Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
1991 Cork Corporation election
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← 1985 | 27 June 1991 | 1999 → |
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All 31 seats on Cork City Council |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Labour | Seats won | 9 | 6 | 6 | Seat change | -4 | -2 | +1 | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | Party | Workers' Party | Progressive Democrats | Green | Seats won | 3 | 3 | 1 | Seat change | +1 | +3 | +1 | | | Seventh party | | | | | Party | Independent | | Seats won | 3 | | Seat change | 0 | | |
Map showing the area of Cork City Council |
An election to Cork City Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from six 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
Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| Fianna Fáil | 9 | -4 | 13,427 | 29.0 | |
| Fine Gael | 6 | -2 | 8,684 | 18.8 | |
| Labour | 6 | +1 | 6,591 | 14.2 | |
| Workers' Party | 3 | +1 | 4,600 | 9.9 | |
| Progressive Democrats | 3 | +3 | 3,867 | 8.4 | |
| Green | 1 | +1 | 2,385 | 5.2 | |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 5,604 | 12.1 | |
Totals | 31 | 0 | 46,288 | 100.0 | — |
Results by local electoral area
Cork North-Central
Cork North-Central - 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Fine Gael | Bernard Allen TD* | 17.5% | 1,291 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Labour | Joe O'Callaghan* | 13.1% | 971 | 990 | 997 | 1,020 | 1,047 | 1,063 | 1,089 | 1,110 | 1,147 | 1,205 | 1,269 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Noel O'Flynn | 12.2% | 903 | 905 | 909 | 917 | 931 | 941 | 952 | 1,058 | 1,066 | 1,089 | 1,145 | 1,246 |
| Independent | Con O'Leary | 10.9% | 802 | 812 | 817 | 830 | 856 | 886 | 927 | 940 | 961 | 1,001 | 1,061 | 1,232 |
| Fianna Fáil | Damian Wallace | 9.7% | 715 | 718 | 722 | 732 | 742 | 767 | 781 | 865 | 874 | 907 | 983 | 1,048 |
| Independent | Donie O'Leary | 5.2% | 381 | 386 | 388 | 398 | 421 | 438 | 466 | 474 | 489 | 511 | 554 | |
| Workers' Party | Denis Leahy | 4.7% | 344 | 358 | 360 | 375 | 387 | 395 | 437 | 444 | 633 | 647 | 694 | 750 |
| Progressive Democrats | Dave Buckley | 4.5% | 334 | 336 | 341 | 351 | 359 | 382 | 398 | 424 | 437 | 480 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Paud Black* | 3.9% | 285 | 285 | 288 | 291 | 295 | 314 | 319 | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Maebh Sheehan | 3.6% | 263 | 265 | 286 | 299 | 307 | 322 | 332 | 341 | 348 | | | |
| Workers' Party | Colette Harris | 3.3% | 247 | 257 | 258 | 282 | 287 | 293 | 321 | 326 | | | | |
| Sinn Féin | Don O'Leary | 3.3% | 242 | 253 | 254 | 261 | 275 | 278 | | | | | | |
| Independent | Declan Kelly | 2.4% | 180 | 182 | 183 | 193 | 203 | | | | | | | |
| Independent | Bernie Murphy* | 2.3% | 169 | 177 | 178 | 188 | | | | | | | | |
| Green | Brendan Burke | 2.2% | 161 | 165 | 167 | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | Pat Maloney | 1.3% | 98 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 13,853 Valid: 7,386 (53.3%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 7,502 (54.2%) |
Cork North-East
Cork North-East - 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Workers' Party | John Kelleher* | 17.3% | 1,045 | | | | | | | |
| Progressive Democrats | Mairin Quill TD* | 15.9% | 961 | 965 | 969 | 1,005 | 1,059 | | | |
| Labour | Frank Nash* | 13.3% | 803 | 812 | 825 | 870 | 899 | 950 | 959 | 1,081 |
