1967 Donegal County Council election

1967 Irish local government election July 2024 July 2024 1967 Donegal County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1960 Donegal County Council election 1960 1974 Donegal County Council election 1974 All 28 seats on Donegal County Council 28 June 1967 Fianna Fáil 15 Fine Gael 11 Donegal Progressive Party 1 Sinn Féin 1 Independent politician (Ireland) 0 Donegal in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Donegal County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil 2 3 New 2 An election to all 28 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 28 June 1967 as part of the Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from five local electoral areas for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).Electoral Act, 1963 1963 19 12 July 1963 2024-07-28 President of IrelandLocal Elections Regulations, 1965 1965 128 2024-07-28 si The election was originally planned for 1965, but had been delayed twice before eventually going forward in 1967. 1966-10-13 Local Elections Bill, 1966: Second Stage. – Dáil Éireann (18th Dáil) – Thursday, 13 Oct 1966 – Houses of the Oireachtas https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1966-10-13/3?highlight%5B0%5D=1966 2024-07-28 www.oireachtas.ie en-ie Results by party PartySeats1st pref First preference votesFPv% First preference votes percentage Fianna Fáil1524,25047.94% Fine Gael1117,30734.21% Donegal Progressive Party14,5203.14% Sinn Féin16201.23%Labour Party (Ireland)09811.94% Independent politician (Ireland)01,4772.92%Total2011-10-28 Donegal County Council 1955 to 2009 https://irishelectionliterature.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/donecoc.xlsx 2024-07-28 irishelectionliterature.com XLSX2850,584100.00% Results by local electoral area Sitting in italics Buncrana Buncrana: 6 seatsDonegal County Council: (Buncrana) 1967 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=167&constitid=282&electype=5 2024-07-28 irelandelection.com 7 Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham* 2,097 19.6%             Fine Gael Bertie Boggs 1,661 15.9%             Fine Gael Sean McLaughlin* 1,206 11.3% 1,234 1,249 1,254 1,254 1,769   Fianna Fáil Alex Diver* 1,126 10.5% 1,209 1,213 1,421 1,482 1,499 1,505 Fianna Fáil Michael Deery* 1,112 10.4% 1,258 1,273 1,641       Fine Gael Eamonn Gillen 970 9.1% 982 1,026 1,038 1,040 1,175 1,397 Fianna Fáil James Grant 900 8.4% 1,152 1,154 1,209 1,253 1,269 1,278 Fine Gael James McEleney 883 8.2% 893 938 970 972 —   Fianna Fáil Robert Doherty 762 7.1% 796 800 —       7 10,717 1,650 10,884 Donegal Donegal: 6 seatsDonegal County Council: (Donegal) 1967 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=167&constitid=132&electype=5 2024-07-28 irelandelection.com 10 Fine Gael Michael Melly* 1,113 10.2% 1,114 1,210 1,323 1,336 1,339 1,371 1,376 1,583   Fine Gael Colm Gallagher 1,110 10.2% 1,148 1,161 1,255 1,370 1,382 1,582       Donegal Progressive Party Robert Anderson* 1,094 10.1% 1,097 1,103 1,133 1,138 1,139 1,203 1,207 1,233 1,242 Fianna Fáil Christy Meehan* 995 9.2% 1,011 1,017 1,037 1,191 1,219 1,232 1,236 1,335 1,340 Fianna Fáil Brendan Murrin 918 8.4% 926 927 937 1,105 1,497 1,699       Fine Gael Francis Cunningham 880 8.1% 884 893 907 911 1,095 1,317 1,357 1,361 1,363 Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff 863 7.9% 864 921 948 963 972 974 976 1,286 1,299 Fine Gael Thomas Murphy 793 7.3% 804 809 815 849 869 —       Fianna