Roscommon-Galway 5th Count: Naughten elected

The former Fine Gaeler, who topped the poll in the 2016 election, relinquished his pole position to fellow Independent Michael Fitzmaurice, securing the second seat on the fifth count after coming in second place with 8,422 first preferences.

It was a big drop for the Roscommon town politician, who had pulled over 13,000 votes in his last electoral outing.

He got 3,817 transfers from Fine Gael's Aisling Dolan, which got him over the line. The count was suspended power was cut across the town with proceedings due to begin again at midday on Monday when Sinn Fein's Claire Kerrane is expected to take the third and final seat.

"I was never going to have the same circumstances as the last occasion - it's a very different election and this time round I had Orla Leydon and Aisling Dolan eating into my first preferences and in fairness Aisling seems to have rallied in the last few days, running an excellent campaign," he told the Connacht Tribune.

"There's a lot of anger out there and a lot of frustration.”

Number of seats: 3 Electorate: 69,598 Spoiled votes: 330 Total valid poll: 45,612 Quota: 11,404

Fifth Count Fitzmaurice, Michael (Ind) Elected Naughten, Denis (Ind) 8,422 +635 9057 +362 9419 + 1447 10,866  +3817  14,683 Kerrane, Clare (SF) 8,003 +319 8322 +368 8690 +712 9402  +680  10,082 Dolan, Aisling (FG) 5,466 +169 5635 +75 5710 +452 6162 Murphy Eugene (FF) 4,945 +256 5201 +180 5381 +1861 7242 +816  8058 Leyden, Orla (FF) 2,953 +171 3124 +73 3197 Eliminated O'Donoghue, Julie (GP) 1,413 +32 1445 +165 1610 Eliminated Hope, James (Aontu) 504  +38 542 Eliminated Tynan, Kieran (SPBP) 422 +20 442 Eliminated Hanley, Paul (National Party) 319  +12 331 Eliminated Fallon, Thomas D (Ind) 88 +21 109 - Eliminated

Denis Naughten takes the second seat. Count is suspended due to powercut. The next count will distribute Naughten's surplus of 3,279 votes. Resuming at midday on Monday.

Fourth Count Fitzmaurice, Michael (Ind) Elected Naughten, Denis (Ind) 8,422 +635 9057 +362 9419 + 1447 10,866 Kerrane, Clare (SF) 8,003 +319 8322 +368 8690 +712 9402 Dolan, Aisling (FG) 5,466 +169 5635 +75 5710 +452 6162 Murphy Eugene (FF) 4,945 +256 5201 +180 5381 +1861 7242 Leyden, Orla (FF) 2,953 +171 3124 +73 3197 Eliminated O'Donoghue, Julie (GP) 1,413 +32 1445 +165 1610 Eliminated Hope, James (Aontu) 504 +38 542 Eliminated Tynan, Kieran (SPBP) 422 +20 442 Eliminated Hanley, Paul (National Party) 319 +12 331 Eliminated Fallon, Thomas D (Ind) 88 +21 109 - Eliminated Eliminated: Aisling Dolan. The next count is the fifth and final count.

THIRD COUNT Fitzmaurice, Michael (Ind) Elected Naughten, Denis (Ind) 8,422 +635 9057 +362 9419 Kerrane, Clare (SF) 8,003 +319 8322 +368 8690 Dolan, Aisling (FG) 5,466 +169 5635 +75 5710 Murphy Eugene (FF) 4,945 +256 5201 +180 5381 Leyden, Orla (FF) 2,953 +171 3124 +73 3197 O'Donoghue, Julie (GP) 1,413 +32 1445 +165 1610 Hope, James (Aontu) 504 +38 542 Eliminated Tynan, Kieran (SPBP) 422 +20 442 Eliminated Hanley, Paul (National Party) 319 +12 331 Eliminated Fallon, Thomas D (Ind) 88 +21 109 - Eliminated

Nobody deemed elected. Eliminated O'Donoghue and Leydn.

SECOND COUNT Fitzmaurice, Michael (Ind) 13,077 Elected Naughten, Denis (Ind) 8,422 +635 9057 Kerrane, Clare (SF) 8,003 +319 8322 Dolan, Aisling (FG) 5,466 +169 5635 Murphy Eugene (FF) 4,945 +256 5201 Leyden, Orla (FF) 2,953 +171 3124 O'Donoghue, Julie (GP) 1,413 +32 1445 Hope, James (Aontu) 504 +38 542 Tynan, Kieran (SPBP) 422 +20 442 Hanley, Paul (National Party) 319 +12 331 Fallon, Thomas D (Ind) 88 +21 109

Eliminated Fallon, Hanley, Hope and Tynan

FIRST COUNT Fitzmaurice, Michael (Ind) 13,077 Naughten, Denis (Ind) 8,422 Kerrane, Clare (SF) 8,003 Dolan, Aisling (FG) 5,466 Murphy Eugene (FF) 4,945 Leyden, Orla (FF) 2,953 O'Donoghue, Julie (GP) 1,413 Hope, James (Aontu) 504 Tynan, Kieran (SPBP) 422 Hanley, Paul (National Party) 319 Fallon, Thomas D (Ind) 88

Fitzmaurice re-elected on the first count. Fitzmaurice's surplus of 1,673 to be distributed.