1985 Mayo County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 31 seats on Mayo County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent
Seats won 15 14 2
Seat change - -2 +2
Map showing the area of Mayo County Council
Council control after election

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An election to Mayo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from seven 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 15 - 31,615 52.61
Fine Gael 14 -2 23,402 38.94
Independent 2 +2 3,814 6.35
Totals 31 - 60,097 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballina

Ballina: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Sean Calleary TD* 2,240          
Fianna Fáil Padraic Bourke* 1,605          
Fine Gael Eddie Staunton* 1,386 1,450 1,740      
Fine Gael Frank Devaney* 1,351 1,385 1,612      
Fianna Fáil Stephen Molloy 1,192 1,328 1,348 1,355 1,374 1,393
Fine Gael John Kelly* 1,089 1,144 1,387 1,568    
Fianna Fáil Bridie Greavey* 1,046 1,366 1,416 1,423 1,466 1,518
Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 827 924        
Electorate: 15,882   Valid: 10,736 (68.01%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,534   Turnout: 10,801  

Castlebar

Castlebar: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Frank Durcan* 2,053              
Fianna Fáil Padraig Flynn TD* 1,790              
Fine Gael Enda Kenny TD* 1,480 1,563 1,574 1,594 1,753      
Fine Gael Paddy Burke* 1,242 1,276 1,286 1,345 1,382 1,384 1,897  
Fianna Fáil Richard Morrin* 991 1,045 1,066 1,103 1,212 1,239 1,284 1,490
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Toole 863 869 870 938 955 957 969 1,330
Fine Gael Henry Kenny 640 687 694 699 745 748    
Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell 598 606 611 737 750 756 769  
Labour Johnny Mee 389 439 491 510        
Fianna Fáil David Kelly 338 350 351          
Labour Michael Kilcoyne 112 121            
Electorate: 14,250   Valid: 10,496 (74.21%)   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 1,750   Turnout: 10,575  

Claremorris

Claremorris- 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil P.J. Morley TD* 1,783                
Independent Martin Finn* 1,725 1,765              
Fine Gael Jim Higgins TD* 1,717 1,799              
Fine Gael Michael Raftery* 1,423 1,428 1,428 1,428 1,428 1,440 1,444 1,496 1,604
Fianna Fáil Jack Heneghan* 1,406 1,413 1,413 1,415 1,415 1,421 1,448 1,641 1,667
Fianna Fáil Sean Fitzpatrick* 1,074 1,081 1,083 1,097 1,100 1,184 1,509 1,745  
Fianna Fáil Pat McHugh 962 1,012 1,020 1,033 1,049 1,073 1,125 1,257 1,319
Fine Gael Jim Mannion 892 949 967 968 975 1,132 1,134 1,255 1,648
Fianna Fáil Michael Mellett 749 753 755 760 761 777 814    
Fianna Fáil Thomas Charlton 674 676 677 692 692 700      
Fine Gael Madeline Maloney 636 648 660 662 663 850 1,006 1,025  
Fine Gael Pa Connolly 467 521 547 548 551        
Fine Gael Edward T. Griffith 294                
Fine Gael Patrick Griffith 36                
Electorate: 18,829   Valid: 13,838 (69.41%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,730   Turnout: 13,945  

Killala

Killala: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Tim Quinn* 1,490    
Fianna Fáil Padraig Cosgrove 1,269 1,453  
Fine Gael John Noel Carey* 1,182 1,671  
Fianna Fáil David O'Connor* 1,085 1,103 1,111
Fine Gael Vinnie Munnelly* 982 1,055 1,349
Fine Gael Patrick Lavelle 834    
Electorate: 9,434   Valid: 6,842 (73.22%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,369   Turnout: 6,908  

Swinford

Swinford: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Padraig Gavin* 1,967        
Fianna Fáil Patsy Dunne* 1,289 1,486      
Fine Gael John Flannery* 1,153 1,176 1,221 1,394 1,399
Fianna Fáil Oliver Flannery 1,019 1,153 1,319 1,389 1,390
Fine Gael Sean McEvoy* 910 972 1,023 1,491  
Fine Gael John McNicholas 698 750 789    
Sinn Féin Joe McHale 388 402      
Electorate: 10,977   Valid: 7,424 (65.23%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,485   Turnout: 7,528  

Westport

Westport: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Sen. Martin J. O'Toole* 2,191          
Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers* 1,538 1,637 1,663 1,731 1,816  
Fine Gael Patrick Durcan 1,492 1,540 1,679 1,740 2,367  
Fine Gael Pat Kilbane* 1,407 1,411 1,424 1,425 1,564 1,896
Fianna Fáil Pat Conway* 1,309 1,325 1,327 1,444 1,460 1,465
Fianna Fáil Seamus Hughes 1,124 1,261 1,304 1,399 1,551 1,642
Fine Gael Ted McHale* 1,011 1,044 1,127 1,148    
Sinn Féin Mary McGing 377 392 407      
Fine Gael John Morahan 285 357        
Electorate: 13,881   Valid: 10,761 (78.28%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,794   Turnout: 10,866  

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.

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