Inishowen Election
There are just 9 seats and Martin McDermott is already elected having passed the quota of 1,539 easily.
Martin Farren has got 1,038 votes in the first ballot ahead of the 881 he got last time and is 58 clear of 10th place – so not a huge margin for error.
Unfortunately Mary MCauley seems to be out. Second votes that Mary and Black Mickey Doherty got could transfer to Martin and help him pass the threshold of 1,539.
Results
2002 – Martin McDermott (FF)
1476 – Jack Murray (SF)
1399 – Albert Doherty (SF)
1316 – Paul Canning (FF)
1252 – Nicholas Crossan (Ind)
1180 – Bernard McGuinness (FG)
1139 – Rena Donaghey (FF)
1038 – Martin Farren (Lab)
1013 – John Ryan (FG)
980 – Ciaran McLaughlin (SF)
638 – Mickey Doherty (FG)
601 – Joe Murphy (PBPA)
555 – Patrick McCarroll (Ind)
516 – Mary McCauley (FF)
359 – Peter McLaughlin (FG)
332 – Stewart Ryan (Ind)
106 – Haden Ellis (DDI)
93 – Paul Ferguson (Ind)