The 1994 Irish local elections for borough and town councillors and commissioners were held on Thursday, 9 June 1994. The election to the urban district council in Castlebar 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.

Elections to county councils and county borough corporations had been held in 1991. The municipal elections were postponed in 1991 to allow for the enactment of legislation affecting the boundaries of many towns. This occurred under the Local Government Act 1994.; This was therefore the first elections to these authorities since the 1985 local elections. Since that date, the Progressive Democrats had been established in 1985, Democratic Left had been established in 1992, and Sinn Féin had registered in 1986.

The 1994 European Parliament election, Údarás na Gaeltachta election, and Dáil by-elections in Dublin South-Central and Mayo West were held on the same day.

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 Seats % seats 83,580 33.56 273 36.69 48,871 19.62 174 23.39 31,697 12.73 77 10.35 9,865 3.96 24 3.23 8,077 3.24 18 2.42 6,264 2.52 11 1.48 2,807 1.13 6 0.81 531 0.21 1 0.13 456 0.18 1 0.13 17 0.01 0 0 56,885 22.84 159 21.37 Total 249,050 100.00 744 100.00

Details The council column notes the status of the authority: Borough corporation (BC), urban district council (UDC), or town commissioners (TC).

Town Council Seats FF FG Lab SF PD DL Green Other Clonmel BC 12 4 1 1 1 5 Drogheda BC 12 4 2 4 2 Kilkenny BC 12 5 3 2 2 Sligo BC 12 3 3 2 2 2 Wexford BC 12 4 2 3 1 2 Arklow UDC 9 3 1 2 3 Athlone UDC 9 4 2 1 2 Athy UDC 9 3 2 2 2 Ballina UDC 9 3 3 3 Ballinasloe UDC 9 4 4 1 Birr UDC 9 3 3 1 2 Bray UDC 12 5 1 2 4 Buncrana UDC 9 2 2 1 4 Bundoran UDC 9 3 1 5 Carlow UDC 9 4 2 2 1 Carrickmacross UDC 9 4 2 3 Carrick-on-Suir UDC 9 3 2 1 1 1 1 Cashel UDC 9 4 2 1 1 1 Castlebar UDC 9 3 3 1 2 Castleblayney UDC 9 4 2 1 2 Cavan UDC 9 5 3 1 Clonakilty UDC 9 4 1 1 1 2 Clones UDC 9 3 2 3 1 Cobh UDC 9 2 2 1 1 3 Dundalk UDC 12 4 4 1 1 2 Dungarvan UDC 9 2 1 3 1 2 Ennis UDC 9 4 2 1 2 Enniscorthy UDC 9 3 3 3 Fermoy UDC 9 4 2 1 1 1 Kells UDC 9 3 3 1 2 Killarney UDC 9 4 1 1 3 Kilrush UDC 9 3 2 1 3 Kinsale UDC 9 4 2 1 2 Letterkenny UDC 9 4 1 1 3 Listowel UDC 9 3 4 1 1 Longford UDC 9 4 3 2 Macroom UDC 9 4 3 1 1 Mallow UDC 9 3 2 1 2 1 Midleton UDC 9 3 2 1 3 Monaghan UDC 9 2 2 3 2 Naas UDC 9 3 1 1 1 3 Navan UDC 9 3 2 1 1 1 1 Nenagh UDC 9 4 1 2 2 New Ross UDC 9 3 1 2 1 2 Skibbereen UDC 9 2 2 1 4 Templemore UDC 9 2 4 3 Thurles UDC 9 3 4 1 1 Tipperary UDC 9 4 1 2 2 Tralee UDC 12 3 2 3 1 1 2 Trim UDC 9 4 1 2 2 Tullamore UDC 9 3 2 3 1 Westport UDC 9 4 4 1 Wicklow UDC 9 2 1 3 3 Youghal UDC 9 2 1 1 1 4 Ardee TC 9 3 1 1 2 2 Balbriggan TC 9 1 1 3 1 3 Ballybay TC 9 4 2 1 2 Ballyshannon TC 9 3 4 2 Bandon TC 9 5 3 1 Bantry TC 9 3 3 3 Belturbet TC 9 4 3 2 Boyle TC 9 4 3 2 Cootehill TC 9 5 4 Edenderry TC 9 4 1 1 3 Gorey TC 9 3 4 1 1 Granard TC 9 3 1 5 Greystones TC 9 2 2 1 4 Kilkee TC 9 5 3 1 Leixlip TC 9 3 1 1 1 2 1 Lismore TC 9 2 4 1 2 Loughrea TC 9 4 2 1 2 Mountmellick TC 9 6 3 Muine Bheag TC 9 5 2 2 Mullingar TC 9 3 4 1 1 Newbridge TC 9 4 2 1 2 Passage West TC 9 2 3 1 1 2 Portlaoise TC 9 6 2 1 Shannon TC 9 2 2 1 1 3 Tramore TC 9 3 2 1 3 Tuam TC 9 2 1 1 2 3 Notes

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