1985 Limerick County Council election

An election to Limerick County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 28 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 Limerick County Council election
20 June 1985
All 28 seats on Limerick County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent
Seats won 18 10 0
Seat change +3 -1 -1
Map showing the area of Limerick County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 18 +3 27,169 57.59
Fine Gael 10 -1 17,639 37.39
Independent 0 -1 1,152 2.44
Totals 28 - 47,180 100.0

Results by local electoral area

Bruff
Bruff: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Michael J. NoonanTD* 1,552                
Fianna Fáil Michael Collins* 1,381                
Fine Gael Jim McCarthy 1,234 1,238 1,239 1,275 1,325        
Fine Gael William O'BrienTD* 1,160 1,185 1,190 1,197 1,231 1,235 1,246 1,246 1,649
Fianna Fáil Michael Brennan* 1,110 1,235 1,266 1,281 1,306 1,307 1,461    
Fine Gael Michael Whelan 1,046 1,051 1,057 1,075 1,161 1,166 1,179 1,180 1,241
Fine Gael Tommy Healy 528 531 533 535 545 547 551 555  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Fitzgerald 439 500 515 520 535 535 649 750 783
Fianna Fáil Pat Frost 318 334 341 353 370 372      
Labour Liam Coughlan 232 233 235 277          
Green Alliance Declan Lehane 175 176 177            
Electorate: 15,910   Valid: 9,175 (58.28%)   Spoilt: 97   Quota: 1,311   Turnout: 9,272  

    Castleconnell
    Castleconnell: 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Peadar Clohessy* 2,000              
    Fianna Fáil Eddie Wade* 1,965              
    Fine Gael Mary Jackman 1,385 1,416 1,447 1,493 1,494 1,872    
    Fine Gael Paddy Hourigan* 1,364 1,386 1,406 1,429 1,430 1,767    
    Fianna Fáil Liam Hickey* 1,216 1,374 1,550          
    Fine Gael Tommy Wallace 832 884 931 954 957      
    Fianna Fáil Noel Gleeson 821 917 1,001 1,043 1,058 1,125 1,202 1,248
    Fianna Fáil Martin Carroll 809 934 1,023 1,036 1,056 1,098 1,136 1,181
    Independent John O'Donoghue 175 179 187          
    Electorate: 16,901   Valid: 10,565 (63.29%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 1,510   Turnout: 10,696  

      Kilmallock
      Kilmallock: 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Fine Gael Matt Callaghan* 1,718              
      Fianna Fáil Michael Maguire* 1,516              
      Fianna Fáil Michael Barry* 1,106 1,128 1,144 1,163 1,195 1,562    
      Fianna Fáil William Sampson* 1,075 1,126 1,229 1,354 1,392 1,555    
      Fine Gael Jim Houlihan 872 913 924 1,059 1,062 1,212 1,256 1,267
      Fianna Fáil John Kelleher 819 824 831 846 856      
      Fine Gael Nicholas Hayes 775 878 908 1,093 1,101 1,154 1,179 1,190
      Fianna Fáil James Reardon 425 467 533          
      Labour Tom Rea 242 271            
      Electorate: 12,310   Valid: 8,548 (70.46%)   Spoilt: 99   Quota: 1,425   Turnout: 8,647  

        Newcastle
        Newcastle: 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kelly* 1,747            
        Fianna Fáil Michael Healy* 1,431            
        Fianna Fáil Thomas Ahern* 1,216 1,425          
        Fine Gael John Kelly* 1,151 1,156 1,257 1,267 1,512    
        Fianna Fáil Tom Cregan* 1,117 1,182 1,208 1,245 1,335 1,383  
        Fine Gael Michael Finucane 1,052 1,061 1,165 1,176 1,244 1,245 1,330
        Fine Gael Seán Broderick* 979 1065 1,098 1,100 1,222 1,229 1,287
        Fine Gael John L. O'Sullivan 553 529 533 605 628    
        Labour Patrick Brennan 333 335          
        Electorate: 13,910   Valid: 9,579 (69.71%)   Spoilt: 118   Quota: 1,369   Turnout: 9,697  

          Rathkeale
          Rathkeale- 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Fianna Fáil John Griffin* 1,973              
          Fianna Fáil Maureen Barrett* 1,455 1,522 1,593          
          Fianna Fáil Paddy Sheehy* 1,228 1,365 1,390 1,456 1,499 1,539 1,553  
          Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan 875 967 990 1,121 1,186 1,226 1,239 1,483
          Fine Gael Dan Neville 812 854 860 886 1,028 1,193 1,194 1,280
          Fine Gael Gerry Foley 786 805 812 839 991 1,148 1,151 1,263
          Independent Margaret O'Shaughnessy 557 581 622 688 710 834 843  
          Fine Gael Jerry Brennan 510 513 571 579 620      
          Fine Gael Tim Kelly 457 469 477 525        
          Independent Joseph McCarthy 366 377 400          
          Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Nuallain 240 249            
          Independent Con Scanlon 54 58            
          Electorate: 12,557   Valid: 9,313 (75.03%)   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 1,553   Turnout: 9,421  

            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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