# 1991 Dublin County Council election in Fingal

An election to the electoral county of Fingal within Dublin County to Dublin County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from six local electoral areas (LEAs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). It was one of three electoral counties within Dublin County at this election, the others being Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin. The term was extended twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.
The electoral county had been established in 1985 as Dublin–Fingal and was renamed Fingal for these local elections.
From 1 January 1994, on the coming into effect of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, County Dublin was disestablished as an administrative county, and in its place the electoral counties became three new counties. The councillors listed below became the councillors for Fingal County Council from that date.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 8 | -5 | 15,264 | 31.7 | |
| | Fine Gael | 6 | -1 | 9,753 | 20.2 | |
| | Labour | 5 | +2 | 8,435 | 17.5 | |
| | Green | 2 | +2 | 4,080 | 8.5 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | 1 | +1 | 3,430 | 7.1 | |
| | Independent | 2 | +1 | 5,012 | 10.4 | |
| Totals | Totals | 24 | 0 | 48,230 | 100.0 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Balbriggan

Balbriggan - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Labour | Ken Farrell* | 17.5% | 1,865 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Trevor Sargent | 13.2% | 1,405 | 1,413 | 1,464 | 1,507 | 1,532 | 1,730 | 1,957 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sean Gilbride* | 10.4% | 1,104 | 1,107 | 1,114 | 1,126 | 1,204 | 1,267 | 1,306 | 1,318 | 1,463 | 1,554 | 1,671 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jim Geraghty* | 8.6% | 916 | 922 | 923 | 925 | 1,017 | 1,072 | 1,100 | 1,103 | 1,190 | 1,222 | 1,260 |
| | Fine Gael | Cathal Boland* | 8.2% | 871 | 878 | 882 | 1,015 | 1,037 | 1,137 | 1,168 | 1,191 | 1,266 | 1,457 | 1,679 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jack Larkin* | 6.7% | 711 | 712 | 727 | 744 | 789 | 796 | 862 | 880 | 1,167 | 1,309 | 1,489 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Maxwell | 6.2% | 665 | 666 | 668 | 674 | 731 | 732 | 747 | 752 | | | |
| | Labour | Joe Davis | 5.7% | 608 | 653 | 695 | 722 | 738 | 754 | 855 | 897 | 924 | 1,108 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | David Murray | 5.5% | 585 | 587 | 595 | 638 | 648 | 681 | 766 | 830 | 879 | | |
| | Independent | Liam Dineen | 5% | 532 | 535 | 553 | 557 | 563 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gertie Sheilds | 4.7% | 503 | 506 | 534 | 565 | 572 | 634 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Wilbur McKittrick | 3.5% | 374 | 381 | 386 | 387 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patricia Gallen | 2.9% | 313 | 314 | 324 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Anne McCarthy | 1.2% | 123 | 125 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sean Brady | 0.7% | 78 | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,705 Valid: 10,653 (54.1%) Spoilt: 100 Quota: 1,776 Turnout: 10,753 (54.6%) |||||||||||||||

### Castleknock

Castleknock - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Independent | Seán Lyons* | 18.5% | 1,378 | 1,396 | 1,412 | 1,446 | 1,523 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Morrissey | 15.8% | 1,172 | 1,213 | 1,217 | 1,228 | 1,249 | 1,259 | 1,333 | 1,338 | 1,814 | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Sheila Terry | 14.7% | 1,093 | 1,099 | 1,106 | 1,121 | 1,172 | 1,214 | 1,401 | 1,417 | 1,683 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned Ryan* | 10.9% | 807 | 812 | 815 | 818 | 823 | 942 | 978 | 981 | 1,049 | 1,124 | 1,181 |
| | Fine Gael | Eithne Loftus | 10.5% | 780 | 825 | 829 | 833 | 853 | 878 | 950 | 958 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Boland* | 10.1% | 752 | 753 | 761 | 768 | 770 | 954 | 989 | 993 | 1,037 | 1,112 | 1,164 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Miley Caldwell | 5.9% | 439 | 442 | 446 | 450 | 455 | | | | | | |
| | Green | Paul Gogarty | 5.3% | 391 | 391 | 394 | 448 | 549 | 576 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Patricia Condron | 2.6% | 196 | 197 | 213 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Joanna Tuffy | 2.2% | 167 | 169 | 239 | 316 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Willie Byrne | 1.8% | 136 | 137 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Malone | 1.7% | 123 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,777 Valid: 7,434 (47.1%) Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,487 Turnout: 7,463 (47.3%) |||||||||||||||

