# 1991 Cork County Council election

An election to Cork County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from eight 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% | ±% |
| | Fine Gael | 20 | +1 | 41,742 | 35.4 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | 19 | -5 | 43,211 | 36.7 | |
| | Labour | 4 | +2 | 7,246 | 6.2 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | 1 | +1 | 6,463 | 5.5 | |
| | Workers' Party | 1 | 0 | 5,097 | 4.3 | |
| | Independent | 3 | +1 | 11,205 | 9.5 | |
| Totals | Totals | 48 | 0 | 117,899 | 100.0 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Bandon

Bandon - 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Creed TD* | 17.1% | 3,267 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Callanan* | 14.6% | 2,797 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Donal Moynihan* | 13.2% | 2,519 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Eddie Lucey* | 12.3% | 2,347 | 2,489 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kevin Murphy* | 12% | 2,301 | 2,327 | 2,376 | 2,377 | 2,433 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Metcalfe | 7.1% | 1,366 | 1,730 | 1,735 | 1,739 | 1,748 | 1,778 | 1,842 | 1,917 | 2,088 | 2,438 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jim Long* | 5.2% | 1,004 | 1,061 | 1,150 | 1,228 | 1,231 | 1,261 | 1,286 | 1,301 | 1,401 | 1,587 | 1,588 | 1,607 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Alan Coleman | 4.8% | 916 | 923 | 1,091 | 1,106 | 1,121 | 1,244 | 1,248 | 1,403 | 1,497 | 1,585 | 1,596 | 1,614 |
| | Green | Paula Giles | 3.6% | 695 | 724 | 759 | 763 | 787 | 858 | 864 | 964 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Jerry Kelleher | 3.5% | 672 | 905 | 910 | 932 | 936 | 951 | 965 | 1,123 | 1,294 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | John Kevin Coleman* | 3.2% | 605 | 613 | 648 | 650 | 661 | 712 | 718 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dermot Ryan | 2.4% | 468 | 473 | 481 | 482 | 499 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank Collins | 0.9% | 170 | 175 | 187 | 188 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,218 Valid: 19,127 (63.3%) Spoilt: 172 Quota: 2,391 Turnout: 19,289 (63.8%) ||||||||||||||||

### Cork North

Cork North - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Tomas Ryan* | 16.9% | 1,569 | 1,604 | 1,698 | 1,741 | 2,554 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Fleming* | 13.5% | 1,253 | 1,285 | 1,357 | 1,676 | 1,759 | 1,860 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Annette McNamara | 12.3% | 1,137 | 1,202 | 1,297 | 1,469 | 1,516 | 1,576 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Joyce | 10.5% | 975 | 1,007 | 1,153 | 1,482 | 1,524 | 1,563 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Donal O'Connell* | 10.5% | 968 | 986 | 1,086 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | George Osborne* | 10.3% | 953 | 990 | 1,143 | 1,223 | | |
| | Labour | Sheila O'Sullivan | 9.8% | 912 | 1,155 | 1,378 | 1,454 | 1,591 | 1,856 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael Burns | 9.5% | 884 | 972 | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Patrick Corbett | 3.8% | 353 | | | | | |
| | Green | Thomas Hyland | 2.8% | 257 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,771 Valid: 9,261 (46.8%) Spoilt: 64 Quota: 1,853 Turnout: 9,325 (47.2%) ||||||||||

### Cork South

Cork South - 6 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Senator Batt O'Keeffe* | 22% | 3,081 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Barry Cogan* | 11.5% | 1,614 | 1,906 | 1,918 | 1,935 | 1,965 | 2,001 | 2,400 | | | | |
| | Labour | Paula Desmond* | 8.5% | 1,195 | 1,230 | 1,238 | 1,488 | 1,700 | 1,773 | 1,842 | 1,873 | 1,979 | 2,427 | |
| | Fine Gael | Sylvester Cotter | 6.9% | 968 | 982 | 1,033 | 1,043 | 1,061 | 1,203 | 1,257 | 1,267 | 1,608 | 1,665 | 1,707 |
| | Independent | Kevin Meaney | 6.9% | 966 | 996 | 1,010 | 1,024 | 1,174 | 1,204 | 1,290 | 1,320 | 1,367 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Braham Brennan* | 6.8% | 953 | 967 | 1,019 | 1,027 | 1,055 | 1,100 | 1,161 | 1,177 | 1,423 | 1,639 | 1,718 |
| | Fine Gael | Barry O'Mahony | 5.9% | 827 | 877 | 1,003 | 1,026 | 1,048 | 1,065 | 1,074 | 1,077 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Buwalda-Wagner | 5.6% | 785 | 915 | 920 | 928 | 943 | 967 | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Derry Canty | 5.4% | 757 | 931 | 1,029 | 1,184 | 1,213 | 1,562 | 1,616 | 1,625 | 1,748 | 1,867 | 1,918 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Peter Kelly | 5.2% | 725 | 740 | 749 | 759 | 808 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Connole | 4.7% | 656 | 850 | 854 | 860 | 922 | 981 | 1,158 | 1,378 | 1,426 | 1,513 | 1,538 |
| | Workers' Party | Con O'Mahony | 4.4% | 613 | 633 | 647 | 691 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Tony Lancaster | 3.4% | 475 | 524 | 578 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Liam Ward | 2.9% | 406 | 466 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 33,220 Valid: 14,021 (42.2%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 2,004 Turnout: 14,120 (42.5%) |||||||||||||||

