1991 Westmeath County Council election

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 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 Westmeath County Council election
27 June 1991
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
Map showing the area of Westmeath County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

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 local electoral area

Athlone
Athlone - 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    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
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      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
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        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
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Labour Mick Dollard* 39.6% 1,688              
          Fianna Fáil Camillus Glynn* 14.1% 603 674 674 679 700 714 764 874
          Fine Gael Paul McGrath TD 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%)  

            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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