# 1991 Galway County Council election

An election to Galway County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five 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 | 14 | -3 | 25,630 | 44.89 | |
| | Fine Gael | 10 | +1 | 15,976 | 27.98 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | 4 | +4 | 6,177 | 10.82 | |
| | Independent | 2 | -1 | 7,630 | 13.36 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 0 | -1 | | | |
| Totals | Totals | 30 | 0 | 57,093 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael P. Kitt TD* | 23.8% | 2,230 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Callanan* | 18.7% | 1,751 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Mullins* | 17.9% | 1,676 | 1,669 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Finnerty | 12% | 1,122 | 926 | 1,184 | 1,200 | 1,597 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Joyce* | 9.7% | 904 | 1,177 | 1,265 | 1,380 | 1,429 | 1,442 |
| | Independent | Joe Brennan* | 9.4% | 883 | 945 | 968 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat O'Sullivan | 8.5% | 799 | 1,070 | 1,132 | 1,393 | 1,458 | 1,480 |
| Electorate: 15,564 Valid: 9,365 (60.17%) Spoilt: 95 Quota: 1,562 Turnout: 9,460 (60.78%) ||||||||||

### Connemara

Connemara - 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Senator Éamon Ó Cuív | 20% | 1,766 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Jnr* | 13.5% | 1,189 | 1,211 | 1,215 | 1,253 | 1,333 | 1,410 | 1,500 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Connie Ní Fhatharta | 10.1% | 890 | 948 | 952 | 955 | 958 | 1,042 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,136 | 1,284 |
| | Independent | Seosamh Ó Cuaig* | 8.8% | 776 | 801 | 804 | 833 | 844 | 852 | 860 | 860 | 982 | |
| | Independent | Peadar Ó Tuathail* | 8% | 708 | 718 | 722 | 752 | 769 | 769 | 782 | 784 | 1,011 | 1,461 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Welby Snr* | 7.8% | 689 | 781 | 783 | 794 | 815 | 961 | 1,040 | 1,043 | 1,070 | 1,117 |
| | Fine Gael | Pól Ó Foighil | 7.8% | 688 | 703 | 708 | 717 | 729 | 737 | 756 | 765 | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael O'Neill | 7.3% | 647 | 656 | 658 | 696 | 765 | 836 | 1,179 | 1,191 | 1,258 | 1,307 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Jimmy Geoghegan | 6.5% | 574 | 585 | 587 | 589 | 597 | 601 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Malachy King | 4.3% | 384 | 417 | 419 | 439 | 469 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Malachy Gorman | 3% | 266 | 270 | 271 | 309 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Erin Gibbons | 2.6% | 228 | 235 | 240 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe Molloy | 0.4% | 35 | 41 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,706 Valid: 8,840 (60.11%) Spoilt: 135 Quota: 1,474 Turnout: 8,975 (61.03%) ||||||||||||||

### Galway

Galway- 6 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 |
| | Fine Gael | Jarlath McDonagh* | 18.2% | 1,971 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seamus Gavin | 13.2% | 1,431 | 1,436 | 1,497 | 1,551 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Ó Neachtain | 11.1% | 1,201 | 1,208 | 1,227 | 1,271 | 1,400 | 1,498 | 1,566 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy McHugh* | 10.1% | 1,095 | 1,124 | 1,144 | 1,146 | 1,162 | 1,216 | 1,219 | 1,554 |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack TD* | 9.5% | 1,027 | 1,215 | 1,242 | 1,342 | 1,392 | 1,444 | 1,492 | 1,546 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Evelyn Varley | 7.9% | 858 | 881 | 912 | 918 | 949 | 973 | 1,342 | 1,440 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Murty McGrath | 7% | 753 | 852 | 862 | 868 | 890 | 1,072 | 1,082 | 1,226 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Hoade | 5.3% | 571 | 584 | 595 | 603 | 627 | 682 | 704 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Molloy* | 4.3% | 466 | 481 | 490 | 494 | 519 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Marie Halliday | 4.2% | 453 | 458 | 488 | 532 | 588 | 601 | | |
| | Republican Sinn Féin | Tomás Ó Curraoin | 3.6% | 390 | 396 | 427 | 477 | | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Cunningham | 2.8% | 300 | 305 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patsy Clancy | 2.8% | 298 | 329 | 349 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,636 Valid: 10,814 (58.03%) Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,545 Turnout: 10,925 (58.62%) ||||||||||||

