1985 Cork County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections July 2021 July 2021 July 2021 1985 Cork County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Cork County Council election 1979 1991 Cork County Council election 1991 All 48 seats on Cork County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 24 +3 Fine Gael 19 0 Labour Party (Ireland) 2 -1 Workers' Party (Ireland) 1 0 Independent politician (Ireland) 2 0 Cork in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Cork County Council Council control Council control after election An election to Cork County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from eight 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.Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 1990 104 si 30 April 1990 Results by party PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fianna Fáil24+354,69246.97 Fine Gael19044,92438.58 Labour Party (Ireland)2-15,4314.66 Workers' Party (Ireland)104,3703.75 Independent politician (Ireland)206,3885.49Totals48+2116,444100.00— Results by local electoral area Bandon Bandon: 7 seats 8 Fine Gael Michael Creed TD* 3,521               Fianna Fáil Peter Callanan* 3,007               Fianna Fáil Donal Moynihan TD* 2,921               Fine Gael Eddie Lucey* 2,448               Fine Gael Denis O'Reilly* 1,952 2,015 2,123 2,134 2,167 2,332 2,363 2,557 Fine Gael John Kelleher* 1,947 2,592             Fianna Fáil Jim Long* 1,619 1,694 2,005 2,350 2,407 2,419     Independent politician (Ireland) Dermot Ryan 1,105 1,122 1,139 1,150 1,200 1,201 1,203 1,508 Fianna Fáil Michael Ring 884 901 1,013 1,145 1,164 1,165 1,167   Independent politician (Ireland) Maurice Hurley 166 187 233 242         8 28,858 19,300 (67.67%) 229 2,413 19,529 Cork North Cork North: 4 seats 3 Fianna Fáil Denis Lyons TD* 2,107     Fine Gael Tomas Ryan* 1,622 1,669   Fianna Fáil Donal O'Connell* 1,363 1,539 1,685 Fine Gael George Osborne* 1,240 1,258 1,626 Fianna Fáil Michael Granitch 980 1,171 1,307 Labour Party (Ireland) Helen Sheehan 543 565   Workers' Party (Ireland) Patrick Corbett 345 357   3 17,134 8,200 (48.32%) 80 1,641 8,280 Cork South Cork South: 6 seats 7 Fianna Fáil Barry Cogan* 2,177             Fianna Fáil Batt O'Keeffe 1,855             Fianna Fáil John Coleman 1,389 1,678 1,750         Fine Gael Phil Brown 985 1,008 1,009 1,019 1,075 1,286 1,710 Fianna Fáil Joe O'Reilly 978 1,032 1,071 1,133 1,268 1,441 1,468 Fine Gael Connell Fanning 926 930 955 1,024 1,056 1,148   Fine Gael Braham Brennan 924 961 962 983 1,018 1,195 1,591 Labour Party (Ireland) Paula Desmond 840 891 896 1,172 1,319 1,397 1,541 Fine Gael Jim Daly 695 701 702 709 781     Independent politician (Ireland) Mark Hanley 625 638 641 655       Labour Party (Ireland) Gus Desmond 444 452 468         7 33,220 14,021 (42.2%) 99 2,004 14,120 (42.5%) Kanturk Kanturk: 6 seats 7 Fine Gael Frank Crowley TD* 2,477             Fianna Fáil Jack Roche* 2,301             Fianna Fáil Mike Donegan* 1,842 1,886 1,899 2,124 2,154 2,183 2,186 Fine Gael Charles Barry* 1,606 1,752 1,843 1,881 2,281     Fianna Fáil J.B. Murphy 1,590 1,655 1,664 1,995 2,227     Fine Gael Richard Green 1,360 1,466 1,507 1,525 1,909 1,913 1,965 Fianna Fáil Laurence Kelly 1,356 1,468 1,494 1,892 1,952 1,995 1,996 Fine Gael Noel Buckley 1,140 1,283 1,323 1,390       Labour Party (Ireland) Michael J. Howard* 1,137 1,185 1,217         Labour Party (Ireland) Danny Buckley 760 0.6%             7 22,109 15,569 (71.09%) 132 2,225 15,701 Mallow Mallow: 7 