1991 Dublin County Council election in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

An election to Dublin County Council in the electoral county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown within Dublin County took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from 7 local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote for a five-year term of office.[1] It was one of three electoral counties within Dublin County at this election, the others being Fingal and South Dublin.

1991 Dublin County Council election
(Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown)

← 1985 27 June 1991 1999 →

28 seats on the council of the electoral county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown within Dublin County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 8 7 5
Seat change −5 −4 +2

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Workers' Party Progressive Democrats
Seats won 3 3 2
Seat change +3 +2 +2

Map showing the area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Council control after election

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The councillors elected for the electoral areas of Ballybrack, Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire also served as the members of the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire, the council of the Borough of Dún Laoghaire.

From 1 January 1994, on the coming into effect of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, County Dublin was disestablished as an administrative county, and in its place the electoral counties became three new counties. The Borough of Dún Laoghaire was also disestablished as of that date. The councillors listed below became the councillors for Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council from that date.[2]

The term of office was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.[3][4]

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 −5 17,833 30.3
Fine Gael 7 −4 14,007 23.8
Labour 5 +2 7,437 12.6
Green 3 +3 6,737 11.5
Workers' Party 3 +2 6,390 10.9
Progressive Democrats 2 +2 4,823 8.2
Totals 28 0 58,862 100.0

Results by local electoral area

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Ballybrack

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Ballybrack: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Workers' Party Eamon Gilmore TD* 21.15% 2,104                  
Progressive Democrats Larry Lohan 10.4% 1,035 1,050 1,065 1,096 1,140 1,173 1,240 1,298 1,428 1,531
Labour Frank Smyth 10.7% 1,063 1,068 1,106 1,148 1,197 1,395 1,428 1,464 1,531 1,613
Fine Gael Donal Marren* 9.8% 972 999 1,020 1,053 1,076 1,118 1,376 1,422 1,931  
Fianna Fáil Senator Richard Conroy* 7.9% 784 796 865 1,056 1,077 1,097 1,119 1,600 1,670  
Fine Gael Colm Brophy 6.9% 684 698 711 721 740 762 926 947    
Green Maggie Blake 6.4% 640 656 674 693 1,003 1,169 1,226 1,290 1,390 1,477
Fine Gael Barbara Culleton* 5.8% 579 589 597 613 635 647        
Fianna Fáil Noirin Butler 5.4% 534 540 611 717 738 756 776      
Green Vincent Treanor 5% 500 516 530 551            
Fianna Fáil Owen Hammond* 4.3% 428 444 526              
Fianna Fáil Noel Long 3.64% 362 379                
Workers' Party Sylvie Batt 3.35% 333 556 568 587 609          
Electorate: 24,024   Valid: 9,959 (41.5%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,659   Turnout: 10,040 (41.8%)  

Blackrock

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Blackrock: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Niamh Bhreathnach 16.1% 1,303 1,317 1,354 1,390 1,538 1,939      
Fianna Fáil Paddy Madigan* 13.4% 1,089 1,101 1,139 1,336 1,393 1,496 1,524 1,580 1,605
Fine Gael John H. Dockrell* 10.3% 839 846 869 888 1,024 1,065 1,098 1,789  
Workers' Party Marian White 10.3% 833 850 884 909 941        
Fine Gael Aine Elliot* 9.8% 798 806 835 849 969 1,052 1,096    
Fianna Fáil Anne Brady* 9.7% 784 791 827 1,132 1,187 1,221 1,246 1,370 1,399
Progressive Democrats Evelynne Davis 8.6% 697 708 736 761          
Fianna Fáil Michael Cotter 7.9% 641 647 661            
Green Betty Reeves 6.1% 492 711 786 808 982 1,191 1,370 1,514 1,627
Independent Marie Walker 4% 324 327              
Green Michael Dunphy 3.8% 309                
Electorate: 19,450   Valid: 8,109 (41.7%)   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 1,623   Turnout: 8,160 (42%)  

Clonskeagh

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Clonskeagh: 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Tom Hand* 24.5% 1,443 1,482      
Fianna Fáil Seamus Brock* 16.2% 956 970 979 1,058 1,580
Green Richard Greene 14.9% 876 939 1,045 1,405 1,517
Fine Gael Nuala Fennell TD 13.7% 809 823 937 1,094 1,163
Fianna Fáil Tim Gilbert 11.8% 694 701 721 755  
Labour Peter Nolan 9.3% 547 675 705    
Independent Maurice Dockrell 4.9% 288 298      
Workers' Party Chris Woods 4.8% 280        
Electorate: 14,294   Valid: 5,893 (41.2%)   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,474   Turnout: 5,935 (41.5%)  

