# 1991 Donegal County Council election

An election to all 29 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of the 1991 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors 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.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref. | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 11 | | 20,636 | 36.20% | |
| | Fine Gael | 9 | | 14,096 | 24.72% | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | 4 | 1 | 11,760 | 20.63% | |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | 2,605 | 4.57% | |
| | Donegal Progressive Party | 1 | | 1,775 | 3.11% | |
| | Workers' Party | 1 | | 1,427 | 2.50% | |
| | Labour | 1 | 1 | 1,317 | 2.31% | |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 3,017 | 5.29% | |
| Total | Total | 29 | | 57,013 | 100.00% | — |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

### Buncrana

Buncrana: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Hugh Conaghan | 14.9% | 1,733 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Bernard McGuinness | 13.1% | 1,524 | 1,544 | 1,545 | 1,746 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jim Ferry | 11.6% | 1,344 | 1,390 | 1,398 | 1,405 | 1,501 | 1,503 | 1,668 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy Keaveney | 9.3% | 1,082 | 1,218 | 1,229 | 1,420 | 1,445 | 1,461 | 1,624 | 1,751 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Denis McGonagle | 9.0% | 1,046 | 1,053 | 1,056 | 1,064 | 1,084 | 1,084 | 1,181 | 1,519 |
| | Fine Gael | Seamus Gill | 8.3% | 958 | 962 | 966 | 1,021 | 1,138 | 1,199 | 1,348 | 1,384 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John McLaughlin | 7.7% | 888 | 899 | 901 | 919 | 943 | 947 | 990 | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Albert Doherty | 6.9% | 798 | 864 | 871 | 880 | 999 | 1,002 | 1,031 | 1,240 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Doherty | 6.4% | 740 | 759 | 792 | 798 | 923 | 926 | | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Philip Diggin | 5.0% | 579 | 611 | 617 | 623 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mary McGroarty | 4.3% | 503 | 536 | 537 | | | | | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Conal Gillespie | 3.5% | 403 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,588 Valid: 11,598 (59.21%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,657 Turnout: 11,757 (60.02%) ||||||||||||

### Donegal

Donegal: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Coughlan TD | 14.7% | 1,747 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sean McEniff | 12.5% | 1,484 | 1,489 | 1,496 | 1,547 | 1,550 | 1,673 | 1,679 | 1,686 | 1,893 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Colm Gallagher | 10.1% | 1,196 | 1,205 | 1,267 | 1,273 | 1,284 | 1,293 | 1,329 | 1,515 | 1,564 | 1,564 | 1,818 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Kennedy | 9.9% | 1,168 | 1,185 | 1,210 | 1,210 | 1,213 | 1,227 | 1,248 | 1,274 | 1,320 | 1,340 | 1,356 |
| | Fine Gael | Frank O'Kelly | 9.2% | 1,085 | 1,086 | 1,091 | 1,121 | 1,124 | 1,171 | 1,180 | 1,205 | 1,337 | 1,390 | 1,515 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James McBrearty | 8.7% | 1,026 | 1,029 | 1,035 | 1,037 | 1,129 | 1,133 | 1,174 | 1,204 | 1,224 | 1,233 | 1,564 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy McCloskey | 6.2% | 732 | 738 | 741 | 744 | 760 | 761 | 909 | 1,038 | 1,058 | 1,153 | 1,214 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick McShane | 6.1% | 718 | 719 | 720 | 720 | 796 | 803 | 885 | 1,022 | 1,049 | 1,050 | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Donal Kelly | 4.8% | 569 | 571 | 579 | 601 | 668 | 794 | 799 | 817 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Boyle | 4.7% | 552 | 556 | 560 | 563 | 569 | 571 | 677 | | | | |
| | Independent | Tommy Murphy | 3.8% | 456 | 458 | 463 | 477 | 477 | 477 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joe O'Neill | 3.2% | 377 | 377 | 403 | 465 | 472 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony Byrne | 2.7% | 318 | 319 | 329 | 333 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Mulhern | 1.9% | 220 | 221 | 226 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Kennedy | 1.7% | 202 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,138 Valid: 11,850 (65.33%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,693 Turnout: 11,981 (66.05%) |||||||||||||||

