1991 Westmeath County Council election

Part of the 1991 Irish local elections April 2022 1991 Westmeath County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Westmeath County Council election 1985 1999 Westmeath County Council election 1999 All 23 seats to Westmeath County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 12 -1 Fine Gael 6 +1 Labour Party (Ireland) 4 +1 Independent (politician) 1 -1 Westmeath in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Westmeath County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil An election to Westmeath County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five 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.Local Government Act 1994 1994 8 20 Year of elections to all local authorities 29 April 1994Local Government Act 1998 1998 16 10 Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 29 May 1998 Results by party PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fianna Fáil12-112,24744.26 Fine Gael6+17,56127.33 Labour Party (Ireland)4+15,06318.30 Independent (politician)1-12,4158.70Totals23-27,670100.00— Results by local electoral area Athlone Athlone - 7 seats 16 Fianna Fáil Senator Seán Fallon* 1,140 13%                               Fine Gael Brendan McFadden* 817 9.3% 821 831 839 860 906 962 988 1,064 1,070 1,180           Fianna Fáil P.J. Coghill* 737 8.4% 740 742 746 753 758 762 764 834 882 896 897 912 932 940 981 Independent (politician) Stephen Price* 693 7.9% 694 713 719 729 736 742 778 792 931 952 956 1,009 1,228     Fianna Fáil Kieran Molloy 660 7.5% 668 671 684 701 707 734 766 774 812 846 857 943 959 966 1,033 Fianna Fáil Kieran Temple* 575 6.5% 582 583 590 600 621 629 641 647 672 712 729 764 774 782 826 Fianna Fáil Egbert Moran 463 5.3% 467 469 477 480 510 517 522 531 591 643 648 662 675 680 782 Fine Gael George Allen* 415 4.7% 416 423 424 435 477 480 484 537 581 636 652 664 837 895 998 Fianna Fáil George Ledwidth* 399 4.5% 401 407 408 414 416 419 425 432               Fine Gael Pauline Coghlan 381 4.3% 382 392 393 394 417 417 422 486 525 545 558 567       Labour Party (Ireland) John Henson 377 4.3% 379 400 410 427 441 507 533 555 563 587 594 646 670 673   Progressive Democrats Des Lynch 364 4.1% 365 367 372 377 402 412 425 437 445             Fine Gael Vincent Dooley 332 3.8% 333 336 337 352 367 371 379                 Independent (politician) Patsy Beaumont 255 2.9% 257 263 282 327 330 363 450 460 462 484 491         Fine Gael Dick O'Brien 241 2.7% 243 244 246                         Independent (politician) Austin Berry 234 2.7% 235 245 285 321 324 337                   Labour Party (Ireland) John Keenehan 230 2.6% 231 237 244 250 250                     Independent (politician) Oliver Gavin 209 2.4% 210 217 226                         Independent (politician) John Kearney 144 1.6% 145 147                           Labour Party (Ireland) David Dolan 82 0.9% 82                             Independent (politician) Benny Cooney 43 0.5% 43                             16 15,813 8,790 (55.59%) 71 1,099 8,861 (56.04%) Coole Coole - 4 seats 7 Fianna Fáil Senator Donie Cassidy* 897 18.3% 921 933 1,021       Fianna Fáil P.J. O'Shaughnessy* 720 14.7% 725 731 816 857 880 1,000 Fianna Fáil Thomas Bourke* 628 12.8% 630 714 753 768 870 878 Fine Gael Frank McDermott* 594 12.1% 617 644 702 728 764 1,007 Fine Gael Phil Brennan 504 10.3% 507 561 578 580 672 748 Fine Gael Maura Drum 429 8.7% 435 443 466 470 493   Labour Party (Ireland) Johnnie Penrose 381 7.8% 421 463 469 470     Fianna Fáil Molly Cahill 372 7.6% 385 391         Independent (politician) Kevin Boyhan 255 5.2% 258           Labour Party (Ireland) Johnny McCormack 125 2.5%             7 7,178 4,905 (68.33%) 45 982 4,950 (68.96%) Kilbeggan Kilbeggan - 4 seats 7 Fine Gael Joe Flanagan* 1,124 23.2%             Fianna Fáil Tom Cowley 837 17.3% 841 925 942 1,163     Labour Party (Ireland) Mark Nugent* 820 16.9% 832 874 954 1,188     Fianna Fáil Michael Ryan* 659 13.6% 705 718 724 815 866 1,043 Fianna Fáil Christo Bradley 529 10.9% 536 547 593       Fine Gael Mary Fallon 340 7% 397 440 630 644 678 682 Fine Gael Mary Henry 321 7% 345 360         Fine Gael Gerald Cooney 218 4.5% 222           7 7,331 4,848 (66.13%) 54 970 4,902 (66.87%) Mullingar Lough Owel Mullingar Lough Owel - 4 seats 7 Labour Party (Ireland) Willie Penrose* 1,170 24.1%             Fianna Fáil Henry Abbott* 1,101 22.6%             Fine Gael John Keegan 821 16.9% 854 864 909 978     Fianna Fáil Tommy Wright 587 12.1% 619 654 689 700 700 1,043 Fianna Fáil Shay Callaghan* 444 9.1% 470 527 568 574 574   Fine Gael Frank Wallace 371 7.6% 424 440 455 574 579 624 Fine Gael Tommy Moughty 210 4.3% 239 243 247       Independent (politician) Robert Bagnall 160 3.3% 184 190         7 8,054 4,864 (60.39%) 40 973 4,904 (60.89%) Mullingar Urban Mullingar Urban - 4 seats 8 Labour Party (Ireland) Mick Dollard* 1,688 39.6%               Fianna Fáil Camillus Glynn* 603 14.1% 674 674 679 700 714 764 874 Fine Gael Paul McGrath TD 517 12.1% 578 578 579 615 695 747 836 Fianna Fáil Martin Hynes* 501 11.8% 553 554 555 565 576 623 719 Fianna Fáil Jim Bourke 275 6.5% 304 304 304 328 349 372   Labour Party (Ireland) Des Coleman* 190 4.5% 678 679 689 710 732 810 845 Independent (politician) Frank McIntyre* 183 4.3% 266 268 272 290 307     Fine Gael Jim Guinan 144 3.4% 160 161 164 177       Progressive Democrats Pat Whelan 141 3.3% 160 160 163         Workers' Party (Ireland) Patrick Boyce 19 0.4% 30 31           Independent (politician) Benedict Cooney 2 0% 7             8 11,119 5,731 (51.54%) 78 956 5,809 (52.24%) References External links Official website irishelectionliterature Category:1991 Irish local elections 1991