1985 Limerick Corporation election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections January 2022 January 2022 1985 Limerick Corporation election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Limerick Corporation election 1979 1991 Limerick Corporation election 1991 All 17 seats on Limerick City Council 20 June 1985 Fine Gael 6 +1 Fianna Fáil 5 -1 Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland) 3 +3 Labour Party (Ireland) 1 -3 Independent politician (Ireland) 2 0 Limerick City in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Limerick City Council Council control Council control after election An election to Limerick City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 17 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 1990 Results by party PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fine Gael6+17,24634.25 Fianna Fáil5-15,90527.91 Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland)3+33,14114.85 Labour Party (Ireland)1-32,47711.71 Independent politician (Ireland)201,4746.97Totals17021,155100.00— Results by local electoral area Limerick Ward 1 Limerick Ward 1: 4 seats 6 Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland) Tim O'Driscoll 808 875 907 917 953 983 Fianna Fáil John Quinn* 794 836 866 900 1,314   Fine Gael Tim Leddin 711 719 784 1,046     Labour Party (Ireland) Frank Prendergast TD* 591 625 663 764 859 948 Fianna Fáil Tony Bromell* 579 625 649 664     Fine Gael Eileen Silke 544 554 609 769 816 875 Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 522 525 606       Fine Gael Rosarie Moylan 325 336         Fianna Fáil Joe Buckley 104           Workers' Party (Ireland) Maria Collins 86           Labour Party (Ireland) Collette Moloney 45           6 8,841 5,109 (58.34%) 49 1,022 5,158 Limerick Ward 2 Limerick Ward 2: 5 seats 11 Fine Gael Gus O'Driscoll* 1,083 1,115                   Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland) Jan O'Sullivan 759 770 950 950 1,042 1,088 1,107         Fine Gael Kevin Kiely 667 693 719 721 740 874 926 949 950 974 975 Fianna Fáil Paddy Madden* 649 661 670 672 698 743 800 919 919 1,169   Labour Party (Ireland) Mick Lipper* 582 650 677 684 720 786 801 856 858 921 935 Fianna Fáil Paddy Kiely* 513 519 525 526 545 558 597 677 678     Fianna Fáil Larry Cross 407 408 416 417 448 489 631 686 692 947 1,012 Fine Gael Ralph O'Brien 358 360 366 368 378             Fianna Fáil John Cronin 344 351 365 365 382 386           Fianna Fáil Daniel Powell 340 375 381 382 401 406 435         Sinn Féin Des Long 588 342 351 354               Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland) Eleanor Goodison 293 304                   Labour Party (Ireland) Martin Vaughan 178                     Labour Party (Ireland) John Powell 72                     11 11,862 6,567 (56.16%) 95 1,095 6,662 Limerick Ward 3 Limerick Ward 3: 4 seats 10 Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland) Jim Kemmy* 1,281                   Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Harrington 589 667 687 712 801 819 1,019       Fianna Fáil Jack Bourke* 489 509 514 558 577 583 597 603 867 918 Labour Party (Ireland) Frank Leddin* 452 501 504 512 525 545 569 585 626 723 Fine Gael Ger Fahy 448 471 474 478 491 612 635 641 665 864 Fine Gael Peter O'Flaherty 371 396 401 406 417 456 490 502 529   Fianna Fáil Jimmy Flannery 346 375 380 422 432 443 461 465     Workers' Party (Ireland) Sean Griffin 290 322 341 347 370 379         Fine Gael Shaun Elder 208 226 231 235 239           Fine Gael Dan Greaney 177 190 196 203             Fianna Fáil Bernie Meade 143 152 152               Independent politician (Ireland) Tom Clancy 76 86                 10 8,632 4,870 (57.29%) 75 975 4,945 Limerick Ward 4 Limerick Ward 4: 4 seats 5 Fine Gael Pat Kennedy* 1,019         Independent politician (Ireland) Win Harrington* 809 825 867 909 969 Fine Gael Bobby Byrne* 738 782 898 924   Labour Party (Ireland) Tommy Allen* 557 567 624 639 676 Fianna Fáil John O'Connor 536 541 559 678 1,047 Fianna Fáil Billy Barry 371 374 385 516   Fianna Fáil Clem Casey* 327 331 338     Fine Gael Seamus Bermingham 252 267       5 9,230 4,609 (50.51%) 213 922 4,622 References External links 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 Limerick City Category:Limerick City Council elections