Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
1991 Longford County Council election
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All 21 seats on Longford County Council |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Republican Sinn Féin | Seats won | 9 | 8 | 1 | Seat change | - | -1 | +1 | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Party | Independent | Sinn Féin | Seats won | 3 | 0 | Seat change | +1 | -1 | |
Map showing the area of Longford County Council |
| Council control after election TBD | |
An election to Longford County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 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 | - | 5,391 | 37.32 | -8.86 |
| Fine Gael | 8 | -1 | 5,544 | 38.37 | +0.13 |
| Republican Sinn Féin | 1 | +1 | 536 | 3.71 | New |
| Independent | 3 | +1 | 2,158 | 14.94 | +3.21 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | -1 | - | - | -3.86 |
Totals | 21 | - | 14,447 | 100.00 | — |
Results by local electoral area
Ballinalee
Ballinalee - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Coyle* | 30.5% | 719 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Doherty* | 30% | 709 | | |
| Fine Gael | Victor Kiernan | 21.5% | 508 | 567 | 655 |
| Fine Gael | Sean MacEoin | 18% | 424 | 493 | 523 |
Electorate: 3,294 Valid: 2,360 (71.65%) Spoilt: 23 Quota: 591 Turnout: 2,383 (72.34%) |
Ballymahon
Ballymahon - 6 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Fine Gael | James Bannon* | 22.3% | 1,060 | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Barney Steele* | 15.6% | 741 | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Louis Belton TD* | 13.9% | 660 | 840 | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Adrian Farrell* | 12.9% | 612 | 623 | 668 | 669 | 693 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Paddy Farrell* | 7.2% | 340 | 346 | 349 | 365 | 392 | 448 | 650 |
| Independent | John Nolan | 6.8% | 323 | 364 | 383 | 391 | 414 | 514 | 624 |
| Fine Gael | Seán Farrell | 6.4% | 306 | 347 | 391 | 395 | 453 | 509 | 528 |
| Fianna Fáil | Tony Carthy | 6.1% | 290 | 358 | 372 | 393 | 395 | 426 | |
| Independent | Michael Brennan* | 5.1% | 241 | 270 | 297 | 309 | 341 | | |
| Independent | Declan Gilmore | 3.6% | 173 | 178 | 181 | | | | |
Electorate: 6,361 Valid: 4,746 (74.61%) Spoilt: 34 Quota: 679 Turnout: 4,780 (75.15%) |
Drumlish
Drumlish - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 |
| Fine Gael | Gerry Brady* | 29% | 656 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Luie McEntire* | 26% | 588 | |
| Republican Sinn Féin | Seán Lynch* | 23.7% | 536 | 585 |
| Fianna Fáil | Claire Brady-Casey | 21.2% | 480 | 521 |
Electorate: 3,072 Valid: 2,260 (73.57%) Spoilt: 38 Quota: 566 Turnout: 2,298 (74.8%) |
Granard
Granard - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 |
| Fianna Fáil | Fintan Flood* | Unopposed | N/A |
| Fine Gael | Maura Kilbride-Harkin* | Unopposed | N/A |
| Fianna Fáil | Brian Lynch* | Unopposed | N/A |
Electorate: 3,017 Valid: 0 Spoilt: 0 Quota: 0 Turnout: 0 |
Longford
Longford- 6 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Independent | Mae Sexton | 17.4% | 740 | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Peter Kelly* | 16.2% | 690 | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Philo Kelly | 12.5% | 532 | 571 | 580 | 610 | | | |
| Independent | Peter Murphy* | 10% | 426 | 444 | 451 | 463 | 494 | 530 | 567 |
| Fine Gael | Seamus Finnan* | 7.7% | 330 | 337 | 341 | 383 | 398 | 420 | 588 |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Nevin | 7% | 299 | 310 | 326 | 350 | 413 | 538 | 586 |
| Fine Gael | Peter Clarke* | 6.5% | 278 | 290 | 297 | 325 | 354 | 404 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Brendan McDermott | 6.4% | 274 | 295 | 301 | 314 | 369 | 412 | 473 |
| Fianna Fáil | Noel McGeeney* | 6.1% | 261 | 268 | 294 | 303 | 332 | | |
| Independent | Christy Warnock | 6% | 255 | 267 | 270 | 280 | | | |
| Fine Gael | Jimmy Kane | 4.2% | 178 | 181 | 183 | | | | |
Electorate: 6,475 Valid: 4,263 (65.84%) Spoilt: 29 Quota: 610 Turnout: 4,292 (66.29%) |
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