1985 Clare County Council election

An election to Clare County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six 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]

1985 Clare County Council election
20 June 1985
All 32 seats on Clare County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 17 8 2
Seat change 0 -1 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 5
Seat change +2
Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 17 0 23,382 53.52
Fine Gael 8 -1 10,232 23.42
Labour 2 0 2,256 5.16
Independent 5 +2 7,629 17.46
Totals 32 +1 43,393 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Ennis
Ennis: 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Tommy Brennan 1,007          
Fianna Fáil Frank Barrett 827 845 864 892 917  
Fianna Fáil Bobby Burke 673 693 716 741 777 825
Fine Gael Michael Howard* 627 648 679 772 1,044  
Fianna Fáil Peter Considine 606 627 642 661 691 742
Fine Gael Angela Coughlan 334 345 368 422    
Labour Flan Honan 228 238 280      
Workers' Party Dermot Hayes 186 194        
Electorate: 8,261   Valid: 4,488 (55.11%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 898   Turnout: 4,553  

    Ennistymon
    Ennistymon: 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 1,284            
    Fine Gael Frank Henchy* 1,120 1,127 1,134 1,472      
    Fianna Fáil Enda Mulkere 1,029 1,052 1,060 1,081 1,128 1,135 1,440
    Labour Martin Lafferty* 1,027 1,036 1,043 1,216      
    Fianna Fáil Jimmy Nagle* 932 951 955 1,009 1,057 1,086 1,730
    Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch* 887 946 956 994 1,044 1,062  
    Fine Gael Bill Slattery 645 649 652        
    Independent Joseph Meehan 47 48          
    Electorate: 9,782   Valid: 6,971 (71.72%)   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 1,162   Turnout: 7,016  

      Killaloe
      Killaloe: 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent John Minogue* 1,545        
      Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley* 1,385        
      Fianna Fáil Joe Gorman 1,295 1,360      
      Fine Gael Patrick Bugler* 1,208 1,266 1,497    
      Fine Gael Tony McMahon* 1,197 1,221 1,248 1,278 1,286
      Fianna Fáil Michael Begley 1,038 1,044 1,131 1,150 1,201
      Fianna Fáil Harry Brannn* 885 900 1,251 1,361  
      Fianna Fáil Eoin Maloney 726 777      
      Electorate: 13,372   Valid: 9,279 (69.89%)   Spoilt: 367   Quota: 1,326   Turnout: 9,346  

        Kilrush
        Kilrush: 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Fianna Fáil P.J. Kelly 1,099 1,106 1,203 1,219 1,220 1,275      
        Fianna Fáil Bill Chambers 1,084 1,108 1,234 1,280          
        Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-QuinnTD* 955 1,079 1,091 1,213 1,217 1,301      
        Fine Gael Jackie Keane* 872 923 1,039 1,059 1,061 1,081 1,085 1,452  
        Fianna Fáil Seán Keating* 820 846 877 998 1,006 1,135 1,143 1,249  
        Independent William O'Looney 756 771 772 803 804 991 1,021 1,090 1,157
        Fianna Fáil Michael Flynn 562 584 625 660 666        
        Fianna Fáil Martin Foran* 556 585 594 693 700 816 819 866 901
        Independent Sean Maloney 551 585 589            
        Fine Gael Sean Ryan 547 607 682 726 730 771      
        Fianna Fáil Timmy McMahon 514 519              
        Fine Gael Annette Burke 410                
        Electorate: 11,784   Valid: 8,726 (74.54%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 1,247   Turnout: 8,784  

          Miltown-Malbay
          Miltown-Malbay: 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Independent P.J. Burke* 1,408          
          Independent Christy Curtin* 1,249          
          Fianna Fáil James Breen 1,038 1,082 1,102 1,128 1,147 1,320
          Fianna Fáil Flan Garvey 974 1,010 1,024 1,044 1,053 1,133
          Fine Gael Donal CareyTD* 883 908 929 1,175    
          Fianna Fáil Haulie Daly 756 767 788 794 798 830
          Fianna Fáil Michael Hillery 617 668 672 752 792 1,165
          Fianna Fáil Timothy Sexton 603 657 659 707 736  
          Fine Gael P.J. Meade 404 436 447      
          Independent Basil Minihane 65 69        
          Independent Frank McTigue 36 39        
          Electorate: 11,177   Valid: 8,033 (72.42%)   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 1,148   Turnout: 8,094  

            Shannon
            Shannon: 5 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Fianna Fáil Pat McMahon* 1,103                
            Labour Patricia McCarthy* 1,001 1,006 1,026 1,074          
            Fianna Fáil Sean Driscoll 977 991 1,002 1,015 1,103        
            Fianna Fáil PJ Cunningham 568 586 631 632 648 662 705 769  
            Fianna Fáil Seán Hillery 544 561 577 593 636 666 702 863 1,267
            Fine Gael Sonny Scanlon 419 421 446 519 526 528 790 868 1,050
            Independent John Murray 404 407 427 427 540 554 594    
            Fine Gael Mary Donnelly 382 390 409 440 454 457      
            Independent Brigid Makowski 372 372 380 382          
            Fine Gael Joan Reddan 229 231 237            
            Independent JJ McCabe 189 191              
            Electorate: 9,767   Valid: 6,188 (63.36%)   Quota: 1,032  

              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.
              • Official website
              • irishelectionliterature
              • "Local elections, 1985: election results and transfer of votes in respect of each county, and county borough council: and election statistics relating to all local authorities" (PDF). Department of the Environment. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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