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1991 Sligo County Council election
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27 June 1991
1999 →
All 25 seats on Sligo County Council
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Independent Socialist
Seats won
11
11
1
Seat change
-
+2
-
Fourth party
Fifth party
Party
Independent
Labour
Seats won
2
0
Seat change
-1
-1
Map showing the area of Sligo County Council
Council control after election
TBD
An election to Sligo County Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 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.[1][2]
^Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
^Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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