1991 Sligo County Council election

An election to Sligo County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five 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 Sligo County Council election
27 June 1991
All 25 seats on Sligo County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Socialist
Seats won 11 11 1
Seat change - +2 -
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 2 0
Seat change -1 -1
Map showing the area of Sligo County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 11 - 11,858 44.43
Fine Gael 11 - 9,151 34.29
Independent Socialist 1 - 1,456 5.46
Independent 2 -1 2,642 9.90
Labour 0 -1 894 3.35
Totals 25 - 26,689 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballymote
Ballymote - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Tony McLoughlin* 12.4% 910 935        
Fine Gael Tommy Lavin* 9.6% 703 717 743 768 851 879
Fianna Fáil Michael Conlon 9.5% 699 706 733 759 838 949
Fine Gael Leo Conlon* 9.4% 691 701 725 730 828 883
Fianna Fáil Eamon Scanlon 9.3% 680 694 725 787 840 885
Fine Gael Gerry Murray 9.0% 663 669 683 790 831 850
Fianna Fáil Tommy Deignan* 8.1% 595 602 615 642 716 776
Fianna Fáil John Sherlock* 7.8% 571 575 607 682 739 920
Fianna Fáil Patrick Carty* 7.5% 554 559 590 616 649  
Independent Alfie Parke 6.6% 484 502 564 584    
Fianna Fáil Joe Shannon* 5.1% 372 373 385      
Independent Socialist John McCarrick 3.7% 271 307        
Labour Catherine Masiacz 2% 150 274        
Electorate: 10,555   Valid: 7,343 (69.57%)   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 918   Turnout: 7,393 (70.04%)  

    Dromore
    Dromore - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fine Gael Paul Conmy* 26.2% 1,102 951 985    
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Conway* 18.6% 781 837 994    
    Fine Gael Mary Barrett 15.3% 643 773 931    
    Fianna Fáil Syl Mulligan* 14.5% 608 620 746 788 840
    Fianna Fáil Michael Clarke 12.9% 541 563      
    Fianna Fáil Gabriel Healy 12.6% 531 571 667 735 769
    Electorate: 5,920   Valid: 4,206 (71.05%)   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 842   Turnout: 4,236 (71.55%)  

      Drumcliffe
      Drumcliffe - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Fine Gael Joe Leonard* 16.9% 952                
      Fianna Fáil Dr.Jimmy Devins 13.3% 749 758 761 794 852 853 900 932 1,020
      Fianna Fáil Senator Willie Farrell* 10.7% 605 609 620 629 705 707 728 810 836
      Fine Gael Ita Fox* 10.1% 570 581 656 686 693 698 760 805 895
      Fianna Fáil Felim O'Rourke 9.8% 549 557 562 588 628 628 660 674 728
      Independent Michael Carroll 8.4% 475 484 518 543 580 582 666 721 956
      Labour Stephen McDonagh 7.91 445 461 466 510 522 522 547 580  
      Independent Socialist John Harrison 5% 282 316 334 339 342 344 361    
      Progressive Democrats Hugh Slevin 4.6% 257 268 284 301 312 313      
      Fianna Fáil John Mulrooney* 4.3% 244 247 253 255          
      Independent Sheelagh Hanly 3.7% 206 209 212            
      Fine Gael Maureen Regan 3.1% 177 181              
      Independent Socialist Frank Dobbs 2.1% 117                
      Electorate: 9,182   Valid: 5,628 (61.29%)   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 939   Turnout: 5,678 (61.84%)  

        Sligo
        Sligo - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fianna Fáil Gerry Healy 20.1% 1,043              
        Fine Gael Jim McGarry 14.8% 769 795 801 834 873      
        Independent Socialist Declan Bree* 13.0% 675 697 787 811 875      
        Fianna Fáil Seán McManus* 9.7% 506 531 534 578 586 615 670 879
        Sinn Féin Seán MacManus 8.3% 431 441 442 457 478 490 580 637
        Fine Gael Peter Henry* 8.3% 430 444 446 454 468 618 677 752
        Fianna Fáil Roddy McGuinn 5.9% 307 345 345 388 410 437 493  
        Labour Tommy Higgins* 5.8% 299 305 310 315 334 373    
        Fine Gael Matt Lyons 5.1% 267 274 274 278 286      
        Independent Michael Gillen 3.7% 194 199 202 208        
        Fianna Fáil John Monaghan* 3.2% 168 189 190          
        Independent Socialist Pat Fallon 2.1% 111 113            
        Electorate: 8,247   Valid: 5,200 (63.05%)   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 867   Turnout: 5,245 (63.60%)  

          Tubbercurry
          Tubbercurry - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Independent Margaret Gormley* 25.7% 1,107        
          Fianna Fáil Matt Brennan TD* 23.4% 1,009        
          Fine Gael Joe Cawley* 17.3% 747 824 872    
          Fianna Fáil Aidan Colleary* 12.7% 547 576 637 708 826
          Fine Gael Michael Fleming 12.2% 527 595 614 695 767
          Fianna Fáil Peter McKeon 4.6% 199 261 275 283  
          Independent Denis O'Hara 4.1% 176 184 188    
          Electorate: 5,618   Valid: 4,312 (76.75%)   Spoilt: 35   Quota: 863   Turnout: 4,347 (77.38%)  

            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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