1985 Dublin County Council election in Dublin–Belgard

An election to the electoral county of Dublin–Belgard within Dublin County to Dublin County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote voting for a five-year term of office.This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[1][2]

1985 Dublin County Council election (Dublin–Belgard)
20 June 1985
26 seats to the electoral county of Dublin–Belgard within Dublin County Council
Map showing the area of Dublin–Belgard

Dublin–Belgard was one of three electoral counties established by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985.[3][4]

Results by local electoral area

Clondalkin
Clondalkin: 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Mary Harney TD* 2,098                
Fianna Fáil Colm McGrath 1,111 1,210 1,227 1,232 1,304 1,332 1,375 1,420 1,560
Fine Gael Therese Ridge 631 646 660 695 751 846 901 1,541 1,660
Fianna Fáil Noel Hayes 618 768 780 789 823 882 974 994 1,204
Fine Gael Leon Hennessy 597 613 626 635 667 730 773    
Sinn Féin Hugh Boyle 573 582 593 604 640 687 932 946  
Workers' Party Anne Finnegan 481 487 499 532 579 681      
Independent Paul Price 296 305 322 334          
Labour Eugene Fitzsimons 289 294 360 501 522        
Labour Robert Dowds 219 223 263            
Labour Declan O Broin 197 204              
Electorate: 15,983   Valid: 7,110 (44.97%)   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,778   Turnout: 7,188  

    Greenhills
    Greenhills: 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 2,183            
    Fine Gael Senator Larry McMahon* 768 822 862 880 993 1,030 1,465
    Workers' Party Terry Delaney 742 782 852 864 994 1,190 1,262
    Independent Gerry Jago 588 726 781 793 851 917 952
    Fine Gael Therese McGarry 516 543 558 564 654 659  
    Sinn Féin Cliona Nic Mhurchu 489 501 527 532 555    
    Fianna Fáil Padraig Lynch 443 841 877 1,179 1,225 1,314 1,370
    Labour Kevin Forsyth 429 450 494 512      
    Fianna Fáil Richard Raymond 227 362 386        
    Independent Sammy Macken 220 233          
    Green Alliance Patricia Greene 100 103          
    Electorate: 14,967   Valid: 6,705 (45.41%)   Spoilt: 94   Quota: 1,342   Turnout: 6,797  

      Lucan
      Lucan: 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fianna Fáil Liam Lawlor TD* 1,827            
      Fianna Fáil Finbarr Hanrahan 1,091 1,126 1,145 1,182 1,643 1,715 1,937
      Fine Gael Brian Fleming* 1,067 1,071 1,087 1,243 1,322 1,593 1,714
      Fine Gael Peter Brady 991 996 1,008 1,029 1,034 1,169 1,294
      Workers' Party Michael Finnegan 992 905 981 1,038 1,058 1,129  
      Labour Michael Gannon* 887 894 929 1,129 1,155 1,223 1,578
      Fine Gael Tommy Morris 601 603 609 653 673    
      Fianna Fáil Dave McSweeney 562 589 602 644      
      Labour Michael Brennan 556 557 579        
      Green Alliance Joseph Harden 147 148          
      Communist Jean Roche 77 77          
      Electorate: 17,496   Valid: 8,708 (50.29%)   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 1,742   Turnout: 8,798  

        Rathfarnam
        Rathfarnam: 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fianna Fáil Seamus Brennan TD 1,957              
        Fine Gael Alan Shatter TD* 1,611              
        Fine Gael Mary Muldoon 867 899 920 1,038 1,133 1,759    
        Fianna Fáil Ann Ormonde 741 964 965 1,002 1,041 1,060 1,108 1,756
        Fianna Fáil Stephen Riney 668 756 757 780 819 833 858  
        Independent Tom Sharkey 541 557 559 641 873 915 1,037 1,150
        Fine Gael Anne D'Alton 506 519 536 619 725      
        Green Alliance Fiona Garland 465 475 476 582        
        Labour Marie Woods 460 471 475          
        Electorate: 16,535   Valid: 7,816 (47.55%)   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 1,564   Turnout: 7,862  

