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Mayo Returning Officer John Condon pictured at the local election count centre at the TF Royal Hotel and Theatre in Castlebar (Pic: Conor McKeown)
A second recount of the Swinford Local Electoral Area has commenced.
Every ballot cast in the election in the four-seat area is to be re-checked for errors after Sinn Féin candidate, John Sheahan, requested a second recount after he again finished one vote behind Cllr Neil Cruise in the race for the fourth and final seat.
Prior to the recounts, Cllr Gerry Murray was deemed elected after he surpassed the quota of 1,744 on the third count.
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