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1985 Galway County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 30 seats on Galway County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 17 9 1
Seat change +2 -2 -1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change +1
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fail

An election to Galway County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 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]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 17 +2 32,716 54.47
Fine Gael 9 -2 16,828 28.02
Sinn Féin 1 -1 2,682 4.47
Independent 3 +1 7,190 11.97
Labour 0 -1 124 0.21
Totals 30 -1 60,059 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt TD 2,368              
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan* 1,812 2,087            
Fine Gael Michael Mullins 1,634 1,667 1,689 1,809 1,836 2,159    
Independent Joe Brennan* 1,359 1,382 1,389 1,449 1,475 1,588 1,619 1,836
Fianna Fáil James Joyce* 1,181 1,227 1,292 1,304 1,516 1,577 1,587 2,044
Fine Gael Michael Conneely 714 730 737 768 864 958 1,168 1,196
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan 587 636 696 738 870 899 910  
Fine Gael Liam Naughton 575 581 583 676 682      
Fianna Fáil Peter Conroy 430 499 586 593        
Fine Gael Sean Og Hurley 395 403 405          
Electorate: 15,563   Valid: 11,055 (72.15%)   Spoilt: 173   Quota: 1,843   Turnout: 11,228  

Connemara

Connemara: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Nicholas O'Connor* 1,842              
Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr* 1,297 1,300 1,312 1,468 1,488 1,959    
Fianna Fáil Michael O Moráin* 1,042 1,201 1,205 1,270 1,334 1,350 1,367 1,567
Fianna Fáil Tom Welby Snr* 1,005 1,016 1,026 1,030 1,034 1,158 1,216 1,534
Fianna Fáil Gerald Bartley* 967 987 990 992 1,002 1,014 1,033 1,208
Independent Peadar Ó Tuathail 803 864 900 936 1,204 1,220 1,256 1,303
Fianna Fáil Éamon Ó Cuív 799 826 849 855 862 885 915  
Fine Gael Paddy Clancy 596 597 609 686 695      
Fine Gael Eamonn Moylette 373 376 380          
Independent Noel Mac Donnchadha 368 385 405 428        
Independent Seosadh Ó Maolaidh 114 116            
Independent Christopher Walsh 18 18            
Electorate: 15,670   Valid: 9,224 (59.85%)   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,538   Turnout: 9,378  

Galway

Galway- 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Sen. Mark Killilea Jnr* 1,917          
Fianna Fáil Bobby Molloy TD* 1,776          
Fine Gael Padraig McCormack* 1,027 1,404        
Sinn Féin Paddy Ruane* 1,157 1,208 1,231 1,282 1,301 1,303
Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh 1,153 1,419        
Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh 966 1,002 1,016 1,053 1,392 1,392
Fianna Fáil John Molloy 791 905 1,197 1,238 1,301 1,317
Fine Gael Liam MacCana 405 413 435 532    
Workers' Party Colm Ó Donnchadha 271 275 299      
Electorate: 17,220   Valid: 9,803 (57.55%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,401   Turnout: 9,910  

Loughrea

Loughrea: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Frank Fahey TD* 2,389                      
Fianna Fáil Michael (Stroke) Fahy* 2,147                      
Fine Gael Sen. Ulick Burke 2,132                      
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy TD 1,635 1,708 1,727 1,729 1,736 1,750 1,785 1,829 2,033      
Fianna Fáil Tony Murphy* 1,112 1,161 1,182 1,187 1,189 1,198 1,247 1,250 1,278 1,363 1,368  
Fianna Fáil Eddie Haverty* 992 1,069 1,087 1,089 1,097 1,112 1,139 1,294 1,372 1,411 1,420 1,705
Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane 950 1,027 1,058 1,061 1,067 1,091 1,113 1,156 1,320 1,372 1,387 1,803
Fine Gael Martin Lynch* 854 859 863 876 886 896 916 1,014 1,097 1,486 1,488 1,772
Independent Norman Morgan 771 776 778 786 799 827 865 931        
Fine Gael Enda O'Rourke 760 769 775 831 834 869 874 974 1,043      
Fine Gael Joe Lambert 759 821 851 857 896 967 1,070 1,293 1,412 1,703 1,705 1,778
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 747 748 748 751 793 796 801          
Sinn Féin Michael Loughrey 380 398 405 409 410 436                
Workers' Party Stan McEoin 246 257 265 285 286              
Labour Peter O'Driscoll 124 126 127                  
Electorate: 22,507   Valid: 15,998 (71.81%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 2,000   Turnout: 16,163  