### Loughrea

Loughrea - 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 | Michael (Stroke) Fahy* | 13.7% | 2,055 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Matt Loughnane* | 9.9% | 1,484 | 1,511 | 1,518 | 1,523 | 1,530 | 1,551 | 1,580 | 1,586 | 1,623 | 1,861 | 2,119 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jimmy McClearn | 9.1% | 1,367 | 1,367 | 1,367 | 1,368 | 1,372 | 1,379 | 1,482 | 1,485 | 1,618 | 1,685 | 1,690 | 1,690 | 1,848 | 1,931 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Regan* | 8.3% | 1,247 | 1,256 | 1,257 | 1,259 | 1,262 | 1,276 | 1,304 | 1,309 | 1,339 | 1,610 | 1,733 | 1,801 | 1,886 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Willie Burke | 7.3% | 1,102 | 1,104 | 1,110 | 1,123 | 1,138 | 1,142 | 1,216 | 1,252 | 1,297 | 1,350 | 1,419 | 1,426 | 1,562 | 1,580 |
| | Independent | Pat Hynes | 7.3% | 1,100 | 1,102 | 1,104 | 1,134 | 1,140 | 1,179 | 1,188 | 1,216 | 1,271 | 1,357 | 1,373 | 1,374 | 1,427 | 1,432 |
| | Fine Gael | Martin Lynch* | 6.8% | 1,018 | 1,021 | 1,027 | 1,031 | 1,042 | 1,056 | 1,069 | 1,080 | 1,210 | 1,221 | 1,298 | 1,314 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bernie O'Connor | 6.6% | 986 | 1,008 | 1,018 | 1,026 | 1,033 | 1,047 | 1,049 | 1,081 | 1,104 | 1,133 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Cunningham | 5.9% | 890 | 938 | 944 | 970 | 976 | 1,025 | 1,028 | 1,055 | 1,127 | 1,194 | 1,472 | 1,546 | 1,705 | 1,709 |
| | Fine Gael | Toddie Byrne | 5.8% | 867 | 883 | 890 | 903 | 916 | 927 | 930 | 1,073 | 1,325 | 1,352 | 1,479 | 1,486 | 1,987 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Flanagan | 5.5% | 828 | 843 | 844 | 845 | 847 | 850 | 900 | 908 | 960 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Justin Flannery | 5.3% | 792 | 807 | 813 | 823 | 832 | 855 | 863 | 889 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Donal O'Meara | 2.3% | 342 | 343 | 344 | 346 | 353 | 354 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Stan McEoin | 2.3% | 338 | 344 | 350 | 360 | 403 | 431 | 433 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Loughrey | 1.5% | 232 | 237 | 238 | 252 | 260 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | P.J. Baldwin | 1% | 146 | 150 | 150 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Samuel | 0.9% | 142 | 143 | 152 | 153 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Margaret Murphy | 0.5% | 72 | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,731 Valid: 15,008 (66.02%) Spoilt: 134 Quota: 1,877 Turnout: 15,142 (66.61%) ||||||||||||||||||

### Tuam

Tuam - 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 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Joe Burke* | 14% | 1,824 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Connaughton TD | 12.6% | 1,650 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Senator Thomas Hussey* | 11% | 1,440 | 1,455 | 1,456 | 1,610 | 1,666 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Finnegan* | 9.8% | 1,274 | 1,310 | 1,311 | 1,342 | 1,413 | 1,462 | 1,474 | 1,609 | 1,805 | |
| | Fine Gael | Tiernan Walsh* | 9.1% | 1,191 | 1,194 | 1,196 | 1,232 | 1,246 | 1,366 | 1,367 | 1,420 | 1,430 | 1,434 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Ryan* | 8.6% | 1,120 | 1,131 | 1,137 | 1,167 | 1,304 | 1,362 | 1,365 | 1,471 | 1,680 | |
| | Republican Sinn Féin | Frank Glynn* | 6.2% | 810 | 829 | 830 | 842 | 873 | 945 | 946 | 1,147 | 1,194 | 1,217 |
| | Progressive Democrats | T.J. Gormley | 5.5% | 719 | 805 | 806 | 810 | 855 | 899 | 900 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Connolly | 5.4% | 703 | 710 | 711 | 789 | 860 | 909 | 919 | 963 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kathleen Quinn | 5.2% | 677 | 679 | 680 | 798 | 820 | 958 | 967 | 1,008 | 1,204 | 1,348 |
| | Independent | Sean Hehir | 4.3% | 565 | 572 | 572 | 575 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Raftery* | 4.2% | 547 | 548 | 549 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Ward | 4.2% | 546 | 549 | 550 | 596 | 654 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,649 Valid: 13,066 (66.50%) Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,634 Turnout: 13,199 (67.17%) ||||||||||||||