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Irish local government election
1991 Donegal County Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
IFF
Seats won
11
9
4
Seat change
-
-
-1
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Party
Sinn Féin
Workers' Party
Labour
Seats won
1
1
1
Seat change
-1
-
+1
Seventh party
Party
Independent
Seats won
2
Seat change
+1
Map showing the area of Donegal County Council
An election to Donegal County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections . 29 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.
Results by party [ ]
Results by Electoral Area [ ]
Buncrana [ ]
Buncrana - 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fianna Fáil
Hugh Conaghan *
14.9%
1,733
Fine Gael
Bernard McGuinness *
13.1%
1,524
1,544
1,545
1,746
Sinn Féin
Jim Ferry
11.6%
1,344
1,390
1,398
1,405
1,501
1,503
1,668
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Keaveney *
9.3%
1,082
1,218
1,229
1,420
1,445
1,461
1,624
1,751
Fianna Fáil
Denis McGonagle *
9.0%
1,046
1,053
1,056
1,064
1,084
1,084
1,181
1,519
Fine Gael
Seamus Gill *
8.3%
958
962
966
1,021
1,138
1,199
1,348
1,384
Fianna Fáil
John McLaughlin
7.7%
888
899
901
919
943
947
990
IFF
Albert Doherty
6.9%
798
864
871
880
999
1,002
1,031
1,240
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Doherty
6.4%
740
759
792
798
923
926
IFF
Philip Diggin
5.0%
579
611
617
623
Fine Gael
Mary McGroarty
4.3%
503
536
537
IFF
Conal Gillespie
3.5%
403
Electorate: 19,588 Valid: 11,598 (59.21%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,657 Turnout: 11,757 (60.02%)
Donegal [ ]
Donegal - 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Mary Coughlan TD *
14.7%
1,747
Fianna Fáil
Sean McEniff *
12.5%
1,484
1,489
1,496
1,547
1,550
1,673
1,679
1,686
1,893
Fine Gael
Colm Gallagher *
10.1%
1,196
1,205
1,267
1,273
1,284
1,293
1,329
1,515
1,564
1,564
1,818
Fianna Fáil
Peter Kennedy *
9.9%
1,168
1,185
1,210
1,210
1,213
1,227
1,248
1,274
1,320
1,340
1,356
Fine Gael
Frank O'Kelly *
9.2%
1,085
1,086
1,091
1,121
1,124
1,171
1,180
1,205
1,337
1,390
1,515
Fianna Fáil
James McBrearty *
8.7%
1,026
1,029
1,035
1,037
1,129
1,133
1,174
1,204
1,224
1,233
1,564
Fianna Fáil
Paddy McCloskey
6.2%
732
738
741
744
760
761
909
1,038
1,058
1,153
1,214
Fine Gael
Patrick McShane
6.1%
718
719
720
720
796
803
885
1,022
1,049
1,050
IFF
Donal Kelly
4.8%
569
571
579
601
668
794
799
817
Fine Gael
John Boyle
4.7%
552
556
560
563
569
571
677
Independent
Tommy Murphy
3.8%
456
458
463
477
477
477
Independent
Joe O'Neill
3.2%
377
377
403
465
472
Fianna Fáil
Tony Byrne
2.7%
318
319
329
333
Fine Gael
Michael Mulhern
1.9%
220
221
226
Independent
Tom Kennedy
1.7%
202
Electorate: 18,138 Valid: 11,850 (65.33%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,693 Turnout: 11,981 (66.05%)
Glenties [ ]
Glenties - 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Connell Boyle *
13.1%
1,528
1,529
1,547
1,703
Fianna Fáil
Francis Brennan
12.3%
1,427
1,441
1,443
1,592
1,629
1,677
Workers' Party
Seamus Rogers *
12.2%
1,425
1,453
1,599
1,724
IFF
Paddy Kelly
10.1%
1,175
1,285
1,339
1,446
1,452
1,489
1,526
Fianna Fáil
James Breslin
8.7%
1,010
1,037
1,077
1,106
1,114
1,299
1,363
Fine Gael
Maureen Doohan *
8.0%
932
1,046
1,061
1,070
1,073
1,095
1,435
Independent
Fred Coll
7.7%
899
915
1,013
1,022
1,027
1,231
1,513
Fine Gael
Pádraig Doherty
7.5%
873
885
921
933
934
1,024
Fianna Fáil
Feardorca O'Colla
6.1%
709
787
839
842
843
IFF
John Boyle
5.5%
635
638
673
IFF
Jimmy Doherty
4.7%
543
547
Fianna Fáil
Hugh McGarvey
4.1%
483
444
447
Electorate: 19,969 Valid: 11,639 (58.29%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 1,663 Turnout: 11,771 (59.95%)
Letterkenny [ ]
Letterkenny - 7 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Independent
Jim Devenney
12.9%
1,775
Fianna Fáil
Senator Patrick McGowan *
11.7%
1,611
1,614
1,689
1,691
1,704
1,727
IFF
Danny Harkin *
10.8%
1,489
1,491
1,512
1,519
1,534
1,558
1,640
1,770
Labour
Seán Maloney
9.6%
1,317
1,344
1,362
1,364
1,470
1,625
1,683
1,809
Fine Gael
Paddy Harte *
9.5%
1,309
1,364
1,402
1,427
1,476
1,527
1,565
1,592
1,601
1,713
Fine Gael
J.J. Reid *
8.2%
1,136
1,164
1,182
1,191
1,215
1,233
1,318
1,338
1,349
1,384
Fianna Fáil
Bernard McGlinchey *
7.9%
1,087
1,103
1,175
1,176
1,204
1,254
1,294
1,418
1,446
1,563
Sinn Féin
Liam McElhinney*
6.9%
946
950
956
956
971
982
1,028
1,067
1,075
1,216
IFF
Charles Meehan
6.1%
844
847
858
861
866
873
880
965
980
IFF
James Larkin
3.8%
520
537
541
541
553
610
632
Independent
Eileen Gillespie
3.2%
439
440
444
446
517
544
Independent
P.J. Blake
3.1%
424
438
444
444
473
Green
Rory Brophy
2.8%
382
397
404
405
Fianna Fáil
Billy Patterson
2.2%
300
306
Fine Gael
Joe O'Donnell
1.5%
203
Electorate: 24,915 Valid: 13,782 (55.32%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 1,723 Turnout: 13,940 (55.95%)
Milford [ ]
Milford - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
IFF
Edward O'Donnell *
19.8%
1,615
1,667
IFF
Harry Blaney *
18.9%
1,540
1,613
1,641
Fianna Fáil
Noel McGinley *
18.5%
1,506
1,531
1,597
1,851
Fine Gael
Joachim Loughrey *
11.4%
926
935
1,298
1,370
Fianna Fáil
Elizabeth Grier
10.5%
857
887
975
1,038
IFF
Sean McGee
9.0%
732
814
837
Fine Gael
Lexie Diver
9.0%
653
659
Sinn Féin
Pat Doherty
3.9%
315
Electorate: 12,016 Valid: 8,144 (69.36%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 1,629 Turnout: 8,246 (70.12%)
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