1991 Irish local elections
Nationwide local authority elections
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The 1991 Irish local elections were held in all administrative counties and county boroughs, the top tier of local government areas in Ireland, on Thursday, 27 June 1991.
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27 June 1991
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The elections were postponed from June 1990.[1] This allowed for the enactment of the Local Government Act 1991 prior to the vote. They were the first local elections contested by the Progressive Democrats, which had been founded in December 1985, and the first since Sinn Féin registered as a political party in December 1986.
There was a second tier of boroughs, urban districts and towns with boards of commissioners. Elections in non-county boroughs and towns were postponed until 1994.[2]
Results
Summary
| Party | Seats | ± | 1st Pref. votes | FPv%[3] | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 358 | 83 |
531,659 | 37.8 | 7.6 | |
| Fine Gael | 272 | 15 |
372,633 | 26.5 | 3.3 | |
| Labour | 92 |  32 |
149,571 | 10.6 | 2.7 | |
| Progressive Democrats | 37 | 37 |
70,926 | 5.0 | New | |
| Workers' Party | 24 | 4 |
50,996 | 3.6 | 0.4 | |
| Green | 13 | 13 |
32,951 | 2.3 | 1.8 | |
| Sinn Féin | 9 | 1 |
29,903 | 2.1 | 1.0 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil[a] | 5 | 1 |
12,162 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |
| Republican Sinn Féin[a] | 1 | 1 |
2,517 | 0.2 | New | |
| Donegal Progressive Party | 1 |  |
1,775 | 0.1 | | |
| Independent Socialist | 1 | |
1,456 | 0.1 | | |
| Christian Principles Party | 0 | |
1,351 | 0.1 | New | |
| Independent | 78 | 14 |
150,418 | 10.7 | 2.0 | |
| Total | 883 | – | 1,398,729 | 100.0 | ||
By local authority
Footnotes
- Not a registered party.