1985 Dublin Corporation election

1985 Dublin Corporation election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 52 seats on Dublin City Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Workers' Party
Seats won 26 13 6
Seat change 0 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 2 1 4
Seat change -
Map showing the area of Dublin City Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fáil
Workers' Party

An election to Dublin City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 52 councillors were elected from twelve 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% ±%
Fianna Fáil 26 69,092 41.82
Fine Gael 13 33,079 20.02
Workers' Party 6 15,479 9.37
Labour 2 14,825 8.97
Sinn Féin 1 7,801 4.72
Green 0 2,747 1.66
Democratic Socialist 0 1,782 1.08
Communist 0 388 0.23
Independent 4 20,013 12.11
Totals 52 - 165,206 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

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Artane

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Artane: 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fianna Fáil Seán Haughey 3,956                        
Labour Michael O'Halloran* 1,803 1,856 1,859 1,875 1,885 1,949 1,977 2,322 2,436 2,635 2,738    
Workers' Party Pat McCartan 1,399 1,439 1,448 1,455 1,474 1,477 1,507 1,530 1,717 1,840 2,138 2,167 2,406
Fianna Fáil Joan Jones 1,116 1,534 1,535 1,545 1,552 1,561 1,570 1,598 1,662 1,750 1,898 1,903 2,009
Sinn Féin Terry Hughes 890 928 929 929 940 943 950 957 1,020 1,060      
Fianna Fáil Ita Green* 806 1,442 1,447 1,450 1,453 1,462 1,490 1,551 1,607 1,782 1,915 1,920 2,146
Fine Gael Richard Bruton TD 784 807 813 831 834 946 978 1,039 1,088 1,282 1,298 1,312  
Independent Hannah Barlow Community* 674 698 708 709 721 724 861 921 983        
Labour Paddy Bourke 575 590 592 595 599 606 616            
Democratic Socialist Philip O'Connor 566 597 603 607 613 614 634 643          
Independent William Austin McCoy Community 279 285 297 297 322 326              
Fine Gael Noel Rice 192 196 196 223 223                
Independent Fergal Thomas Goulding 100 103 107 108                
Fine Gael Bill Mynes 87 91 91                    
Green Alliance Nora Keane 58 61                      
Electorate: 25,974   Valid: 13,285 (51.76%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 2,658   Turnout: 13,445  

Ballyfermot

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Ballyfermot: 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Workers' Party Tomás MacGiolla TD* 1,670 1,675 1,706 1,737 1,774 2,224 2,318 2,522          
Fianna Fáil Olga Bennett 1,236 1,238 1,239 1,269 1,324 1,330 1,426 1,452 1,729 1,844 1,848 1,929 2,420
Fianna Fáil Pat McEntee* 1,125 1,128 1,141 1,154 1,174 1,181 1,197 1,237 1,388 1,522 1,530 1,568  
Fianna Fáil Michael Delaney 1,098 1,099 1,106 1,111 1,132 1,136 1,149 1,174 1,427 1,554 1,560 1,579 2,257
Fine Gael Charlie McManus* 1,060 1,060 1,066 1,086 1,114 1,121 1,144 1,241 1,267 1,319 1,335 2,202 2,286
Sinn Féin Jimmy Delaney 1,019 1,021 1,041 1,056 1,069 1,080 1,095 1,125 1,171        
Democratic Socialist Michael Conaghan 1,012 1,019 1,027 1,063 1,140 1,149 1,244 1,291 1,333 1,522 1,535 1,622 1,660
Fine Gael Greg Walsh 944 948 949 977 1,028 1,031 1,132 1,221 1,247 1,275 1,283    
Fianna Fáil John Doran 783 784 785 796 810 819 848 871          
Labour Paddy O'Mahony* 496 497 501 509 637 640 667            
Workers' Party Gerard Lynch 482 488 497 507 529                
Labour George Butler 478 481 488 506                  
Independent Brian Patrick McMenamy 468 482 484 539 562 571              
Independent Mich O'Mahony 282 286 289                    
Communist John Montgomery 118 120                      
Green Alliance Jan Loughney 61                        
Electorate: 28,903   Valid: 12,332 (43.52%)   Spoilt: 246   Quota: 2,467   Turnout: 12,578  