### Kanturk

Kanturk - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Crowley TD* | 16.7% | 2,610 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jack Roche* | 13.2% | 2,067 | 2,071 | 2,096 | 2,162 | 2,307 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Laurence Kelly TD* | 10.8% | 1,689 | 1,693 | 1,729 | 1,762 | 1,811 | 2,417 | |
| | Fine Gael | Billy Biggane | 10.6% | 1,652 | 1,662 | 1,715 | 1,735 | 2,068 | 2,371 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | J.B. Murphy* | 10% | 1,555 | 1,557 | 1,568 | 1,749 | 1,828 | 2,058 | 2,222 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Murphy | 9.5% | 1,480 | 1,480 | 1,543 | 1,673 | 2,153 | 2,198 | 2,212 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mike Donegan* | 8.8% | 1,377 | 1,395 | 1,405 | 1,418 | 1,439 | | |
| | Labour | Bill Cashin | 8.5% | 1,327 | 1,358 | 1,414 | 1,495 | 1,623 | 1,724 | 1,733 |
| | Fine Gael | Charles Barry* | 7.5% | 1,168 | 1,173 | 1,284 | 1,325 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Sean O'Riordan | 3.8% | 593 | 601 | 616 | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Dan Curtin | 0.6% | 89 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,012 Valid: 15,604 (70.9%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 2,230 Turnout: 15,693 (71.3%) |||||||||||

### Mallow

Mallow - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | 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 | 15 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe TD* | 17.5% | 3,419 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford TD* | 14.1% | 2,761 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Joe Sherlock TD* | 13.6% | 2,650 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Carey Joyce* | 8.4% | 1,633 | 2,041 | 2,052 | 2,058 | 2,142 | 2,158 | 2,218 | 2,247 | 2,266 | 2,393 | 2,517 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Conor O'Callaghan | 6.7% | 1,313 | 1,430 | 1,473 | 1,479 | 1,507 | 1,522 | 1,543 | 1,685 | 1,748 | 1,885 | 1,908 | 2,086 | 2,089 | 2,159 | 2,262 |
| | Fine Gael | Aileen Pyne | 6.7% | 1,306 | 1,335 | 1,388 | 1,396 | 1,461 | 1,490 | 1,604 | 1,612 | 1,650 | 1,740 | 1,956 | 2,519 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ted O'Riordan | 4.1% | 806 | 943 | 968 | 989 | 994 | 1,038 | 1,051 | 1,058 | 1,085 | 1,177 | 1,191 | 1,201 | 1,212 | 1,214 | 1,492 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Lane | 4.1% | 794 | 813 | 876 | 878 | 886 | 892 | 912 | 915 | 988 | 1,023 | 1,035 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brendan Kelleher | 4% | 780 | 867 | 877 | 886 | 895 | 906 | 911 | 915 | 1,108 | 1,165 | 1,171 | 1,189 | 1,197 | 1,198 | 1,288 |
| | Independent | Tom Conroy | 3.4% | 667 | 684 | 711 | 741 | 748 | 863 | 919 | 930 | 981 | 1,045 | 1,110 | 1,127 | 1,132 | 1,135 | |
| | Independent | Michael Broderick | 3.4% | 655 | 676 | 710 | 725 | 731 | 752 | 780 | 785 | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Naoise Leamy | 3.1% | 603 | 638 | 653 | 664 | 752 | 772 | 803 | 821 | 886 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tadhg O'Donovan | 2.9% | 557 | 569 | 571 | 601 | 615 | 636 | 687 | 900 | 910 | 928 | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | John Fitzgerald | 2.3% | 453 | 508 | 510 | 535 | 540 | 563 | 590 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Jim Bartley | 2.1% | 410 | 423 | 429 | 435 | 468 | 511 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Tadhg Curtis | 1.9% | 372 | 381 | 404 | 439 | 442 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | John Guinevan | 1.9% | 372 | 378 | 383 | 385 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 31,117 Valid: 19,540 (62.8%) Spoilt: 118 Quota: 2,443 Turnout: 19,658 (63.2%) |||||||||||||||||||

