1991 Roscommon County Council election

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1991 Roscommon County Council election
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All 26 seats on Roscommon County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Independent
Seats won11105
Seat change+3-3-
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Map showing the area of Roscommon County Council
Council control after election

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An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six 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%±%
Fine Gael 11+311,22940.33
Fianna Fáil 10-311,17740.15
Independent 5-4,93417.72
Totals26-27,840100.00—

Results by local electoral area

Athlone

Athlone - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Fianna Fáil Senator Michael Finneran *31.4%1,635   
Fine Gael Senator Liam Naughten *30.5%1,586   
Fine Gael Paddy Moore16.2%841996 1,405 
Fianna Fáil Jim Morris*11.4%592857 904 980
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Faolain10.6%550724 813 907
Electorate: 7,034  Valid: 5,204 (73.98%)  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 1,041  Turnout: 5,233 (74.40%)  

    Ballaghadreen

    Ballaghadreen - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Fine Gael Michael Scally20.691,112   
    Fine Gael John Connor *20.6%839   
    Fianna Fáil Paul Lynch*14.7%599672 743 795
    Fianna Fáil Patrick Dooney*13.5%550630 690 803
    Independent Dermot Allman10.6%430484 552 652
    Independent Tom McGarry*7%286351 389  
    Fianna Fáil Joe Creighton6.2%252277   
    Electorate: 5,583  Valid: 4,068 (62.04%)  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 815  Turnout: 4,098 (73.4%)  

      Boyle

      Boyle - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Fine Gael Kitty Duignan*16.4%813985   
      Independent Paul Beirne8.40775840   
      Fine Gael Charlie Hopkins13.5%671733 802 844 
      Fine Gael Joseph O'Beirne10.7%529543 587 599 726
      Fianna Fáil Colm O'Donnell*10.7%529537 545 649 814
      Fianna Fáil Sean McQuaid*9.2%457479 498 627 792
      Fianna Fáil Tommy Kelly9.1%452452 454 519  
      Fianna Fáil Mary Clifford7.4%369390 396   
      Fine Gael Michael Carty7.4%368    
      Electorate: 6,959  Valid: 4,963 (71.32%)  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 828  Turnout: 5,004 (71.91%)  

        Castlerea

        Castlerea - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Fine Gael Michael McGreal*19.8%748793  
        Fine Gael Tom Callaghan15.9%600608 648 752
        Independent Patrick Moylan*15.5%583649 684 787
        Independent Danny Burke15.4%579598 644 756
        Fianna Fáil Tony Waldron10.1382432 570 623
        Independent Paddy Concannon*9.9%372381 410  
        Fianna Fáil Liam Satchwell6.8%257300   
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Sloyan6.6%250   
        Electorate: 5,175  Valid: 3,771 (72.87%)  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 755  Turnout: 3,805 (73.53%)  

          Roscommon

          Roscommon - 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Independent Tom Foxe TD22.011,232     
          Independent Eithne Quinn*13.3%677890    
          Fianna Fáil Des Bruen*12.%608656 746 799 923 
          Fine Gael Dominic Connolly11.4%578607 654 745 765 767
          Fianna Fáil Seamus McDermott9.4%476506 538 575 664 719
          Fianna Fáil Paddy Kilduff8.7%439450 498 523   
          Fine Gael Gerry Donnelly8.6%436450 493 604 784 802
          Fine Gael Patrick Walshe*6.5%331363 377    
          Fianna Fáil Anthony Murray*5.8%295304     
          Electorate: 7,411  Valid: 5,072 (68.44%)  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 846  Turnout: 5,108 (68.92%)  

            Strokestown

            Strokestown- 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123
            Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Mullooly *18.9%899937 1,059
            Fianna Fáil Eugene Murphy *17.4%827928 1,014
            Fine Gael Seán Beirne*16.2%773881 970
            Fianna Fáil Tom Crosby15.9%759818 909
            Fine Gael Noel Collins12.9%614657 722
            Republican Sinn Féin Dermot Mullooly10.5%500525  
            Fine Gael Frank Curley8.2%390  
            Electorate: 7,411  Valid: 5,072 (68.44%)  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 846  Turnout: 5,108 (68.92%)  

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              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 .
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