Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
1991 Wexford County Council election
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All 21 seats to Wexford County Council |
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| 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 | |
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]
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 | 100.00 | — |
Results by local electoral area
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy - 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 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 | Francis 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 Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 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 Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 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 Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official website[permanent dead link]
- irishelectionliterature