| Fine Gael | Liam Burke* | 11.8% | 711 | 712 | 715 | 799 | 820 | 1,011 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Tim Brosnan* | 10.8% | 654 | 656 | 658 | 672 | 758 | 790 | 801 | 1,069 |
| Green | Donogh McCarthy-Morrogh | 7.9% | 478 | 500 | 509 | 526 | 538 | 582 | 591 | 623 |
| Fianna Fáil | Pat McRory | 7.1% | 429 | 429 | 431 | 456 | 529 | 545 | 553 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Brid Houlihan | 5.1% | 306 | 307 | 310 | 316 | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Betty McGee | 5% | 304 | 306 | 307 | 371 | 379 | | | |
| Fine Gael | Tadhg McAuliffe | 4.9% | 297 | 297 | 299 | | | | | |
| Independent | James Howe | 0.8% | 46 | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 12,462 Valid: 6,034 (48.4%) Spoilt: 164 Quota: 1,006 Turnout: 6,198 (49.7%) |
Cork North-West
Cork North-West - 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Labour | Gerry O'Sullivan TD* | 17.3% | 1,253 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Dan Wallace TD* | 16.5% | 1,198 | 1,202 | 1,209 | | | | | | | |
| Workers' Party | Jimmy Homan | 14.6% | 1,058 | 1,064 | 1,076 | 1,080 | 1,088 | 1,145 | 1,165 | 1,332 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Dave McCarthy* | 11.3% | 821 | 826 | 829 | 835 | 838 | 868 | 898 | 978 | 1,024 | 1,047 |
| Fianna Fáil | Tim Falvey* | 10.1% | 735 | 738 | 744 | 748 | 765 | 778 | 839 | 877 | 925 | 945 |
| Fine Gael | Michael O'Leary | 6% | 437 | 439 | 443 | 526 | 693 | 732 | 858 | 872 | 960 | 972 |
| Sinn Féin | Thomas Flynn | 5.3% | 384 | 385 | 389 | 390 | 391 | 406 | 412 | | | |
| Labour | Pat Magner | 4.6% | 334 | 352 | 362 | 365 | 376 | 431 | 474 | 509 | | |
| Progressive Democrats | Jack Coughlan | 4.1% | 297 | 298 | 301 | 312 | 333 | 375 | | | | |
| Green | John T. O'Sullivan | 3.9% | 279 | 281 | 287 | 305 | 314 | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Pat Hickey | 2.9% | 215 | 216 | 216 | 254 | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | David Riordan | 2.3% | 170 | 171 | 173 | | | | | | | |
| Independent | Philip Murray | 0.87% | 63 | 64 | | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 14,357 Valid: 7,244 (43.2%) Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,208 Turnout: 7,350 (43.91%) |
Cork South-Central
Cork South-Central - 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Fianna Fáil | Micheál Martin TD* | 24.2% | 1,746 | | | | | | | | |
| Workers' Party | Kathleen Lynch* | 15.7% | 1,136 | 1,197 | 1,203 | | | | | | |
| Labour | John Murray* | 13.2% | 955 | 988 | 990 | 1,012 | 1,054 | 1,119 | 1,135 | 1,170 | 1,290 |
| Fianna Fáil | Tom O'Driscoll | 8.1% | 581 | 799 | 801 | 825 | 845 | 863 | 1,085 | 1,111 | 1,165 |
| Fine Gael | Denis Cregan* | 8.1% | 581 | 621 | 625 | 657 | 685 | 713 | 732 | 982 | 1,067 |
| Labour | Pat Dawson | 7.3% | 523 | 549 | 550 | 568 | 606 | 627 | 650 | 671 | 790 |
| Independent | Con O'Connell | 6% | 434 | 447 | 447 | 467 | 500 | 612 | 625 | 648 | |
| Fine Gael | Fidelma Collins | 4.5% | 328 | 344 | 346 | 371 | 379 | 391 | 408 | | |
| Independent | Damien McSweeney | 3.7% | 268 | 285 | 287 | 304 | 333 | | | | |
| Independent | Bernie Kennedy | 3% | 222 | 230 | 239 | 248 | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Hannah Carrington | 3% | 221 | 316 | 316 | 326 | 343 | 354 | | | |
| Progressive Democrats | Noel Walsh | 2.7% | 192 | 205 | 205 | | | | | | |
| Independent | A.J. Cotter | 0.4% | 26 | 29 | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 12,765 Valid: 7,213 (56.5%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,203 Turnout: 7,335 (57.5%) |
