1991 Leitrim County Council election

1991 Leitrim County Council election
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All 22 seats on Leitrim County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 9 9 1
Seat change -1 +1 -1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Independent
Seats won 1 2
Seat change 0 +1
Map showing the area of Leitrim County Council
Council control after election

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An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 22 councillors were elected from four 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.[1][2]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 9 -1 6,735 43.35
Fine Gael 9 +1 5,481 35.28
Sinn Féin 1 -1 1,398 9.0
Independent Fianna Fáil 1 0 402 2.6
Independent 2 +1 1,485 9.6
Totals 22 0 15,535 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinamore

Ballinamore - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Gerry Reynolds TD* 18.3% 766        
Fianna Fáil John Ellis TD* 17.2% 720        
Fianna Fáil J.J. Shortt* 16.3% 680        
Sinn Féin Liam McGirl* 16.0% 667        
Fine Gael Damien Brennan* 13.2% 552 609      
Fine Gael Tommy McCartin* 10.4% 435 535 563 579 619
Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Rourke 8.6% 358 370 465 532 562
Electorate: 5,674   Valid: 4,178 (73.63%)   Spoilt: 24   Quota: 597   Turnout: 4,202 (74.06%)  

Carrick-on-Shannon

Carrick-on-Shannon - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Thomas Mulligan* 13.4% 565 578 605      
Fianna Fáil Michael Guckian* 13.3% 563 596 639      
Fine Gael Thomas Faughnan 11.7% 497 535 564 571 701  
Independent Pascal McKeon* 11.7% 494 512 534 534 547 573
Fianna Fáil Seán McGowan 11.3% 480 512 529 532 536 545
Fianna Fáil Gerry McGee* 9.9% 420 421 431 432 437 450
Fianna Fáil Farrell McElgunn* 9.5% 400 408 483 499 685  
Fine Gael Ann Harman 8.% 339 360 415 420    
Sinn Féin Martin McTiernan 6.7% 285 302        
Independent Des Guckian 4.4% 187          
Electorate: 5,706   Valid: 4,230 (74.13%)   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 605   Turnout: 4,258 (74.62%)  

Dromahaire

Dromahaire - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Jim McPadden* 13.3% 479 501 527 539 638      
Fianna Fáil Mary Bohan* 12.2% 437 478 483 490 510 514 514 663
Fianna Fáil Senator Paschal Mooney 11.7% 422 426 467 483 555 567 569 600
Fine Gael John McTernan 11% 397 406 407 408 444 459 460 624
Fianna Fáil Stasia Carre 10.7% 385 401 402 405 411 411 411  
Independent Gerry Dolan 9.6% 344 372 418 529 604      
Fianna Fáil Francis Gilmartin 8.7% 313 314 333 386 405 412 413 453
Fine Gael Sean Wynne 8.2% 295 302 326 340        
Sinn Féin Francis Guckian 5.4% 193 209 226          
Independent Michael Moran 4.9% 175 182            
Independent John Gallagher 4.3% 154              
Electorate: 4,569   Valid: 3,594 (78.7%)   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 600   Turnout: 3,628 (79.4%)  

Manorhamilton

Manorhamilton - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Tony Ferguson* 21.2% 742            
Fianna Fáil Aodh Flynn* 14.6% 511 542 548 602      
Fine Gael Charles Cullen* 12.7% 444 457 462 501 504 648  
Independent Fianna Fáil Larry McGowan* 11.5% 402 421 451 534 541 673  
Fine Gael Frank Dolan 10.3% 361 366 369 386 388    
Fine Gael Siobhán McGloin 10% 351 381 420 456 458 526 552
Fianna Fáil Patsy Connolly 8.7% 304 349 365 387 391 409 442
Sinn Féin Michael Colreavy 7.2% 253 261 285        
Republican Sinn Féin Declan Curneen 3.7% 131 138          
Electorate: 4,766   Valid: 3,533 (74.13%)   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 584   Turnout: 3,569 (74.88%)  

References

  1. ^ Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. ^ Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.