Breaking News: Workers and Unemployed Action Group gains
Breaking News: Workers and Unemployed Action Group gains
Breaking News: Workers and Unemployed Action Group (South Tipperary)(leader former Deputy, Seamus Healy) has gained a seat on Carrick-on-Suir Urban District Council following the elimination of one of the two sitting Labour Party councillors. WUAG were unrepresented on the outgoing council. Labour Party representation on the council has now been reduced from two to one of the nine seats.
Where Clonmel Leads, will Ireland follow?
The combined strength of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael is now reduced to one third of the seats on Clonmel Borough Council following the election of all five Workers and Unemployed Group candidates. The combined representation of WUAG and the Labour Party on the Council is now up to seven of the twelve seats.
Cllr Seamus Healy headed poll having polled 3 quotas.
Composition of outgoing council: Fianna Fail 4, Labour Party 3,WUAG 3, Fine Gael 2
Composition of new Council: WUAG 5, Labour Party 2, Fianna Fail 2, Fine Gael 2, Independent 1
(Report on RTE to-day which implied that there was no change was misleading)
WUAG is opposed to coalition with Fine Gael and Fianna Fail
The outstanding performance by WUAG clearly indicates that Cllr Healy will regain the seat he lost to Martin Mansergh by 59 votes in General Election.
Clonmel Ward of Tipperary South Riding Co Council (7 seat ward includes villages and rural areas surrounding Clonmel)
Outgoing Representation Fianna Fail 2, Fine Gael 2, WUAG 2, Labour Party 1
New Representation: Unchanged
Councillor Seamus Healy headed poll with almost two quotas.
Regrettably WUAG was edged out of a third seat when Fianna Fail held on to their second seat by 56 votes(Quota 1341). This occurred after the distribution of a Fine Gael excess of 300 votes favoured Fianna Fail over WUAG
Fianna Fail lost 4 seats on the full South Tipp Co Council to fine Gael. Two of these were in the strongholds of Martin Mansergh—Tipperary Town Electoral Area, and Cashel Electoral Area. Minister Manserghs seat is clearly under threat.
