1985 Galway County Council election

An election to Galway County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five 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 Galway County Council election
20 June 1985
All 30 seats on Galway County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 17 9 1
Seat change +2 -2 -1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change +1
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fail

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 17 +2 32,716 54.47
Fine Gael 9 -2 16,828 28.02
Sinn Féin 1 -1 2,682 4.47
Independent 3 +1 7,190 11.97
Labour 0 -1 124 0.21
Totals 30 -1 60,059 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt TD 2,368              
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan* 1,812 2,087            
Fine Gael Michael Mullins 1,634 1,667 1,689 1,809 1,836 2,159    
Independent Joe Brennan* 1,359 1,382 1,389 1,449 1,475 1,588 1,619 1,836
Fianna Fáil James Joyce* 1,181 1,227 1,292 1,304 1,516 1,577 1,587 2,044
Fine Gael Michael Conneely 714 730 737 768 864 958 1,168 1,196
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan 587 636 696 738 870 899 910  
Fine Gael Liam Naughton 575 581 583 676 682      
Fianna Fáil Peter Conroy 430 499 586 593        
Fine Gael Sean Og Hurley 395 403 405          
Electorate: 15,563   Valid: 11,055 (72.15%)   Spoilt: 173   Quota: 1,843   Turnout: 11,228  

    Connemara
    Connemara: 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Nicholas O'Connor* 1,842              
    Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr* 1,297 1,300 1,312 1,468 1,488 1,959    
    Fianna Fáil Michael O Moráin* 1,042 1,201 1,205 1,270 1,334 1,350 1,367 1,567
    Fianna Fáil Tom Welby Snr* 1,005 1,016 1,026 1,030 1,034 1,158 1,216 1,534
    Fianna Fáil Gerald Bartley* 967 987 990 992 1,002 1,014 1,033 1,208
    Independent Peadar Ó Tuathail 803 864 900 936 1,204 1,220 1,256 1,303
    Fianna Fáil Éamon Ó Cuív 799 826 849 855 862 885 915  
    Fine Gael Paddy Clancy 596 597 609 686 695      
    Fine Gael Eamonn Moylette 373 376 380          
    Independent Noel Mac Donnchadha 368 385 405 428        
    Independent Seosadh Ó Maolaidh 114 116            
    Independent Christopher Walsh 18 18            
    Electorate: 15,670   Valid: 9,224 (59.85%)   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,538   Turnout: 9,378  

      Galway
      Galway- 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fianna Fáil Sen. Mark Killilea Jnr* 1,917          
      Fianna Fáil Bobby Molloy TD* 1,776          
      Fine Gael Padraig McCormack* 1,027 1,404        
      Sinn Féin Paddy Ruane* 1,157 1,208 1,231 1,282 1,301 1,303
      Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh 1,153 1,419        
      Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh 966 1,002 1,016 1,053 1,392 1,392
      Fianna Fáil John Molloy 791 905 1,197 1,238 1,301 1,317
      Fine Gael Liam MacCana 405 413 435 532    
      Workers' Party Colm Ó Donnchadha 271 275 299      
      Electorate: 17,220   Valid: 9,803 (57.55%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,401   Turnout: 9,910  

        Loughrea
        Loughrea: 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Frank Fahey TD* 2,389                      
        Fianna Fáil Michael (Stroke) Fahy* 2,147                      
        Fine Gael Sen. Ulick Burke 2,132                      
        Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy TD 1,635 1,708 1,727 1,729 1,736 1,750 1,785 1,829 2,033      
        Fianna Fáil Tony Murphy* 1,112 1,161 1,182 1,187 1,189 1,198 1,247 1,250 1,278 1,363 1,368  
        Fianna Fáil Eddie Haverty* 992 1,069 1,087 1,089 1,097 1,112 1,139 1,294 1,372 1,411 1,420 1,705
        Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane 950 1,027 1,058 1,061 1,067 1,091 1,113 1,156 1,320 1,372 1,387 1,803
        Fine Gael Martin Lynch* 854 859 863 876 886 896 916 1,014 1,097 1,486 1,488 1,772
        Independent Norman Morgan 771 776 778 786 799 827 865 931        
        Fine Gael Enda O'Rourke 760 769 775 831 834 869 874 974 1,043      
        Fine Gael Joe Lambert 759 821 851 857 896 967 1,070 1,293 1,412 1,703 1,705 1,778
        Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 747 748 748 751 793 796 801          
        Sinn Féin Michael Loughrey 380 398 405 409 410 436                
        Workers' Party Stan McEoin 246 257 265 285 286              
        Labour Peter O'Driscoll 124 126 127                  
        Electorate: 22,507   Valid: 15,998 (71.81%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 2,000   Turnout: 16,163  

          Tuam
          Tuam: 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Independent Joe Burke* 2,438                  
          Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 1,960                  
          Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan* 1,533 1,646 1,724 1,742 1,984          
          Fine Gael Michael Ryan* 1,350 1,406 1,414 1,523 1,546 1,549 1,868      
          Sinn Féin Frank Glynn* 1,145 1,292 1,308 1,349 1,479 1,503 1,575 1,587 1,666 1,915
          Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh 974 998 1,009 1,054 1,066 1,068 1,199 1,293 1,468 1,548
          Fianna Fáil Peter Raftery 954 960 988 991 1,039 1,094 1,123 1,125 1,321 1,325
          Fianna Fáil Michael Dunne 818 858 884 897 957 1,043 1,078 1,084 1,232 1,319
          Independent Gerard Rushe 742 757 761 771 782 783 828 833    
          Independent Jarlath Keane 577 730 738 808 822 824 837 838 869  
          Fine Gael Jim Mannion 566 582 589 682 696 697        
          Fianna Fáil Clarke Kilgarriff-Fitzgerald 556 584 610 630            
          Fine Gael Niall Joyce 364 456 458              
          Electorate: 22,507   Valid: 13,979 (71.3%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 1,748   Turnout: 14,160  

            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
            • 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.
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