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1985 Clare County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 32 seats on Clare County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 17 8 2
Seat change 0 -1 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 5
Seat change +2
Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to Clare County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six 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 17 0 23,382 53.52
Fine Gael 8 -1 10,232 23.42
Labour 2 0 2,256 5.16
Independent 5 +2 7,629 17.46
Totals 32 +1 43,393 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ennis

Ennis: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Tommy Brennan 1,007          
Fianna Fáil Frank Barrett 827 845 864 892 917  
Fianna Fáil Bobby Burke 673 693 716 741 777 825
Fine Gael Michael Howard* 627 648 679 772 1,044  
Fianna Fáil Peter Considine 606 627 642 661 691 742
Fine Gael Angela Coughlan 334 345 368 422    
Labour Flan Honan 228 238 280      
Workers' Party Dermot Hayes 186 194        
Electorate: 8,261   Valid: 4,488 (55.11%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 898   Turnout: 4,553  

Ennistymon

Ennistymon: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 1,284            
Fine Gael Frank Henchy* 1,120 1,127 1,134 1,472      
Fianna Fáil Enda Mulkere 1,029 1,052 1,060 1,081 1,128 1,135 1,440
Labour Martin Lafferty* 1,027 1,036 1,043 1,216      
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Nagle* 932 951 955 1,009 1,057 1,086 1,730
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch* 887 946 956 994 1,044 1,062  
Fine Gael Bill Slattery 645 649 652        
Independent Joseph Meehan 47 48          
Electorate: 9,782   Valid: 6,971 (71.72%)   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 1,162   Turnout: 7,016  

Killaloe

Killaloe: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent John Minogue* 1,545        
Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley* 1,385        
Fianna Fáil Joe Gorman 1,295 1,360      
Fine Gael Patrick Bugler* 1,208 1,266 1,497    
Fine Gael Tony McMahon* 1,197 1,221 1,248 1,278 1,286
Fianna Fáil Michael Begley 1,038 1,044 1,131 1,150 1,201
Fianna Fáil Harry Brannn* 885 900 1,251 1,361  
Fianna Fáil Eoin Maloney 726 777      
Electorate: 13,372   Valid: 9,279 (69.89%)   Spoilt: 367   Quota: 1,326   Turnout: 9,346  

Kilrush

Kilrush: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil P.J. Kelly 1,099 1,106 1,203 1,219 1,220 1,275      
Fianna Fáil Bill Chambers 1,084 1,108 1,234 1,280          
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn TD* 955 1,079 1,091 1,213 1,217 1,301      
Fine Gael Jackie Keane* 872 923 1,039 1,059 1,061 1,081 1,085 1,452  
Fianna Fáil Seán Keating* 820 846 877 998 1,006 1,135 1,143 1,249  
Independent William O'Looney 756 771 772 803 804 991 1,021 1,090 1,157
Fianna Fáil Michael Flynn 562 584 625 660 666        
Fianna Fáil Martin Foran* 556 585 594 693 700 816 819 866 901
Independent Sean Maloney 551 585 589            
Fine Gael Sean Ryan 547 607 682 726 730 771      
Fianna Fáil Timmy McMahon 514 519              
Fine Gael Annette Burke 410                
Electorate: 11,784   Valid: 8,726 (74.54%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 1,247   Turnout: 8,784  

Miltown-Malbay

Miltown-Malbay: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent P.J. Burke* 1,408          
Independent Christy Curtin* 1,249          
Fianna Fáil James Breen 1,038 1,082 1,102 1,128 1,147 1,320
Fianna Fáil Flan Garvey 974 1,010 1,024 1,044 1,053 1,133
Fine Gael Donal Carey TD* 883 908 929 1,175    
Fianna Fáil Haulie Daly 756 767 788 794 798 830
Fianna Fáil Michael Hillery 617 668 672 752 792 1,165
Fianna Fáil Timothy Sexton 603 657 659 707 736  
Fine Gael P.J. Meade 404 436 447      
Independent Basil Minihane 65 69        
Independent Frank McTigue 36 39        
Electorate: 11,177   Valid: 8,033 (72.42%)   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 1,148   Turnout: 8,094  

Shannon

Shannon: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Pat McMahon* 1,103                
Labour Patricia McCarthy* 1,001 1,006 1,026 1,074          
Fianna Fáil Sean Driscoll 977 991 1,002 1,015 1,103        
Fianna Fáil PJ Cunningham 568 586 631 632 648 662 705 769  
Fianna Fáil Seán Hillery 544 561 577 593 636 666 702 863 1,267
Fine Gael Sonny Scanlon 419 421 446 519 526 528 790 868 1,050
Independent John Murray 404 407 427 427 540 554 594    
Fine Gael Mary Donnelly 382 390 409 440 454 457      
Independent Brigid Makowski 372 372 380 382          
Fine Gael Joan Reddan 229 231 237            
Independent JJ McCabe 189 191              
Electorate: 9,767   Valid: 6,188 (63.36%)   Quota: 1,032  