          Tallaght–Oldbawn
          Tallaght–Oldbawn: 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789101112
          Fianna Fáil John Hannon 1,146 1,150 1,160 1,179 1,199 1,231 1,278 1,308 1,383 1,781    
          Fianna Fáil Jim Barry 848 851 863 890 899 913 951 1,016 1,263 1,633    
          Fianna Fáil Sean Basquille 782 785 791 803 824 881 893 923 978      
          Sinn Féin Stan Clarke 608 615 620 650 656 668 698 870        
          Fine Gael Breda Cass 582 593 608 624 741 837 904 947 990 1,082 1,162 1,184
          Fine Gael Jim Higgins 504 511 525 556 714 783 895 980 1,070 1,112 1,144 1,157
          Workers' Party Brian McCabe 381 401 414 494 501 560 632          
          Fine Gael Seamus Murphy 348 361 370 382                
          Democratic Socialist Eamonn Maloney 308 323 331                  
          Independent Mary Kearney 306 329 337 395 411 437            
          Labour Tony Deegan 255 262 362 390 404              
          Labour Anne Kinsella 189 202                    
          Green Alliance Freda O'Neill 131                      
          Electorate: 14,687   Valid: 6,388 (44.1%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,598   Turnout: 6,477  

            Tallaght–Rathcoole
            Tallaght–Rathcoole: 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh TD* 1,139 1,141 1,156 1,163 1,256 1,293 1,374 1,434 1,533
            Labour Mervyn Taylor TD* 944 960 996 1,030 1,054 1,348 1,726    
            Workers' Party Pat Rabbitte 917 925 991 1,003 1,039 1,065 1,087 1,135 1,547
            Sinn Féin John Noonan 794 796 837 852 882 922 948 961  
            Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 722 727 738 746 937 954 990 1,017 1,141
            Labour Austin Nolan 473 480 489 492 501        
            Fine Gael Brid Hayes 439 445 448 605 610 674      
            Fianna Fáil Mary Morton 361 364 396 399          
            Fine Gael Frank Farrell 238 240 242            
            Independent Stephen Mahon 225 229              
            Green Alliance Kate O'Brien 57                
            Electorate: 12,980   Valid: 6,309 (49.18%)   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 1,578   Turnout: 6,383  

              Terenure
              Terenure: 5 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567891011
              Fine Gael Stanley Laing* 2,017                    
              Fianna Fáil Sean Ardagh 1,356 1,362 1,371 1,417 1,440 1,466 1,495 1,513 1,789    
              Fianna Fáil Seamus McGowan 1,120 1,128 1,133 1,195 1,230 1,253 1,305 1,325 1,639 2,372  
              Fianna Fáil Gerry Mullally 858 866 871 906 916 925 937 965 1,074    
              Independent Seamus Ashe 760 765 809 871 885 1,048 1,127 1,149 1,202 1,256 1,395
              Fianna Fáil Sonny Knowles 724 728 735 766 772 789 854 872      
              Fine Gael Martin Lynch 708 824 853 865 909 929 978 1,627 1,662 1,770  
              Fine Gael Declan Ryan* 612 676 694 704 771 787 851        
              Labour Éamonn Walsh 583 589 600 614 720 802 1,172 1,220 1,252 1,281 1,335
              Labour Tom Murtagh 549 554 562 576 679 760          
              Workers' Party Shay Kelly 388 390 437 453 475            
              Labour Katherine Maguire 385 402 425 442              
              Independent Michael J. Stokes 310 315 335                
              Green Alliance Denis Deasy 228 232                  
              Electorate: 23,022   Valid: 10,598 (46.46%)   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,767   Turnout: 10,695  

                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.
                2. "Local Elections, 1985: Election Results and Transfer of Votes" (PDF). Department of the Environment. pp. 36–47. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
                3. Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985, s. 13: Establishment, membership and election of councils of established electoral counties (No. 7 of 1985, s. 13). Enacted on 3 April 1985. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 December 2021.
                4. Dublin Electoral Counties Order 1985 (S.I. No. 133 of 1985). Signed on 10 May 1985. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 December 2021.
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