1985 South Tipperary County Council election

An election to South Tipperary County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 26 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 South Tipperary County Council election
20 June 1985
All 26 seats on South Tipperary County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 14 8 3
Seat change +3 0 -1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change -2
Map showing the area of South Tipperary County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 +3 16,537 43.78
Fine Gael 8 0 10,932 28.94
Labour 3 -1 4,518 11.96
Independent 1 -2 3,773 9.99
Totals 26 - 37,772 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Cahir
Cahir: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Sean Byrne TD* 1,447                
Fianna Fáil John Brennan* 947 1,049 1,063 1,071 1,094 1,146      
Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn* 905 921 948 959 969 1,006 1,016 1,148  
Fianna Fáil Con Donovan* 847 943 949 980 989 1,000 1,011 1,069 1,111
Fine Gael Sean Sampson* 663 680 683 687 705 720 722 869 1,049
Fianna Fáil Mattie McGrath 588 659 676 681 699 735 741 757 795
Fine Gael John Arrigan 364 378 379 390 407 415 418    
Labour Eamonn Shine 257 263 267 280 302 418 425 443  
Labour John O'Leary 246 253 268 285 296        
Sinn Féin Jimmy Maher 138 141 144 160          
Independent Joe Meaney 116 121 130            
Independent Jim Cooney 98 105              
Electorate: 9,700   Valid: 6,616 (69.04)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 1,103   Turnout: 6,697  

    Cashel
    Cashel: 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Dr. Seán McCarthy TD* 1,486            
    Fine Gael Jack Crowe* 1,116 1,142 1,209        
    Fine Gael John Ryan* 766 776 780 806 890 1,019 1,164
    Fianna Fáil Timmy Hammersley* 743 787 801 919 928 1,083 1,217
    Independent John Bergin 637 653 679 702 754 772  
    Fianna Fáil Denis McInerney* 620 725 785 855 882 1,016 1,202
    Fine Gael Tom Wood 572 590 660 667 813 824 1,012
    Fianna Fáil John O'Grady 394 421 424 477 482    
    Fine Gael Patrick Downey 312 315 332 338      
    Workers' Party Sean Hill 299 306          
    Fianna Fáil Kitty Barry 291 314 324        
    Electorate: 9,788   Valid: 7,236 (74.58%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,207   Turnout: 7,300  

      Clonmel
      Clonmel: 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Independent Sean Treacy TD* 2,172        
      Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 1,041 1,141 1,163 1,228 1,302
      Fianna Fáil Tom Ambrose* 950 1,038 1,058 1,119 1,243
      Fine Gael Johnny Kehoe 842 920 938 1,240 1,292
      Fianna Fáil Brendan Cronin 763 869 878 916 1,034
      Labour Sean Lyons* 683 984 1,040 1,109 1,328
      WUA Seamus Healy 535 667 682 719  
      Fine Gael Terence Darmody* 518 579 594    
      Labour Mary-Ann Burke 132 165      
      Electorate: 10,807   Valid: 7,636 (71.21%)   Spoilt: 60   Quota: 1,273   Turnout: 7,696  

        Fethard
        Fethard: 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Fianna Fáil Ned Meagher 1,464                
        Labour Ned Brennan* 1,135 1,162 1,231 1,237 1,305        
        Fine Gael John Holohan* 930 944 950 952 956 969 1,351    
        Fianna Fáil Dick Tobin* 908 961 973 992 1,016 1,088 1,106 1,108 1,416
        Fine Gael Jimmy Hogan 785 786 790 843 953 1,082 1,168 1,184 1,205
        Fianna Fáil Denis Bourke* 759 773 779 810 863 991 998 998 1,270
        Fine Gael Sean Clancy 653 663 672 673 676 687      
        Fianna Fáil Joe Aherne 644 677 687 691 698 734 763 765  
        Fine Gael James Murphy* 630 631 635 651 676 701 785 812 842
        Sinn Féin Eddie O'Doherty 461 463 492 524 592        
        Labour David Drohan* 367 367 369 401          
        Independent Dick Joy 215 215 217 380          
        Workers' Party Michael Langton 178 181              
        Electorate: 12,778   Valid: 9,127 (72.34%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 1,304   Turnout: 9,244  

          Tipperary
          Tipperary: 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Labour Michael Ferris* 1,564            
          Fianna Fáil William Ryan* 1,080 1,127 1,140 1,184 1,221    
          Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald* 854 920 955 981 1,154 1,591  
          Fianna Fáil Josephine Quinlan* 830 865 877 928 954 1,021 1,094
          Fianna Fáil Michael Maguire 735 774 788 832 861 1,049 1,136
          Workers' Party Christy Kinahan 636 680 748 850 881 896 916
          Fine Gael P.J. Maher* 607 633 640 646 786    
          Fine Gael Denis Leahy 415 441 452 465      
          Sinn Féin Finbarr Kissane 302 324 342        
          Labour Paddy Cummins 134 200          
          Electorate: 10,716   Valid: 7,157 (67.7%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,193   Turnout: 7,255  

            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.
            • 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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