1991 Cork City Council election

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 electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

1991 Cork City Council election
27 June 1991
All 31 seats to Cork City Council
  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

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 Electoral Area

Cork North-Central
Cork North-Central - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    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
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      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
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        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
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          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
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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            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%)  
              Preceded by
              1985 Cork City Council election              		 Cork City Council elections Succeeded by
              1999 Cork City Council election
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