Fáil Michael O'Donnell 758 7.0% 759 764 770 810 —         Fianna Fáil James Quinn 712 6.6% 715 736 815 841 873 877 879 —   Fianna Fáil Edward Quinn 648 6.0% 689 703 746 —           Independent politician (Ireland) Seamus Cleary 432 4.0% 490 522 —             Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill 296 2.7% 365 —               Sinn Féin Eamonn Monaghan 233 2.1% —                 10 14,429 10,876 132 1,554 11,008 (76.29%) Glenties Glenties: 6 seatsDonegal County Council: (Glenties) 1967 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=167&constitid=133&electype=5 2024-07-28 irelandelection.com 7 Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell* 1,449 15.2%             Sinn Féin Seamus Rogers* 1,418 14.9%             Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin* 1,394 14.6%             Fianna Fáil John Kelly 956 10.0% 958 964 978 986 1,032 1,233 Fine Gael James Gallagher 874 9.2% 906 911 911 947 1,052 1,065 Fine Gael James Doohan 825 8.7% 833 838 838 1,133 1,140 1,144 Fianna Fáil Joseph Campbell 775 8.1% 777 784 791 797 1,184 1,416 Fianna Fáil Niall McCole 695 7.3% 709 731 738 743 768 — Fianna Fáil James Gavigan 674 7.1% 675 678 679 685 —   Fine Gael Thomas Coll 469 4.9% 497 505 508 —     7 15,945 9,529 142 362 9,671 (60.65%) Letterkenny Letterkenny: 6 seatsDonegal County Council: (Letterkenny) 1967 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=167&constitid=135 2024-07-28 irelandelection.com 10 Fianna Fáil Paddy McGowan* 2,026 15.4%                   Fine Gael Paddy Harte TD* 1,685 12.8% 1,688 1,710 1,734 1,761 2,031         Donegal Progressive Party Winston Patterson 1,548 11.8% 1,549 1,552 1,564 1,579 1,593 1,595 1,642 1,657 1,661 Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey* 1,547 11.8% 1,595 1,703 1,749 1,824 1,867 1,876 2,051     Donegal Progressive Party William Buchanan* 1,271 9.7% 1,272 1,276 1,281 1,284 1,288 1,289 1,305 1,334 1,335 Fianna Fáil Patrick Friel 1,183 9.0% 1,238 1,342 1,347 1,431 1,447 1,448 1,499 1,616 1,648 Fine Gael J.J. Reid 970 7.4% 979 985 994 1,056 1,147 1,275 1,345 1,458 1,471 Independent politician (Ireland) Charles O'Donnell 652 5.0% 654 666 698 723 775 783 —     Labour Party (Ireland) George Hunter 586 4.5% 589 612 792 805 820 824 860 —   Fine Gael Hugh McKendrick 501 3.8% 503 529 556 576 —         Labour Party (Ireland) Colum O'Donnell 395 3.0% 395 407 —             Independent politician (Ireland) Peter Dunnion 393 3.0% 411 419 423 —           Fianna Fáil Michael Grant 291 2.2% 296 —               Sinn Féin Edward McGarrigle 91 4.5% 92 —               10 13,119 240 1,878 13,359 Milford Milford: 4 seatsDonegal County Council: (Milford) 1967 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=167&constitid=281&electype=5 2024-07-28 irelandelection.com 6 Fianna Fáil Harry Blaney* 1,476 11.3%           Fianna Fáil John Harkin* 1,293 9.9%           Fine Gael William McCafferty 928 7.1% 937 939 1,045 1,123 1,284 Donegal Progressive Party Robert Baxter* 607 4.6% 618 620 653 674 — Fianna Fáil William McNutt 532 4.1% 577 585 664 999 1,076 Fianna Fáil Edward Fries 517 3.9% 637 646 652 —   Fine Gael Frank Hannigan 514 3.9% 531 533 711 726 853 Fine Gael Joseph Gallagher 476 3.6% 481 482 —     6 6,343 144 1,269 6,487 References External links Irelandelection.com results for 1967 Donegal County Council elections. Irishelectionliterature link for old election results, with the results of 1955-2009 here. Donegal Category:Donegal County Council elections