Independent John Leahy had over 1,000 votes to spare as he was elected on the first count in the Birr Electoral Area for Offaly County Council.
The Kilcormac native received 2,686 first preference votes, just over 23%, on his way to claiming his seat on Offaly County Council.
Fianna Fail received over 31% of the vote in the Birr Area and that was enough to see two of their three candidates returned, Peter Ormond and Eamon Dooley.
Sinn Fein’s Carol Nolan received exactly 10% of the vote which, with transfers, was enough to see her elected on the fifth count.
Also elected on the fifth count was Fine Gael’s John Clendennen who received 369 votes after the elimination of his party colleague Denis Shiels. In total Fine Gael’s share of the vote in the Birr Electoral Area was just over 22%.
A second Independent, John Carroll, was elected on the sixth count with Independent candidates receiving over 36% of total first preference votes.
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1st Preference Votes
John Leahy (NP) 2,686
Peter Ormond (FF) 1,598
John Clendennen (FG) 1,209
Carol Nolan (SF) 1,166
Eamon Dooely (FF) 1,156
John Carroll (NP) 1,056
Michael Loughnane (FF) 887
Denis Shiels (FG) 736
Pat Phelan (FG) 651
Teresa Ryan-Feehan (NP) 509
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Share of the vote
Ind – 36.5%
FF – 31.2%
FG – 22.3%
SF - 10%
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Elected Candidates
John Leahy
Peter Ormond
John Clendennen
Carol Nolan
John Carroll
Eamon Dooley
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