labour John Doyle 8.2% 827 847 1,059 1,069 1,100 1,113 1,276
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Whelan* 7.9% 798 938 945 947      
      Labour Patrick Doyle 5.4% 546 558          
      Electorate: 16,815   Valid: 10,108 (60.11%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,685   Turnout: 10,246 (60.93%)  

        Wexford
        Wexford - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Labour Brendan Howlin TD* 13.1% 1,597 1,624 1,803              
        Fine Gael Senator Avril Doyle* 11.8% 1,431 1,467 1,483 1,488 1,555 1,576 1,619 1,672 1,689 1,816
        Independent Helen Corish 10.7% 1,301 1,344 1,363 1,375 1,444 1,471 1,533 1,583 1,620 1,918
        Independent Leo Carthy* 8.5% 1,032 1,045 1,060 1,068 1,133 1,153 1,160 1,340 1,455 1,527
        Fine Gael Pat Codd 8.3% 1,013 1,019 1,028 1,031 1,070 1,182 1,186 1,223 1,236 1,250
        Fianna Fáil Gus Byrne* 8.1% 992 1,012 1,028 1,031 1,097 1,246 1,534 2,141    
        Independent Padge Reck* 7.6% 931 975 1,004 1,015 1,091 1,103 1,187 1,212 1,222 1,525
        Workers' Party Michael Enright 7.3% 893 907 932 951 959 969 1,048 1,056 1,060  
        Fianna Fáil Josephine Doyle 6.7% 811 813 818 818 846 979 1,047      
        Fianna Fáil Paddy Nolan 5% 610 615 619 621 632 686        
        Fianna Fáil Bridget Molloy 4.4% 537 540 542 542 567          
        Independent Pat Murphy 3.9% 472 476 481 481            
        Labour Vincent Byrne 2.7% 323 331                
        Progressive Democrats John Roche 1.9% 234                  
        Electorate: 22,875   Valid: 12,177 (53.23%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,740   Turnout: 12,292 (53.74%)  

          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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