Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Dublin County Council election (Dublin–Fingal)
An election to all 24 seats on the council of the electoral county of Dublin–Fingal within Dublin County took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections . Councillors were elected from 6 local electoral areas for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[1] This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[2]
Dublin–Fingal was one of three electoral counties in Dublin County established by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985.[3] [4] The councillors elected also sat as members of Dublin County Council , along with those elected for Dublin–Belgard and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown .
Results by local electoral area [ edit ] Balbriggan [ edit ] Balbriggan: 5 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Jack Larkin 1,386 1,405 1,450 1,646 Fine Gael Cathal Boland * 1,245 1,272 1,285 1,298 1,300 1,593 Fianna Fáil Sean Gilbride 1,082 1,102 1,142 1,230 1,300 1,336 1,337 1,430 1,493 Fianna Fáil Jim Geraghty 971 979 992 1,105 1,133 1,146 1,147 1,177 1,405 Labour Ken Farrell 942 968 998 1,008 1,008 1,019 1,021 1,365 1,596 Independent Catherine Cusack 640 705 748 763 763 794 796 840 Fine Gael Bill Reynolds* 636 644 653 742 748 854 899 959 1,070 Fine Gael Patricia Gallen 588 614 633 646 648 Fianna Fáil John Maxwell 540 547 570 Labour Joe Davis 536 563 649 661 664 779 786 Sinn Féin Briege Tuite 363 394 Green Alliance Trevor Sargent 227 Independent Kay Hanratty 50 Electorate: 17,776 Valid: 9,206 (52.6%) Spoilt: 149 Quota: 1,535 Turnout: 9,351
Castleknock [ edit ] Castleknock: 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fine Gael Jim Fay * 922 928 944 987 1,016 1,163 Fianna Fáil Ned Ryan 882 884 886 890 898 909 909 1,247 Fianna Fáil Tom Boland 834 838 841 847 870 880 880 1,187 Fianna Fáil Teresa Watters 752 754 760 772 794 825 826 Independent Seán Lyons 714 718 761 794 916 935 939 1,015 1,098 Fine Gael Tom Samfey 561 564 568 593 615 834 865 925 962 Fine Gael Jennifer Payne 361 364 379 425 452 Workers' Party Eamonn Lynskey 219 226 249 304 Labour Ita Kavanagh 175 210 234 Green Alliance John Garvey 141 143 Labour Bill Hughes 69 Electorate: 11,887 Valid: 5,630 (47.79%) Spoilt: 51 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 5,681
Howth: 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fine Gael Michael Joe Cosgrave TD * 1,536 Fianna Fáil Liam Creaven 912 920 927 941 990 1,129 1,177 1,528 Independent Noel Peers 759 770 812 909 1,148 1,218 1,265 1,303 1,309 Fianna Fáil Eilis Rickard 663 673 680 698 737 919 939 1,224 1,351 Fianna Fáil Tom Kavanagh 651 655 659 675 701 775 783 Fine Gael Joan Maher 608 679 741 780 812 840 1,240 1,314 1,322 Fianna Fáil Eugene Rudden 479 484 488 497 527 Fine Gael Muriel O Tiarnaigh 467 490 511 521 541 553 Independent Paul Arnold 364 373 397 476 Workers' Party Eugene O'Leary 263 266 322 Labour Tony Dermody 230 235 Electorate: 14,314 Valid: 6,932 (48.9%) Spoilt: 68 Quota: 1,387 Turnout: 7,000
Malahide [ edit ] Malahide: 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil G.V. Wright 1,724 Labour Bernie Malone * 1,091 1,123 1,222 1,245 1,385 1,690 Fine Gael Nora Owen TD * 905 931 953 980 1,394 Fianna Fáil Vincent Hughes 760 792 827 910 1,002 1,060 1,127 Fine Gael Tom Houlihan 678 681 702 707 Fianna Fáil Pat Dunne * 674 800 823 974 993 1,133 1,218 Independent Michael Howard 557 592 679 712 743 Fianna Fáil Linda Rafferty 253 325 337 Green Alliance Colm O Caomhanaigh 161 165 Independent Joe McDermott 147 150 Electorate: 12,671 Valid: 6,950 (55.12%) Spoilt: 35 Quota: 1,391 Turnout: 6,985
Mulhuddart [ edit ] Mulhuddart: 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Jim Fahey 1,203 Fianna Fáil Marian McGennis 755 767 788 841 1,027 1,082 1,129 Workers' Party Ollie Lunney 693 740 764 813 990 1,039 1,043 Fine Gael Marian Sheehan 582 604 779 1,098 1,293 Independent Seán Lyons 521 540 576 626 Fine Gael Tom Reynolds 414 425 483 Fine Gael Liam Skelly 303 322 Labour Michael Martin 135 Electorate: 10,480 Valid: 4,606 (44.35%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 1,152 Turnout: 4,648
Swords: 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil Ray Burke TD 2,335 Labour Seán Ryan * 1,308 Fianna Fáil Cyril Gallagher * 739 1,229 1,316 Fine Gael Anne Devitt 652 701 788 1,258 Fine Gael Paddy Donovan 504 532 592 Workers' Party Shane McManus 416 449 Fianna Fáil Oliver Dennis 727 849 950 1,014 Electorate: 13,877 Valid: 6,336 (46.26%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 1,268 Turnout: 6,419
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