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1985 Carlow County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 21 seats on Carlow County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 10 7 3
Seat change +2 -2 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change 0
Map showing the area of Carlow County Council
Council control before election

Fine Gael/Labour

 Council control after election

Fine Gael/Labour

An election to all 21 seats on Carlow County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 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]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 +2 7,567 44.31
Fine Gael 7 -2 5,061 29.64
Labour 3 0 3,191 18.69
Independent 1 0 993 5.81
Total 21 0 17,077 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Borris

Borris: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Michael Meaney* 1,063      
Fianna Fáil Mary Kinsella 598 670 742  
Fine Gael Cyril Hughes 500 607 865  
Fianna Fáil Liam Murphy* 445 508 567 620
Fianna Fáil Richard O'Driscoll* 434 490 508 522
Fine Gael Margaret Kavanagh* 360 444    
Electorate: 5,424   Valid: 3,400 (62.68%)   Quota: 681  

Carlow

Carlow: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Independent Michael Kearns 699                        
Fine Gael Sen. John Browne* 690                        
Fianna Fáil Patrick Carpenter* 618 623 625 630 658 673              
Fianna Fáil M. J. Nolan TD* 543 546 547 550 568 574 574 592 642 713      
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Murnane 409 411 412 421 433 434 434 441 472 533 552 574 623
Fine Gael Carmel McDonnell* 379 384 392 394 403 429 430 447 454 466 469 522 545
Fine Gael Patrick Governey 367 370 376 380 388 416 421 433 441 461 464 517 533
Fianna Fáil James Brady 308 311 311 316 323 329 330 341 369 386 404 435 504
Sinn Féin Kieran Foley 265 266 266 282 286 297 298 321 326 331 333 361  
Labour Cecil Whelan 220 223 224 241 243 252 253 278 284 296 300    
Fianna Fáil Jim Nolan* 177 178 179 181 192 194 194 204 228        
Fianna Fáil James Doyle 170 171 173 175 181 182 182 187          
Independent George Russell 154 157 157 170 171 174 174            
Fianna Fáil T.J. Byrne 111 112 112 113                  
Fine Gael Eileen Brophy 107 109 113 115 118                
Workers' Party Margaret O'Brien 91 93 93                    
Electorate: 10,225   Valid: 5,308 (53.26%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 664   Turnout: 5,446  

Muinebheag

Muinebheag: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labour John McNally* 864                    
Labour Jim Townsend* 727 734 758                
Fianna Fáil Martin Nevin* 492 496 515 517 541 568 578 695 784    
Fianna Fáil Tom Nolan 414 418 434 434 448 575 584 641 883    
Fine Gael Mary McDonald* 360 361 367 367 401 422 525 564 578 596 607
Fianna Fáil Donie Nolan 318 325 327 327 332 363 376 423      
Fianna Fáil Eddie Cullen 288 289 292 292 298 320 331        
Fine Gael Kay Brophy 272 273 276 277 302 309          
Fine Gael Joe Manning* 250 253 264 265 369 387 529 548 569 588 592
Fianna Fáil Arthur McDonald 247 256 270 270 292            
Fine Gael Denis Foley 232 237 250 251              
Independent John Curran 49                    
Electorate: 6,439   Valid: 4,513 (71.28%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 753   Turnout: 4,590  

Tullow

Tullow: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Michael Deering* 730        
Fianna Fáil Arthur Kennedy* 681        
Fianna Fáil Bill Bolger* 567 579 599 653  
Fianna Fáil John Pender 558 561 568 656  
Fine Gael Brendan Brophy* 448 481 484 500 596
Fine Gael Pat O'Toole* 366 394 397 405 535
Labour Michael Hickey 317 327 329 346  
Fianna Fáil Sean Gallagher 189 190 193    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,856   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 643   Turnout: 3,910  

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.

