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1985 Sligo County Council election

An election to Sligo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 25 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 Sligo County Council election
← 197920 June 19851991 →
All 25 seats on Sligo County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyFianna FáilFine GaelIndependent Socialist
Seats won1191
Seat change+1-2-
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
PartyLabourIndependent
Seats won13
Seat change+1
Map showing the area of Sligo County Council
Council control after election

TBD

Results by party

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PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil11+112,67045.60
Fine Gael9-210,53837.93
Independent Socialist1-1,1974.31
Labour1-7892.84
Independent3+12,2698.17
Totals25-26,689100.00—

Results by local electoral area

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Ballymote

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Ballymote: 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Fine GaelTommy Lavin*9439501,056       
Fine GaelLeo Conlon*9089179449561,144     
IndependentPatrick Carty749775779780806809813913944968
Fianna FáilTommy Deignan*7127157197207858028909601,059 
Fianna FáilMichael Conlon*632635636676670698725762801816
Fianna FáilJohn Sherlock608690698699707708740855886901
Fine GaelTony McLoughlin*6076256396456997507539041,096 
Fianna FáilJoe Shannon*565568574577580580736828971988
Fianna FáilJosie Devaney548554559560564568608   
Fianna FáilEamon Scanlon495498524530535535    
Fine GaelEddie Cogan411413433437      
Fine GaelJohn Perry378389442461504543707726  
Fine GaelNeil Henry270278        
IndependentKevin Lee180         
Electorate: 10,372   Valid: 8,006 (77.82%)   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,001   Turnout: 8,071  

Dromore

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Dromore: 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Fine GaelPaul Conmy*1,236   
Fianna FáilPaddy Conway*952   
Fianna FáilSeamus O'Dowd780886917 
Fianna FáilSyl Mulligan575584595700
Fine GaelPeter Kivlehan*5126476501,021
Fine GaelSean Tempany531545548 
Electorate: 6,186   Valid: 4,518 (73.84%)   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 904   Turnout: 4,568  

Drumcliffe

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Drumcliffe: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Fianna FáilSen. Willie Farrell*927927935975       
Fine GaelJoe Leonard747751768791794796927951   
Fine GaelIta Fox*6957007237287777778198548981,193 
Fianna FáilJohn Mulrooney*556558561574638646662692815861881
IndependentMichael Carroll509511520537542544551678699748823
Fianna FáilDanny McHugh443445457466509510521555683726754
Fine GaelMatt Lyons*391393403406409410442477500  
Fianna FáilKevin Gilbride324327329335356361380394   
LabourStephen McDonagh269280309326334335354    
Fine GaelJohn Watters256256259303305313     
Fianna FáilJackie McGowan204205205206       
Independent SocialistJohn Harrison175191200        
LabourAnne Gilmartin121129         
Independent SocialistPat Fallon62          
Electorate: 9,142   Valid: 5,679 (63.5%)   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 947   Turnout: 5,805  

Sligo

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Sligo: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Independent SocialistDeclan Bree*960       
Fianna FáilSeán McManus*847       
Fine GaelPeter Henry451468472564585616943 
Fianna FáilHugh Glynn412429441451475572617648
LabourTommy Higgins*399444449468573622682779
Fine GaelImelda Allingham387399401474494506  
Fianna FáilBill Monaghan365389410428478652684712
Fianna FáilRoddy McGuinn355373384390434   
Sinn FéinSeán MacManus321349351357    
Fine GaelPaul Dunleavy223236238     
Electorate: 7,969   Valid: 4,720 (60.48%)   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 787   Turnout: 4,820  

Tubbercurry

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Tubbercurry: 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Fianna FáilMatt Brennan TD*1,090    
IndependentMargaret Gormley*8318459129401,011
Fine GaelJoe Cawley*7107417568241,094
Fianna FáilAidan Colleary6456857569421,030
Fine GaelGerry Murray*503505618629691
Fine GaelTommy O'Hara447452455526 
Fianna FáilPatrick Walsh331345386  
Fianna FáilRobert Taylor304315   
Electorate: 5,914   Valid: 4,861 (82.97%)   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 973   Turnout: 4,907  

References

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  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.
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  • 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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