1985 North Tipperary County Council election

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1985 North Tipperary County Council election
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 197920 June 1985 1991  

All 21 seats on North Tipperary County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won1261
Seat change+3-2-2

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won2
Seat change+1

North Tipperary in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of North Tipperary County Council

Council control after election

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An election to North Tipperary County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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 12+315,81852.78
Fine Gael 6-28,73629.15
Labour 1-23,78412.63
Independent 2+11,6495.50
Totals21-28,588100.00

Results by local electoral area

Borrisokane

Borrisokane: 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Fianna Fáil Jim Casey1,0891,094 1,120 1,174 
Fianna Fáil Michael Hough*966975 1,028 1,068 1,284
Fianna Fáil Tony McKenna *876888 931 957 1,325
Fine Gael Liam Whyte*742762 838 1,077 1,115
Fianna Fáil John Carroll616662 712 729  
Fine Gael Paddy Brennan518553 599 757 785
Fine Gael Gerard Darcy461502 554   
Labour Jim Hough288409    
Labour Maureen Carmody277    
Electorate: 7,793  Valid: 5,833 (75.66%)  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 63  Turnout: 5,896  

    Nenagh-Newport

    Nenagh-Newport: 7 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Labour John Ryan TD*1,2431,270 1,295        
    Fianna Fáil Mairead Ryan1,1831,194 1,328        
    Fianna Fáil Tom Harrington*1,0561,066 1,130 1,161 1,182 1,190 1,191 1,438   
    Independent Joseph O'Connor*946949 959 1,034 1,090 1,092 1,093 1,130 1,133 1,287 
    Fianna Fáil John Sheehy*792793 843 865 928 945 948 1,055 1,112 1,523 
    Fine Gael Tom Ryan770773 775 860 899 899 899 916 917 1,005 1,030
    Fine Gael Tom Berkery *739751 757 815 953 954 955 1,007 1,013 1,046 1,062
    Fianna Fáil Ger Ryan*690693 718 782 789 792 792 852 909   
    Fine Gael Willie Kennedy688715 726 739 836 837 838 1,010 1,041 1,065 1,077
    Fianna Fáil Jacksie Ryan677680 717 727 767 780 785     
    Fine Gael Martin O'Sullivan495496 547 561        
    Fianna Fáil Ned Foley429430          
    Labour Frank Lewis*419446 451         
    Labour Mary Brosnan133          
    Electorate: 13,646  Valid: 10,260 (76.13%)  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,283  Turnout: 10,389  

      Roscrea-Templemore

      Roscrea-Templemore: 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Fianna Fáil Sen. Michael Smith *1,948      
      Fianna Fáil Seán Mulrooney1,0711,344     
      Fianna Fáil John Egan*1,0351,337     
      Fine Gael Denis Ryan*834895 935 954 969 1,303 
      Fine Gael Denis Meagher700755 763 796 846 924 1,026
      Fine Gael John Butler679703 710 747 783 840 873
      Labour Tommy Shanahan*560603 651 659 731   
      Labour Kevin Devaney178200 204 217    
      Electorate: 9,696  Valid: 7,005 (73.08%)  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 1,168  Turnout: 7,086  

        Thurles

        Thurles: 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Fianna Fáil Jane Hanafin*1,751    
        Fine Gael Michael Lowry *1,542    
        Fianna Fáil Harry Ryan*9781,140 1,193  
        Independent Frank Dwan*703826 870 878 1,156
        Labour Andrew Callinan686747 795 807  
        Fianna Fáil Larry Looby661879 916 930 1,061
        Fine Gael Mae Quinn568609 805 818 1,020
        Electorate: 10,297  Valid: 6,871 (67.55%)  Spoilt: 85  Quota: 1,146  Turnout: 6,956  

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