Westmeath County Council: (Athlone) 1955 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 7

Quota: 954

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	Paddy Lenihan (FF)	10.7%	814
5	Edward Farrell (FG)	10.0%	765
2	Thomas Darcy (LAB)	9.2%	705
4	Frank Waters (IND)	6.3%	477
6	Edward Cunningham (FG)	6.3%	477
7	George Allen (FG)	5.8%	441
	William J. Finnerty (FG)	5.6%	428
	Patrick Killian (FF)	5.5%	420
	Michael Murray (FF)	5.5%	420
3	James J. McAuley (FF)	4.9%	376
	Patrick Hogan (IND)	4.1%	309
	Thomas Ryan (FF)	3.9%	294
	Nicholas Moran (FF)	3.7%	281
	Bernard Kelly (SF)	3.4%	258
	Frank Brennan (LAB)	3.4%	257
	John McNeill (FF)	3.0%	227
	Michael Heavey (FG)	2.9%	218
	Thomas Kilroy (FG)	2.6%	195
	Patrick Mulvhill (SF)	1.6%	121
	Michael Cronin (LAB)	1.0%	73
	Joseph Henson (LAB)	0.9%	69

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 11363

Valid: 7625

Westmeath County Council (Athlone)1955 Local Election