# 1991 Cork Corporation 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 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.

## Results by party

| 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 | Totals | 31 | 0 | 46,288 | 100.0 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Cork North-Central

Cork North-Central - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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%) ||||||||||||