Cabra

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Cabra- 3 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Farry 2,103 2,116 2,125 2,132 2,146 2,180 2,279 2,304 2,494 3,033  
Fianna Fáil Dermot Fitzpatrick* 1,607 1,613 1,626 1,645 1,654 1,682 1,715 1,744 1,866 2,621 2,713
Fianna Fáil Tom Leonard TD* 1,356 1,363 1,369 1,371 1,379 1,402 1,437 1,455 1,569    
Fine Gael Tony Collis 1,347 1,363 1,382 1,398 1,473 1,507 1,594 2,519 2,607 2,671 2,674
Independent Christy Sherwin* 1,346 1,370 1,415 1,439 1,528 1,659 2,021 2,056 2,525 2,654 2,659
Sinn Féin Tony O'Flaherty 1,097 1,117 1,126 1,131 1,147 1,274 1,398 1,406      
Fine Gael John Colgan 898 922 934 941 1,008 1,034 1,066        
Independent Seán Coultry 636 675 695 710 743 843          
Workers' Party Imelda Dixon 452 462 490 501 584            
Labour Martin Giblin 264 270 289 438              
Labour Jimmy Kelly 235 245 258                
Green Alliance Brian Torode 199 204                  
Independent Michael Berney 190                    
Electorate: 25,834   Valid: 11,730 (46.12%)   Spoilt: 184   Quota: 2,933   Turnout: 11,914  

Clontarf

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Clontarf: 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Vincent Brady TD* 4,676                
Independent Seán D. Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus* 3,200                
Fine Gael Pat Lee 1,870 1,907 1,942 1,972 2,007 2,114 2,235 2,799 2,803
Fianna Fáil Eugene Timmons* 1,721 2,129 2,162 2,181 2,202 2,296 2,397 2,465 2,511
Fine Gael Tom Farrell 1,580 1,610 1,639 1,664 1,695 1,805 1,918 2,553 2,566
Fianna Fáil Joseph Burke 1,443 2,638 2,678 2,705 2,743 2,820 2,998    
Fine Gael Cathy Fay 1,028 1,047 1,085 1,125 1,177 1,278 1,411    
Workers' Party Triona Dooney 803 818 845 875 1,004 1,225      
Labour Derek McDowell 583 601 613 795 846        
Labour Jo (Josephine) Walsh 355 363 374            
Green Alliance William Hughes Cooke 346 357 397 409          
Electorate: 39,304   Valid: 17,605 (45.47%)   Spoilt: 257   Quota: 2,935   Turnout: 17,862  

Crumlin

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Crumlin- 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael Gay Mitchell TD* 2,962                  
Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe TD* 2,598 2,617 2,623 2,630 2,790          
Workers' Party Eric Byrne 1,536 1,547 1,574 1,623 1,644 1,647 1,736 2,026 2,214 2,384
Fianna Fáil Andrew J. Callaghan 1,421 1,427 1,431 1,444 1,624 1,685 1,752 1,849 1,930 2,837
Fianna Fáil Adele Ramsey 1,089 1,100 1,103 1,107 1,247 1,270 1,327 1,437 1,495  
Labour Joe Connolly* 1,052 1,063 1,080 1,085 1,096 1,097 1,232 1,265 1,927 2,051
Labour Michael Collins* 818 834 847 858 910 912 1,089 1,151    
Sinn Féin Micheal Mac Conmara 714 717 726 762 770 770 774      
Fianna Fáil Peter Meade 583 587 589 591            
Fine Gael Colm Brangan 474 654 672 672 679 680        
Communist Brian Joseph Buggle 124 125 134              
Green Alliance Elma Holohan 122 123                
Electorate: 31,494   Valid: 13,493 (43.59%)   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 2,699   Turnout: 13,728  

