1991 Longford County Council election

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1991 Longford County Council election
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  1985 27 June 1991 1999  

All 21 seats on Longford County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Republican Sinn Féin
Seats won981
Seat change--1+1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won30
Seat change+1-1

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Map showing the area of Longford County Council

Council control after election

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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]

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 9-5,39137.32-8.86
Fine Gael 8-15,54438.37+0.13
Republican Sinn Féin 1+15363.71+3.71
Independent 3+12,15814.94+3.21
Sinn Féin 0-1---3.86
Totals21-14,447100.0

Results by local electoral area

Ballinalee

Ballinalee - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Coyle*30.5%719  
Fianna Fáil Michael Doherty*30%709  
Fine Gael Victor Kiernan21.5%508567 655
Fine Gael Sean MacEoin18%424493 523
Electorate: 3,294  Valid: 2,360 (71.65%)  Spoilt: 23  Quota: 591  Turnout: 2,383 (72.34%)  

    Ballymahon

    Ballymahon - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Fine Gael James Bannon *22.3%1,060      
    Fianna Fáil Barney Steele*15.6%741      
    Fine Gael Louis BeltonTD*13.9%660840     
    Fine Gael Adrian Farrell*12.9%612623 668 669 693  
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Farrell*7.2%340346 349 365 392 448 650
    Independent John Nolan6.8%323364 383 391 414 514 624
    Fine Gael Seán Farrell6.4%306347 391 395 453 509 528
    Fianna Fáil Tony Carthy6.1%290358 372 393 395 426  
    Independent Michael Brennan*5.1%241270 297 309 341   
    Independent Declan Gilmore3.6%173178 181     
    Electorate: 6,361  Valid: 4,746 (74.61%)  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 679  Turnout: 4,780 (75.15%)  

      Drumlish

      Drumlish - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Fine Gael Gerry Brady*29%656 
      Fianna Fáil Luie McEntire*26%588 
      Republican Sinn Féin Seán Lynch*23.7%536585
      Fianna Fáil Claire Brady-Casey21.2%480521
      Electorate: 3,072  Valid: 2,260 (73.57%)  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 566  Turnout: 2,298 (74.8%)  

        Granard

        Granard - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Fianna Fáil Fintan Flood*0
        Fine Gael Maura Kilbride-Harkin*0
        Fianna Fáil Brian Lynch*0
        Electorate: 3,017  Valid: 0  Spoilt: 0  Quota: 0  Turnout: 0  

          Longford

          Longford- 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Independent Mae Sexton 17.4%740      
          Fianna Fáil Peter Kelly *16.2%690      
          Fine Gael Philo Kelly12.5%532571 580 610   
          Independent Peter Murphy*10%426444 451 463 494 530 567
          Fine Gael Seamus Finnan*7.7%330337 341 383 398 420 588
          Fianna Fáil Michael Nevin7%299310 326 350 413 538 586
          Fine Gael Peter Clarke*6.5%278290 297 325 354 404  
          Fianna Fáil Brendan McDermott6.4%274295 301 314 369 412 473
          Fianna Fáil Noel McGeeney*6.1%261268 294 303 332   
          Independent Christy Warnock6%255267 270 280    
          Fine Gael Jimmy Kane4.2%178181 183     
          Electorate: 6,475  Valid: 4,263 (65.84%)  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 610  Turnout: 4,292 (66.29%)  

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