1985 Westmeath County Council election

An election to Westmeath County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 23 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 Westmeath County Council election
20 June 1985
All 23 seats on Westmeath County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 13 5 3
Seat change +3 -4 -
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 2
Seat change +1
Map showing the area of Westmeath County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

Results by party
Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 +3 13,398 48.14
Fine Gael 5 -4 7,753 27.86
Labour 3 - 3,557 12.78
Independent 2 +1 2,703 9.71
Totals 23 - 27,831 100.0 —

Results by local electoral area

Athlone
Athlone: 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011121314151617
Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke TD* 1,876                                
Fianna Fáil Sen. Seán Fallon* 1,001 1,288                              
Fianna Fáil P.J. Coghill* 737 923 945 947 954 956 969 997 1,016 1,033 1,048 1,080 1,096 1,207      
Independent Stephen Price 773 800 804 810 838 843 850 876 888 938 954 996 1,083 1,355      
Fine Gael Vincent Dooley 598 605 606 606 612 621 637 644 658 667 705 734 747 772 777 795 799
Fine Gael George Allen* 592 605 606 606 611 625 668 675 691 717 811 847 867 903 913 962 966
Fine Gael Brendan McFadden* 591 620 626 626 629 665 754 764 822 880 1,035 1,103 1,184        
Fianna Fáil John Dillon* 494 515 529 534 546 548 551 560 562 566 572 586 603        
Independent Oliver Gavin 319 357 361 367 367 372 376 408 432 502 509 555          
Fianna Fáil Padraic Dunne 318 404 450 451 455 464 476 494 509 532 559 615 681 755 760 807 842
Fine Gael Des Lynch 293 309 311 311 311 335 388 390 409 430            
Fine Gael Kevin O'Brien 266 276 277 277 277 283                      
Labour John Henson 256 278 281 284 295 321 328 371 432 457 483            
Labour John Keenehan 248 273 280 282 286 319 324 340                  
Independent Frank Waters 241 280 288 290 292 300 315 344 384                
Sinn Féin Tony Hogan 230 242 243 292 302 304 307                    
Labour Neil O'Shea 161 178 181 181 192                        
Labour Michael McCallon 97 101 101 105                          
Sinn Féin Gerald Farrell 85 88 89                            
Electorate: 15,067   Valid: 9,306 (62.88%)   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,164   Turnout: 9,474  

    Coole
    Coole: 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Sen. Donie Cassidy 1,284              
    Fianna Fáil P.J. O'Shaughnessy* 899 959 996 1,006        
    Fianna Fáil Thomas Bourke 683 750 753 813 868 868 900 943
    Fine Gael Frank McDermott* 575 601 684 705 935 936 1,351  
    Fianna Fáil Molly Cahill 401 510 518 535 538 540 570 625
    Fine Gael Colm Smyth 390 406 429 445 538 540    
    Fine Gael Michael Leslie* 327 330 368 419        
    Labour Paddy Jordan 217 220 234          
    Fine Gael Betty Leonard 211 213            
    Electorate: 7,124   Valid: 4,987 (71%)   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 998   Turnout: 5,058  

      Kilbeggan
      Kilbeggan: 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan* 1,013          
      Fine Gael Joe Flanagan* 868 891 897 899 1,325  
      Fianna Fáil Michael Ryan 661 686 1,055      
      Fine Gael Edward Farrell* 582 590 599 605    
      Fine Gael Eamon Duignean 580 611 700 732 778 1,060
      Independent Gerald Cooney 551 612 630 652 676 694
      Fianna Fáil Patrick Whelehan 515 539        
      Independent Frank Abbott 160          
      Independent Rene Ennis-Lennon 30          
      Electorate: 7,410   Valid: 4,960 (69.62%)   Spoilt: 199   Quota: 993   Turnout: 5,159  

        Mullingar Lough Owel
        Mullingar Lough Owel: 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fianna Fáil Henry Abbott* 843 844 862 982      
        Labour Willie Penrose* 671 682 721 755 757 796 901
        Labour Sen. Helena McAuliffe-Ennis 652 679 689 719 719 861 915
        Fianna Fáil Shay Callaghan* 512 517 521 529 600 884 902
        Fianna Fáil Tommy Wright 408 413 421 511 530    
        Fine Gael John Keegan* 387 455 560 569 570 580 895
        Fine Gael Shay Boyhan 380 418 534 545 547 554  
        Fianna Fáil Patrick Nolan 356 359 365        
        Fine Gael Declan Fagan 277 312          
        Fine Gael John Delemara 195            
        Electorate: 7,356   Valid: 4,681 (64.49%)   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 937   Turnout: 4,744  

          Mullingar Urban
          Mullingar Urban: 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Labour Mick Dollard 907                
          Fianna Fáil Camillus Glynn* 773 793              
          Independent Frank McIntyre 357 384 388 406 456 563 601 829  
          Fianna Fáil Martin Hynes 353 361 364 366 453 518 536 622 643
          Labour Jack Coleman* 348 392 293 403 435 476 523    
          Independent Eddie Byrne 272 282 284 288 304        
          Fine Gael Frank Wallace 271 273 274 315 322 350 544 612 640
          Fine Gael Denis Burke 269 273 274 296 305 328      
          Fianna Fáil Kathleen Campbell 141 146 147 149          
          Sinn Féin Billy Cleary 105 108 108 108          
          Fine Gael Mary Mahon 101 105 105            
          Electorate: 6,654   Valid: 3,897 (59.15%)   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 780   Turnout: 3,936  

            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.
            • 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.
            • Official website
            • irishelectionliterature
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