Tuam

Tuam: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Joe Burke* 2,438                  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 1,960                  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan* 1,533 1,646 1,724 1,742 1,984          
Fine Gael Michael Ryan* 1,350 1,406 1,414 1,523 1,546 1,549 1,868      
Sinn Féin Frank Glynn* 1,145 1,292 1,308 1,349 1,479 1,503 1,575 1,587 1,666 1,915
Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh 974 998 1,009 1,054 1,066 1,068 1,199 1,293 1,468 1,548
Fianna Fáil Peter Raftery 954 960 988 991 1,039 1,094 1,123 1,125 1,321 1,325
Fianna Fáil Michael Dunne 818 858 884 897 957 1,043 1,078 1,084 1,232 1,319
Independent Gerard Rushe 742 757 761 771 782 783 828 833    
Independent Jarlath Keane 577 730 738 808 822 824 837 838 869  
Fine Gael Jim Mannion 566 582 589 682 696 697        
Fianna Fáil Clare Kilgarriff-Fitzgerald 556 584 610 630            
Fine Gael Niall Joyce 364 456 458              
Electorate: 22,507   Valid: 13,979 (71.3%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 1,748   Turnout: 14,160  

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
  • 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.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1985_Galway_County_Council_election&oldid=1212841067"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1985 Galway County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 30 seats on Galway County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 17 9 1
Seat change +2 -2 -1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
Seat change +1
Map showing the area of Galway County Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fail

An election to Galway County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 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]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 17 +2 32,716 54.47
Fine Gael 9 -2 16,828 28.02
Sinn Féin 1 -1 2,682 4.47
Independent 3 +1 7,190 11.97
Labour 0 -1 124 0.21
Totals 30 -1 60,059 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt TD 2,368              
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan* 1,812 2,087            
Fine Gael Michael Mullins 1,634 1,667 1,689 1,809 1,836 2,159    
Independent Joe Brennan* 1,359 1,382 1,389 1,449 1,475 1,588 1,619 1,836
Fianna Fáil James Joyce* 1,181 1,227 1,292 1,304 1,516 1,577 1,587 2,044
Fine Gael Michael Conneely 714 730 737 768 864 958 1,168 1,196
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan 587 636 696 738 870 899 910  
Fine Gael Liam Naughton 575 581 583 676 682      
Fianna Fáil Peter Conroy 430 499 586 593        
Fine Gael Sean Og Hurley 395 403 405          
Electorate: 15,563   Valid: 11,055 (72.15%)   Spoilt: 173   Quota: 1,843   Turnout: 11,228  

Connemara

Connemara: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Nicholas O'Connor* 1,842              
Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr* 1,297 1,300 1,312 1,468 1,488 1,959    
Fianna Fáil Michael O Moráin* 1,042 1,201 1,205 1,270 1,334 1,350 1,367 1,567
Fianna Fáil Tom Welby Snr* 1,005 1,016 1,026 1,030 1,034 1,158 1,216 1,534
Fianna Fáil Gerald Bartley* 967 987 990 992 1,002 1,014 1,033 1,208
Independent Peadar Ó Tuathail 803 864 900 936 1,204 1,220 1,256 1,303
Fianna Fáil Éamon Ó Cuív 799 826 849 855 862 885 915  
Fine Gael Paddy Clancy 596 597 609 686 695      
Fine Gael Eamonn Moylette 373 376 380          
Independent Noel Mac Donnchadha 368 385 405 428        
Independent Seosadh Ó Maolaidh 114 116            
Independent Christopher Walsh 18 18            
Electorate: 15,670   Valid: 9,224 (59.85%)   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,538   Turnout: 9,378  

