1985 Cork County Council election

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1985 Cork County Council election
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All 48 seats on Cork County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won24192
Seat change+30-1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Workers' Party Independent
Seats won12
Seat change00
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Map showing the area of Cork County Council
Council control after election

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An election to Cork County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from eight 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]

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 24+354,69246.97
Fine Gael 19044,92438.58
Labour 2-15,4314.66
Workers' Party 104,3703.75
Independent 206,3885.49
Totals48+2116,444100.00—

Results by local electoral area

Bandon

Bandon: 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fine Gael Michael Creed TD*3,521       
Fianna Fáil Peter Callanan *3,007       
Fianna Fáil Donal Moynihan TD*2,921       
Fine Gael Eddie Lucey*2,448       
Fine Gael Denis O'Reilly*1,9522,015 2,123 2,134 2,167 2,332 2,363 2,557
Fine Gael John Kelleher*1,9472,592      
Fianna Fáil Jim Long*1,6191,694 2,005 2,350 2,407 2,419  
Independent Dermot Ryan1,1051,122 1,139 1,150 1,200 1,201 1,203 1,508
Fianna Fáil Michael Ring884901 1,013 1,145 1,164 1,165 1,167  
Independent Maurice Hurley166187 233 242     
Electorate: 28,858  Valid: 19,300 (67.67)  Spoilt: 229  Quota: 2,413  Turnout: 19,529  

    Cork North

    Cork North: 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Fianna Fáil Denis Lyons TD*2,107  
    Fine Gael Tomas Ryan*1,6221,669 
    Fianna Fáil Donal O'Connell*1,3631,539 1,685
    Fine Gael George Osborne*1,2401,258 1,626
    Fianna Fáil Michael Granitch9801,171 1,307
    Labour Helen Sheehan543565  
    Workers' Party Patrick Corbett345357  
    Electorate: 17,134  Valid: 8,200 (48.32%)  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 1,641  Turnout: 8,280  

      Cork South

      Cork South: 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan *2,177      
      Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 1,855      
      Fianna Fáil John Coleman1,3891,678 1,750    
      Fine Gael Phil Brown9851,008 1,009 1,019 1,075 1,286 1,710
      Fianna Fáil Joe O'Reilly9781,032 1,071 1,133 1,268 1,441 1,468
      Fine Gael Connell Fanning926930 955 1,024 1,056 1,148  
      Fine Gael Braham Brennan924961 962 983 1,018 1,195 1,591
      Labour Paula Desmond840891 896 1,172 1,319 1,397 1,541
      Fine Gael Jim Daly695701 702 709 781   
      Independent Mark Hanley625638 641 655    
      Labour Gus Desmond444452 468     
      Electorate: 33,220  Valid: 14,021 (42.2%)  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 2,004  Turnout: 14,120 (42.5%)  

        Kanturk

        Kanturk: 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fine Gael Frank Crowley TD*2,477      
        Fianna Fáil Jack Roche*2,301      
        Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan*1,8421,886 1,899 2,124 2,154 2,183 2,186
        Fine Gael Charles Barry*1,6061,752 1,843 1,881 2,281  
        Fianna Fáil J.B. Murphy1,5901,655 1,664 1,995 2,227  
        Fine Gael Richard Green1,3601,466 1,507 1,525 1,909 1,913 1,965
        Fianna Fáil Laurence Kelly 1,3561,468 1,494 1,892 1,952 1,995 1,996
        Fine Gael Noel Buckley1,1401,283 1,323 1,390    
        Labour Michael J. Howard*1,1371,185 1,217     
        Labour Danny Buckley0.6%760      
        Electorate: 22,109  Valid: 15,569 (71.09%)  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 2,225  Turnout: 15,701  

