1985 Galway County Council election

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1985 Galway County Council election
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 197920 June 1985 1991  

All 30 seats on Galway County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won1791
Seat change+2-2-1

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won3
Seat change+1

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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]

Contents

Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 17+232,71654.47
Fine Gael 9-216,82828.02
Sinn Féin 1-12,6824.47
Independent 3+17,19011.97
Labour 0-11240.21
Totals30-160,059100.00

Results by local electoral area

Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt TD2,368       
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan *1,8122,087      
Fine Gael Michael Mullins 1,6341,667 1,689 1,809 1,836 2,159  
Independent Joe Brennan*1,3591,382 1,389 1,449 1,475 1,588 1,619 1,836
Fianna Fáil James Joyce*1,1811,227 1,292 1,304 1,516 1,577 1,587 2,044
Fine Gael Michael Conneely714730 737 768 864 958 1,168 1,196
Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan587636 696 738 870 899 910  
Fine Gael Liam Naughton575581 583 676 682    
Fianna Fáil Peter Conroy430499 586 593     
Fine Gael Sean Og Hurley395403 405      
Electorate: 15,563  Valid: 11,055 (72.15%)  Spoilt: 173  Quota: 1,843  Turnout: 11,228  

    Connemara

    Connemara: 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Nicholas O'Connor*1,842       
    Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr *1,2971,300 1,312 1,468 1,488 1,959   
    Fianna Fáil Michael O Moráin*1,0421,201 1,205 1,270 1,334 1,350 1,367 1,567
    Fianna Fáil Tom Welby Snr*1,0051,016 1,026 1,030 1,034 1,158 1,216 1,534
    Fianna Fáil Gerald Bartley*967987 990 992 1,002 1,014 1,033 1,208
    Independent Peadar Ó Tuathail803864 900 936 1,204 1,220 1,256 1,303
    Fianna Fáil Éamon Ó Cuív 799826 849 855 862 885 915  
    Fine Gael Paddy Clancy596597 609 686 695    
    Fine Gael Eamonn Moylette373376 380      
    Independent Noel Mac Donnchadha368385 405 428     
    Independent Seosadh Ó Maolaidh114116       
    Independent Christopher Walsh1818       
    Electorate: 15,670  Valid: 9,224 (59.85%)  Spoilt: 154  Quota: 1,538  Turnout: 9,378  

      Galway

      Galway- 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Fianna Fáil Sen. Mark Killilea Jnr *1,917     
      Fianna Fáil Bobby Molloy TD*1,776     
      Fine Gael Padraig McCormack *1,0271,404    
      Sinn Féin Paddy Ruane*1,1571,208 1,231 1,282 1,301 1,303
      Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh 1,1531,419    
      Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh 9661,002 1,016 1,053 1,392 1,392
      Fianna Fáil John Molloy791905 1,197 1,238 1,301 1,317
      Fine Gael Liam MacCana405413 435 532   
      Workers' Party Colm Ó Donnchadha271275 299    
      Electorate: 17,220  Valid: 9,803 (57.55%)  Spoilt: 107  Quota: 1,401  Turnout: 9,910  

        Loughrea

        Loughrea: 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789101112
        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 TD1,6351,708 1,727 1,729 1,736 1,750 1,785 1,829 2,033   
        Fianna Fáil Tony Murphy*1,1121,161 1,182 1,187 1,189 1,198 1,247 1,250 1,278 1,363 1,368  
        Fianna Fáil Eddie Haverty*9921,069 1,087 1,089 1,097 1,112 1,139 1,294 1,372 1,411 1,420 1,705
        Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane9501,027 1,058 1,061 1,067 1,091 1,113 1,156 1,320 1,372 1,387 1,803
        Fine Gael Martin Lynch*854859 863 876 886 896 916 1,014 1,097 1,486 1,488 1,772
        Independent Norman Morgan771776 778 786 799 827 865 931     
        Fine Gael Enda O'Rourke760769 775 831 834 869 874 974 1,043    
        Fine Gael Joe Lambert759821 851 857 896 967 1,070 1,293 1,412 1,703 1,705 1,778
        Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 747748 748 751 793 796 801      
        Sinn Féin Michael Loughrey380398 405 409 410 436         
        Workers' Party Stan McEoin246257 265 285 286        
        Labour Peter O'Driscoll124126 127          
        Electorate: 22,507  Valid: 15,998 (71.81%)  Spoilt: 165  Quota: 2,000  Turnout: 16,163  

          Tuam

          Tuam: 7 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          Independent Joe Burke*2,438         
          Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 1,960         
          Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan*1,5331,646 1,724 1,742 1,984     
          Fine Gael Michael Ryan*1,3501,406 1,414 1,523 1,546 1,549 1,868   
          Sinn Féin Frank Glynn*1,1451,292 1,308 1,349 1,479 1,503 1,575 1,587 1,666 1,915
          Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh974998 1,009 1,054 1,066 1,068 1,199 1,293 1,468 1,548
          Fianna Fáil Peter Raftery954960 988 991 1,039 1,094 1,123 1,125 1,321 1,325
          Fianna Fáil Michael Dunne818858 884 897 957 1,043 1,078 1,084 1,232 1,319
          Independent Gerard Rushe742757 761 771 782 783 828 833   
          Independent Jarlath Keane577730 738 808 822 824 837 838 869  
          Fine Gael Jim Mannion566582 589 682 696 697     
          Fianna Fáil Clare Kilgarriff-Fitzgerald556584 610 630       
          Fine Gael Niall Joyce364456 458        
          Electorate: 22,507  Valid: 13,979 (71.3%)  Spoilt: 181  Quota: 1,748  Turnout: 14,160  

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