1985 Leitrim County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections April 2021 April 2021 1985 Leitrim County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Leitrim County Council election 1979 1991 Leitrim County Council election 1991 All 22 seats on Leitrim County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 10 0 Fine Gael 8 -2 Sinn Féin 2 +1 Independent Fianna Fáil 1 +1 Independent politician (Ireland) 1 0 Leitrim in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Leitrim County Council Council control Council control after election 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.Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 1990 104 si 30 April 1990Council Results https://irelandelection.com/council.php?elecid=170&tab=summary&detail=yes&electype=5&councilid=16&electype=5 irelandelection.com 2026-01-31 Results by party PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fianna Fáil10-7,73145.31 Fine Gael8-25,90534.6 Sinn Féin2+11,85410.87 Independent Fianna Fáil1+14762.79 Independent politician (Ireland)1-1,0966.42Totals2217,062100.00— Results by local electoral area Ballinamore Ballinamore: 6 seats 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       6 5,568 4,782 (86.4%) 29 684 4,811 Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Shannon: 6 seats 5 Independent politician (Ireland) 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     5 5,484 4,409 (81%) 33 630 4,442 Dromahaire Dromahaire: 5 seats 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           6 4,713 3,849 (82.3%) 30 642 3,879 Manorhamilton Manorhamilton: 5 seats 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 politician (Ireland) 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           8 5,074 4,022 (79.94%) 34 671 4,056 References https://irishelectionliterature.com/others-project/old-local-election-results/ Old Local Election Results 28 October 2011 www.irishelectionliterature.com 31 March 2024 https://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=170&constitid=181&electype=5 Leitrim County Council (Ballinamore) 1985 Local Election www.irelandelection.com 31 March 2024 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 Leitrim Category:Leitrim County Council elections