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

  • Official website[ permanent dead link]
  • irishelectionliterature
  • "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. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1985_Clare_County_Council_election&oldid=1185216034"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1985 Clare County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 32 seats on Clare County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 17 8 2
Seat change 0 -1 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 5
Seat change +2
Map showing the area of Clare County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to Clare County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six 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 17 0 23,382 53.52
Fine Gael 8 -1 10,232 23.42
Labour 2 0 2,256 5.16
Independent 5 +2 7,629 17.46
Totals 32 +1 43,393 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ennis

Ennis: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Tommy Brennan 1,007          
Fianna Fáil Frank Barrett 827 845 864 892 917  
Fianna Fáil Bobby Burke 673 693 716 741 777 825
Fine Gael Michael Howard* 627 648 679 772 1,044  
Fianna Fáil Peter Considine 606 627 642 661 691 742
Fine Gael Angela Coughlan 334 345 368 422    
Labour Flan Honan 228 238 280      
Workers' Party Dermot Hayes 186 194        
Electorate: 8,261   Valid: 4,488 (55.11%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 898   Turnout: 4,553  

Ennistymon

Ennistymon: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Tony Killeen 1,284            
Fine Gael Frank Henchy* 1,120 1,127 1,134 1,472      
Fianna Fáil Enda Mulkere 1,029 1,052 1,060 1,081 1,128 1,135 1,440
Labour Martin Lafferty* 1,027 1,036 1,043 1,216      
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Nagle* 932 951 955 1,009 1,057 1,086 1,730
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch* 887 946 956 994 1,044 1,062  
Fine Gael Bill Slattery 645 649 652        
Independent Joseph Meehan 47 48          
Electorate: 9,782   Valid: 6,971 (71.72%)   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 1,162   Turnout: 7,016  

Killaloe

Killaloe: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent John Minogue* 1,545        
Fianna Fáil Colm Wiley* 1,385        
Fianna Fáil Joe Gorman 1,295 1,360      
Fine Gael Patrick Bugler* 1,208 1,266 1,497    
Fine Gael Tony McMahon* 1,197 1,221 1,248 1,278 1,286
Fianna Fáil Michael Begley 1,038 1,044 1,131 1,150 1,201
Fianna Fáil Harry Brannn* 885 900 1,251 1,361  
Fianna Fáil Eoin Maloney 726 777      
Electorate: 13,372   Valid: 9,279 (69.89%)   Spoilt: 367   Quota: 1,326   Turnout: 9,346  

Kilrush

Kilrush: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil P.J. Kelly 1,099 1,106 1,203 1,219 1,220 1,275      
Fianna Fáil Bill Chambers 1,084 1,108 1,234 1,280          
Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor-Quinn TD* 955 1,079 1,091 1,213 1,217 1,301      
Fine Gael Jackie Keane* 872 923 1,039 1,059 1,061 1,081 1,085 1,452  
Fianna Fáil Seán Keating* 820 846 877 998 1,006 1,135 1,143 1,249  
Independent William O'Looney 756 771 772 803 804 991 1,021 1,090 1,157
Fianna Fáil Michael Flynn 562 584 625 660 666        
Fianna Fáil Martin Foran* 556 585 594 693 700 816 819 866 901
Independent Sean Maloney 551 585 589            
Fine Gael Sean Ryan 547 607 682 726 730 771      
Fianna Fáil Timmy McMahon 514 519              
Fine Gael Annette Burke 410                
Electorate: 11,784   Valid: 8,726 (74.54%)   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 1,247   Turnout: 8,784  

Miltown-Malbay

Miltown-Malbay: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent P.J. Burke* 1,408          
Independent Christy Curtin* 1,249          
Fianna Fáil James Breen 1,038 1,082 1,102 1,128 1,147 1,320
Fianna Fáil Flan Garvey 974 1,010 1,024 1,044 1,053 1,133
Fine Gael Donal Carey TD* 883 908 929 1,175    
Fianna Fáil Haulie Daly 756 767 788 794 798 830
Fianna Fáil Michael Hillery 617 668 672 752 792 1,165
Fianna Fáil Timothy Sexton 603 657 659 707 736  
Fine Gael P.J. Meade 404 436 447      
Independent Basil Minihane 65 69        
Independent Frank McTigue 36 39        
Electorate: 11,177   Valid: 8,033 (72.42%)   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 1,148   Turnout: 8,094  

Shannon

Shannon: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Pat McMahon* 1,103                
Labour Patricia McCarthy* 1,001 1,006 1,026 1,074          
Fianna Fáil Sean Driscoll 977 991 1,002 1,015 1,103        
Fianna Fáil PJ Cunningham 568 586 631 632 648 662 705 769  
Fianna Fáil Seán Hillery 544 561 577 593 636 666 702 863 1,267
Fine Gael Sonny Scanlon 419 421 446 519 526 528 790 868 1,050
Independent John Murray 404 407 427 427 540 554 594    
Fine Gael Mary Donnelly 382 390 409 440 454 457      
Independent Brigid Makowski 372 372 380 382          
Fine Gael Joan Reddan 229 231 237            
Independent JJ McCabe 189 191              
Electorate: 9,767   Valid: 6,188 (63.36%)   Quota: 1,032  

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

  • Official website[ permanent dead link]
  • irishelectionliterature
  • "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. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1985_Clare_County_Council_election&oldid=1185216034"

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