1985 Donegal County Council election

An election to all 29 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1991 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into six local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors 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 Donegal County Council election
20 June 1985
All 29 seats on Donegal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Fianna Fáil
Seats won 11 9 5
Seat change Steady Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Workers' Party Donegal Progressive Party
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Increase 1
Map showing the area of Donegal County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

Results by party
Party Seats ± 1st pref FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 11 Steady 22,259 35.94% Decrease 4.14%
Fine Gael 9 Decrease 1 18,347 29.62% Decrease 0.23%
Independent Fianna Fáil 5 Increase 1 10,597 17.1% Increase 0.35%
Sinn Féin 2 Increase 1 4,290 6.93% Increase 1.93%
Donegal Progressive Party 1 Increase 1 1,506 2.46% Decrease 0.36%
Workers' Party 1 Steady 1,352 2.2% Decrease 1.39%
Labour 0 Steady 425 0.7% —
Independent 0 Decrease 1 3,165 5.55% Increase 0.82%
Totals 29 Increase 1 57,013 100.00% —

Results by local electoral area
  • Sitting in italics

Buncrana
Buncrana: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan TD* 1,977                  
Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness* 1,681 1,709 1,713 1,722 1,879          
Sinn Féin Eddie Fullerton* 1,384 1,400 1,419 1,526 1,546 1,548 1,651 1,677 1,843  
Fianna Fáil Denis McGonagle 1,218 1,242 1,255 1,269 1,278 1,280 1,421 1,425 1,716 1,735
Fine Gael Seamus Gill 975 987 993 1,041 1,143 1,160 1,274 1,578 1,603 1,613
Independent Fianna Fáil Paddy Keaveney* 927 934 941 1,056 1,107 1,111 1,132 1,302 1,577 1,601
Fianna Fáil Seán McBride* 905 908 936 958 973 974 1,202 1,270 1,306 1,314
Independent Fianna Fáil Albert Doherty 787 861 866 967 980 980 1,020 1,034    
Fianna Fáil Bríd Bonner 640 652 752 810 825 826        
Fine Gael Harry Gillen 618 629 630 641 773 846 851      
Fine Gael Kenneth Weir 565 581 584 587            
Independent Fianna Fáil Helen Doherty 547 552 564              
Labour Martin Robins 223                  
Electorate: 19,273   Valid: 12,447 (64.58%)   Spoilt: 207   Quota: 1,779   Turnout: 12,654  

    Donegal
    Donegal: 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Cathal Coughlan TD* 2,975              
    Fine Gael Frank O'Kelly* 1,687 1,719 1,733 1,763 1,833      
    Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff 1,631 1,785 1,800 1,851        
    Fine Gael Colm Gallagher* 1,274 1,410 1,413 1,414 1,592 1,688 1,689 1,694
    Fianna Fáil James McBrearty* 1,183 1,331 1,334 1,337 1,465 1,555 1,561 1,562
    Fine Gael Padraig Carr 1,021 1,042 1,042 1,047 1,494 1,551 1,554 1,559
    Sinn Féin Anthony O'Malley-Daly 1,012 1,071 1,083 1,109 1,149      
    Fine Gael Tommy Murphy* 924 996 997 1,002        
    Fianna Fáil Peter Kennedy 837 1,357 1,360 1,362 1,390 1,565 1,570  
    Independent Michael Mulhern 142 145 156          
    Independent Bernard Mangan 65 73            
    Electorate: 17,721   Valid: 12,751 (71.95%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,822   Turnout: 12,866  

