1985 Louth County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections November 2021 November 2021 1985 Louth County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Louth County Council election 1979 1991 Louth County Council election 1991 All 26 seats on Louth County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 12 0 Fine Gael 8 0 Labour Party (Ireland) 2 0 Sinn Féin 1 0 Independent politician (Ireland) 3 0 Louth in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Louth County Council Council control Council control after election An election to Louth County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six 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 Fáil120 Fine Gael80 Labour Party (Ireland)20 Sinn Féin10 Independent politician (Ireland)30Totals260— Results by local electoral area Ardee Ardee: 5 seats 8 Fianna Fáil Nicholas McCabe* 1,035 1,097 1,111 1,114 1,128 1,195     Fine Gael Bernard Markey* 985 1,079 1,240           Independent politician (Ireland) Hugh D. Conlon* 692 777 805 811 932 1,112 1,173 1,179 Fianna Fáil John McConville 730 731 745 747 869 899 1,036 1,041 Fianna Fáil Paddy Sharkey* 610 649 651 651 660 686     Fine Gael Thomas McGrory* 591 596 766 817 881 928 978 980 Fianna Fáil Colm Keenan 587 656 661 662 674 726 963 972 Sinn Féin Jackie McGahon 521 546 546 562 598       Fine Gael Daniel Woods 426 437             Labour Party (Ireland) Terry Butterly 425 455 473 475         Independent politician (Ireland) Val Kerr 259               Labour Party (Ireland) Sean Reilly 119               8 10,697 7,040 80 1,174 7,120 (66.56%) Carlingford Carlingford: 3 seats 7 Sinn Féin Arthur Morgan 875 886 918 1,012 1,034 1,112 1,133 Fianna Fáil Peter Savage* 786 873 991 1,305       Independent politician (Ireland) Miceal O'Donnell* 796 827 870 938 981 1,092 1,148 Fine Gael Terry Brennan 668 767 775 805 814 1,302   Fine Gael Tommy Elmore* 654 718 744 766 770     Fianna Fáil Phil McArdle 469 515 580         Fianna Fáil John Mills 293 261 299         Fine Gael Thomas Mulholland 203             Labour Party (Ireland) Jackie Callan 70             7 6,804 4,896 62 1,225 4,958 (72.88%) Drogheda Rural Drogheda Rural: 4 seats 7 Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Bell TD* 949 1,038           Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mulroy 801 812 822 865 1,092     Fianna Fáil Tommy Murphy 635 649 653 673 763 858 902 Fine Gael Tommy Donegan 564 579 589 672 715 716 1,096 Fianna Fáil Tomas O hEochaidh 519 526 537 559 646 676 707 Fianna Fáil Ben Devine 485 491 497 506       Fine Gael Patrick Carr 374 387 399 519 542 543   Fine Gael Ray Dempsey 316 330 338         Labour Party (Ireland) Tom Moran 180             7 8,999 4,823 (53.59%) 965 Drogheda Urban Drogheda Urban: 4 seats 8 Fianna Fáil Frank Godfrey* 922 936 978 1,011 1,111 1,156 1,329   Fianna Fáil Aloysious Farrell* 730 733 759 769 794 821 1,151 1,205 Fine Gael Fergus O'Dowd* 730 738 801 833 870 1,182     Fianna Fáil Finian Brannigan 632 637 670 695 739 762     Fianna Fáil Con O'Brien 619 625 652 688 755 792 894 943 Labour Party (Ireland) Peter Moore 597 612 632 839 898 951 1,004 1,021 Fine Gael Paddy Buckley* 472 476 498 520 535       Sinn Féin Hugh McShane 411 428 440 456         Labour Party (Ireland) Peter Hughes 374 386 402           Independent politician (Ireland) Tom Burke 274 279             Workers' Party (Ireland) John McKenna 103               8 10,090 5,864 (58.12%) 1,173 Dundalk Rural Dundalk Rural: 5 seats 7 Fianna Fáil Eddie Filgate* 1,473             Fine Gael Sen. Joseph Lennon* 1,297             Fianna Fáil Dermot Ahern* 1,078 1,182 1,186 1,198       Sinn Féin Frank Duffy 880 891 894 921 957 1,004 1,047 Fine Gael John McGuinness* 746 760 806 824 924 1,399   Fianna Fáil Joe Farrell* 643 767 775 786 836 924 1,059 Fine Gael Martin Brennan 581 595 632 641 752     Labour Party (Ireland) Frank Carney 318 327 331 376       Workers' Party (Ireland) Pat Rooney 146 149 150         7 12,620 7,162 175 1,194 7,337 (58.14%) Dundalk Urban Dundalk Urban: 5 seats 8 Fianna Fáil Thomas Bellew* 1,358               Fine Gael Brendan McGahon TD* 1,305               Sinn Féin Fra Browne* 1,114 1,139 1,153           Fianna Fáil Seamus Keelan 604 689 692 700 711 826 859 1,038 Independent politician (Ireland) Neil McCann 583 592 609 654 692 719 807 1,013 Fianna Fáil Pearse O'Hanrahan 563 599 608 615 632 740 776 874 Independent politician (Ireland) Martin Bellew* 508 522 534 568 603 629 752   Fine Gael Joe Gallagher 299 305 391 403 429 436     Fianna Fáil Eamon Kinch 266 295 299 303 308       Labour Party (Ireland) Frank Corrigan 130 134 138 161         Workers' Party (Ireland) Tim Morgan 126 126 131           Green Alliance Fiona Murphy 40 40 41           8 12,330 6,896 223 1,150 7,119 (57.74%) 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 Louth Category:Louth County Council elections