Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
1991 Leitrim County Council election
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All 22 seats on Leitrim County Council |
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Map showing the area of Leitrim County Council |
| Council control after election TBD | |
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
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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official website[permanent dead link]
- Irishelectionliterature