Donaghmede

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Donaghmede: 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Fianna Fáil Ned Brennan* 3,513                        
Fianna Fáil Liam Fitzgerald TD* 3,306                        
Fianna Fáil Ivor Callely 1,401 1,841 2,096 2,113 2,120 2,137 2,149 2,191 2,889        
Labour Seán Kenny* 1,317 1,346 1,382 1,390 1,395 1,400 1,436 1,476 1,518 1,533 2,163 2,509 2,741
Fine Gael Maurice Manning TD 1,069 1,086 1,098 1,109 1,114 1,127 1,264 1,289 1,329 1,344 1,419 1,467 2,416
Workers' Party Caitríona Ní Chuinneageáin 1,006 1,020 1,028 1,037 1,053 1,083 1,087 1,142 1,177 1,193 1,256    
Independent Angela Mulligan 999 1,018 1,036 1,064 1,079 1,140 1,177 1,411 1,476 1,518 1,652 2,122 2,226
Fine Gael Anto Kerins 970 982 994 997 1,001 1,012 1,252 1,279 1,300 1,310 1,375 1,408  
Labour Tom Brennan* 902 937 968 970 974 981 1,022 1,124 1,162 1,181      
Fianna Fáil Brian Monaghan 762 908 1,045 1,050 1,053 1,057 1,064 1,086          
Fine Gael Margaret Hopkins 512 521 528 529 530 541              
Independent John Meaney 472 481 493 504 535 585 602            
Green Alliance Hilary McLoughlin 193 196 198 200 222                
Independent Barry McGuirk 106 111 114 115                  
Independent Donal O hUadhaigh 100 103 104                    
Electorate: 35,378   Valid: 16,628 (47.55%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 2,772   Turnout: 16,824  

Drumcondra

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Drumcondra: 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Fianna Fáil Noel Ahern 2,282 2,282 2,285 2,292 2,297 2,308 2,314 2,329 2,403 2,490          
Fianna Fáil Michael Barrett TD* 2,261 2,264 2,271 2,274 2,302 2,316 2,330 2,372 2,555            
Fianna Fáil Tim Killeen 1,463 1,466 1,469 1,473 1,475 1,475 1,482 1,508 1,595 1,639 1,681 1,713 1,739 1,888 2,075
Fine Gael Alice Glenn TD* 1,415 1,416 1,420 1,441 1,446 1,461 1,474 1,522 1,538 1,540 1,544 1,563 2,089 2,124 2,347
Fine Gael Eddie Nolan 1,023 1,025 1,031 1,043 1,052 1,069 1,076 1,095 1,102 1,103 1,103 1,116 1,435 1,455 1,685
Sinn Féin Ann O'Sullivan 966 968 972 974 982 996 1,040 1,055 1,068 1,070 1,070 1,100 1,104    
Fine Gael Sen. Luke Belton* 937 937 939 949 954 964 968 983 987 989 994 1,003      
Workers' Party Eamonn O'Brien 888 889 912 915 938 962 1,026 1,047 1,092 1,096 1,097 1,770 1,780 2,117 2,370
Workers' Party Philomena Donnelly 741 742 749 758 773 813 829 884 896 900 903        
Labour Paddy Dunne* 720 720 769 857 869 893 920 993 1,009 1,013 1,015 1,083 1,157 1,242  
Fianna Fáil Kathleen Farrell 443 444 449 451 455 455 475 490              
Independent Mollie Bracken-Community 311 312 315 317 339 377 418                
Green Alliance Carolyn Wilson 235 235 237 248 260                    
Independent Barney Hartnett 232 238 243 243 270 303                  
Independent Billy Keegan 161 186 187 189                      
Labour Paul McDonnell 155 155 180                        
Labour Ina Gould 148 149                          
Independent Lily Keegan 47                            
Electorate: 36,402   Valid: 14,428 (40.15%)   Spoilt: 186   Quota: 2,405   Turnout: 14,614  

