1991 Roscommon County Council election

An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six local electoral areas (LEAs) 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]

1991 Roscommon County Council election
27 June 1991
All 26 seats on Roscommon County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fine Gael Fianna Fáil Independent
Seats won 11 10 5
Seat change +3 -3 -
Map showing the area of Roscommon County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fine Gael 11 +3 11,229 40.33
Fianna Fáil 10 -3 11,177 40.15
Independent 5 - 4,934 17.72
Totals 26 - 27,840 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Athlone
Athlone - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Fianna Fáil Senator Michael Finneran* 31.4% 1,635      
Fine Gael Senator Liam Naughten* 30.5% 1,586      
Fine Gael Paddy Moore 16.2% 841 996 1,405  
Fianna Fáil Jim Morris* 11.4% 592 857 904 980
Fianna Fáil Michael O'Faolain 10.6% 550 724 813 907
Electorate: 7,034   Valid: 5,204 (73.98%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,041   Turnout: 5,233 (74.40%)  

    Ballaghadreen
    Ballaghadreen - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Fine Gael Michael Scally 20.69 1,112      
    Fine Gael John Connor* 20.6% 839      
    Fianna Fáil Paul Lynch* 14.7% 599 672 743 795
    Fianna Fáil Patrick Dooney* 13.5% 550 630 690 803
    Independent Dermot Allman 10.6% 430 484 552 652
    Independent Tom McGarry* 7% 286 351 389  
    Fianna Fáil Joe Creighton 6.2% 252 277    
    Electorate: 5,583   Valid: 4,068 (62.04%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 815   Turnout: 4,098 (73.4%)  

      Boyle
      Boyle - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Fine Gael Kitty Duignan* 16.4% 813 985      
      Independent Paul Beirne 8.40 775 840      
      Fine Gael Charlie Hopkins 13.5% 671 733 802 844  
      Fine Gael Joseph O'Beirne 10.7% 529 543 587 599 726
      Fianna Fáil Colm O'Donnell* 10.7% 529 537 545 649 814
      Fianna Fáil Sean McQuaid* 9.2% 457 479 498 627 792
      Fianna Fáil Tommy Kelly 9.1% 452 452 454 519  
      Fianna Fáil Mary Clifford 7.4% 369 390 396    
      Fine Gael Michael Carty 7.4% 368        
      Electorate: 6,959   Valid: 4,963 (71.32%)   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 828   Turnout: 5,004 (71.91%)  

        Castlerea
        Castlerea - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Fine Gael Michael McGreal* 19.8% 748 793    
        Fine Gael Tom Callaghan 15.9% 600 608 648 752
        Independent Patrick Moylan* 15.5% 583 649 684 787
        Independent Danny Burke 15.4% 579 598 644 756
        Fianna Fáil Tony Waldron 10.1 382 432 570 623
        Independent Paddy Concannon* 9.9% 372 381 410  
        Fianna Fáil Liam Satchwell 6.8% 257 300    
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Sloyan 6.6% 250      
        Electorate: 5,175   Valid: 3,771 (72.87%)   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 755   Turnout: 3,805 (73.53%)  

          Roscommon
          Roscommon - 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Independent Tom Foxe TD 22.01 1,232          
          Independent Eithne Quinn* 13.3% 677 890        
          Fianna Fáil Des Bruen* 12.% 608 656 746 799 923  
          Fine Gael Dominic Connolly 11.4% 578 607 654 745 765 767
          Fianna Fáil Seamus McDermott 9.4% 476 506 538 575 664 719
          Fianna Fáil Paddy Kilduff 8.7% 439 450 498 523    
          Fine Gael Gerry Donnelly 8.6% 436 450 493 604 784 802
          Fine Gael Patrick Walshe* 6.5% 331 363 377      
          Fianna Fáil Anthony Murray* 5.8% 295 304        
          Electorate: 7,411   Valid: 5,072 (68.44%)   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 846   Turnout: 5,108 (68.92%)  

            Strokestown
            Strokestown- 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123
            Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Mullooly* 18.9% 899 937 1,059
            Fianna Fáil Eugene Murphy* 17.4% 827 928 1,014
            Fine Gael Seán Beirne* 16.2% 773 881 970
            Fianna Fáil Tom Crosby 15.9% 759 818 909
            Fine Gael Noel Collins 12.9% 614 657 722
            Republican Sinn Féin Dermot Mullooly 10.5% 500 525  
            Fine Gael Frank Curley 8.2% 390    
            Electorate: 7,411   Valid: 5,072 (68.44%)   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 846   Turnout: 5,108 (68.92%)  

              References
              1. Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
              2. Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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