Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
1991 Donegal County Council election|
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Area of Donegal County Council |
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An election to all 29 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of the 1991 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors 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.[1][2]
Results by party[edit]
Results by local electoral area[edit]
^ *: Outgoing councillor.
Buncrana[edit]
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 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 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 | | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | Philip Diggin | 5.0% | 579 | 611 | 617 | 623 | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Mary McGroarty | 4.3% | 503 | 536 | 537 | | | | | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | Conal Gillespie | 3.5% | 403 | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 19,588 Valid: 11,598 (59.21%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,657 Turnout: 11,757 (60.02%) |
Donegal[edit]
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 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 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[edit]
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 | | | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 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 | | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | John Boyle | 5.5% | 635 | 638 | 673 | | | | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 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[edit]
Letterkenny: 7 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Donegal Progressive Party | Jim Devenney | 12.9% | 1,775 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Sen. Patrick McGowan[*] | 11.7% | 1,611 | 1,614 | 1,689 | 1,691 | 1,704 | 1,727 | | | | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 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 |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | Charles Meehan | 6.1% | 844 | 847 | 858 | 861 | 866 | 873 | 880 | 965 | 980 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 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[edit]
Milford: 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | Edward O'Donnell[*] | 19.8% | 1,615 | 1,667 | | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 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 |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 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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