1991 Leitrim County Council election

An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 22 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

1991 Leitrim County Council election
27 June 1991
All 22 seats to Leitrim County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 9 9 1
Seat change -1 +1 -1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Independent
Seats won 1 2
Seat change - +1
Map showing the area of Leitrim County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 9 -1 6,735 43.35
Fine Gael 9 +1 5,481 35.28%
Sinn Féin 1 -1 1,398 9%
Independent Fianna Fáil 1 - 402 2.6%
Independent 2 +1 1,485 9.6%
Totals 22 - 15,535 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Ballinamore
Ballinamore - 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Gerry Reynolds TD* 18.3% 766        
Fianna Fáil John Ellis TD* 17.2% 720        
Fianna Fáil J.J. Shortt* 16.3% 680        
Sinn Féin Liam McGirl* 16.0% 667        
Fine Gael Damien Brennan* 13.2% 552 609      
Fine Gael Tommy McCartin* 10.4% 435 535 563 579 619
Fianna Fáil Paddy O'Rourke 8.6% 358 370 465 532 562
Electorate: 5,674   Valid: 4,178 (73.63%)   Spoilt: 24   Quota: 597   Turnout: 4,202 (74.06%)

    Carrick-on-Shannon
    Carrick-on-Shannon - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael Thomas Mulligan* 13.4% 565 578 605      
    Fianna Fáil Michael Guckian* 13.3% 563 596 639      
    Fine Gael Thomas Faughnan 11.7% 497 535 564 571 701  
    Independent Pascal McKeon* 11.7% 494 512 534 534 547 573
    Fianna Fáil Seán McGowan 11.3% 480 512 529 532 536 545
    Fianna Fáil Gerry McGee* 9.9% 420 421 431 432 437 450
    Fianna Fáil Farrell McElgunn* 9.5% 400 408 483 499 685  
    Fine Gael Ann Harman 8.% 339 360 415 420    
    Sinn Féin Martin McTiernan 6.7% 285 302        
    Independent Des Guckian 4.4% 187          
    Electorate: 5,706   Valid: 4,230 (74.13%)   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 605   Turnout: 4,258 (74.62%)

      Dromahaire
      Dromahaire - 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Jim McPadden* 13.3% 479 501 527 539 638      
      Fianna Fáil Mary Bohan* 12.2% 437 478 483 490 510 514 514 663
      Fianna Fáil Senator Paschal Mooney 11.7% 422 426 467 483 555 567 569 600
      Fine Gael John McTernan 11% 397 406 407 408 444 459 460 624
      Fianna Fáil Stasia Carre 10.7% 385 401 402 405 411 411 411  
      Independent Gerry Dolan 9.6% 344 372 418 529 604      
      Fianna Fáil Francis Gilmartin 8.7% 313 314 333 386 405 412 413 453
      Fine Gael Sean Wynne 8.2% 295 302 326 340        
      Sinn Féin Francis Guckian 5.4% 193 209 226          
      Independent Michael Moran 4.9% 175 182            
      Independent John Gallagher 4.3% 154              
      Electorate: 4,569   Valid: 3,594 (78.7%)   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 600   Turnout: 3,628 (79.4%)

        Manorhamilton
        Manorhamilton - 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Tony Ferguson* 21.2% 742            
        Fianna Fáil Aodh Flynn* 14.6% 511 542 548 602      
        Fine Gael Charles Cullen* 12.7% 444 457 462 501 504 648  
        Independent Fianna Fáil Larry McGowan* 11.5% 402 421 451 534 541 673  
        Fine Gael Frank Dolan 10.3% 361 366 369 386 388    
        Fine Gael Siobhán McGloin 10% 351 381 420 456 458 526 552
        Fianna Fáil Patsy Connolly 8.7% 304 349 365 387 391 409 442
        Sinn Féin Michael Colreavy 7.2% 253 261 285        
        Republican Sinn Féin Declan Curneen 3.7% 131 138          
        Electorate: 4,766   Valid: 3,533 (74.13%)   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 584   Turnout: 3,569 (74.88%)
          Preceded by
          1985 Leitrim County Council election          		 Leitrim County Council elections Succeeded by
          1999 Leitrim County Council election
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