1985 Leitrim County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections

1985 Leitrim County Council election

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| <- 1979 | 20 June 1985 | 1991 ->

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All 22 seats on Leitrim County Council
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Party  | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Sinn Féin
Seats won  | 10  | 8  | 2
Seat change  | 0  | -2  | +1

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Independent Fianna Fáil | Independent
Seats won  | 1  | 1
Seat change  | +1  | 0

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Map showing the area of Leitrim County Council

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|  | Council control after election

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An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 22 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]

## Results by party

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Party  | Seats  | ±  | First Pref. votes  | FPv%  | ±%

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| Fianna Fáil | 10  | \-  | 7,731 | 45.31 |
| Fine Gael | 8  | -2  | 5,905  | 34.6  |
| Sinn Féin | 2  | +1  | 1,854  | 10.87  |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 1  | +1  | 476  | 2.79  |
| Independent | 1  | \-  | 1,096  | 6.42  |
Totals | 22 |  | 17,062 | 100.00 | —

## Results by local electoral area

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### Ballinamore

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Ballinamore: 6 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fine Gael | Gerry Reynolds |  | 834 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John Ellis TD*  |  | 733 |  |  |  |  |
| Sinn Féin | John Joe McGirl*  |  | 706 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | J.J. Shortt*  |  | 582  | 594  | 614  | 742 |  |
| Fine Gael | Tommy McCartin*  |  | 515  | 566  | 569  | 601  | 808 |
| Fine Gael | Damien Brennan*  |  | 473  | 497  | 499  | 504  | 598  | 708
| Fianna Fáil | Christy Gallogly  |  | 375  | 410  | 428  | 479  | 499  | 513
| Fine Gael | Brendan Grimes  |  | 299  | 326  | 327  | 374  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | John Reilly  |  | 265  | 266  | 271  |  |  |
Electorate: 5,568  Valid: 4,782 (86.4%)  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 684  Turnout: 4,811

### Carrick-on-Shannon

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Carrick-on-Shannon: 6 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Independent | Pascal McKeon*  |  | 793 |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Guckian*  |  | 717 |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Jim Faughnan |  | 522  | 582  | 598  | 640 |
| Fianna Fáil | Farrell McElgunn*  |  | 494  | 497  | 525  | 650 |
| Fianna Fáil | Gerry McGee |  | 477  | 510  | 527  | 562  | 587
| Fine Gael | Thomas Mulligan |  | 383  | 418  | 421  | 432  | 664
| Fianna Fáil | Seán McGowan  |  | 363  | 380  | 391  | 429  | 449
| Fine Gael | John Maguire  |  | 338  | 340  | 344  | 386  |
| Sinn Féin | Martin McTiernan  |  | 322  | 335  | 343  |  |
Electorate: 5,484  Valid: 4,409 (81%)  Spoilt: 33  Quota: 630  Turnout: 4,442

### Dromahaire

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Dromahaire: 5 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Fianna Fáil | Mary Bohan*  |  | 662 |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Joseph Mooney*  |  | 598  | 614  | 617  | 750 |  |
| Fine Gael | Jim McPadden |  | 477  | 543  | 545  | 553  | 561  | 589
| Sinn Féin | Mel Farrell |  | 472  | 501  | 504  | 537  | 548  | 704
| Fine Gael | Joseph McLoughlin*  |  | 379  | 472  | 474  | 480  | 485  | 590
| Fine Gael | P.J. Lynch*  |  | 361  | 376  | 376  | 462  | 482  | 504
| Fianna Fáil | Ben McKeon  |  | 324  | 329  | 331  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Dolan  |  | 307  | 342  | 350  | 408  | 472  |
| Fine Gael | Leo McHugh  |  | 269  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 4,713  Valid: 3,849 (82.3%)  Spoilt: 30  Quota: 642  Turnout: 3,879

### Manorhamilton

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Manorhamilton: 5 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Fianna Fáil | Tony Ferguson*  |  | 899 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Aodh Flynn*  |  | 662  | 721 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fine Gael | Charles Cullen*  |  | 480  | 497  | 500  | 533  | 629  | 705 |  |
| Independent Fianna Fáil | Larry McGowan*  |  | 476  | 504  | 513  | 521  | 579  | 750 |  |
| Fine Gael | Stanley Trotter  |  | 401  | 411  | 414  | 472  | 503  | 529  | 545  | 562
| Sinn Féin | Michael Colreavy |  | 354  | 374  | 376  | 389  | 445  |  |  |
| Independent | John Cullen  |  | 303  | 335  | 337  | 361  |  |  |  |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gallagher*  |  | 273  | 325  | 355  | 399  | 483  | 539  | 575  | 592
| Fine Gael | Don Daly  |  | 174  | 184  | 185  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 5,074  Valid: 4,022 (79.94%)  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 671  Turnout: 4,056

## 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.

* "Old Local Election Results". www.irishelectionliterature.com. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
* "Leitrim County Council (Ballinamore) 1985 Local Election". www.irelandelection.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

## External links

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* Official website[permanent dead link‍]
* 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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