Letterkenny Residents Party

Letterkenny Residents Party was an unregistered minor political party in Ireland. It was founded and registered in 2008[1] to contest the 2009 local elections in Letterkenny. It combined local residents with Francis McCafferty who polled 64 votes standing for the Socialist Party in the 2004 council election.[2] The party's only candidate, Tom Crossan, polled 417 votes and succeeded in being elected to Letterkenny Town Council.[3][4][5]

Letterkenny Residents Party
Founded2008
Dissolved2015 (year deregistered)
HeadquartersLetterkenny,
County Donegal

As of 2015, it is no longer a registered political party.

References

  1. Register of Political Parties Iris Oifigiuil, October 14, 2008.
  2. http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2004T&cons=612
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2009-12-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. McMorrow, Conor (31 May 2009). "Conor McMorrow's irreverent countdown to 5 June elections". The Sunday Tribune. Dublin. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  5. Buncrana Town Council count concludes


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