# 1991 Meath County Council election

An election to Meath County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 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 | 12 | -5 | 17,408 | 44.81 | |
| | Fine Gael | 9 | +2 | 10,290 | 26.49 | |
| | Labour | 4 | +1 | 4,587 | 11.81 | |
| | Workers' Party | 1 | +1 | 1,080 | 2.78 | |
| | Independent | 3 | +1 | 3,101 | 7.98 | |
| Totals | Totals | 29 | - | 38,850 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Dunshaughlin

Dunshaughlin - 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 | Mary Wallace TD* | 19.4% | 1,469 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Brian Fitzgerald* | 15.8% | 1,196 | 1,214 | 1,262 | 1,326 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mary Sylver* | 13.1% | 994 | 1,009 | 1,014 | 1,030 | 1,039 | 1,157 | 1,198 | 1,230 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conor Tormey | 11.7% | 885 | 949 | 953 | 969 | 971 | 994 | 1,109 | 1,192 |
| | Fine Gael | John Fanning | 11.3% | 855 | 862 | 876 | 882 | 883 | 984 | 1,151 | 1,184 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tadhg Delaney* | 8.1% | 613 | 662 | 665 | 679 | 683 | 719 | 733 | 1,053 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Donal Clynch | 6.1% | 461 | 496 | 497 | 516 | 521 | 548 | 559 | |
| | Workers' Party | John King | 5.5% | 417 | 419 | 430 | 452 | 459 | 496 | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Joe Fernandez | 5.0% | 376 | 384 | 387 | 404 | 406 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas McDonnell | 2.9% | 219 | 223 | 224 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Eamon Tuttle | 1.3% | 97 | 100 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,984 Valid: 7,582 (47.43%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,264 Turnout: 7,648 (47.85%) ||||||||||||

### Kells

Kells - 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lynch* | 16.6% | 1,630 | 1,705 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John V. Farrelly TD* | 13.1% | 1,293 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gerry Gibney | 10.0% | 980 | 1,069 | 1,078 | 1,097 | 1,101 | 1,119 | 1,122 | 1,130 | 1,130 | 1,180 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Brady* | 9.5% | 932 | 1,052 | 1,054 | 1,067 | 1,085 | 1,098 | 1,217 | 1,273 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sebastian Rooney* | 7.9% | 780 | 834 | 836 | 846 | 864 | 895 | 990 | 1,127 | 1,149 | 1,285 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Weldon* | 7.3% | 717 | 750 | 755 | 762 | 772 | 789 | 815 | 1,162 | 1,176 | 1,212 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fergus Muldoon* | 7.0% | 693 | 719 | 725 | 732 | 742 | 749 | 766 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Bradley* | 6.8% | 672 | 683 | 709 | 711 | 716 | 787 | 792 | 826 | 829 | 916 |
| | Independent | Jack Fitzsimons | 6.6% | 648 | 664 | 668 | 700 | 731 | 794 | 820 | 879 | 881 | 1,127 |
| | Labour | Tommy Grimes | 6.2% | 608 | 617 | 621 | 653 | 714 | 735 | 798 | 810 | 810 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James O'Rourke | 3.0% | 300 | 324 | 325 | 330 | 360 | 367 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Caroline Mhic Daeid | 2.6% | 254 | 258 | 259 | 262 | 265 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Maguire | 1.9% | 187 | 194 | 195 | 202 | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McCabe | 1.6% | 154 | 159 | 159 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,291 Valid: 9,848 (60.45%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 9,952 (61.09%) ||||||||||||||