seats 8 Workers' Party (Ireland) Joe Sherlock* 3,447               Fianna Fáil Ned O'Keeffe TD 3,112               Fianna Fáil Carey Joyce* 2,728               Fine Gael Jim Sarsfield* 1,711 1,764 1,790 1,821 1,837 1,874 1,889 1,997 Fine Gael Dick Fitzgerald* 1,675 1,748 1,804 1,814 1,847 1,867 1,884 2,097 Fine Gael Paul Bradford 1,347 1,439 1,453 1,456 1,614 1,687 1,749 2,487 Fianna Fáil Gerry Sheedy 1,298 1,454 1,737 1,866 1,887 2,025 2,234 2,313 Fine Gael Michael Broderick* 1,247 1,298 1,316 1,319 1,366 1,483 1,679   Fianna Fáil Ted O'Riordan 1,071 1,204 1,310 1,338 1,469 1,561 2,134 2,230 Fianna Fáil Gerry Fitzpatrick* 1,050 1,143 1,234 1,257 1,308 1,450     Independent politician (Ireland) John O'Keeffe 689 787 815 833 881       Labour Party (Ireland) Tadhg Curtis 463 681 691 694         8 30,365 19,838 (65.81%) 144 2,480 19,982 Midleton Midleton: 6 seats 9 Fine Gael Michael Hegarty 2,296 2,327               Independent politician (Ireland) Noel Collins* 2,059 2,170 2,367             Fianna Fáil Maurice Ahern* 1,885 1,901 1,970 1,973 1,985 2,022 2,067 2,080 2,485 Fine Gael Matt Ahern* 1,824 1,841 1,885 1,886 1,886 1,988 2,005 2,205 2,273 Fianna Fáil John Brosnan* 1,794 1,807 1,827 1,828 1,828 2,051 2,106 2,119 2,262 Fianna Fáil Kevin Foster* 1,703 1,736 1,756 1,757 1,757 1,773 1,950 2,226 2,373 Fine Gael Nuala Murphy* 1,055 1,087 1,157 1,160 1,169 1,191 1,224 1,419 1,477 Fianna Fáil Micheal Lombard 808 821 852 852 858 869 884 888   Fine Gael Stella Meade 657 686 697 702 705 739 858     Labour Party (Ireland) Thomas O Conaill 584 607 613 614 618         Workers' Party (Ireland) Leo Owens 578 617 629 630 632 702       Independent politician (Ireland) Donal Wall 505 526               Green Party (Ireland) Sean Bell 355                 9 26,391 16,150 (62.02%) 218 2,220 16,368 Skibbereen Skibbereen: 7 seats 7 Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh TD* 3,569             Fine Gael John Cal McCarthy* 2,349             Fianna Fáil D.F. O'Sullivan* 2,049             Fine Gael John L. O'Sullivan* 1,682 2,056           Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Calnan 1,393 1,470 1,529 1,582 1,590 1,616 2,035 Fianna Fáil Tom O'Neill* 1,233 1,866 1,892 1,969       Fine Gael Mary Burke* 1,089 1,125 1,246 1,277 1,290 1,311 1,860 Fine Gael Michael Collins 1,039 1,077 1,234 1,248 1,251 1,264   Fianna Fáil Jim Kingston 888 1,306 1,328 1,443 1,510 1,548 1,604 Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Sé 371 406 412         7 22,043 15,662 (71.5%) 154 1,958 15,816 Schull Schull: 5 seats 6 Fianna Fáil Denis O'Donovan 1,875           Fine Gael P.J. Sheehan TD* 1,638 1,718         Fine Gael Michael Harrington* 1,325 1,330 1,338 1,382 1,801   Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Pat Murphy* 1,192 1,227 1,272 1,420 1,478 1,532 Fine Gael James Crowley 1,150 1,165 1,179 1,254 1,273 1,302 Fianna Fáil Vivian O'Callaghan* 1,125 1,216 1,260 1,345 1,845   Fianna Fáil Dan Harrington* 995 1,031 1,060 1,077     Labour Party (Ireland) Corney Murphy* 404 414 437       Sinn Féin Thomas Coghlan 183 188         6 13,403 9,887 (70%) 74 1,648 9,961 References External links Official websiteJuly 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes irishelectionliterature http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL035931.pdf Department of the Environment, Ireland 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 Department of the Environment 2010-01-28 2019-10-28 Cork County Category:Cork County Council elections