COUNTING has been suspended at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny until the morning.
Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn were elected on the first count earlier this evening.
There is still three seats to fill and it is all to play for when counting resumes at 10am. Pearse Doherty’s surplus was distributed after the first count with Thomas Pringle and Pat the Cope Gallagher picking up the most votes. Padraig MacLochlainn’s surplus will be distributed when counting resumes.
The result of the second count:
Charlie McConalogue (FF) + 524 – 8,871
Pat The Cope Gallagher (FF) + 1,192 – 8,661
Thomas Pringle (Ind)+ 2,798 – 8,270
Joe McHugh (FG) + 472 – 8,093
John O’Donnell (Ind) + 885 – 5,620
Martin Harley (FG) + 435 – 3,491
Mary T Sweeney (Aontu) + 445 – 2,827
Michael White (Green) + 457 – 2,113
Peter Casey (Ind) + 661 – 1,804
Niall McConnell (Ind) + 223 – 803
Arthur McGuinness (Ind) + 43 – 99
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