Wexford County Council election, 1991

Wexford County Council election, 1991
Republic of Ireland
27 June 1991
All 21 seats to Wexford County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party
Seats won 8 8 1
Seat change -3 +2 -
  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 electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

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 Party 1 - 5,331 12.56%
Independent 4 +1 5,243 12.36%
Totals 21 - 42,436 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Fianna Fáil John BrowneTD* 21.6% 2,167            
Fine Gael Ivan YatesTD* 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 Party 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
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
    Fine Gael Michael D'ArcyTD* 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 Party Paddy Murray 8.6% 870 903 1,279      
    Labour Party 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 % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 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 Party 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 Party 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 % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
        Labour Party Brendan HowlinTD* 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 Party 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%)
          Preceded by
          Wexford County Council election, 1985          		 Wexford County Council elections Succeeded by
          Wexford County Council election, 1999
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