1991 Westmeath County Council election

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1991 Westmeath County Council election
← 1985 27 June 1991 1999 →
All 23 seats to Westmeath County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 12 6 4
Seat change -1 +1 +1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change -1
Westmeath in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Westmeath County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

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 electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for an eight-year term of office.

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 12 -1 12,247 44.26
Fine Gael 6 +1 7,561 27.33
Labour 4 +1 5,063 18.3
Independent 1 -1 2,415 8.7
Totals 23 - 27,670 100.0 —

Results by Electoral Area[]

Athlone[]

Athlone - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Fianna Fáil Senator Seán Fallon* 13% 1,140                              
Fine Gael Brendan McFadden* 9.3% 817 821 831 839 860 906 962 988 1,064 1,070 1,180          
Fianna Fáil P.J. Coghill* 8.4% 737 740 742 746 753 758 762 764 834 882 896 897 912 932 940 981
Independent Stephen Price* 7.9% 693 694 713 719 729 736 742 778 792 931 952 956 1,009 1,228    
Fianna Fáil Kieran Molloy 7.5% 660 668 671 684 701 707 734 766 774 812 846 857 943 959 966 1,033
Fianna Fáil Kieran Temple* 6.5% 575 582 583 590 600 621 629 641 647 672 712 729 764 774 782 826
Fianna Fáil Egbert Moran 5.3% 463 467 469 477 480 510 517 522 531 591 643 648 662 675 680 782
Fine Gael George Allen* 4.7% 415 416 423 424 435 477 480 484 537 581 636 652 664 837 895 998
Fianna Fáil George Ledwidth* 4.5% 399 401 407 408 414 416 419 425 432              
Fine Gael Pauline Coghlan 4.3% 381 382 392 393 394 417 417 422 486 525 545 558 567      
Labour John Henson 4.3% 377 379 400 410 427 441 507 533 555 563 587 594 646 670 673  
Progressive Democrats Des Lynch 4.1% 364 365 367 372 377 402 412 425 437 445            
Fine Gael Vincent Dooley 3.8% 332 333 336 337 352 367 371 379                
Independent Patsy Beaumont 2.9% 255 257 263 282 327 330 363 450 460 462 484 491        
Fine Gael Dick O'Brien 2.7% 241 243 244 246                        
Independent Austin Berry 2.7% 234 235 245 285 321 324 337                  
Labour John Keenehan 2.6% 230 231 237 244 250 250                    
Independent Oliver Gavin 2.4% 209 210 217 226                        
Independent John Kearney 1.6% 144 145 147                          
Labour David Dolan 0.9% 82 82                            
Independent Benny Cooney 0.5% 43 43                            
Electorate: 15,813   Valid: 8,790 (55.59%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 1,099   Turnout: 8,861 (56.04%)

Coole[]

Coole - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Senator Donie Cassidy* 18.3% 897 921 933 1,021      
Fianna Fáil P.J. O'Shaughnessy* 14.7% 720 725 731 816 857 880 1,000
Fianna Fáil Thomas Bourke* 12.8% 628 630 714 753 768 870 878
Fine Gael Frank McDermott* 12.1% 594 617 644 702 728 764 1,007
Fine Gael Phil Brennan 10.3% 504 507 561 578 580 672 748
Fine Gael Maura Drum 8.7% 429 435 443 466 470 493  
Labour Johnnie Penrose 7.8% 381 421 463 469 470    
Fianna Fáil Molly Cahill 7.6% 372 385 391        
Independent Kevin Boyhan 5.2% 255 258          
Labour Johnny McCormack 2.5% 125            
Electorate: 7,178   Valid: 4,905 (68.33%)   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 982   Turnout: 4,950 (68.96%)

Kilbeggan[]

Kilbeggan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fine Gael Joe Flanagan* 23.2% 1,124            
Fianna Fáil Tom Cowley 17.3% 837 841 925 942 1,163    
Labour Mark Nugent* 16.9% 820 832 874 954 1,188    
Fianna Fáil Michael Ryan* 13.6% 659 705 718 724 815 866 1,043
Fianna Fáil Christo Bradley 10.9% 529 536 547 593      
Fine Gael Mary Fallon 7% 340 397 440 630 644 678 682
Fine Gael Mary Henry 7% 321 345 360        
Fine Gael Gerald Cooney 4.5% 218 222          
Electorate: 7,331   Valid: 4,848 (66.13%)   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 970   Turnout: 4,902 (66.87%)

Mullingar Lough Owel[]

Mullingar Lough Owel - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Willie Penrose* 24.1% 1,170            
Fianna Fáil Henry Abbott* 22.6% 1,101            
Fine Gael John Keegan 16.9% 821 854 864 909 978    
Fianna Fáil Tommy Wright 12.1% 587 619 654 689 700 700 1,043
Fianna Fáil Shay Callaghan* 9.1% 444 470 527 568 574 574  
Fine Gael Frank Wallace 7.6% 371 424 440 455 574 579 624
Fine Gael Tommy Moughty 4.3% 210 239 243 247      
Independent Robert Bagnall 3.3% 160 184 190        
Electorate: 8,054   Valid: 4,864 (60.39%)   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 973   Turnout: 4,904 (60.89%)

Mullingar Urban[]

Mullingar Urban - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Mick Dollard* 39.6% 1,688              
Fianna Fáil Camillus Glynn* 14.1% 603 674 674 679 700 714 764 874
Fine Gael Paul McGrathTD 12.1% 517 578 578 579 615 695 747 836
Fianna Fáil Martin Hynes* 11.8% 501 553 554 555 565 576 623 719
Fianna Fáil Jim Bourke 6.5% 275 304 304 304 328 349 372  
Labour Des Coleman* 4.5% 190 678 679 689 710 732 810 845
Independent Frank McIntyre* 4.3% 183 266 268 272 290 307    
Fine Gael Jim Guinan 3.4% 144 160 161 164 177      
Progressive Democrats Pat Whelan 3.3% 141 160 160 163        
Workers' Party Patrick Boyce 0.4% 19 30 31          
Independent Benedict Cooney 0% 2 7            
Electorate: 11,119   Valid: 5,731 (51.54%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 956   Turnout: 5,809 (52.24%)

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Preceded by
1985 Westmeath County Council election 		Succeeded by
1999 Westmeath County Council election
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