# 1991 Kildare County Council election

An election to Kildare County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 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 | 8 | -2 | 13,485 | 33.43 | |
| | Fine Gael | 7 | 0 | 8,413 | 20.86 | |
| | Labour | 3 | -2 | 7,142 | 17.71 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | 2 | +2 | 2,780 | 6.89 | |
| | Workers' Party | 1 | 0 | 1,556 | 3.86 | |
| | Green | 1 | +1 | 1,492 | 3.70 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 843 | 2.09 | |
| | Independent | 2 | +1 | 4,718 | 11.70 | |
| Totals | Totals | 25 | - | 40,335 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Athy

Athy - 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 |
| | Independent | Joseph Bermingham* | 19.3% | 1,291 | 1,336 | 1,376 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Miley* | 19.3% | 932 | 943 | 1,027 | 1,050 | 1,058 | 1,277 | 1,356 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paddy Wright* | 12.6% | 843 | 879 | 890 | 910 | 916 | 1,007 | 1,168 | 1,176 | 1,313 |
| | Fine Gael | Rainsford Hendy | 10.5% | 705 | 720 | 727 | 852 | 854 | 870 | 922 | 925 | 1,192 |
| | Labour | John Keating | 8.2% | 548 | 575 | 585 | 637 | 639 | 661 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sean Cunnane | 7.8% | 520 | 533 | 556 | 590 | 594 | 679 | 756 | 759 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kane | 7.5% | 503 | 505 | 561 | 641 | 648 | 716 | 771 | 776 | 836 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Taaffe | 7.5% | 502 | 515 | 549 | 563 | 565 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | David Cope | 5.4% | 364 | 377 | 400 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Behan | 4.3% | 288 | 293 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Ronnie Cullen | 2.1% | 141 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Eugene Little | 0.8% | 51 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,209 Valid: 6,688 (54.78%) Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,338 Turnout: 6,761 (55.38%) |||||||||||||

### Celbridge

Celbridge - 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 |
| | Labour | Emmet Stagg TD* | 15.1% | 1,449 | 1,460 | 1,464 | 1,488 | 1,527 | 1,574 | 1,677 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Catherine Murphy | 12.9% | 1,242 | 1,250 | 1,255 | 1,263 | 1,304 | 1,312 | 1,340 | 1,346 | 1,448 | 1,472 | 1,506 | 1,748 |
| | Labour | Colm Purcell* | 10.1% | 965 | 969 | 979 | 986 | 1,010 | 1,012 | 1,031 | 1,051 | 1,101 | 1,131 | 1,146 | 1,393 |
| | Fine Gael | Bernard Durkan TD* | 9.6% | 923 | 928 | 1,024 | 1,058 | 1,074 | 1,258 | 1,331 | 1,352 | 1,429 | 1,499 | 1,587 | 1,745 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerry Brady* | 8.5% | 817 | 824 | 827 | 854 | 861 | 869 | 894 | 899 | 932 | 1,162 | 1,607 | |
| | Labour | John McGinley | 8.3% | 799 | 813 | 814 | 853 | 873 | 875 | 888 | 897 | 931 | 936 | 948 | 981 |
| | Independent | Finbarr Kelly | 6.1% | 588 | 598 | 611 | 624 | 649 | 654 | 680 | 682 | 847 | 861 | 881 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mairead Byrne | 5.1% | 488 | 488 | 489 | 491 | 504 | 522 | 575 | 585 | 592 | 735 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tim Cotter | 5% | 480 | 482 | 488 | 488 | 494 | 516 | 546 | 548 | 573 | | | |
| | Independent | John Colgan | 4.7% | 447 | 450 | 462 | 475 | 505 | 512 | 539 | 541 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Mairín Hyland | 3.9% | 372 | 376 | 383 | 386 | 408 | 443 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Catherine McGarry | 3.3% | 314 | 314 | 343 | 343 | 350 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Catherine Power | 2.6% | 248 | 251 | 254 | 263 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Gallery | 2% | 193 | 194 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Fred Leavy | 1.7% | 163 | 197 | 198 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sean Horan | 1.1% | 107 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,088 Valid: 9,595 (44.92) Spoilt: 47 Quota: 1,600 Turnout: 9,642 (48%) ||||||||||||||||

### Clane

Clane - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Sean Reilly* | 20.8% | 1,376 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Fitzpatrick | 14.1% | 935 | 939 | 973 | 992 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | P.J. Sheridan | 14% | 926 | 935 | 984 | 1,020 | 1,296 | 1,370 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Reilly* | 13.3% | 879 | 907 | 1,014 | 1,073 | 1,194 | 1,198 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liam Doyle* | 11.9% | 788 | 790 | 862 | 1,020 | 1,406 | |
| | Labour | Michael McCormack | 9.8% | 647 | 648 | 715 | 1,034 | 1,130 | 1,135 |
| | Labour | Rose Murphy | 8.8% | 584 | 588 | 673 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Noel Lyons | 4% | 262 | 265 | | | | |
| | Green | Daragh Davernport | 1.7% | 112 | 113 | | | | |
| | Green | Deirdre O'Sullivan | 1.6% | 105 | 106 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,455 Valid: 6,614 (53.1%) Spoilt: 62 Quota: 1,323 Turnout: 6,676 (53.6%) ||||||||||