### Navan

Navan - 7 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 | Paddy Fitzsimons* | 11.8% | 973 | 976 | 1,035 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patsy O'Neill* | 8.9% | 731 | 738 | 740 | 741 | 753 | 769 | 778 | 881 | 933 | 933 | 981 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Mangan* | 8.4% | 689 | 692 | 713 | 715 | 730 | 743 | 816 | 832 | 889 | 891 | 897 |
| | Workers' Party | Christy Gorman | 8.1% | 663 | 685 | 694 | 709 | 735 | 852 | 887 | 917 | 969 | 969 | 970 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Patrick Andrews | 7.3% | 599 | 606 | 614 | 619 | 654 | 671 | 696 | 752 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Noel Foley | 7.1% | 584 | 587 | 596 | 600 | 619 | 632 | 658 | 945 | 1,117 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Owen Heaney* | 6.8% | 563 | 563 | 588 | 589 | 596 | 611 | 780 | 804 | 892 | 895 | 903 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim D'Arcy* | 6.8% | 561 | 566 | 566 | 571 | 579 | 601 | 610 | | | | |
| | Independent | Patricia Hegarty | 6.8% | 556 | 572 | 576 | 796 | 825 | 866 | 904 | 934 | 1,024 | 1,025 | 1,033 |
| | Labour | Brendan Clusker* | 6.5% | 533 | 566 | 586 | 597 | 721 | 766 | 831 | 869 | 989 | 989 | 1,006 |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe Reilly | 5.3% | 435 | 440 | 443 | 449 | 459 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Carberry | 5.2% | 424 | 426 | 478 | 484 | 494 | 510 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anthony McDonnell | 3.3% | 275 | 279 | 285 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Sean O'Brien | 3.0% | 245 | 305 | 307 | 310 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael McGoona | 2.7% | 220 | 222 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jim O'Brien | 2.1% | 176 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,840 Valid: 8,227 (46.12%) Spoilt: 146 Quota: 1,029 Turnout: 8,288 (46.46%) |||||||||||||||

### Slane

Slane - 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 |
| | Independent | Gerald Marry* | 20.5% | 1,412 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Kelly* | 12.6% | 865 | 887 | 891 | 1,004 | 1,203 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Hugh Gough | 10.4% | 718 | 752 | 919 | 926 | 999 | 1,008 | 1,099 | 1,127 |
| | Fine Gael | Shaun Lynch | 10.0% | 691 | 735 | 746 | 767 | 786 | 797 | 1,248 | |
| | Labour | Jimmy Cudden* | 9.6% | 659 | 719 | 730 | 921 | 946 | 960 | 1,014 | 1,071 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Meade | 9.5% | 651 | 665 | 751 | 760 | 767 | 769 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sean Murray | 8.7% | 596 | 638 | 681 | 686 | 931 | 951 | 977 | 993 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Traynor* | 8.0% | 551 | 576 | 595 | 627 | | | | |
| | Labour | Ken Lougheed | 5.6% | 382 | 397 | 402 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Halpin | 5.1% | 353 | 362 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,953 Valid: 6,878 (49.29%) Spoilt: 77 Quota: 1,147 Turnout: 6,955 (49.85%) ||||||||||||

### Trim

Trim - 5 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 | Noel Dempsey TD* | 33.5% | 2,113 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Hilliard TD* | 20.2% | 1,277 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Willie Carey* | 13.6% | 858 | 913 | 930 | 933 | 935 | 977 | 1,037 | 1,066 | |
| | Fine Gael | Bernard Eivers | 8.8% | 555 | 636 | 658 | 661 | 668 | 712 | 719 | 729 | 791 |
| | Labour | Patrick Lowe | 6.5% | 409 | 491 | 514 | 521 | 539 | 607 | 631 | 640 | 891 |
| | Labour | Larry Murray | 4.5% | 282 | 371 | 384 | 388 | 400 | 442 | 457 | 467 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gabriel Cribbin* | 4.4% | 278 | 768 | 855 | 860 | 873 | 904 | 1,118 | | |
| | Green | Patrick Cummins | 3.9% | 246 | 288 | 298 | 302 | 332 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sylvester Murphy | 2.7% | 173 | 360 | 403 | 406 | 413 | 433 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Lydia Comiskey | 1.6% | 101 | 123 | 129 | 130 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Gormley | 0.4% | 23 | 35 | 38 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,858 Valid: 6,315 (49.11%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,053 Turnout: 6,390 (49.7%) ||||||||||||