# 1991 Waterford County Council election

An election to Waterford County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from four 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 | 10 | -1 | 10,163 | 43.29 | |
| | Fine Gael | 9 | -1 | 7,587 | 32.32 | |
| | Labour | 3 | +1 | 3,291 | 14.02 | |
| | Workers' Party | 1 | +1 | 636 | 2.71 | |
| Totals | Totals | 23 | 0 | 23,475 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Dungarvan

Dungarvan - 7 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 |
| | Labour | Billy Kyne* | 14.7% | 1,009 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Kenneally* | 14.1% | 969 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Garry O'Halloran* | 10% | 686 | 690 | 709 | 709 | 718 | 724 | 783 | 858 | | | | |
| | Labour | Lar Hart | 7.2% | 491 | 543 | 544 | 544 | 560 | 583 | 594 | 610 | 631 | 642 | 716 | 724 |
| | Workers' Party | Tony Wright | 7% | 482 | 505 | 507 | 510 | 516 | 545 | 556 | 567 | 596 | 609 | 695 | 702 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Walsh | 6.8% | 469 | 479 | 482 | 486 | 490 | 516 | 574 | 610 | 643 | 662 | 887 | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael O'Riordan* | 6.5% | 446 | 463 | 464 | 465 | 472 | 492 | 542 | 557 | 592 | 606 | | |
| | Independent | Sean Whelan* | 6.2% | 422 | 427 | 435 | 439 | 450 | 472 | 482 | 512 | 582 | 640 | 690 | 699 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Austin Flynn | 5.6% | 382 | 390 | 399 | 402 | 441 | 454 | 473 | 491 | 611 | 755 | 800 | 805 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paud O'Keeffe | 5.1% | 349 | 351 | 377 | 377 | 402 | 405 | 409 | 440 | 499 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Nuala Ryan | 4.5% | 306 | 315 | 326 | 331 | 374 | 384 | 388 | 406 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | James Coll | 3.8% | 263 | 265 | 270 | 271 | 276 | 287 | 299 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mario Flavin | 3.2% | 221 | 225 | 228 | 229 | 231 | 247 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dan Dineen | 2.6% | 181 | 187 | 188 | 194 | 200 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Willie John Kenneally | 2.2% | 154 | 162 | 184 | 184 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Benny Queally | 0.4% | 30 | 31 | 31 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,669 Valid: 6,860 (64.30%) Spoilt: 40 Quota: 858 Turnout: 6,900 (64.67%) ||||||||||||||||

### Kilmacthomas

Kilmacthomas - 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 | Jackie Fahey TD* | 20.9% | 1,066 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kieran O'Ryan* | 15.8% | 807 | 876 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Oliver Coffey* | 16.46 | 703 | 716 | 716 | 720 | 774 | 801 | 855 | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Coffey* | 12.8% | 654 | 666 | 668 | 707 | 715 | 730 | 762 | 789 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Cunningham* | 11.4% | 583 | 629 | 639 | 658 | 697 | 739 | 976 | |
| | Labour | Victor Bowers | 15.24 | 493 | 502 | 503 | 529 | 546 | 618 | 642 | 661 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kathleen Whelan | 6.2% | 318 | 349 | 360 | 404 | 416 | 462 | | |
| | Labour | Raymond Kelly | 4% | 204 | 212 | 212 | 213 | 217 | | | |
| | Independent | Dan Dineen | 2.7% | 140 | 148 | 148 | 148 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paul Kelly | 2.5% | 125 | 145 | 148 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,239 Valid: 5,092 (61.8%) Spoilt: 61 Quota: 849 Turnout: 5,153 (62.5%) ||||||||||||

### Lismore

Lismore - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ollie Wilkinson* | 31.3% | 1,287 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Willie McDonnell* | 27.1% | 1,116 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Quirke* | 16% | 660 | 842 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Matthew Power | 10.3% | 424 | 497 | 601 | 681 |
| | Fine Gael | Nora Flynn | 10.2% | 421 | 503 | 637 | 716 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Ryan | 5% | 207 | 333 | 387 | |
| Electorate: 6,263 Valid: 4,115 (65.7%) Spoilt: 41 Quota: 824 Turnout: 4,156 (66.4%) ||||||||

### Tramore

Tramore - 7 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 |
| | Labour | Brian O'Shea TD* | 14.77% | 1,094 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Leahy* | 14.75% | 1,093 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Queally* | 11.02% | 816 | 822 | 858 | 872 | 910 | 940 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Carey* | 10.19% | 755 | 764 | 766 | 773 | 780 | 791 | 804 | 806 | 827 | 1,011 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Cowman | 7.56% | 560 | 593 | 615 | 627 | 695 | 748 | 801 | 804 | 995 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Geoff Power* | 7.19% | 533 | 537 | 552 | 557 | 580 | 600 | 614 | 616 | 675 | 821 | 858 | 882 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Senator Martin Cullen | 6.33% | 469 | 488 | 495 | 511 | 520 | 560 | 639 | 642 | 687 | 737 | 746 | 753 |
| | Fine Gael | Noel McDonagh | 6.13% | 454 | 459 | 462 | 470 | 474 | 478 | 492 | 492 | 499 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Con Casey* | 5.7% | 422 | 449 | 452 | 461 | 480 | 496 | 590 | 593 | 660 | 720 | 742 | 795 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Billy Hutchinson | 4.54% | 336 | 350 | 359 | 369 | 397 | 432 | 481 | 481 | | | | |
| | Independent | Maureen O'Carroll | 3.97% | 294 | 315 | 317 | 343 | 360 | 382 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Dunphy* | 2.9% | 215 | 224 | 251 | 257 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Griffin | 2.88% | 213 | 218 | 240 | 270 | 291 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Edward Gahan | 2.08% | 154 | 169 | 187 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,642 Valid: 7,408 (58.6%%) Spoilt: 54 Quota: 927 Turnout: 7,462 (59.03%) ||||||||||||||||