1991 Limerick Corporation election

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1991 Limerick Corporation election
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All 17 seats on Limerick City Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Fine Gael Progressive Democrats
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change +4 -2 +3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Workers' Party Independent
Seats won 2 1 2
Seat change -3 +1 0
  Seventh party
 
Party Democratic Socialist
Seats won 0
Seat change -3
Map showing the area of Limerick City Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Limerick City Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 17 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[edit]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Labour 5 +4 4,822 22.94
Fine Gael 4 -2 4,618 21.97
Progressive Democrats 3 +3 2,765 13.15
Fianna Fáil 2 -3 4,267 20.30
Workers' Party 1 +1 751 3.57
Independent 2 0 3,518 16.74
Democratic Socialist 0 -3 N/A N/A
Totals 17 0 21,019 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area[edit]

Limerick No.1[edit]

Limerick No.1 - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Willie O'Dea TD 23% 1,104              
Independent Tim Leddin* 17.3% 827 843 846 863 867 876 964  
Labour Frank Prendergast* 15% 719 738 747 767 842 893 1,004  
Progressive Democrats John Quinn* 10.9% 523 535 536 555 563 602 640 875
Progressive Democrats Tim O'Driscoll* 10.2% 489 502 511 532 557 628 656 756
Progressive Democrats Frank O'Mahony 7.3% 349 357 361 372 375 377 413  
Fine Gael Mary Prendergast 6% 286 293 298 311 324 334    
Sinn Féin Tom Clancy 4.5% 217 222 233 237 253      
Labour Judy O'Donoghue 2.8% 134 138 153 155        
Fianna Fáil Garrett Ryan 1.8% 87 146 147          
Workers' Party David Lee 1.2% 58 60            
Electorate: 8,410   Valid: 4,793 (56.99%)   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 959   Turnout: 4,837 (57.51%)  

Limerick No.2[edit]

Limerick No.2 - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Independent John Gilligan 15.4% 1,115 1,126 1,138 1,147 1,160 1,174 1,188 1,212          
Labour Jan O'Sullivan* 12.4% 894 906 941 952 969 1,061 1,117 1,143 1,182 1,212      
Workers' Party John Ryan 9.6% 693 699 713 716 738 745 755 772 834 854 1,085 1,087 1,089
Fine Gael Gus O'Driscoll* 9.2% 666 672 677 711 716 726 802 825 983 1,033 1,126 1,128 1,132
Independent Michael Crowe 8.1% 588 592 604 619 643 654 671 695 799 831      
Progressive Democrats Kieran O'Hanlon 7.5% 539 541 545 560 567 616 800 832 851 919 1,036 1,037 1,038
Fine Gael Kevin Kiely* 6.1% 443 443 451 474 486 488 494 507          
Fianna Fáil Paddy Madden* 6% 436 439 441 448 489 508 517 637 676 919 1,026 1,029 1,030
Progressive Democrats Joan Stockil 5% 364 369 371 381 389 393              
Fianna Fáil Paddy Kiely 5% 362 362 364 375 403 408 415            
Fianna Fáil Larry Cross* 5% 358 359 372 380 412 418 420 533 546        
Fianna Fáil Peggy McInerney 2.9% 212 214 214 218                  
Labour Michael McMahon 2.6% 189 190 213 224 225                
Fine Gael Ronnie Madden 2.2% 159 163 163                    
Labour Joe Bennis 1.9% 139 140                      
Green Pat O'Doherty 0.8% 61                        
Electorate: 12,063   Valid: 7,218 (59.84%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,204   Turnout: 7,284 (60.38%)  

Limerick No.3[edit]

Limerick No.3 - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Jim Kemmy TD* 31.4% 1,418          
Independent Joe Harrington* 20% 905          
Fianna Fáil Jack Bourke* 12.7% 574 621 652 675 793 863
Fine Gael Ger Fahy* 11.8% 533 699 701 707 730 740
Labour Frank Leddin 10.2% 459 754 756 772 791 871
Independent Billy Morgan 5.5% 249 306 315 344 382  
Fianna Fáil Jim McMahon 4.1% 186 217 224 231    
Fine Gael Anthony O'Neill 2.8% 125 143 156      
Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Donovan 1.5% 66 76        
Electorate: 8,405   Valid: 4,515 (53.72%)   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 904   Turnout: 4,555 (54.19%)  

Limerick No.4[edit]

Limerick No.4 - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Bobby Byrne* 19.6% 879 883 889 907          
Labour Sean Griffin 19.4% 870 913              
Fine Gael Senator Pat Kennedy* 15.6% 700 709 723 749 810 966      
Progressive Democrats Dick Sadlier 11.2% 501 501 503 532 577 739 744 750 793
Fianna Fáil John O'Connor* 10.3% 463 471 493 502 662 735 737 739 763
Independent Win Harrington* 9.4% 421 359 408 429 458 478 519    
Fianna Fáil Tom Brazier 7.1% 318 285 294 297 307 401      
Independent John McGrath 3.2% 142 224 233 240 247        
Fianna Fáil Michael Cremins 2.2% 101 155 161 170          
Independent Noel Hannan 2.2% 98 87 95            
Electorate: 8,003   Valid: 4,493 (56.14%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 899   Turnout: 4,522 (56.5%)  

References[edit]

  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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