Dundrum

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Dundrum: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt TD* 27.9% 2,203          
Fianna Fáil Tony Fox* 16.1% 1,273 1,537 1,571 1,916    
Fine Gael Mary Elliott* 15.6% 1,231 1,306 1,340 1,399 1,818  
Labour Frank Buckley* 13.4% 1,055 1,100 1,371 1,402 1,488 1,543
Green Jim Ryan 9.7% 768 806 910 969 1,029 1,108
Fine Gael Austin Corcoran 6.7% 528 561 579 600    
Workers' Party Pat Brady 5.9% 464 475        
Fianna Fáil Siobhan Lawlor 4.7% 367 526 534      
Electorate: 17,467   Valid: 7,889 (45.2%)   Spoilt: 55   Quota: 1,578   Turnout: 7,944 (45.5%)  

Dún Laoghaire

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Dún Laoghaire: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Senator Liam T. Cosgrave* 15.5% 1,759 1,859 1,887 1,903          
Fianna Fáil Betty Coffey* 13.6% 1,547 1,550 1,568 1,762 1,819 1,958      
Progressive Democrats Senator Helen Keogh 11.9% 1,346 1,380 1,420 1,431 1,580 1,599 1,602 1,690 1,847
Workers' Party Colm Breathnach 10.8% 1,227 1,232 1,244 1,253 1,271 1,495 1,512 1,576 1,669
Labour Jane Dillon-Byrne* 10.1% 1,149 1,170 1,210 1,224 1,302 1,361 1,372 1,453 1,595
Fianna Fáil Bill Harvey* 7.6% 861 861 870 976 1,019 1,070 1,097 1,120  
Green Vincent MacDowell 6.2% 700 708 791 801 856 922 926 1,440 1,566
Sinn Féin Kevin Fitzpatrick 6.1% 688 695 700 712 716        
Green Jane Sexton 5.4% 611 637 690 703 778 838 841    
Fine Gael Brendan Henderson* 4.2% 474 637 690 703 778 838 841    
Fianna Fáil Labhras O Murchú 3.4% 384 385 393            
Independent Thomas O'Rafferty 2.8% 320 330              
Fine Gael Donna Pierce 2.4% 275                
Independent Jim Merriman 0.13 15  395              
Electorate: 27,220   Valid: 11,356 (41.7%)   Spoilt: 118   Quota: 1,893   Turnout: 11,474 (42.2%)  

Glencullen

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Glencullen: 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Seán Barrett TD 16.8% 1,272 1,295 1,602 1,718 1,987      
Fianna Fáil Larry Butler 16.4% 1,239 1,379 1,437 1,477 1,600 1,626 2,415  
Workers' Party Denis O'Callaghan 15.2% 1,149 1,159 1,174 1,389 1,442 1,459 1,560 1,622
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Murphy* 14.5% 1,094 1,160 1,178 1,194 1,237 1,244    
Green Alastair McKinstry 10.7% 809 818 853 1,004 1,216 1,263 1,412 1,594
Progressive Democrats Sean O Siocháin 8.3% 630 633 688 752        
Labour Deirdre Cox 7.8% 588 591 615          
Fine Gael Sam Carroll* 6.7% 509 521            
Fianna Fáil John Brennan 3.5% 267              
Electorate: 18,775   Valid: 7,557 (40.3%)   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 1,890   Turnout: 7,601 (40.5%)  

Stillorgan

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Stillorgan: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Eithne Fitzgerald* 22.2% 1,800              
Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell* 17.1% 1,387 1,441 1,773          
Green Larry Gordon 12.7% 1,032 1,093 1,117 1,154 1,181 1,289 1,781  
Fianna Fáil Paddy Hickey* 11.6% 940 951 961 967 1,130 1,164 1,280 1,363
Fianna Fáil Senator Don Lydon* 11.4% 924 934 958 965 1,170 1,204 1,399 1,475
Progressive Democrats Anna Murphy 7.2% 582 596 622 671 709 1,134    
Progressive Democrats Victor Boyhan 6.6% 533 545 574 622 646      
Fianna Fáil Carmel Ryan 5.7% 462 470 473 477        
Fine Gael Eugene Cranley 5.5% 448 456            
Electorate: 19,000   Valid: 8,108 (42.7%)   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 1,622   Turnout: 8,152 (42.9%)  

References

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  1. ^ Dublin Electoral Counties Order 1985 (S.I. No. 133 of 1985). Signed on 10 May 1985. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, s. 12: Membership and cathaoirleach of county councils (No. 31 of 1993, s. 12). Enacted on 21 December 1993. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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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