          Mallow

          Mallow: 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Workers' Party Joe Sherlock *3,447       
          Fianna Fáil Ned O'Keeffe TD3,112       
          Fianna Fáil Carey Joyce *2,728       
          Fine Gael Jim Sarsfield*1,7111,764 1,790 1,821 1,837 1,874 1,889 1,997
          Fine Gael Dick Fitzgerald*1,6751,748 1,804 1,814 1,847 1,867 1,884 2,097
          Fine Gael Paul Bradford 1,3471,439 1,453 1,456 1,614 1,687 1,749 2,487
          Fianna Fáil Gerry Sheedy1,2981,454 1,737 1,866 1,887 2,025 2,234 2,313
          Fine Gael Michael Broderick*1,2471,298 1,316 1,319 1,366 1,483 1,679  
          Fianna Fáil Ted O'Riordan1,0711,204 1,310 1,338 1,469 1,561 2,134 2,230
          Fianna Fáil Gerry Fitzpatrick*1,0501,143 1,234 1,257 1,308 1,450   
          Independent John O'Keeffe689787 815 833 881    
          Labour Tadhg Curtis463681 691 694     
          Electorate: 30,365  Valid: 19,838 (65.81%)  Spoilt: 144  Quota: 2,480  Turnout: 19,982  

            Midleton

            Midleton: 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Fine Gael Michael Hegarty2,2962,327       
            Independent Noel Collins*2,0592,170 2,367      
            Fianna Fáil Maurice Ahern*1,8851,901 1,970 1,973 1,985 2,022 2,067 2,080 2,485
            Fine Gael Matt Ahern*1,8241,841 1,885 1,886 1,886 1,988 2,005 2,205 2,273
            Fianna Fáil John Brosnan*1,7941,807 1,827 1,828 1,828 2,051 2,106 2,119 2,262
            Fianna Fáil Kevin Foster*1,7031,736 1,756 1,757 1,757 1,773 1,950 2,226 2,373
            Fine Gael Nuala Murphy*1,0551,087 1,157 1,160 1,169 1,191 1,224 1,419 1,477
            Fianna Fáil Micheal Lombard808821 852 852 858 869 884 888  
            Fine Gael Stella Meade657686 697 702 705 739 858   
            Labour Thomas O Conaill584607 613 614 618     
            Workers' Party Leo Owens578617 629 630 632 702    
            Independent Donal Wall505526        
            Green Sean Bell355        
            Electorate: 26,391  Valid: 16,150 (62.02%)  Spoilt: 218  Quota: 2,220  Turnout: 16,368  

              Skibbereen

              Skibbereen: 7 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh TD*3,569      
              Fine Gael John Cal McCarthy*2,349      
              Fianna Fáil D.F. O'Sullivan*2,049      
              Fine Gael John L. O'Sullivan*1,6822,056     
              Labour Michael Calnan 1,3931,470 1,529 1,582 1,590 1,616 2,035
              Fianna Fáil Tom O'Neill*1,2331,866 1,892 1,969   
              Fine Gael Mary Burke*1,0891,125 1,246 1,277 1,290 1,311 1,860
              Fine Gael Michael Collins1,0391,077 1,234 1,248 1,251 1,264  
              Fianna Fáil Jim Kingston8881,306 1,328 1,443 1,510 1,548 1,604
              Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Sé371406 412     
              Electorate: 22,043  Valid: 15,662 (71.5%)  Spoilt: 154  Quota: 1,958  Turnout: 15,816  

                Schull

                Schull: 5 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456
                Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 1,875     
                Fine Gael P.J. Sheehan TD*1,6381,718    
                Fine Gael Michael Harrington*1,3251,330 1,338 1,382 1,801 
                Independent Michael Pat Murphy *1,1921,227 1,272 1,420 1,478 1,532
                Fine Gael James Crowley1,1501,165 1,179 1,254 1,273 1,302
                Fianna Fáil Vivian O'Callaghan *1,1251,216 1,260 1,345 1,845 
                Fianna Fáil Dan Harrington*9951,031 1,060 1,077   
                Labour Corney Murphy*404414 437    
                Sinn Féin Thomas Coghlan183188     
                Electorate: 13,403  Valid: 9,887 (70%)  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 1,648  Turnout: 9,961  

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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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