Cork South-East
Cork South-East - 6 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Fine Gael | Jim Corr* | 12.97% | 1,315 | 1,351 | 1,353 | 1,369 | 1,376 | 1,528 | | | | | | |
| Progressive Democrats | Pearse Wyse TD* | 12.1% | 1,222 | 1,233 | 1,236 | 1,266 | 1,283 | 1,311 | 1,318 | 1,331 | 1,425 | 1,473 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Chrissie Aherne* | 10.1% | 1,027 | 1,041 | 1,050 | 1,091 | 1,177 | 1,190 | 1,194 | 1,221 | 1,246 | 1,299 | 1,331 | 1,409 |
| Green | Dan Boyle | 9.8% | 989 | 994 | 1,002 | 1,023 | 1,039 | 1,054 | 1,057 | 1,127 | 1,182 | 1,255 | 1,388 | 1,518 |
| Independent | Sean Beausang* | 9.1% | 923 | 929 | 965 | 970 | 988 | 1,010 | 1,015 | 1,042 | 1,097 | 1,185 | 1,280 | 1,486 |
| Fianna Fáil | Donal Counihan* | 7.3% | 743 | 746 | 747 | 779 | 838 | 846 | 849 | 860 | 883 | 905 | 918 | 1,012 |
| Labour | Joe O'Flynn | 7.1% | 723 | 734 | 755 | 765 | 783 | 796 | 798 | 821 | 853 | 895 | 1,049 | 1,168 |
| Independent | Ted McCarthy* | 6.2% | 628 | 634 | 643 | 647 | 654 | 662 | 666 | 684 | 743 | 802 | 838 | |
| Workers' Party | Sean McCarthy | 4.4% | 442 | 445 | 459 | 466 | 479 | 481 | 481 | 530 | 550 | 576 | | |
| Independent | Rose White | 3.4% | 348 | 359 | 359 | 400 | 427 | 437 | 440 | 493 | 511 | | | |
| Fine Gael | Frank Heffernan | 3.3% | 338 | 354 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 411 | 459 | 465 | | | | |
| Sinn Féin | Liam Burke | 3.3% | 333 | 350 | 351 | 361 | 361 | 361 | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Jean McNicholl-Murphy | 2.9% | 295 | 328 | 331 | 331 | 332 | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Maurice MacCarthy | 2.4% | 240 | 244 | 267 | 298 | | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Denis O'Brien | 2% | 203 | 205 | 206 | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | Paddy Dennehy | 1.96% | 199 | 203 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Marie O'Sullivan | 1.7% | 172 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 20,320 Valid: 10,140 (49.9%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 1,449 Turnout: 10,223 (50.3%) |
Cork South-West
Cork South-West - 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Fianna Fáil | John Dennehy TD* | 20.1% | 1,662 | | | | | | | |
| Labour | Toddy O'Sullivan TD* | 12.4% | 1,029 | 1,075 | 1,102 | 1,232 | 1,248 | 1,386 | | |
| Fine Gael | P.J. Hourican | 11.2% | 925 | 936 | 938 | 946 | 978 | 1,036 | 1,080 | 1,520 |
| Progressive Democrats | Brian Bermingham* | 10.4% | 861 | 885 | 887 | 908 | 948 | 985 | 1,111 | 1,269 |
| Independent | Patrick Murray* | 9.9% | 817 | 830 | 860 | 934 | 957 | 992 | 1,221 | 1,328 |
| Fine Gael | Kenneth White | 8% | 658 | 662 | 665 | 672 | 685 | 765 | 824 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Jerry Long | 7.9% | 652 | 703 | 719 | 732 | 981 | 1,001 | 1,044 | 1,067 |
| Green | Jillian Delaney | 5.8% | 478 | 488 | 522 | 581 | 602 | 624 | | |
| Fine Gael | Dan Morrissey | 4.6% | 384 | 406 | 413 | 432 | 435 | | | |
| Workers' Party | Gerry McCarthy | 4% | 328 | 333 | 367 | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Sean Hennigan | 3.7% | 306 | 397 | 406 | 408 | | | | |
| Sinn Féin | James McBarron | 2% | 171 | 177 | | | | | | |
Electorate: 16,790 Valid: 8,271 (49.3%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,371 Turnout: 8,361 (49.8%) |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- http://www.corkcity.ie/
- irishelectionliterature