1991 Galway County Council election

1991 Galway County Council election
All 30 seats on Galway County Council
	Map showing the area of Galway County Council
	Council control after election ; TBD;

An election to Galway County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five 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]

Quick facts All 30 seats on Galway County Council, First party ...

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Fianna Fáil	14	-3	25,630	44.89
	Fine Gael	10	+1	15,976	27.98
	Progressive Democrats	4	+4	6,177	10.82
	Independent	2	-1	7,630	13.36
	Sinn Féin	0	-1
Totals		30	0	57,093	100.00	—

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Fianna Fáil	Michael P. Kitt TD*	23.8%	2,230
	Fianna Fáil	Joe Callanan*	18.7%	1,751
	Fine Gael	Michael Mullins*	17.9%	1,676	1,669
	Fine Gael	Michael Finnerty	12%	1,122	926	1,184	1,200	1,597
	Fianna Fáil	James Joyce*	9.7%	904	1,177	1,265	1,380	1,429	1,442
	Independent	Joe Brennan*	9.4%	883	945	968
	Fianna Fáil	Pat O'Sullivan	8.5%	799	1,070	1,132	1,393	1,458	1,480
Electorate: 15,564 Valid: 9,365 (60.17%) Spoilt: 95 Quota: 1,562 Turnout: 9,460 (60.78%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Fianna Fáil	Senator Éamon Ó Cuív	20%	1,766
	Fine Gael	John Mannion Jnr*	13.5%	1,189	1,211	1,215	1,253	1,333	1,410	1,500
	Fianna Fáil	Connie Ní Fhatharta	10.1%	890	948	952	955	958	1,042	1,057	1,057	1,136	1,284
	Independent	Seosamh Ó Cuaig*	8.8%	776	801	804	833	844	852	860	860	982
	Independent	Peadar Ó Tuathail*	8%	708	718	722	752	769	769	782	784	1,011	1,461
	Fianna Fáil	Tom Welby Snr*	7.8%	689	781	783	794	815	961	1,040	1,043	1,070	1,117
	Fine Gael	Pól Ó Foighil	7.8%	688	703	708	717	729	737	756	765
	Progressive Democrats	Michael O'Neill	7.3%	647	656	658	696	765	836	1,179	1,191	1,258	1,307
	Progressive Democrats	Jimmy Geoghegan	6.5%	574	585	587	589	597	601
	Fianna Fáil	Malachy King	4.3%	384	417	419	439	469
	Independent	Malachy Gorman	3%	266	270	271	309
	Independent	Erin Gibbons	2.6%	228	235	240
	Independent	Joe Molloy	0.4%	35	41
Electorate: 14,706 Valid: 8,840 (60.11%) Spoilt: 135 Quota: 1,474 Turnout: 8,975 (61.03%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Fine Gael	Jarlath McDonagh*	18.2%	1,971
	Independent	Seamus Gavin	13.2%	1,431	1,436	1,497	1,551
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Ó Neachtain	11.1%	1,201	1,208	1,227	1,271	1,400	1,498	1,566
	Fianna Fáil	Paddy McHugh*	10.1%	1,095	1,124	1,144	1,146	1,162	1,216	1,219	1,554
	Fine Gael	Pádraic McCormack TD*	9.5%	1,027	1,215	1,242	1,342	1,392	1,444	1,492	1,546
	Progressive Democrats	Evelyn Varley	7.9%	858	881	912	918	949	973	1,342	1,440
	Fianna Fáil	Murty McGrath	7%	753	852	862	868	890	1,072	1,082	1,226
	Fianna Fáil	Mary Hoade	5.3%	571	584	595	603	627	682	704
	Fianna Fáil	John Molloy*	4.3%	466	481	490	494	519
	Progressive Democrats	Marie Halliday	4.2%	453	458	488	532	588	601
	Republican Sinn Féin	Tomás Ó Curraoin	3.6%	390	396	427	477
	Labour	Tom Cunningham	2.8%	300	305
	Fine Gael	Patsy Clancy	2.8%	298	329	349
Electorate: 18,636 Valid: 10,814 (58.03%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,545 Turnout: 10,925 (58.62%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Fianna Fáil	Michael (Stroke) Fahy*	13.7%	2,055
	Fianna Fáil	Matt Loughnane*	9.9%	1,484	1,511	1,518	1,523	1,530	1,551	1,580	1,586	1,623	1,861	2,119
	Fine Gael	Jimmy McClearn	9.1%	1,367	1,367	1,367	1,368	1,372	1,379	1,482	1,485	1,618	1,685	1,690	1,690	1,848	1,931
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Regan*	8.3%	1,247	1,256	1,257	1,259	1,262	1,276	1,304	1,309	1,339	1,610	1,733	1,801	1,886
	Progressive Democrats	Willie Burke	7.3%	1,102	1,104	1,110	1,123	1,138	1,142	1,216	1,252	1,297	1,350	1,419	1,426	1,562	1,580
	Independent	Pat Hynes	7.3%	1,100	1,102	1,104	1,134	1,140	1,179	1,188	1,216	1,271	1,357	1,373	1,374	1,427	1,432
	Fine Gael	Martin Lynch*	6.8%	1,018	1,021	1,027	1,031	1,042	1,056	1,069	1,080	1,210	1,221	1,298	1,314
	Fianna Fáil	Bernie O'Connor	6.6%	986	1,008	1,018	1,026	1,033	1,047	1,049	1,081	1,104	1,133
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Cunningham	5.9%	890	938	944	970	976	1,025	1,028	1,055	1,127	1,194	1,472	1,546	1,705	1,709
	Fine Gael	Toddie Byrne	5.8%	867	883	890	903	916	927	930	1,073	1,325	1,352	1,479	1,486	1,987
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Flanagan	5.5%	828	843	844	845	847	850	900	908	960
	Fine Gael	Justin Flannery	5.3%	792	807	813	823	832	855	863	889
	Independent	Donal O'Meara	2.3%	342	343	344	346	353	354
	Workers' Party	Stan McEoin	2.3%	338	344	350	360	403	431	433
	Sinn Féin	Michael Loughrey	1.5%	232	237	238	252	260
	Independent	P.J. Baldwin	1%	146	150	150
	Independent	Malcolm Samuel	0.9%	142	143	152	153
	Independent	Margaret Murphy	0.5%	72	74
Electorate: 22,731 Valid: 15,008 (66.02%) Spoilt: 134 Quota: 1,877 Turnout: 15,142 (66.61%)

