Monaghan County Council election, 1991

Monaghan County Council election, 1991
Republic of Ireland
27 June 1991
All 20 seats to Monaghan County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 8 7 2
Seat change -2 - -
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change +2

Map showing the area of Monaghan County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Monaghan County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 -2 9,777 40.12%
Fine Gael 7 - 7,981 32.75%
Sinn Féin 2 - 3,396 13.94%
Independent 3 +2 2,964 12.16%
Totals 20 - 24,367 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Carrickmacross

Carrickmacross - 5 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
Fine Gael Bill CotterTD* 22.4% 1,435              
Fianna Fáil Pádraig McNally* 18.7% 1,198              
Fianna Fáil Rosaleen O'Hanlon* 14.3% 917 965 1,024 1,087        
Fine Gael Patrick Jones* 12.6% 808 1,031 1,041 1,092        
Independent Peter Murphy 9.6% 615 647 653 691 698 704 802 926
Fianna Fáil Tom Freeman 8% 515 532 556 584 591 596 659 873
Fianna Fáil Joe Meegan 5.7% 367 382 403 435 440 445 509  
Sinn Féin Brian Meegan 4.7% 303 312 316 348 353 356    
Workers' Party Francis O'Donoghue 3.9% 249 272 272          
Electorate: 9,384   Valid: 6,407 (68.28%)   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 1,068   Turnout: 6,460 (68.84%)

    Castleblayney

    Castleblayney- 5 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    Fianna Fáil Senator Francis O'Brien* 19.1% 1,105            
    Fine Gael Arthur Carville* 18.6% 1,080            
    Fianna Fáil Brendan Hughes* 15.2% 879 911 929 944 1,044    
    Fine Gael John F. Conlan* 13.4% 777 805 841 939 1,002    
    Fine Gael Adam Armstrong 12.2% 710 716 757 781 811 828 847
    Fianna Fáil Olivia Keenan 10.3% 598 650 661 714 797 836 852
    Sinn Féin Malachy Woods 6.4% 370 378 383 456      
    Independent Talbot Duffy 4.8% 280 292 294        
    Electorate: 8,853   Valid: 5,799 (65.5%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 967   Turnout: 5,858 (65.87%)

      Clones

      Clones - 4 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3
      Fianna Fáil Jimmy LeonardTD* 25.9% 1,314    
      Fine Gael Hugh McElvaney* 18.8% 952 986 1,035
      Independent Walter Pringle 18% 913 938 1,037
      Fine Gael Seymour Crawford 17.9% 910 936 973
      Sinn Féin Pat Treanor* 14.4% 732 755 832
      Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna* 4.7% 239 429  
      Independent Joseph Duffy 0.2% 12 13  
      Electorate: 7,736   Valid: 5,072 (65.56%)   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,015   Turnout: 5,124 (66.24%)

        Monaghan

        Monaghan - 6 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        Sinn Féin Caoimhghin O Caolain* 16.8% 1,193        
        Fianna Fáil Patsy Treanor* 15.9% 1,127        
        Fianna Fáil Willie McKenna* 14.4% 1,019        
        Fine Gael Stephen McAree* 12.7% 899 905 921 978 1,269
        Independent Noel Maxwell 12.4% 877 882 887 925 969
        Sinn Féin Brian McKenna 11.3% 798 942 953 1,003 1,017
        Fianna Fáil Matt Caulfield 7% 499 507 574 617 644
        Fine Gael Timothy O'Hanrahan 5.8% 410 417 425 443  
        Independent Plunkett McKenna 3.8% 267 277 284    
        Electorate: 11,830   Valid: 7,089 (59.92%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,013   Turnout: 7,166 (60.57%)
          Preceded by
          Monaghan County Council election, 1985          		 Monaghan County Council elections Succeeded by
          Monaghan County Council election, 1991
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