### Kildare

Kildare - 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 | Seán Ó Fearghail* | 14.2% | 1,012 | 1,021 | 1,034 | 1,050 | 1,122 | 1,149 | 1,211 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | John Dardis | 11.7% | 835 | 873 | 913 | 954 | 999 | 1,037 | 1,071 | 1,137 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy O'Loughlin* | 11% | 786 | 791 | 838 | 889 | 912 | 924 | 938 | 1,176 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael McWey* | 10.5% | 751 | 757 | 771 | 854 | 884 | 1,036 | 1,094 | 1,179 |
| | Labour | Jim Keane | 9.3% | 665 | 689 | 702 | 710 | 777 | 808 | 1,076 | 1,127 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy Aspell* | 9% | 643 | 658 | 681 | 682 | 801 | 809 | 823 | 918 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis Mahon | 7.9% | 566 | 574 | 580 | 581 | 608 | 749 | 757 | |
| | Labour | Mary Kavanagh | 5.8% | 414 | 440 | 453 | 460 | 478 | 503 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Con Carr | 5.7% | 408 | 419 | 420 | 455 | 463 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Angela Doyle | 5.7% | 406 | 427 | 434 | 435 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Joe Murphy | 3.2% | 230 | 235 | 258 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Harry Price | 3.1% | 221 | 232 | | | | | | |
| | Green | Olive Brady | 2.7% | 193 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,895 Valid: 7,130 (47.87%) Spoilt: 61 Quota: 1,189 Turnout: 7,191 (48.28%) ||||||||||||

### Naas

Naas - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | 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 | 13 | 14 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy Power* | 11% | 1,146 | 1,150 | 1,156 | 1,163 | 1,209 | 1,221 | 1,235 | 1,253 | 1,420 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patsy Lawlor* | 11% | 1,145 | 1,150 | 1,164 | 1,171 | 1,217 | 1,229 | 1,265 | 1,292 | 1,360 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John O'Neill* | 9.4% | 977 | 986 | 986 | 1,020 | 1,036 | 1,039 | 1,053 | 1,079 | 1,109 | 1,153 | 1,254 | 1,269 | 1,273 | 1,302 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Timmy Conway* | 9.1% | 947 | 950 | 962 | 965 | 973 | 997 | 1,009 | 1,031 | 1,074 | 1,083 | 1,152 | 1,227 | 1,239 | 1,341 |
| | Fine Gael | Mary French | 7.7% | 800 | 803 | 809 | 811 | 819 | 822 | 833 | 837 | 852 | 853 | 886 | 1,078 | 1,089 | 1,144 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Nolan, Snr* | 6.9% | 717 | 725 | 725 | 750 | 753 | 757 | 780 | 811 | 816 | 816 | 942 | 1,081 | 1,083 | 1,130 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy Behan* | 6.1% | 630 | 631 | 639 | 639 | 684 | 696 | 704 | 710 | 786 | 845 | 862 | 882 | 891 | 935 |
| | Fine Gael | Billy Hillis* | 5.7% | 597 | 599 | 602 | 603 | 605 | 669 | 674 | 683 | 689 | 690 | 703 | | | |
| | Green | Sean English | 4.8% | 504 | 510 | 612 | 626 | 630 | 643 | 685 | 707 | 738 | 741 | 824 | 899 | 904 | 1,103 |
| | Independent | Colm Feeney | 4.6% | 480 | 486 | 496 | 541 | 541 | 542 | 569 | 610 | 612 | 612 | | | | |
| | Labour | Norman Croke | 4.5% | 465 | 468 | 471 | 478 | 485 | 545 | 581 | 760 | 780 | 783 | 828 | 846 | 852 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Robinson | 4.3% | 444 | 444 | 453 | 454 | 475 | 479 | 489 | 497 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Simon Donohoe | 3% | 317 | 324 | 326 | 333 | 333 | 395 | 439 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Geoghegan | 2.8% | 289 | 290 | 294 | 295 | 297 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Mary Larkin | 2.5% | 263 | 272 | 277 | 302 | 304 | 318 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Andy Kelly | 2.1% | 216 | 217 | 217 | 219 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Peter Sweetman | 1.8% | 189 | 193 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dan O'Sullivan | 1.7% | 175 | 196 | 203 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Kennedy | 1% | 101 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,361 Valid: 10,394 (42.67%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 10,477 (43.01%) ||||||||||||||||||