1985 Mayo County Council election
20 June 1985
All 31 seats on Mayo County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent
Seats won 15 14 2
Seat change - -2 +2
Map showing the area of Mayo County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Mayo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from seven 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 15 - 31,615 52.61
Fine Gael 14 -2 23,402 38.94
Independent 2 +2 3,814 6.35
Totals 31 - 60,097 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Ballina

Ballina: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Fianna Fáil Sean Calleary TD* 2,240          
Fianna Fáil Padraic Bourke* 1,605          
Fine Gael Eddie Staunton* 1,386 1,450 1,740      
Fine Gael Frank Devaney* 1,351 1,385 1,612      
Fianna Fáil Stephen Molloy 1,192 1,328 1,348 1,355 1,374 1,393
Fine Gael John Kelly* 1,089 1,144 1,387 1,568    
Fianna Fáil Bridie Greavey* 1,046 1,366 1,416 1,423 1,466 1,518
Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 827 924        
Electorate: 15,882   Valid: 10,736 (68.01%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,534   Turnout: 10,801  

    Castlebar

    Castlebar: 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Independent Frank Durcan* 2,053              
    Fianna Fáil Padraig Flynn TD* 1,790              
    Fine Gael Enda Kenny TD* 1,480 1,563 1,574 1,594 1,753      
    Fine Gael Paddy Burke* 1,242 1,276 1,286 1,345 1,382 1,384 1,897  
    Fianna Fáil Richard Morrin* 991 1,045 1,066 1,103 1,212 1,239 1,284 1,490
    Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Toole 863 869 870 938 955 957 969 1,330
    Fine Gael Henry Kenny 640 687 694 699 745 748    
    Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell 598 606 611 737 750 756 769  
    Labour Johnny Mee 389 439 491 510        
    Fianna Fáil David Kelly 338 350 351          
    Labour Michael Kilcoyne 112 121            
    Electorate: 14,250   Valid: 10,496 (74.21%)   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 1,750   Turnout: 10,575  

      Claremorris

      Claremorris- 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Fianna Fáil P.J. Morley TD* 1,783                
      Independent Martin Finn* 1,725 1,765              
      Fine Gael Jim Higgins TD* 1,717 1,799              
      Fine Gael Michael Raftery* 1,423 1,428 1,428 1,428 1,428 1,440 1,444 1,496 1,604
      Fianna Fáil Jack Heneghan* 1,406 1,413 1,413 1,415 1,415 1,421 1,448 1,641 1,667
      Fianna Fáil Sean Fitzpatrick* 1,074 1,081 1,083 1,097 1,100 1,184 1,509 1,745  
      Fianna Fáil Pat McHugh 962 1,012 1,020 1,033 1,049 1,073 1,125 1,257 1,319
      Fine Gael Jim Mannion 892 949 967 968 975 1,132 1,134 1,255 1,648
      Fianna Fáil Michael Mellett 749 753 755 760 761 777 814    
      Fianna Fáil Thomas Charlton 674 676 677 692 692 700      
      Fine Gael Madeline Maloney 636 648 660 662 663 850 1,006 1,025  
      Fine Gael Pa Connolly 467 521 547 548 551        
      Fine Gael Edward T. Griffith 294                
      Fine Gael Patrick Griffith 36                
      Electorate: 18,829   Valid: 13,838 (69.41%)   Spoilt: 107   Quota: 1,730   Turnout: 13,945  

        Killala

        Killala: 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123
        Fianna Fáil Tim Quinn* 1,490    
        Fianna Fáil Padraig Cosgrove 1,269 1,453  
        Fine Gael John Noel Carey* 1,182 1,671  
        Fianna Fáil David O'Connor* 1,085 1,103 1,111
        Fine Gael Vinnie Munnelly* 982 1,055 1,349
        Fine Gael Patrick Lavelle 834    
        Electorate: 9,434   Valid: 6,842 (73.22%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,369   Turnout: 6,908  

          Swinford

          Swinford: 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Fianna Fáil Padraig Gavin* 1,967        
          Fianna Fáil Patsy Dunne* 1,289 1,486      
          Fine Gael John Flannery* 1,153 1,176 1,221 1,394 1,399
          Fianna Fáil Oliver Flannery 1,019 1,153 1,319 1,389 1,390
          Fine Gael Sean McEvoy* 910 972 1,023 1,491  
          Fine Gael John McNicholas 698 750 789    
          Sinn Féin Joe McHale 388 402      
          Electorate: 10,977   Valid: 7,424 (65.23%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,485   Turnout: 7,528  

            Westport

            Westport: 5 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            Fianna Fáil Sen. Martin J. O'Toole* 2,191          
            Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers* 1,538 1,637 1,663 1,731 1,816  
            Fine Gael Patrick Durcan 1,492 1,540 1,679 1,740 2,367  
            Fine Gael Pat Kilbane* 1,407 1,411 1,424 1,425 1,564 1,896
            Fianna Fáil Pat Conway* 1,309 1,325 1,327 1,444 1,460 1,465
            Fianna Fáil Seamus Hughes 1,124 1,261 1,304 1,399 1,551 1,642
            Fine Gael Ted McHale* 1,011 1,044 1,127 1,148    
            Sinn Féin Mary McGing 377 392 407      
            Fine Gael John Morahan 285 357        
            Electorate: 13,881   Valid: 10,761 (78.28%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,794   Turnout: 10,866  

              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.
              • Official website
              • 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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