# 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.

## Results by party

| 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 | 18.30 | |
| | Independent | 1 | -1 | 2,415 | 8.70 | |
| Totals | Totals | 23 | - | 27,670 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Athlone

Athlone - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | 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%) ||||||||||||