Finglas

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Finglas: 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fianna Fáil Jim Tunney TD* 3,175                          
Workers' Party Proinsias De Rossa TD 2,266 2,329 2,365 2,421                    
Fianna Fáil Pat Carey 1,218 1,487 1,500 1,515 1,515 1,532 1,569 1,588 1,616 1,700 1,749 1,841 1,931 2,132
Fine Gael Mary Flaherty TD* 1,056 1,099 1,110 1,125 1,125 1,152 1,172 1,194 1,241 1,293 1,638 1,772 1,880 1,961
Sinn Féin Harry Fleming 798 808 812 821 821 826 845 867 881 908 915 952 1,111  
Fianna Fáil Celia Larkin 724 1,024 1,040 1,047 1,047 1,070 1,079 1,099 1,120 1,171 1,184 1,227 1,298 1,459
Workers' Party Pat Quearney 522 528 530 544 546 589 620 668 691 745 760 867    
Fine Gael Frank Barr 437 444 455 460 460 479 487 500 527 547        
Independent Frank Carroll 315 325 334 340 340 353 374 432 448          
Labour Diana Robertson* 298 307 309 315 315 322 388 412 547 630 659      
Labour Bill Tormey 265 279 282 294 294 314 350 372            
Labour Shay Carbin 250 256 260 271 271 280                
Green Alliance Aidan, Michael Meagher 211 215 219 249 249                  
Democratic Socialist Mary, E. McCamley 204 208 213                      
Independent Billy Keegan 183 190 235 251 252 295 309              
Independent Gerard Doolan 106 109                        
Independent Frank Clarke 59 61                        
Electorate: 27,997   Valid: 12,087 (43.91%)   Spoilt: 206   Quota: 2,418   Turnout: 12,293  

North Inner City

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North Inner City: 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fianna Fáil Bertie Ahern TD* 4,316                      
Independent Tony Gregory TD* 3,766                      
Fianna Fáil John Stafford 1,633 1,994 2,146 2,152 2,199 2,206 2,226 2,251 2,302 2,634    
Fine Gael Michael Keating* 1,466 1,538 1,681 1,687 1,701 1,713 1,744 1,775 1,934 1,960 2,603 2,854
Sinn Féin Christy Burke 1,222 1,268 1,491 1,524 1,538 1,553 1,559 1,664 1,709 1,725 1,739 2,129
Workers' Party Michael White 820 853 1,061 1,076 1,103 1,162 1,200 1,288 1,389 1,403 1,437  
Fine Gael Kevin Byrne 642 659 707 710 725 741 760 779 830 835    
Fianna Fáil Ernie Beggs 481 1,082 1,186 1,189 1,199 1,204 1,221 1,237 1,269 1,530 1,562 1,729
Labour William Cumiskey* 341 366 413 413 417 427 513 625        
Labour Joe Costello 290 300 355 367 371 397 447          
Labour Don Buckley 226 240 270 274 279 298            
Fianna Fáil Tony Paul Kett 174 673 716 716 718 724 732 740 765      
Green Alliance Vincent John Murphy 149 151 181 190 207              
Independent Brian Skerritt 131 138 178 187                
Communist Norman Cullen 73 75 86                  
Independent Michael Joseph Ward 14 16 23                  
Electorate: 35,046   Valid: 15,744 (45.55%)   Spoilt: 219   Quota: 2,625   Turnout: 15,963  

Pembroke

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Pembroke: 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Independent Carmencita Hederman-Community* 2,454 2,468 2,497 2,722              
Fine Gael Joe Doyle TD* 2,223 2,232 2,239 2,279 2,298 2,301 2,587 2,693      
Fianna Fáil Seán Moore* 2,139 2,150 2,160 2,181 2,459 2,461 2,476 2,621 3,331    
Fine Gael John McKenna 879 884 892 911 941 943 1,389 1,423 1,477 1,491 2,060
Fianna Fáil Ellen Gunning (Whelan) 864 873 877 893 1,003 1,005 1,019 1,166      
Fianna Fáil Eoin David Ryan 848 848 856 869 1,122 1,124 1,165 1,211 1,460 1,951 2,172
Workers' Party Tom Crilly 814 835 861 937 951 958 969        
Fine Gael Cliona O'Tuama 779 782 796 840 867 872          
Fianna Fáil Ciaran J. O'Loughlin 742 744 746 764              
Labour Dermot Lacey 632 633 930 995 1,009 1,020 1,060 1,333 1,402 1,441  
Green Alliance Enid O'Dowd 558 562 574                
Labour James Connolly Heron 420 421                  
Independent William Coughlan 87                    
Electorate: 37,400   Valid: 13,439 (36.37%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 2,688   Turnout: 13,604  

