1985 Longford County Council election

An election to Longford County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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 Longford County Council election
20 June 1985
All 21 seats on Longford County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent
Seats won 10 9 2
Seat change +2 - -
  Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 0
Seat change -2
Map showing the area of Longford County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 +2 7,721 46.18
Fine Gael 9 - 6,393 38.24
Independent 2 - 1,961 11.73
Sinn Féin 0 -2 645 3.86
Totals 21 - 16,720 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinalee
Ballinalee: 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil James Coyle 26.4% 839        
Fianna Fáil Michael Doherty 23.06% 733        
Fine Gael Pat Stenson 16.9% 537 556 567 627 687
Fine Gael Andy Dalton 14% 445 464 478 546 572
Independent Bertie Moorhead 9.5% 302 326 338 370  
Fine Gael Kathleen Murray 5.07% 161 175 179    
Fianna Fáil Gerry Nevin 5.07% 161 288 344 353 427
Electorate: 4,279   Valid: 3,178 (74.27%)   Quota: 636  

    Ballymahon
    Ballymahon: 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fine Gael James Bannon 14.45% 712            
    Fianna Fáil Barney Steele 14.33% 706            
    Fine Gael Louis J. Belton 11.75% 579 618 628 758      
    Fianna Fáil James Dowler 11.28% 556 557 559 588 636 644 647
    Independent Michael Brennan 9.9% 488 508 559 607 544 654 660
    Fine Gael Adrian Farrell 9.28% 457 498 586 626 695 730  
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Farrell 9.21% 454 499 541 547 674 675 676
    Fianna Fáil Lorcan Connaughton 5.48% 270 276 317 332      
    Fine Gael Bernard Hackett 5.38% 265 291 293        
    Independent Tom Farrell 4.75% 234 258          
    Fine Gael John Farrell 4.18% 206            
    Electorate: 6,152   Valid: 4,927 (80.09%)   Quota: 704  

      Drumlish
      Drumlish: 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Fianna Fáil Luie McEntire 32.68% 853    
      Fine Gael Gerry Brady 30.5% 796    
      Fianna Fáil Seán Mulleady 19.39% 506 644 704
      Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 17.43% 455 517 600
      Electorate: 3,150   Valid: 2,610 (82.86%)   Quota: 653  

        Granard
        Granard: 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Fianna Fáil Brian Lynch 29.45% 713      
        Fianna Fáil Fintan Flood 24.25% 587 662    
        Fine Gael Maura Kilbride-Harkin 22.88% 554 567 567 606
        Fine Gael James Reilly 13.59% 329 338 348 362
        Fine Gael Matt Murtagh 5.52% 141 148 153 169
        Sinn Féin Liam Browne 4.01% 97 100 117  
        Electorate: 3,163   Valid: 2,421 (76.54%)   Quota: 606  

          Longford
          Longford- 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Fianna Fáil Peter Kelly 21.32% 764                
          Fine Gael Seamous Finnan 14.93% 535 544 552 571 588 685      
          Independent Peter Murphy 14.56% 522 538 551 562 583 639      
          Independent Michael Nevin 11.58% 415 434 462 476 498 522 525 541 545
          Fine Gael Peter Clarke 9.68% 347 366 369 385 400 533 612    
          Fine Gael Philo Kelly 9.18% 329 342 345 370 381        
          Fianna Fáil Noel McGeeney 7.09% 254 291 304 352 471 518 522 542 552
          Fianna Fáil Michael Brewster 4.55% 163 184 191            
          Fianna Fáil Tony Egan 4.52% 162 192 201 248          
          Sinn Féin Seamus McDonnell 2.59% 93 95              
          Electorate: 5,154   Valid: 3,584 (69.54%)   Quota: 598  

            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.

            Sources
            • 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). Official publications. Vol. Pl.3578. Dublin: Stationery Office. 1986. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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