External links

  • 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[ permanent dead link]
  • irishelectionliterature
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1985_Carlow_County_Council_election&oldid=1185454740"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1985 Carlow County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 21 seats on Carlow County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 10 7 3
Seat change +2 -2 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change 0
Map showing the area of Carlow County Council
Council control before election

Fine Gael/Labour

 Council control after election

Fine Gael/Labour

An election to all 21 seats on Carlow County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 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]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 +2 7,567 44.31
Fine Gael 7 -2 5,061 29.64
Labour 3 0 3,191 18.69
Independent 1 0 993 5.81
Total 21 0 17,077 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Borris

Borris: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Michael Meaney* 1,063      
Fianna Fáil Mary Kinsella 598 670 742  
Fine Gael Cyril Hughes 500 607 865  
Fianna Fáil Liam Murphy* 445 508 567 620
Fianna Fáil Richard O'Driscoll* 434 490 508 522
Fine Gael Margaret Kavanagh* 360 444    
Electorate: 5,424   Valid: 3,400 (62.68%)   Quota: 681  

Carlow

Carlow: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Independent Michael Kearns 699                        
Fine Gael Sen. John Browne* 690                        
Fianna Fáil Patrick Carpenter* 618 623 625 630 658 673              
Fianna Fáil M. J. Nolan TD* 543 546 547 550 568 574 574 592 642 713      
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Murnane 409 411 412 421 433 434 434 441 472 533 552 574 623
Fine Gael Carmel McDonnell* 379 384 392 394 403 429 430 447 454 466 469 522 545
Fine Gael Patrick Governey 367 370 376 380 388 416 421 433 441 461 464 517 533
Fianna Fáil James Brady 308 311 311 316 323 329 330 341 369 386 404 435 504
Sinn Féin Kieran Foley 265 266 266 282 286 297 298 321 326 331 333 361  
Labour Cecil Whelan 220 223 224 241 243 252 253 278 284 296 300    
Fianna Fáil Jim Nolan* 177 178 179 181 192 194 194 204 228        
Fianna Fáil James Doyle 170 171 173 175 181 182 182 187          
Independent George Russell 154 157 157 170 171 174 174            
Fianna Fáil T.J. Byrne 111 112 112 113                  
Fine Gael Eileen Brophy 107 109 113 115 118                
Workers' Party Margaret O'Brien 91 93 93                    
Electorate: 10,225   Valid: 5,308 (53.26%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 664   Turnout: 5,446  

Muinebheag

Muinebheag: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labour John McNally* 864                    
Labour Jim Townsend* 727 734 758                
Fianna Fáil Martin Nevin* 492 496 515 517 541 568 578 695 784    
Fianna Fáil Tom Nolan 414 418 434 434 448 575 584 641 883    
Fine Gael Mary McDonald* 360 361 367 367 401 422 525 564 578 596 607
Fianna Fáil Donie Nolan 318 325 327 327 332 363 376 423      
Fianna Fáil Eddie Cullen 288 289 292 292 298 320 331        
Fine Gael Kay Brophy 272 273 276 277 302 309          
Fine Gael Joe Manning* 250 253 264 265 369 387 529 548 569 588 592
Fianna Fáil Arthur McDonald 247 256 270 270 292            
Fine Gael Denis Foley 232 237 250 251              
Independent John Curran 49                    
Electorate: 6,439   Valid: 4,513 (71.28%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 753   Turnout: 4,590  

Tullow

Tullow: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Michael Deering* 730        
Fianna Fáil Arthur Kennedy* 681        
Fianna Fáil Bill Bolger* 567 579 599 653  
Fianna Fáil John Pender 558 561 568 656  
Fine Gael Brendan Brophy* 448 481 484 500 596
Fine Gael Pat O'Toole* 366 394 397 405 535
Labour Michael Hickey 317 327 329 346  
Fianna Fáil Sean Gallagher 189 190 193    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,856   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 643   Turnout: 3,910  

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.

External links

  • 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[ permanent dead link]
  • irishelectionliterature
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1985_Carlow_County_Council_election&oldid=1185454740"

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