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1991 Sligo County Council election
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Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
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1991 Sligo County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1985 Sligo County Council election 1985 1999 Sligo County Council election 1999 All 25 seats on Sligo County Council 27 June 1991 Fianna Fáil 11 - Fine Gael 11 +2 Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation 1 - Independent (politician) 2 -1 Labour Party (Ireland) 0 -1 Sligo in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Sligo County Council Council control Council control after election
An election to Sligo County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 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 Fáil11-11,85844.43 Fine Gael11+29,15134.29 Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation1-1,4565.46 Independent (politician)2-12,6429.90 Labour Party (Ireland)0-18943.35Totals25-26,689100.00—
Results by local electoral area
Ballymote
Ballymote - 7 seats
6
Fine Gael
Tony McLoughlin*
910
12.4%
935
Fine Gael
Tommy Lavin*
703
9.6%
717
743
768
851
879
Fianna Fáil
Michael Conlon
699
9.5%
706
733
759
838
949
Fine Gael
Leo Conlon*
691
9.4%
701
725
730
828
883
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Scanlon
680
9.3%
694
725
787
840
885
Fine Gael
Gerry Murray
663
9.0%
669
683
790
831
850
Fianna Fáil
Tommy Deignan*
595
8.1%
602
615
642
716 776
Fianna Fáil
John Sherlock*
571
7.8%
575
607
682
739
920
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Carty*
554
7.5%
559
590
616
649
Independent (politician)
Alfie Parke
484
6.6%
502
564
584
Fianna Fáil
Joe Shannon*
372
5.1%
373
385
Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
John McCarrick
271
3.7%
307
Labour Party (Ireland)
Catherine Masiacz
150
2%
274
6
10,555
7,343 (69.57%)
50
918
7,393 (70.04%)
Dromore
Dromore - 4 seats
5
Fine Gael
Paul Conmy*
1,102
26.2%
951
985
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Conway*
781
18.6%
837
994
Fine Gael
Mary Barrett
643
15.3%
773
931
Fianna Fáil
Syl Mulligan*
608
14.5%
620
746
788
840
Fianna Fáil
Michael Clarke
541
12.9%
563
Fianna Fáil
Gabriel Healy
531
12.6%
571
667
735
769
5
5,920
4,206 (71.05%)
53
842
4,236 (71.55%)
Drumcliffe
Drumcliffe - 5 seats
9
Fine Gael
Joe Leonard*
952
16.9%
Fianna Fáil
Dr. Jimmy Devins
749
13.3%
758
761
794
852
853
900
932
1,020
Fianna Fáil
Senator Willie Farrell*
605
10.7%
609
620
629
705
707
728
810
836
Fine Gael
Ita Fox*
570
10.1%
581
656
686
693
698
760
805
895
Fianna Fáil
Felim O'Rourke
549
9.8%
557
562
588
628
628
660
674
728
Independent (politician)
Michael Carroll
475
8.4%
484
518
543
580
582
666
721
956
Labour Party (Ireland)
Stephen McDonagh
445
7.91
461
466
510
522
522
547
580
Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
John Harrison
282
5%
316
334
339
342
344
361
Progressive Democrats
Hugh Slevin
257
4.6%
268
284
301
312
313
Fianna Fáil
John Mulrooney*
244
4.3%
247
253
255
Independent (politician)
Sheelagh Hanly
206
3.7%
209
212
Fine Gael
Maureen Regan
177
3.1%
181
Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
Frank Dobbs
117
2.1%
7
9,182
5,628 (61.29%)
155
939
5,678 (61.84%)
Sligo
Sligo - 5 seats
8
Fianna Fáil
Gerry Healy
1,043
20.1%
Fine Gael
Jim McGarry
769
14.8%
795
801
834
873
Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
Declan Bree*
675
13.0%
697
787
811
875
Fianna Fáil
Seán McManus*
506
9.7%
531
534
578
586
615 670
879
Sinn Féin
Seán MacManus
431
8.3%
441
442
457
478
490 580
637
Fine Gael
Peter Henry*
430
8.3%
444
446
454
468
618 677
752
Fianna Fáil
Roddy McGuinn
307
5.9%
345
345
388
410
437 493
Labour Party (Ireland)
Tommy Higgins*
299
5.8%
305
310
315
334
373
Fine Gael
Matt Lyons
267
5.1%
274
274
278
286
Independent (politician)
Michael Gillen
194
3.7%
199
202
208
Fianna Fáil
John Monaghan*
168
3.2%
189
190
Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
Pat Fallon
111
2.1%
113
8
8,247
5,200 (63.05%)
45
867
5,245 (63.60%)
Tubbercurry
Tubbercurry - 4 seats
5
Independent (politician)
Margaret Gormley*
1,107
25.7%
Fianna Fáil
Matt Brennan TD*
1,009
23.4%
Fine Gael
Joe Cawley*
747
17.3%
824
872
Fianna Fáil
Aidan Colleary*
547
12.7%
576
637
708
826
Fine Gael
Michael Fleming
527
12.2%
595
614
695
767
Fianna Fáil
Peter McKeon
199
4.6%
261
275
283
Independent (politician)
Denis O'Hara
176
4.1%
184
188
5
5,618
4,312 (76.75%)
35
863
4,347 (77.38%)
References
External links
Official website
Category:1991 Irish local elections
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