Results by party

Tuam - 7 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Progressive Democrats	Joe Burke*	14%	1,824
	Fine Gael	Paul Connaughton TD	12.6%	1,650
	Fianna Fáil	Senator Thomas Hussey*	11%	1,440	1,455	1,456	1,610	1,666
	Fianna Fáil	Patrick Finnegan*	9.8%	1,274	1,310	1,311	1,342	1,413	1,462	1,474	1,609	1,805
	Fine Gael	Tiernan Walsh*	9.1%	1,191	1,194	1,196	1,232	1,246	1,366	1,367	1,420	1,430	1,434
	Fine Gael	Michael Ryan*	8.6%	1,120	1,131	1,137	1,167	1,304	1,362	1,365	1,471	1,680
	Republican Sinn Féin	Frank Glynn*	6.2%	810	829	830	842	873	945	946	1,147	1,194	1,217
	Progressive Democrats	T.J. Gormley	5.5%	719	805	806	810	855	899	900
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Connolly	5.4%	703	710	711	789	860	909	919	963
	Fianna Fáil	Kathleen Quinn	5.2%	677	679	680	798	820	958	967	1,008	1,204	1,348
	Independent	Sean Hehir	4.3%	565	572	572	575
	Fianna Fáil	Peter Raftery*	4.2%	547	548	549
	Independent	Tom Ward	4.2%	546	549	550	596	654
Electorate: 19,649 Valid: 13,066 (66.50%) Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,634 Turnout: 13,199 (67.17%)