      Glenties
      Glenties: 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Fianna Fáil Pat The Cope Gallagher TD* 2,095                  
      Independent Fianna Fáil Paddy Delap* 1,394 1,406 1,438 1,468 1,486 1,502 1,667 1,678 1,681 1,964
      Workers' Party Seamus Rogers* 1,352 1,390 1,448 1,500 1,515 1,728 1,800 2,055    
      Independent Fianna Fáil John Kelly* 1,089 1,092 1,113 1,159 1,272 1,279 1,295 1,306 1,311 1,324
      Fine Gael Maureen Doohan 1,071 1,073 1,079 1,080 1,174 1,220 1,244 1,255 1,261 1,674
      Fine Gael Connell Boyle 1,068 1,074 1,080 1,113 1,117 1,215 1,216 1,433 1,466 1,671
      Independent Michael Lynch 1,011 1,014 1,020 1,049 1,051 1,056 1,057      
      Fianna Fáil Sean McNelis* 1,005 1,032 1,036 1,176 1,216 1,231 1,402 1,723 1,781 1,794
      Fine Gael Fred Coll* 988 992 1,004 1,005 1,008 1,090 1,185 1,195 1,200  
      Fianna Fáil Sean Hanrai O Gallchoir 647 682 720 725 854 875        
      Fine Gael Pat Gallagher 586 610 610 614 620          
      Fianna Fáil Hugh McGarvey 485 503 509 513            
      Independent Fianna Fáil John McLoone 376 378 383              
      Sinn Féin Breandan O Rahallai 264 266                
      Electorate: 19,700   Valid: 13,431 (68.18%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 1,919   Turnout: 13,577  

        Letterkenny
        Letterkenny: 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan* 1,778 1,785 1,837                
        Fine Gael Paddy Harte TD* 1,563 1,581 1,589 1,617 1,653 1,690 1,808 1,867      
        Donegal Progressive Party William Buchanan* 1,506 1,518 1,524 1,531 1,538 1,541 1,591 1,626 1,627 1,629 1,629
        Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey* 1,380 1,393 1,402 1,487 1,583 1,755 1,862        
        Sinn Féin Liam McElhinney 1,321 1,343 1,378 1,392 1,412 1,469 1,606 1,707 1,710 1,716 1,718
        Fine Gael J.J. Reid* 1,091 1,109 1,161 1,174 1,205 1,231 1,251 1,329 1,345 1,346 1,361
        Independent Fianna Fáil Danny Harkin 1,088 1,092 1,113 1,129 1,234 1,543 1,660 1,829      
        Fine Gael Laurence Blake 1,057 1,092 1,098 1,139 1,154 1,241 1,279 1,299 1,303 1,314 1,316
        Independent Charles Meehan 853 857 868 888 896 913          
        Fianna Fáil Michael Gamble 832 835 844 867 963 968 986        
        Independent Fianna Fáil James Larkin 756 772 777 800 814            
        Fianna Fáil Jackie Harris 447 453 462 486              
        Fianna Fáil Brian Grieve 333 340 342                
        Independent Charles Long 267 274                  
        Labour Anne Wilkinson 202                    
        Electorate: 22,176   Valid: 14,474 (65.37%)   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 1,810   Turnout: 14,630  

          Milford
          Milford: 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Independent Fianna Fáil Harry Blaney* 1,547 1,598 1,654 1,829    
          Fianna Fáil Noel McGinley* 1,480 1,538 1,673 1,735 1,749 1,955
          Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey* 1,202 1,217 1,261 1,432 1,445 1,522
          Independent Fianna Fáil Edward O'Donnell 1,202 1,238 1,296 1,434 1,452 1,908
          Fine Gael William McCafferty* 976 987 1,013 1,103 1,109 1,154
          Independent Fianna Fáil Sean McGee 884 960 978 1,010 1,020  
          Independent Elizabeth Grier 827 855 918      
          Fianna Fáil Ronan Sweeney 411 413        
          Sinn Féin Martin Monaghan 309          
          Electorate: 11,594   Valid: 8,838 (76.23%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,768   Turnout: 8,927  

            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
            • Irelandelection.com results for 1985 Donegal County Council elections
            • Irishelectionliterature
            • Department of the Environment, Ireland (28 January 2010). "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. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
            This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.