1985 Leitrim County Council election

1985 Leitrim County Council election
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All 22 seats on Leitrim County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 8 2
Seat change 0 -2 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Fianna Fáil Independent
Seats won 1 1
Seat change +1 0
Map showing the area of Leitrim County Council
Council control after election

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An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 22 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[1]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 - 7,731 45.31
Fine Gael 8 -2 5,905 34.6
Sinn Féin 2 +1 1,854 10.87
Independent Fianna Fáil 1 +1 476 2.79
Independent 1 - 1,096 6.42
Totals 22 17,062 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinamore

Ballinamore: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fine Gael Gerry Reynolds 834          
Fianna Fáil John Ellis TD* 733          
Sinn Féin John Joe McGirl* 706          
Fianna Fáil J.J. Shortt* 582 594 614 742    
Fine Gael Tommy McCartin* 515 566 569 601 808  
Fine Gael Damien Brennan* 473 497 499 504 598 708
Fianna Fáil Christy Gallogly 375 410 428 479 499 513
Fine Gael Brendan Grimes 299 326 327 374    
Fianna Fáil John Reilly 265 266 271      
Electorate: 5,568   Valid: 4,782 (86.4%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 684   Turnout: 4,811  

Carrick-on-Shannon

Carrick-on-Shannon: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Pascal McKeon* 793        
Fianna Fáil Michael Guckian* 717        
Fine Gael Jim Faughnan 522 582 598 640  
Fianna Fáil Farrell McElgunn* 494 497 525 650  
Fianna Fáil Gerry McGee 477 510 527 562 587
Fine Gael Thomas Mulligan 383 418 421 432 664
Fianna Fáil Seán McGowan 363 380 391 429 449
Fine Gael John Maguire 338 340 344 386  
Sinn Féin Martin McTiernan 322 335 343    
Electorate: 5,484   Valid: 4,409 (81%)   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 630   Turnout: 4,442  

Dromahaire

Dromahaire: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Mary Bohan* 662          
Fianna Fáil Joseph Mooney* 598 614 617 750    
Fine Gael Jim McPadden 477 543 545 553 561 589
Sinn Féin Mel Farrell 472 501 504 537 548 704
Fine Gael Joseph McLoughlin* 379 472 474 480 485 590
Fine Gael P.J. Lynch* 361 376 376 462 482 504
Fianna Fáil Ben McKeon 324 329 331      
Fianna Fáil Michael Dolan 307 342 350 408 472  
Fine Gael Leo McHugh 269          
Electorate: 4,713   Valid: 3,849 (82.3%)   Spoilt: 30   Quota: 642   Turnout: 3,879  

Manorhamilton

Manorhamilton: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Tony Ferguson* 899              
Fianna Fáil Aodh Flynn* 662 721            
Fine Gael Charles Cullen* 480 497 500 533 629 705    
Independent Fianna Fáil Larry McGowan* 476 504 513 521 579 750    
Fine Gael Stanley Trotter 401 411 414 472 503 529 545 562
Sinn Féin Michael Colreavy 354 374 376 389 445      
Independent John Cullen 303 335 337 361        
Fianna Fáil Patrick Gallagher* 273 325 355 399 483 539 575 592
Fine Gael Don Daly 174 184 185          
Electorate: 5,074   Valid: 4,022 (79.94%)   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 671   Turnout: 4,056  

References

  1. ^ Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 104 of 1990). Signed on 30 April 1990. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  • "Old Local Election Results". www.irishelectionliterature.com. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  • "Leitrim County Council (Ballinamore) 1985 Local Election". www.irelandelection.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.