1991 Clare County Council election

An election to Clare County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

1991 Clare County Council election
27 June 1991
All 32 seats to Clare County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party
Seats won 17 8 1
Seat change - - -1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Progressive Democrats Independent
Seats won 1 5
Seat change +1 -
Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 17 - 21,062 48.54%
Fine Gael 8 - 9,370 21.59%
Labour Party 1 -1 3,171 7.31%
Progressive Democrats 1 +1 2,627 6.05%
Independent 5 - 6,701 15.44%
Totals 32 - 43,393 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Ennis
Ennis - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
Independent Tommy Brennan* 22.3% 1,212                
Fianna Fáil Raymond Greene 17.3% 942 966 990 1,039 1,120        
Fianna Fáil Peter Considine 12.9% 702 722 735 749 870 932 1,026 1,056 1,266
Progressive Democrats Frankie Neylon 11% 599 619 633 653 688 738 940 942  
Labour Party Michael Corley 10.5% 569 585 599 630 648 694      
Fine Gael Anna Mulqueen 8.2% 445 461 477 491 499 735 969 970 1,288
Fine Gael Michael Howard* 7.2% 391 405 418 436 446        
Fianna Fáil Josie Nevin 4.8% 263 270 274 287          
Sinn Féin Tony McCarthy 3.5% 190 196 207            
Independent Frank Kenny 2.2% 118 120              
Electorate: 10,739   Valid: 5,431 (50.57%)   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 1,087   Turnout: 5,470 (50.94%)

    Ennistymon
    Ennistymon - 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3
    Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen* 21.1% 1,355    
    Fine Gael Frank Henchy* 9.43 1,258    
    Labour Party Martin Lafferty* 17.7% 1,142    
    Fianna Fáil Enda Mulkere* 17.5% 1,128    
    Fianna Fáil Jimmy Nagle* 15.3% 985 1,221  
    Progressive Democrats Noel Moran 4.8% 307 332 361
    Fine Gael Paddy O'Connor 4% 260 281 437
    Electorate: 9,891   Valid: 6,435 (65.06%)   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,073   Turnout: 6,478 (65.49%)

      Killaloe
      Killaloe - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
      Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley* 13.9% 1,377 1,429              
      Progressive Democrats Mary Mannion 11% 1,094 1,112 1,186 1,225 1,226 1,255 1,666    
      Fianna Fáil Michael Begley 10.8% 1,071 1,112 1,269 1,286 1,290 1,370 1,477    
      Fine Gael Patrick Bugler* 10.3% 1,019 1,036 1,055 1,257 1,258 1,387 1,431    
      Fine Gael Tony McMahon* 10.1% 999 1,010 1,085 1,176 1,176 1,189 1,270 1,399 1,419
      Fianna Fáil Joe Gorman* 10.1% 998 1,007 1,007 1,101 1,101 1,194 1,218 1,250 1,260
      Labour Party Brendan Hayes 7.3 723 762 802 821 823 831      
      Fianna Fáil Pat Hayes 6.6% 657 677 728 776 779        
      Fianna Fáil Michael Torpey 6.2% 617 625 656 785 786 1,116 1,158 1,180 1,195
      Fine Gael Eugene Conlon 5.7% 566 571 578            
      Fianna Fáil Eugene Givinan 5.3% 524 542              
      Sinn Féin Tony Foley 2.7% 272                
      Electorate: 13,913   Valid: 9,917 (71.28%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 1,417   Turnout: 9,986 (71.77%)

        Kilrush
        Kilrush - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
        Fianna Fáil P.J. Kelly* 13.5% 1,080 1,080 1,117 1,135 1,161        
        Fine Gael Jackie Keane* 13.4% 1,072 1,073 1,189            
        Fianna Fáil Tom Prendeville 12.3% 987 992 995 1,047 1,298        
        Fianna Fáil Bill Chambers* 12% 963 964 978 1,041 1,122 1,151      
        Fianna Fáil Patrick Keane 11.5% 924 927 939 976 1,024 1,035 1,048 1,052 1,061
        Fianna Fáil Seán Keating* 10.9% 877 877 886 923 972 993 1,019 1,044 1,049
        Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-QuinnTD* 10.5% 845 848 898 974 1,144 1,234      
        Independent William O'Looney* 7.5% 603 612 617 691          
        Independent Mossie Horgan 4.7% 380 391 398            
        Fine Gael Tom O'Brien 3.2% 257 257              
        Independent John O'Shea 0.4% 35                
        Electorate: 11,610   Valid: 8,023 (69.10%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,147   Turnout: 8,089 (69.67%)

          Miltown-Malbay
          Miltown-Malbay - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          Independent Christy Curtin* 19.7% 1,416            
          Fianna Fáil Michael Hillery* 15.8% 1,132          
          Independent P.J. Burke* 15.1% 1,085            
          Fianna Fáil James Breen* 14.9% 1,072            
          Fine Gael Donal CareyTD* 11.8% 848 936 947 960 971 1,102  
          Fianna Fáil Flan Garvey* 8.2% 592 719 785 807 828 861 959
          Fianna Fáil Bernard Hanrahan 7.6% 549 580 595 601 611 652 674
          Labour Party Peadar McNamara 3.6% 256 299 302 310 313    
          Fine Gael Dick Pilkington 3.2% 229 330 341 351 352 376  
          Electorate: 10,040   Valid: 7,179 (71.5%)   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 7,221 (71.92%)

            Shannon
            Shannon - 5 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
            Independent Patricia McCarthy* 15% 963 985 1,020 1,073              
            Fianna Fáil Pat McMahon* 14.7% 941 947 948 949 982 1,029 1,040 1,222      
            Fine Gael Sonny Scanlon* 10.6% 678 680 709 715 764 771 980 1,109      
            Independent Brigid Makowski 8.5% 545 608 621 632 638 688 699 726 734 955 1,004
            Fianna Fáil Pat O'Loughlin 8.4% 540 542 543 546 600 634 652 691 733 769  
            Fianna Fáil Seán Hillery* 7.7% 496 502 507 524 531 625 672 748 788 924 1,329
            Labour Party Tom O'Shaughnessy 7.5% 481 497 511 528 544 584 612 669 686    
            Progressive Democrats Tom Casey 7.1% 453 457 465 534 557 572 600        
            Fine Gael Mary Cusack 5.2% 336 338 380 380 383 388          
            Fianna Fáil Geraldine Lambert 4.5% 290 297 300 305 310            
            Independent J.J. McCabe 3.2% 204 204 206 208              
            Progressive Democrats Mary McGrath 2.7% 174 177 187                
            Fine Gael Dermot Hammond 2.6% 167 169                  
            Independent Peter Flanagan 2.2% 140                    
            Electorate: 10,717   Valid: 6,408 (59.79%)   Spoilt: 20   Quota: 1,069   Turnout: 6,428 (59.98%)
              Preceded by
              1985 Clare County Council election              		 Clare County Council elections Succeeded by
              1999 Clare County Council election
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