Carlow County Council: 1991 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 9 | (-1) | 6767 | 39.4% | (-4.9%) | 18 | (-1) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | 5312 | 30.9% | (+1.3%) | 13 | 4 | |||
| Labour Party |  | 4 | (+1) | 4002 | 23.3% | (+4.6%) | 6 | (+1) | 4 | |
| Progressive Democrats |  | 1 | (+1) | 436 | 2.5% | (+2.5%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) |
| Independent |  | 0 | (-1) | 670 | 3.9% | (-1.4%) | 5 | (+2) | 3 | (+1) |