### Midleton

Midleton - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Independent | Paddy Hegarty | 16.4% | 2,552 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Collins* | 13.3% | 2,059 | 2,113 | 2,120 | 2,171 | 2,182 | 2,201 | 2,288 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Maurice Ahern* | 10.5% | 1,639 | 1,660 | 1,665 | 1,692 | 1,697 | 1,701 | 1,734 | 1,754 | 1,765 | 1,817 | 1,865 | 1,922 | 2,267 |
| | Fine Gael | Matt Ahern* | 10% | 1,559 | 1,618 | 1,624 | 1,632 | 1,634 | 1,638 | 1,669 | 1,675 | 1,733 | 1,773 | 1,825 | 2,106 | 2,167 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Hegarty* | 9% | 1,402 | 1,449 | 1,454 | 1,465 | 1,469 | 1,477 | 1,525 | 1,533 | 1,542 | 1,576 | 1,640 | 1,950 | 2,005 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Brosnan* | 7.3% | 1,131 | 1,159 | 1,165 | 1,165 | 1,169 | 1,170 | 1,197 | 1,200 | 1,298 | 1,341 | 1,393 | 1,408 | 1,637 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin Foster* | 6.8% | 1,062 | 1,072 | 1,105 | 1,107 | 1,125 | 1,175 | 1,183 | 1,184 | 1,188 | 1,200 | 1,326 | 1,338 | |
| | Labour | John Mulvihill* | 6.5% | 1,003 | 1,025 | 1,052 | 1,068 | 1,147 | 1,272 | 1,300 | 1,304 | 1,351 | 1,450 | 1,554 | 1,592 | 1,958 |
| | Fine Gael | George Jeffrey | 4.9% | 768 | 797 | 805 | 806 | 810 | 815 | 850 | 855 | 858 | 860 | 915 | | |
| | Independent | William Kidney | 2.8% | 441 | 453 | 473 | 478 | 483 | 508 | 515 | 518 | 541 | | | | |
| | Independent | Bob Bickerdike | 2.4% | 371 | 385 | 387 | 391 | 401 | 434 | 441 | 442 | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael Joy | 2.3% | 362 | 372 | 383 | 391 | 396 | 400 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Sean Bell | 2.3% | 350 | 361 | 370 | 375 | 394 | 411 | 460 | 468 | 560 | 603 | | | |
| | Independent | Maurice Quinlan | 1.9% | 288 | 293 | 314 | 315 | 351 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Leo Owens | 1.3% | 196 | 199 | 202 | 239 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tom Cashman | 1.2% | 186 | 189 | 189 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jack Twomey | 1.1% | 167 | 171 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 28,321 Valid: 15,536 (54.9%) Spoilt: 128 Quota: 2,220 Turnout: 15,664 (55.3%) |||||||||||||||||

### Skibbereen

Skibbereen - 7 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 |
| | Fine Gael | John Cal McCarthy* | 15.3% | 2,346 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Donal O'Rourke* | 11.6% | 1,768 | 1,803 | 1,836 | 1,855 | 1,865 | 2,094 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | D.F. O'Sullivan* | 11% | 1,688 | 1,703 | 1,780 | 1,806 | 1,943 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim O'Sullivan | 9.4% | 1,440 | 1,577 | 1,610 | 1,621 | 1,641 | 1,889 | 1,890 | 1,973 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Calnan* | 9.1% | 1,387 | 1,411 | 1,443 | 1,549 | 1,592 | 1,636 | 1,638 | 1,651 | 1,655 | 1,982 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom O'Neill* | 8% | 1,231 | 1,247 | 1,272 | 1,360 | 1,378 | 1,440 | 1,446 | 1,480 | 1,492 | 1,682 |
| | Fine Gael | Tadhg O'Donovan | 7.7% | 1,179 | 1,227 | 1,240 | 1,260 | 1,379 | 1,485 | 1,496 | 1,506 | 1,512 | 1,991 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Collins | 6.9% | 1,058 | 1,123 | 1,131 | 1,250 | 1,268 | 1,308 | 1,308 | 1,312 | 1,313 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Ray O'Neill | 5.9% | 901 | 952 | 977 | 1,013 | 1,067 | | | | | |
| | Green | Mary O'Donnell | 5.4% | 828 | 845 | 917 | 959 | 1,119 | 1,302 | 1,311 | 1,344 | 1,358 | 1,424 |
| | Independent | John Collins | 3.6% | 544 | 549 | 618 | 636 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Donal Lehane | 3.2% | 497 | 508 | 522 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Donnchadh O Sé | 1.9% | 294 | 301 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus de Burca | 0.9% | 144 | 145 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,677 Valid: 15,305 (67.5%) Spoilt: 120 Quota: 1,914 Turnout: 15,425 (68%) ||||||||||||||

### Schull

Schull - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | P.J. Sheehan TD* | 19.4% | 1,840 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Senator Denis O'Donovan* | 19.2% | 1,827 | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Pat Murphy* | 14.3% | 1,360 | 1,452 | 1,502 | 1,637 | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Harrington* | 13.2% | 1,256 | 1,298 | 1,305 | 1,369 | 1,842 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Vivian O'Callaghan* | 10.8% | 1,022 | 1,036 | 1,131 | 1,245 | 1,518 |
| | Fine Gael | John P. O'Shea | 9% | 853 | 935 | 965 | 1,151 | 1,177 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Harrington | 8.5% | 812 | 817 | 851 | 890 | |
| | Labour | Matt Kingston | 6% | 575 | 589 | 609 | | |
| Electorate: 13,584 Valid: 9,505 (70%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,591 Turnout: 9,591 (70.6%) |||||||||