Latest tally in Laois from the Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick District

A Fianna Fáil councillor is vying with an independent to top the poll in the latest Fianna Fáil tally from the Laois County Council election count in Portlaoise. 

25 out of 36 boxes from the Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Municipal District have been tallied.

The tally reveals as follows:

• Paddy Bracken, Fianna Fáil, 1105, 14%
• James Kelly, Non-party, 1013, 12%
• Ollie Clooney, Non-party, 893, 11%
• Conor Bergin, Fine Gael, 881, 11%
• Paddy Buggy, Fine Gael, 867, 11%
• John King, Fine Gael, 768, 9%
• Seamus McDonald, Fianna Fáil, 731, 9%
• Fint Cuddy, Fianna Fáil, 399, 5%
• Brian Phelan, Fianna Fáil, 352, 4%
• Lorna Holohan Garry, Sinn Féin, 329, 4%
• Helen Campion, Sinn Fein, 292, 4%
• Declan Good, Fianna Fáil, 265, 3%
• Kevin Drennan, Non-Party, 113, 1%
• Fiona Dunne, Green Party, 80, 1%
• Brian Corrigan, Labour Party, 52, 1%

A total of 15 candidates are vying for six seat Municipal District.

The votes are being sorted at the CBS / Scoil Chriost Ri sports hall in Portlaoise. They will be counted at the Kea Lew business park from Saturday evening.