### Glenties

Glenties: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | Connell Boyle | 13.1% | 1,528 | 1,529 | 1,547 | 1,703 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Francis Brennan | 12.3% | 1,427 | 1,441 | 1,443 | 1,592 | 1,629 | 1,677 | |
| | Workers' Party | Seamus Rogers | 12.2% | 1,425 | 1,453 | 1,599 | 1,724 | | | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Paddy Kelly | 10.1% | 1,175 | 1,285 | 1,339 | 1,446 | 1,452 | 1,489 | 1,526 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Breslin | 8.7% | 1,010 | 1,037 | 1,077 | 1,106 | 1,114 | 1,299 | 1,363 |
| | Fine Gael | Maureen Doohan | 8.0% | 932 | 1,046 | 1,061 | 1,070 | 1,073 | 1,095 | 1,435 |
| | Independent | Fred Coll | 7.7% | 899 | 915 | 1,013 | 1,022 | 1,027 | 1,231 | 1,513 |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraig Doherty | 7.5% | 873 | 885 | 921 | 933 | 934 | 1,024 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Feardorca O'Colla | 6.1% | 709 | 787 | 839 | 842 | 843 | | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | John Boyle | 5.5% | 635 | 638 | 673 | | | | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Doherty | 4.7% | 543 | 547 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Hugh McGarvey | 4.1% | 483 | 444 | 447 | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,969 Valid: 11,639 (58.29%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 1,663 Turnout: 11,771 (59.95%) |||||||||||

### Letterkenny

Letterkenny: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Donegal Progressive Party | Jim Devenney | 12.9% | 1,775 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sen. Patrick McGowan | 11.7% | 1,611 | 1,614 | 1,689 | 1,691 | 1,704 | 1,727 | | | | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Danny Harkin | 10.8% | 1,489 | 1,491 | 1,512 | 1,519 | 1,534 | 1,558 | 1,640 | 1,770 | | |
| | Labour | Seán Maloney | 9.6% | 1,317 | 1,344 | 1,362 | 1,364 | 1,470 | 1,625 | 1,683 | 1,809 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Harte | 9.5% | 1,309 | 1,364 | 1,402 | 1,427 | 1,476 | 1,527 | 1,565 | 1,592 | 1,601 | 1,713 |
| | Fine Gael | J.J. Reid | 8.2% | 1,136 | 1,164 | 1,182 | 1,191 | 1,215 | 1,233 | 1,318 | 1,338 | 1,349 | 1,384 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bernard McGlinchey | 7.9% | 1,087 | 1,103 | 1,175 | 1,176 | 1,204 | 1,254 | 1,294 | 1,418 | 1,446 | 1,563 |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam McElhinney | 6.9% | 946 | 950 | 956 | 956 | 971 | 982 | 1,028 | 1,067 | 1,075 | 1,216 |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Charles Meehan | 6.1% | 844 | 847 | 858 | 861 | 866 | 873 | 880 | 965 | 980 | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | James Larkin | 3.8% | 520 | 537 | 541 | 541 | 553 | 610 | 632 | | | |
| | Independent | Eileen Gillespie | 3.2% | 439 | 440 | 444 | 446 | 517 | 544 | | | | |
| | Independent | P.J. Blake | 3.1% | 424 | 438 | 444 | 444 | 473 | | | | | |
| | Green | Rory Brophy | 2.8% | 382 | 397 | 404 | 405 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Billy Patterson | 2.2% | 300 | 306 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Joe O'Donnell | 1.5% | 203 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,915 Valid: 13,782 (55.32%) Spoilt: 158 Quota: 1,723 Turnout: 13,940 (55.95%) ||||||||||||||

### Milford

Milford: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Edward O'Donnell | 19.8% | 1,615 | 1,667 | | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Harry Blaney | 18.9% | 1,540 | 1,613 | 1,641 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel McGinley | 18.5% | 1,506 | 1,531 | 1,597 | 1,851 |
| | Fine Gael | Joachim Loughrey | 11.4% | 926 | 935 | 1,298 | 1,370 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Elizabeth Grier | 10.5% | 857 | 887 | 975 | 1,038 |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Sean McGee | 9.0% | 732 | 814 | 837 | |
| | Fine Gael | Lexie Diver | 9.0% | 653 | 659 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Doherty | 3.9% | 315 | | | |
| Electorate: 12,016 Valid: 8,144 (69.36%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 1,629 Turnout: 8,246 (70.12%) ||||||||