1991 Leitrim County Council election

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1991 Leitrim County Council election
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  1985 27 June 1991 1999  

All 22 seats on Leitrim County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won991
Seat change-1+1-1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Independent
Seats won12
Seat change0+1

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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]

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 9-16,73543.35
Fine Gael 9+15,48135.28
Sinn Féin 1-11,3989.0
Independent Fianna Fáil 104022.6
Independent 2+11,4859.6
Totals22015,535100.00

Results by local electoral area

Ballinamore

Ballinamore - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
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%552609   
Fine Gael Tommy McCartin*10.4%435535 563 579 619
Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Rourke8.6%358370 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
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Fine Gael Thomas Mulligan*13.4%565578 605   
    Fianna Fáil Michael Guckian*13.3%563596 639   
    Fine Gael Thomas Faughnan11.7%497535 564 571 701 
    Independent Pascal McKeon*11.7%494512 534 534 547 573
    Fianna Fáil Seán McGowan11.3%480512 529 532 536 545
    Fianna Fáil Gerry McGee*9.9%420421 431 432 437 450
    Fianna Fáil Farrell McElgunn*9.5%400408 483 499 685 
    Fine Gael Ann Harman8.%339360 415 420   
    Sinn Féin Martin McTiernan6.7%285302     
    Independent Des Guckian4.4%187     
    Electorate: 5,706  Valid: 4,230 (74.13%)  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 605  Turnout: 4,258 (74.62%)  

      Dromahaire

      Dromahaire - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fine Gael Jim McPadden*13.3%479501 527 539 638   
      Fianna Fáil Mary Bohan*12.2%437478 483 490 510 514 514 663
      Fianna Fáil Senator Paschal Mooney 11.7%422426 467 483 555 567 569 600
      Fine Gael John McTernan11%397406 407 408 444 459 460 624
      Fianna Fáil Stasia Carre10.7%385401 402 405 411 411 411  
      Independent Gerry Dolan9.6%344372 418 529 604   
      Fianna Fáil Francis Gilmartin8.7%313314 333 386 405 412 413 453
      Fine Gael Sean Wynne8.2%295302 326 340     
      Sinn Féin Francis Guckian5.4%193209 226      
      Independent Michael Moran4.9%175182       
      Independent John Gallagher4.3%154       
      Electorate: 4,569  Valid: 3,594 (78.7%)  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 600  Turnout: 3,628 (79.4%)  

        Manorhamilton

        Manorhamilton - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fianna Fáil Tony Ferguson*21.2%742      
        Fianna Fáil Aodh Flynn*14.6%511542 548 602   
        Fine Gael Charles Cullen*12.7%444457 462 501 504 648 
        Independent Fianna Fáil Larry McGowan*11.5%402421 451 534 541 673 
        Fine Gael Frank Dolan10.3%361366 369 386 388   
        Fine Gael Siobhán McGloin10%351381 420 456 458 526 552
        Fianna Fáil Patsy Connolly8.7%304349 365 387 391 409 442
        Sinn Féin Michael Colreavy 7.2%253261 285     
        Republican Sinn Féin Declan Curneen3.7%131138      
        Electorate: 4,766  Valid: 3,533 (74.13%)  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 584  Turnout: 3,569 (74.88%)  

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