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Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
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1991 Wexford County Council election
← 1985 27 June 1991 1999 →
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

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.

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

  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.

External links

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