Galway

Galway- 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Sen. Mark Killilea Jnr* 1,917          
Fianna Fáil Bobby Molloy TD* 1,776          
Fine Gael Padraig McCormack* 1,027 1,404        
Sinn Féin Paddy Ruane* 1,157 1,208 1,231 1,282 1,301 1,303
Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh 1,153 1,419        
Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh 966 1,002 1,016 1,053 1,392 1,392
Fianna Fáil John Molloy 791 905 1,197 1,238 1,301 1,317
Fine Gael Liam MacCana 405 413 435 532    
Workers' Party Colm Ó Donnchadha 271 275 299      
Electorate: 17,220   Valid: 9,803 (57.55%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,401   Turnout: 9,910  

Loughrea

Loughrea: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Frank Fahey TD* 2,389                      
Fianna Fáil Michael (Stroke) Fahy* 2,147                      
Fine Gael Sen. Ulick Burke 2,132                      
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy TD 1,635 1,708 1,727 1,729 1,736 1,750 1,785 1,829 2,033      
Fianna Fáil Tony Murphy* 1,112 1,161 1,182 1,187 1,189 1,198 1,247 1,250 1,278 1,363 1,368  
Fianna Fáil Eddie Haverty* 992 1,069 1,087 1,089 1,097 1,112 1,139 1,294 1,372 1,411 1,420 1,705
Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane 950 1,027 1,058 1,061 1,067 1,091 1,113 1,156 1,320 1,372 1,387 1,803
Fine Gael Martin Lynch* 854 859 863 876 886 896 916 1,014 1,097 1,486 1,488 1,772
Independent Norman Morgan 771 776 778 786 799 827 865 931        
Fine Gael Enda O'Rourke 760 769 775 831 834 869 874 974 1,043      
Fine Gael Joe Lambert 759 821 851 857 896 967 1,070 1,293 1,412 1,703 1,705 1,778
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 747 748 748 751 793 796 801          
Sinn Féin Michael Loughrey 380 398 405 409 410 436                
Workers' Party Stan McEoin 246 257 265 285 286              
Labour Peter O'Driscoll 124 126 127                  
Electorate: 22,507   Valid: 15,998 (71.81%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 2,000   Turnout: 16,163  

Tuam

Tuam: 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Joe Burke* 2,438                  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 1,960                  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan* 1,533 1,646 1,724 1,742 1,984          
Fine Gael Michael Ryan* 1,350 1,406 1,414 1,523 1,546 1,549 1,868      
Sinn Féin Frank Glynn* 1,145 1,292 1,308 1,349 1,479 1,503 1,575 1,587 1,666 1,915
Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh 974 998 1,009 1,054 1,066 1,068 1,199 1,293 1,468 1,548
Fianna Fáil Peter Raftery 954 960 988 991 1,039 1,094 1,123 1,125 1,321 1,325
Fianna Fáil Michael Dunne 818 858 884 897 957 1,043 1,078 1,084 1,232 1,319
Independent Gerard Rushe 742 757 761 771 782 783 828 833    
Independent Jarlath Keane 577 730 738 808 822 824 837 838 869  
Fine Gael Jim Mannion 566 582 589 682 696 697        
Fianna Fáil Clare Kilgarriff-Fitzgerald 556 584 610 630            
Fine Gael Niall Joyce 364 456 458              
Electorate: 22,507   Valid: 13,979 (71.3%)   Spoilt: 181   Quota: 1,748   Turnout: 14,160  

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
  • 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.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=1985_Galway_County_Council_election&oldid=1212841067"

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