1991 Irish local elections

The 1991 Irish local elections were held in all administrative counties and county boroughs on Thursday, 27 June 1991.

1991 Irish local elections

27 June 1991

First party Second party Third party   Leader Charles Haughey John Bruton Dick Spring Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Leader since 7 December 1979 21 November 1990 1 November 1982 Seats won 358 272 92 Seat change 83 5 32 Popular vote 531,659 372,633 149,571 Percentage 37.8% 26.5% 10.6% Swing 7.7% 3.3% 2.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   PD Green Leader Desmond O'Malley Tomás Mac Giolla N/A Party Progressive Democrats Workers' Party Green Leader since 21 December 1985 14 October 1962 Last election N/A N/A N/A Seats won 37 24 13 Seat change 37 4 13 Popular vote 70,926 50,996 32,951 Percentage 5.0% 3.6% 2.3% Swing 5.0% 0.4% 1.8%   Seventh party Eighth party   IFF Leader Gerry Adams Neil Blaney Party Sinn Féin Independent Fianna Fáil Leader since 13 November 1983 1972 Last election N/A Seats won 9 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 29,903 12,162 Percentage 2.1% 0.9% Swing 1.0% 0.1%

Ireland was divided into local government areas of administrative counties and county boroughs. There was a second tier of boroughs, urban districts and towns with boards of commissioners. The elections were postponed from June 1990.[1] This allowed the Local Government Act 1991 to be passed beforehand. Elections in non-county boroughs and towns were postponed until 1994.[2]

They were the first local elections contested by the Progressive Democrats, which had been founded in December 1985, and the first since Sinn Féin registered as a political party in December 1986.