Rathmines

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Rathmines: 4 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fine Gael Sen. Alexis FitzGerald* 2,555                    
Fianna Fáil Michael Donnelly 2,133 2,144 2,153 2,193 2,220 2,382          
Fine Gael Michael McShane* 1,042 1,210 1,226 1,271 1,307 1,330 1,331 1,378 1,574 1,732 1,818
Fianna Fáil Mary Hanafin 890 898 909 923 938 1,069 1,138 1,205 1,275 1,455 2,348
Fianna Fáil Gerry Kieran 849 852 857 873 882 1,079 1,118 1,139 1,168 1,246  
Fine Gael Edie Wynne 811 880 892 946 956 964 965 1,046 1,294 1,458 1,500
Workers' Party Anne Cooney 674 677 698 726 795 804 806 930 1,147    
Fianna Fáil Derek Mooney 534 537 542 546 553            
Labour Vicki Somers 473 482 508 527 770 778 779 909      
Green Maire Mullarney 430 432 486 566 574 575 575        
Labour Brendan Byrne* 393 400 425 444              
Independent Barry John Community-Hardy 308 310 366                
Independent Tonie Walsh 167 167                  
Independent William Abbey Of The Holy Cross Fitzsimon 60 60                  
Independent Gabriel Joseph McGovern 22 23                  
Electorate: 34,320   Valid: 11,341 (33.53%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 2,269   Turnout: 11,506  

South Inner City

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South Inner City: 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Fianna Fáil Mary Mooney 1,907 1,908 1,910 1,923 1,934 1,959 1,971 2,017 2,060 2,089 2,285            
Independent Brendan Lynch* 1,520 1,525 1,528 1,538 1,558 1,593 1,622 1,665 1,703 1,734 1,768 1,773 1,819 2,071 2,152 2,323  
Fine Gael Peter Burke* 1,418 1,420 1,421 1,424 1,436 1,452 1,460 1,484 1,520 1,972 1,984 1,986 1,999 2,047 2,082 2,357  
Sinn Féin John Crabbe 1,095 1,095 1,110 1,118 1,126 1,134 1,160 1,164 1,173 1,178 1,192 1,195 1,223 1,406 1,429 1,492 1,507
Fianna Fáil Michael Mulcahy 892 893 894 900 902 903 913 937 944 954 1,126 1,169 1,180 1,205 1,929 1,990 2,025
Workers' Party Andy Smith 781 782 797 803 812 818 843 850 882 897 909 913 1,413 1,513 1,559 1,765 1,822
Fianna Fáil Des Smith 745 745 748 750 754 761 777 783 790 803 1,021 1,062 1,073 1,102      
Fianna Fáil Aindrias Ó Caoimh* 680 681 681 682 683 683 686 692 699 706              
Workers' Party Eddie Naughton 625 628 635 641 654 664 677 689 723 729 734 734          
Fine Gael Anne O'Regan 619 620 621 627 640 649 657 668 689                
Independent John Whacker Humphrey 603 608 611 649 676 728 777 783 802 809 818 821 869        
Labour Mary Freehill* 602 603 606 620 660 679 697 785 1,004 1,072 1,082 1,083 1,104 1,155 1,188    
Labour Tony Ryder 386 386 389 396 399 406 426 506                  
Labour Jim Mooney 348 349 350 356 359 370 375                    
Independent William Ormonde 237 238 241 248 256 266                      
Independent Larry P. Dillon 202 202 204 214 230                        
Green Alliance Thérése Cronin 185 185 196 197                          
Independent Christy Doyle 151 151 151                            
Communist Michael Wall 73 74                              
Independent Desmond Hunter 25                                
Electorate: 34,715   Valid: 13,094 (38.57%)   Spoilt: 294   Quota: 2,183   Turnout: 13,388  

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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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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