# 1991 Clare County Council election

An election to Clare County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 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 | 17 | 0 | 21,062 | 48.54 | |
| | Fine Gael | 8 | 0 | 9,370 | 21.59 | |
| | Labour | 1 | -1 | 3,171 | 7.31 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | 1 | +1 | 2,627 | 6.05 | |
| | Independent | 5 | 0 | 6,701 | 15.44 | |
| Totals | Totals | 32 | 0 | 43,393 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Ennis

Ennis - 7 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 | Tommy Brennan* | 22.3% | 1,212 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Raymond Greene | 17.3% | 942 | 966 | 990 | 1,039 | 1,120 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Considine | 12.9% | 702 | 722 | 735 | 749 | 870 | 932 | 1,026 | 1,056 | 1,266 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Frankie Neylon | 11.0% | 599 | 619 | 633 | 653 | 688 | 738 | 940 | 942 | |
| | Labour | Michael Corley | 10.5% | 569 | 585 | 599 | 630 | 648 | 694 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Anna Mulqueen | 8.2% | 445 | 461 | 477 | 491 | 499 | 735 | 969 | 970 | 1,288 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Howard* | 7.2% | 391 | 405 | 418 | 436 | 446 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Josie Nevin | 4.8% | 263 | 270 | 274 | 287 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony McCarthy | 3.5% | 190 | 196 | 207 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank Kenny | 2.2% | 118 | 120 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,739 Valid: 5,431 (50.57%) Spoilt: 39 Quota: 1,087 Turnout: 5,470 (50.94%) |||||||||||||

### Ennistymon

Ennistymon - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony Killeen* | 21.1% | 1,355 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Henchy* | 9.43 | 1,258 | | |
| | Labour | Martin Lafferty* | 17.7% | 1,142 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Enda Mulkere* | 17.5% | 1,128 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Nagle* | 15.3% | 985 | 1,221 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Noel Moran | 4.8% | 307 | 332 | 361 |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy O'Connor | 4.0% | 260 | 281 | 437 |
| Electorate: 9,891 Valid: 6,435 (65.06%) Spoilt: 43 Quota: 1,073 Turnout: 6,478 (65.49%) |||||||

### Killaloe

Killaloe - 6 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Wiley* | 13.9% | 1,377 | 1,429 | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Mary Mannion | 11.0% | 1,094 | 1,112 | 1,186 | 1,225 | 1,226 | 1,255 | 1,666 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Begley | 10.8% | 1,071 | 1,112 | 1,269 | 1,286 | 1,290 | 1,370 | 1,477 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Bugler* | 10.3% | 1,019 | 1,036 | 1,055 | 1,257 | 1,258 | 1,387 | 1,431 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tony McMahon* | 10.1% | 999 | 1,010 | 1,085 | 1,176 | 1,176 | 1,189 | 1,270 | 1,399 | 1,419 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Gorman* | 10.1% | 998 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,101 | 1,101 | 1,194 | 1,218 | 1,250 | 1,260 |
| | Labour | Brendan Hayes | 7.3% | 723 | 762 | 802 | 821 | 823 | 831 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Hayes | 6.6% | 657 | 677 | 728 | 776 | 779 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Torpey | 6.2% | 617 | 625 | 656 | 785 | 786 | 1,116 | 1,158 | 1,180 | 1,195 |
| | Fine Gael | Eugene Conlon | 5.7% | 566 | 571 | 578 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eugene Givinan | 5.3% | 524 | 542 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tony Foley | 2.7% | 272 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,913 Valid: 9,917 (71.28%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 1,417 Turnout: 9,986 (71.77%) |||||||||||||

### Kilrush

Kilrush - 6 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | P.J. Kelly* | 13.5% | 1,080 | 1,080 | 1,117 | 1,135 | 1,161 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jackie Keane* | 13.4% | 1,072 | 1,073 | 1,189 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Prendeville | 12.3% | 987 | 992 | 995 | 1,047 | 1,298 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bill Chambers* | 12.0% | 963 | 964 | 978 | 1,041 | 1,122 | 1,151 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Keane | 11.5% | 924 | 927 | 939 | 976 | 1,024 | 1,035 | 1,048 | 1,052 | 1,061 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Keating* | 10.9% | 877 | 877 | 886 | 923 | 972 | 993 | 1,019 | 1,044 | 1,049 |
| | Fine Gael | Madeleine Taylor-Quinn TD* | 10.5% | 845 | 848 | 898 | 974 | 1,144 | 1,234 | | | |
| | Independent | William O'Looney* | 7.5% | 603 | 612 | 617 | 691 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mossie Horgan | 4.7% | 380 | 391 | 398 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom O'Brien | 3.2% | 257 | 257 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John O'Shea | 0.4% | 35 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,610 Valid: 8,023 (69.10%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,147 Turnout: 8,089 (69.67%) |||||||||||||

### Miltown-Malbay

Miltown-Malbay - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Christy Curtin* | 19.7% | 1,416 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Hillery* | 15.8% | 1,132 | | | | | |
| | Independent | P.J. Burke* | 15.1% | 1,085 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Breen* | 14.9% | 1,072 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Donal Carey TD* | 11.8% | 848 | 936 | 947 | 960 | 971 | 1,102 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Flan Garvey* | 8.2% | 592 | 719 | 785 | 807 | 828 | 861 | 959 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bernard Hanrahan | 7.6% | 549 | 580 | 595 | 601 | 611 | 652 | 674 |
| | Labour | Peadar McNamara | 3.6% | 256 | 299 | 302 | 310 | 313 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Dick Pilkington | 3.2% | 229 | 330 | 341 | 351 | 352 | 376 | |
| Electorate: 10,040 Valid: 7,179 (71.5%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 1,026 Turnout: 7,221 (71.92%) |||||||||||

### Shannon

Shannon - 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 |
| | Independent | Patricia McCarthy* | 15.0% | 963 | 985 | 1,020 | 1,073 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat McMahon* | 14.7% | 941 | 947 | 948 | 949 | 982 | 1,029 | 1,040 | 1,222 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sonny Scanlon* | 10.6% | 678 | 680 | 709 | 715 | 764 | 771 | 980 | 1,109 | | | |
| | Independent | Brigid Makowski | 8.5% | 545 | 608 | 621 | 632 | 638 | 688 | 699 | 726 | 734 | 955 | 1,004 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat O'Loughlin | 8.4% | 540 | 542 | 543 | 546 | 600 | 634 | 652 | 691 | 733 | 769 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Hillery* | 7.7% | 496 | 502 | 507 | 524 | 531 | 625 | 672 | 748 | 788 | 924 | 1,329 |
| | Labour | Tom O'Shaughnessy | 7.5% | 481 | 497 | 511 | 528 | 544 | 584 | 612 | 669 | 686 | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Tom Casey | 7.1% | 453 | 457 | 465 | 534 | 557 | 572 | 600 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Cusack | 5.2% | 336 | 338 | 380 | 380 | 383 | 388 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Geraldine Lambert | 4.5% | 290 | 297 | 300 | 305 | 310 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | J.J. McCabe | 3.2% | 204 | 204 | 206 | 208 | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Mary McGrath | 2.7% | 174 | 177 | 187 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Dermot Hammond | 2.6% | 167 | 169 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Flanagan | 2.2% | 140 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,717 Valid: 6,408 (59.79%) Spoilt: 20 Quota: 1,069 Turnout: 6,428 (59.98%) |||||||||||||||