1994 Irish local elections

The 1994 Irish local elections for borough and town councillors and commissioners were held on Thursday, 9 June 1994.[fn 1] Elections to county and city councils had been held in 1991. The municipal elections were postponed in 1991 to allow passage of the Local Government Act, 1994, under which the boundaries of many towns were altered.[1] The same day saw the 1994 European Parliament election, Údarás na Gaeltachta election, and Dáil by-elections in Dublin South-Central and Mayo West.

Results

The total electorate was 429,431, from which 251,605 votes were cast, giving a turnout of 58.59%. There were 2,555 spoilt votes.

Party First pref.
votes
% FPV Seats % seats
Fianna Fáil 83,58033.5627336.69
Fine Gael 48,87119.6217423.39
Labour 31,69712.737710.35
Sinn Féin 9,8653.96243.23
Progressive Democrats 8,0773.24182.42
Democratic Left 6,2642.52111.48
Green 2,8071.1360.81
South Kerry Independent 5310.2110.13
Workers' Party 4560.1810.13
Natural Law 170.0100
Independent 56,88522.8415921.37
Total 249,050 100.00 744 100.00

Details

Town Council
[fn 2]
Seats
[fn 3]
FF FG Lab SF PD DL Green Other
ClonmelBorough1241115
DroghedaBorough124242
KilkennyBorough[fn 4]125322
SligoBorough1233222
WexfordBorough1242312
ArklowUD93123
AthloneUD94212
AthyUD93222
BallinaUD9333
BallinasloeUD9441
BirrUD93312
BrayUD125124
BuncranaUD92214
BundoranUD9315
CarlowUD94221
CarrickmacrossUD9423[fn 5]
Carrick-on-SuirUD9321111
CashelUD942111
CastlebarUD93312
CastleblayneyUD94212
CavanUD9531
ClonakiltyUD941112
ClonesUD93231
CobhUD922113
DundalkUD1244112
DungarvanUD921312
EnnisUD94212
EnniscorthyUD9333
FermoyUD942111
KellsUD93312
KillarneyUD94113[fn 6]
KilrushUD93213
KinsaleUD94212
LetterkennyUD94113
ListowelUD93411
LongfordUD9432
MacroomUD94311
MallowUD932121
MidletonUD93213
MonaghanUD92232
NaasUD931113
NavanUD9321111
NenaghUD94122
New RossUD931212
SkibbereenUD92214
TemplemoreUD9243
ThurlesUD93411
TipperaryUD94122
TraleeUD123[fn 7]2[fn 7]3112
TrimUD94122
TullamoreUD93231
WestportUD9441
WicklowUD92133
YoughalUD921114
ArdeeComm931122
BalbrigganComm911313
BallybayComm94212
BallyshannonComm9342
BandonComm9531
BantryComm9333
BelturbetComm9432
BoyleComm9432
CootehillComm954
EdenderryComm94113
GoreyComm93411
GranardComm9315
GreystonesComm92214
KilkeeComm9531
LeixlipComm9311121
LismoreComm92412
LoughreaComm94212
MountmellickComm963
Muine BheagComm9522
MullingarComm93411
NewbridgeComm94212
Passage WestComm923112
Port LaoiseComm9621
ShannonComm922113
TramoreComm93213
TuamComm921123

Footnotes

  1. The Castlebar urban district council election was postponed to Saturday, 18 June 1994 due to the death of a candidate. There was no poll for Cootehill, as there were nine candidates for the nine town commissioners.
  2. Borough corporation, urban district (UD) council, or town commissioners (Comm)
  3. Total number of councillors or commissioners
  4. Kilkenny has city status for ceremonial purposes; for administrative purposes it was a borough.
  5. Includes one Workers' Party
  6. Includes one South Kerry Independent Alliance
  7. The Department of the Environment results document erroneously gives (p.115) 4 seats for Fianna Fáil and 3 for Fine Gael. The count summary (p.75) erroneously lists Norma Foley as Fine Gael. The count details (pp.74–75) correctly show Foley as Fianna Fáil, who won 3 seats, and that Fine Gael won 2 seats.

References

Sources

  • Department of the Environment (1995). "Local elections, 1994" (PDF).

Citations

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