Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Dublin County Council election (Dublin–Belgard) Map showing the area of Dublin–Belgard
An election to the electoral county of Dublin–Belgard within Dublin County to Dublin County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections . Councillors were elected from local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote voting for a five-year term of office.This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[ 1] [ 2]
Dublin–Belgard was one of three electoral counties established by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985.[ 3] [ 4]
Results by local electoral area [ edit ] Clondalkin: 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Mary Harney TD * 2,098 Fianna Fáil Colm McGrath 1,111 1,210 1,227 1,232 1,304 1,332 1,375 1,420 1,560 Fine Gael Therese Ridge 631 646 660 695 751 846 901 1,541 1,660 Fianna Fáil Noel Hayes 618 768 780 789 823 882 974 994 1,204 Fine Gael Leon Hennessy 597 613 626 635 667 730 773 Sinn Féin Hugh Boyle 573 582 593 604 640 687 932 946 Workers' Party Anne Finnegan 481 487 499 532 579 681 Independent Paul Price 296 305 322 334 Labour Eugene Fitzsimons 289 294 360 501 522 Labour Robert Dowds 219 223 263 Labour Declan O Broin 197 204 Electorate: 15,983 Valid: 7,110 (44.97%) Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,778 Turnout: 7,188
Greenhills: 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Chris Flood 2,183 Fine Gael Senator Larry McMahon * 768 822 862 880 993 1,030 1,465 Workers' Party Terry Delaney 742 782 852 864 994 1,190 1,262 Independent Gerry Jago 588 726 781 793 851 917 952 Fine Gael Therese McGarry 516 543 558 564 654 659 Sinn Féin Cliona Nic Mhurchu 489 501 527 532 555 Fianna Fáil Padraig Lynch 443 841 877 1,179 1,225 1,314 1,370 Labour Kevin Forsyth 429 450 494 512 Fianna Fáil Richard Raymond 227 362 386 Independent Sammy Macken 220 233 Green Alliance Patricia Greene 100 103 Electorate: 14,967 Valid: 6,705 (45.41%) Spoilt: 94 Quota: 1,342 Turnout: 6,797
Lucan: 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Liam Lawlor TD * 1,827 Fianna Fáil Finbarr Hanrahan 1,091 1,126 1,145 1,182 1,643 1,715 1,937 Fine Gael Brian Fleming * 1,067 1,071 1,087 1,243 1,322 1,593 1,714 Fine Gael Peter Brady 991 996 1,008 1,029 1,034 1,169 1,294 Workers' Party Michael Finnegan 992 905 981 1,038 1,058 1,129 Labour Michael Gannon * 887 894 929 1,129 1,155 1,223 1,578 Fine Gael Tommy Morris 601 603 609 653 673 Fianna Fáil Dave McSweeney 562 589 602 644 Labour Michael Brennan 556 557 579 Green Alliance Joseph Harden 147 148 Communist Jean Roche 77 77 Electorate: 17,496 Valid: 8,708 (50.29%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,742 Turnout: 8,798
Rathfarnam: 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fianna Fáil Seamus Brennan TD 1,957 Fine Gael Alan Shatter TD * 1,611 Fine Gael Mary Muldoon 867 899 920 1,038 1,133 1,759 Fianna Fáil Ann Ormonde 741 964 965 1,002 1,041 1,060 1,108 1,756 Fianna Fáil Stephen Riney 668 756 757 780 819 833 858 Independent Tom Sharkey 541 557 559 641 873 915 1,037 1,150 Fine Gael Anne D'Alton 506 519 536 619 725 Green Alliance Fiona Garland 465 475 476 582 Labour Marie Woods 460 471 475 Electorate: 16,535 Valid: 7,816 (47.55%) Spoilt: 46 Quota: 1,564 Turnout: 7,862
Tallaght–Oldbawn: 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Fianna Fáil John Hannon 1,146 1,150 1,160 1,179 1,199 1,231 1,278 1,308 1,383 1,781 Fianna Fáil Jim Barry 848 851 863 890 899 913 951 1,016 1,263 1,633 Fianna Fáil Sean Basquille 782 785 791 803 824 881 893 923 978 Sinn Féin Stan Clarke 608 615 620 650 656 668 698 870 Fine Gael Breda Cass 582 593 608 624 741 837 904 947 990 1,082 1,162 1,184 Fine Gael Jim Higgins 504 511 525 556 714 783 895 980 1,070 1,112 1,144 1,157 Workers' Party Brian McCabe 381 401 414 494 501 560 632 Fine Gael Seamus Murphy 348 361 370 382 Democratic Socialist Eamonn Maloney 308 323 331 Independent Mary Kearney 306 329 337 395 411 437 Labour Tony Deegan 255 262 362 390 404 Labour Anne Kinsella 189 202 Green Alliance Freda O'Neill 131 Electorate: 14,687 Valid: 6,388 (44.1%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,598 Turnout: 6,477
Tallaght–Rathcoole: 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Seán Walsh TD * 1,139 1,141 1,156 1,163 1,256 1,293 1,374 1,434 1,533 Labour Mervyn Taylor TD * 944 960 996 1,030 1,054 1,348 1,726 Workers' Party Pat Rabbitte 917 925 991 1,003 1,039 1,065 1,087 1,135 1,547 Sinn Féin John Noonan 794 796 837 852 882 922 948 961 Fianna Fáil Charlie O'Connor 722 727 738 746 937 954 990 1,017 1,141 Labour Austin Nolan 473 480 489 492 501 Fine Gael Brid Hayes 439 445 448 605 610 674 Fianna Fáil Mary Morton 361 364 396 399 Fine Gael Frank Farrell 238 240 242 Independent Stephen Mahon 225 229 Green Alliance Kate O'Brien 57 Electorate: 12,980 Valid: 6,309 (49.18%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,578 Turnout: 6,383
Terenure: 5 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fine Gael Stanley Laing * 2,017 Fianna Fáil Sean Ardagh 1,356 1,362 1,371 1,417 1,440 1,466 1,495 1,513 1,789 Fianna Fáil Seamus McGowan 1,120 1,128 1,133 1,195 1,230 1,253 1,305 1,325 1,639 2,372 Fianna Fáil Gerry Mullally 858 866 871 906 916 925 937 965 1,074 Independent Seamus Ashe 760 765 809 871 885 1,048 1,127 1,149 1,202 1,256 1,395 Fianna Fáil Sonny Knowles 724 728 735 766 772 789 854 872 Fine Gael Martin Lynch 708 824 853 865 909 929 978 1,627 1,662 1,770 Fine Gael Declan Ryan* 612 676 694 704 771 787 851 Labour Éamonn Walsh 583 589 600 614 720 802 1,172 1,220 1,252 1,281 1,335 Labour Tom Murtagh 549 554 562 576 679 760 Workers' Party Shay Kelly 388 390 437 453 475 Labour Katherine Maguire 385 402 425 442 Independent Michael J. Stokes 310 315 335 Green Alliance Denis Deasy 228 232 Electorate: 23,022 Valid: 10,598 (46.46%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,767 Turnout: 10,695