### Howth

Howth - 4 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Joe Cosgrave* | 17.7% | 1,342 | 1,401 | 1,457 | 1,502 | 1,545 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Joan Maher* | 15% | 1,141 | 1,155 | 1,204 | 1,255 | 1,300 | 1,301 | 1,541 | | |
| | Green | David Healy | 10.4% | 789 | 797 | 869 | 914 | 938 | 943 | 1,155 | 1,275 | 1,454 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liam Creaven* | 9.3% | 704 | 822 | 841 | 877 | 1,053 | 1,060 | 1,166 | 1,784 | |
| | Workers' Party | Niall Behan | 9.2% | 695 | 711 | 908 | 923 | 953 | 955 | 1,091 | 1,131 | 1,190 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dympna Clune | 7.2% | 550 | 589 | 597 | 625 | 893 | 901 | 964 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Beary | 6.8% | 519 | 569 | 611 | 617 | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Noel Peers | 6.7% | 511 | 540 | 570 | 864 | 885 | 888 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael Kenny | 6.6% | 500 | 503 | 522 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Frank Barry | 6.5% | 497 | 502 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eugene Rudden | 4.5% | 345 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,807 Valid: 7,593 (45.2%) Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,519 Turnout: 7,649 (45.5%) |||||||||||||

### Malahide

Malahide - 4 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 | G.V. Wright* | 23.1% | 1,929 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Bernie Malone* | 14.4% | 1,198 | 1,217 | 1,268 | 1,298 | 1,363 | 1,475 | 1,527 | 1,702 |
| | Fine Gael | Nora Owen* | 13.8% | 1,148 | 1,185 | 1,225 | 1,243 | 1,279 | 1,469 | 1,533 | 1,830 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Kennedy | 11.1% | 923 | 986 | 1,005 | 1,049 | 1,094 | 1,106 | 1,525 | 1,723 |
| | Green | Alan Nagle | 9.7% | 813 | 827 | 856 | 915 | 957 | 1,047 | 1,082 | 1,222 |
| | Fine Gael | Terri Jones | 8% | 670 | 672 | 705 | 732 | 826 | 848 | 870 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Dunne* | 5.7% | 472 | 581 | 603 | 622 | 629 | 650 | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Bill O'Brien | 4.7% | 394 | 401 | 405 | 415 | 493 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Mary Webberley | 4.2% | 347 | 350 | 353 | 374 | | | | |
| | Independent | Angela Keaveney | 2.9% | 241 | 244 | 252 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Hancox | 2.5% | 211 | 213 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,431 Valid: 8,346 (50.8%) Spoilt: 37 Quota: 1,670 Turnout: 8,385 (51%) ||||||||||||

### Mulhuddart

Mulhuddart - 3 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 |
| | Independent | Joe Higgins | 19.6% | 1,281 | 1,294 | 1,316 | 1,347 | 1,464 | 1,581 | 1,652 | |
| | Fine Gael | Marian Sheehan* | 29.2% | 906 | 920 | 933 | 1,020 | 1,025 | 1,151 | 1,200 | 1,289 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Marian McGennis* | 13.8% | 903 | 955 | 969 | 1,031 | 1,054 | 1,099 | 1,536 | 1,642 |
| | Labour | Joan Burton | 12.9% | 844 | 856 | 887 | 916 | 934 | 1,018 | 1,074 | 1,499 |
| | Workers' Party | Ollie Lunney | 10.3% | 672 | 682 | 706 | 718 | 771 | 837 | 868 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jim Fahey* | 9.5% | 620 | 651 | 662 | 670 | 685 | 730 | | |
| | Independent | Tom Reynolds | 6.9% | 450 | 459 | 491 | 507 | 527 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jim Heffernan | 4% | 264 | 267 | 275 | 282 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Fleming | 3.9% | 254 | 255 | 268 | | | | | |
| | Green | Anthony McGuinness | 2.6% | 168 | 177 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | P.J. Leahy | 1.9% | 123 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank Clarke | 0.54% | 35 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,768 Valid: 6,520 (47.4%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 1,631 Turnout: 6,592 (47.9%) ||||||||||||

### Swords

Swords - 4 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 |
| | Labour | Seán Ryan* | 34.7% | 2,667 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Cyril Gallagher* | 11.3% | 872 | 963 | 998 | 1,003 | 1,046 | 1,496 | 1,562 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Margaret O'Connor | 10.5% | 809 | 846 | 854 | 917 | 963 | 1,177 | 1,285 | 1,299 | 1,316 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Larry Mulvihil | 9.5% | 727 | 821 | 840 | 857 | 887 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Anne Devitt* | 9% | 689 | 783 | 875 | 893 | 988 | 1,065 | 1,268 | 1,316 | 1,324 |
| | Green | Tommy Nolan | 6.7% | 514 | 608 | 640 | 718 | 893 | 937 | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Kelleher* | 5.9% | 453 | 1,006 | 1,034 | 1,154 | 1,251 | 1,287 | 1,599 | | |
| | Independent | Elaine Hobson | 5.3% | 406 | 466 | 507 | 562 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tim O'Brien | 4% | 306 | 366 | 380 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom McCormack | 1.7% | 133 | 162 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Crosbie | 1.4% | 108 | 126 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,053 Valid: 7,684 (45%) Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,537 Turnout: 7,738 (45.4%) |||||||||||||