1974 Donegal County Council election

An election to all 29 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 18 June 1974 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).[1]

1974 Donegal County Council election
8 June 1974
All 29 seats on Donegal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Fianna Fáil
Seats won 11 10 4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin (Official) Donegal Progressive Party Independent
Seats won 1 1 3
Map showing the area of Donegal County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

Results by party
Party Seats 1st pref FPv%
Fianna Fáil 11 19,767 35.64%
Fine Gael 10 19,085 34.41%
Independent Fianna Fáil 4 6,143 11.07%
Sinn Féin (Official) 1 2,178 3.93%
Donegal Progressive Party 1 1,745 3.14%
Sinn Féin (Provisional) 0 1,021 1.84%
Labour 0 242 0.44%
Independent 2 7,029 9.52%
Total 28 55,465 100.00%

Results by local electoral area
  • Sitting in italics

Buncrana
Buncrana: 6 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Fine Gael Bertie Boggs* 21.7% 2,604  
Fianna Fáil Alex Diver* 10.3% 1,237  
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan* 10.0% 1,204  
Independent Tony Gill* 9.5% 1,145  
Fianna Fáil Conal Doogan* 8.0% 963  
Fine Gael Sean McLaughlin 7.7% 927  
Independent Fianna Fáil Michael Deery* 7.6% 911  
Fine Gael Harry Gillen 7.0% 845  
Fianna Fáil Dermot McLaughlin 7.0% 836  
Fine Gael Patrick McLaughlin 5.7% 687  
Fine Gael Helen O'Sullivan 2.6% 317  
Independent Fianna Fáil Dermot Kelly 2.6% 314  
Electorate: 16,729   Valid: 11,990   Quota: 1,650  

    Donegal
    Donegal: 6 seats[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Clement Coughlan* 18.50% 2,1621            
    Fine Gael Michael Melly* 14.60% 1,703            
    Fianna Fáil Brendan Murrin* 11.90% 1,391 1,496 1,496 1,499 1,506 1,578 1,626
    Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff* 11.70% 1,370 1,418 1,424 1,427 1,448 1,522 1,598
    Fine Gael Francis Cunningham* 11.1% 1,294 1,308 1,314 1,317 1,339 1,351 1,374
    Fine Gael Colm Gallagher* 9.7% 1,130 1,238 1,253 1,267 1,401 1,444 1,618
    Sinn Féin (Provisional) Joe O'Neill 8.8% 1,021 1,053 1,058 1,062 1,064 1,103 1,284
    Independent Frank Muldoon 6.5% 754 820 821 826 866 954 —
    Independent Fredrick Scott 3.6% 417 436 438 444 —    
    Fianna Fáil Eamon Timoney 3.1% 366 463 464 473 501 —  
    Independent Thomas McCormack 0.5% 57 63 63 —      
    Electorate: 15,408   Valid: 11,665 (98.85%)   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 1,842   Turnout: 11,800 (76.58%)  

      Glenties
      Glenties: 6 seats[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fianna Fáil Paddy Delap* 21.2% 2,294              
      Sinn Féin (Official) Seamus Rogers* 14.6% 1,580              
      Independent Fianna Fáil John Kelly* 11.2% 1,209 1,281 1,287 1,292 1,323 1,342 1,348 1,372
      Fine Gael John Gorman* 9.0% 971 996 1,004 1,005 1,222 1,228 1,248 1,255
      Fine Gael Donal Whelan 8.2% 883 886 966 1,146 1,176 1,181 1,188 1,188
      Fine Gael James Doohan* 8.1% 873 904 913 915 1,208 1,216 1,219 1,220
      Fianna Fáil Joseph Campbell* 7.1% 771 849 925 1,220 1,228 1,710    
      Fine Gael Patrick Doherty 6.4% 689 831 840 —        
      Fianna Fáil Peter J. O'Keefe 6.0% 647 986 987 1,025 1,039 —    
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Gallagher 5.5% 598 652 742 —        
      Independent Anne Barton 2.7% 289 295 —          
      Electorate: 16,603   Valid: 10,804   Quota: 1,544  

        Letterkenny
        Letterkenny: 6 seats[5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12
        Fianna Fáil Paddy McGowan* 17.2% 2,292  
        Fine Gael Paddy Harte TD* 15.1% 2,018  
        Donegal Progressive Party Winston Patterson* 13.1% 1,745  
        Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey* 12.9% 1,729  
        Fine Gael J.J. Reid* 6.5% 862  
        Independent James Fields 5.9% 692  
        Independent Fianna Fáil Charles O'Donnell* 5.5% 730  
        Independent Fianna Fáil Patrick Friel 5.4% 726  
        Independent Fianna Fáil Henry Patton 4.5% 601  
        Sinn Féin (Official) Sean O'Donnell 4.5% 598  
        Fine Gael Daniel Coyle 3.8% 513  
        Fine Gael May McClintock 3.8% 508  
        Labour Richard Duffy 1.8% 242  
        Electorate: 18,770   Valid: 13 356   Quota: 1,909  

          Milford
          Milford: 4 seats[6]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12
          Independent Fianna Fáil Harry Blaney* 19.4% 1,695  
          Independent Noel McGinley* 14.7% 1,283  
          Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey* 14.3% 1,254  
          Fine Gael William McCafferty* 13.2% 1,152  
          Fianna Fáil Ian McGarvey 7.8% 680  
          Independent Fianna Fáil Hugh Boyle 6.5% 566  
          Independent Joseph Gallagher 6.3% 547  
          Independent Fianna Fáil Hugh Gallagher 3.8% 331  
          Fianna Fáil Edward McGettigan 3.4% 298  
          Fianna Fáil Dorothy Borland 3.2% 283  
          Fine Gael Brendan McDaid 2.7% 234  
          Independent Fianna Fáil John Grier 1.8% 157  
          Fine Gael Manus Dennison 1.5% 134  
          Fianna Fáil John Boyce 1.5% 133  
          Electorate: 10,535   Valid: 8,747(98.38%)   Spoilt: 173   Quota: 1,732   Turnout: 8,891 (83.03%)  

            References
            1. Donegal County Council (Amendment) Order 1974 (S.I. No. 51 of 1974). Signed on 28 February 1974. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 6 September 2023.
            2. "Donegal County Council: (Buncrana) 1974 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers". irelandelection.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
            3. "Donegal County Council: (Donegal) 1974 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers". irelandelection.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
            4. "Donegal County Council: (Glenties) 1974 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis". irelandelection.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
            5. "Donegal County Council: (Letterkenny) 1974 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers". irelandelection.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
            6. "Donegal County Council: (Milford) 1974 Local Election Results, Counts, Transfers". irelandelection.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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