1985 Limerick County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections January 2022 January 2022 1985 Limerick County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Limerick County Council election 1979 1991 Limerick County Council election 1991 All 28 seats on Limerick County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 18 +3 Fine Gael 10 -1 Independent politician (Ireland) 0 -1 Limerick in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Limerick County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fail An election to Limerick County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five 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 Fáil18+327,16957.59 Fine Gael10-117,63937.39 Independent politician (Ireland)0-11,1522.44Totals28-47,180100.00 Results by local electoral area Bruff Bruff: 6 seats 9 Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan TD* 1,552                 Fianna Fáil Michael Collins* 1,381                 Fine Gael Jim McCarthy 1,234 1,238 1,239 1,275 1,325         Fine Gael William O'Brien TD* 1,160 1,185 1,190 1,197 1,231 1,235 1,246 1,246 1,649 Fianna Fáil Michael Brennan* 1,110 1,235 1,266 1,281 1,306 1,307 1,461     Fine Gael Michael Whelan 1,046 1,051 1,057 1,075 1,161 1,166 1,179 1,180 1,241 Fine Gael Tommy Healy 528 531 533 535 545 547 551 555   Fianna Fáil Patrick Fitzgerald 439 500 515 520 535 535 649 750 783 Fianna Fáil Pat Frost 318 334 341 353 370 372       Labour Party (Ireland) Liam Coughlan 232 233 235 277           Green Alliance Declan Lehane 175 176 177             9 15,910 9,175 (58.28%) 97 1,311 9,272 Castleconnell Castleconnell: 6 seats 8 Fianna Fáil Peadar Clohessy* 2,000               Fianna Fáil Eddie Wade* 1,965               Fine Gael Mary Jackman 1,385 1,416 1,447 1,493 1,494 1,872     Fine Gael Paddy Hourigan* 1,364 1,386 1,406 1,429 1,430 1,767     Fianna Fáil Liam Hickey* 1,216 1,374 1,550           Fine Gael Tommy Wallace 832 884 931 954 957       Fianna Fáil Noel Gleeson 821 917 1,001 1,043 1,058 1,125 1,202 1,248 Fianna Fáil Martin Carroll 809 934 1,023 1,036 1,056 1,098 1,136 1,181 Independent politician (Ireland) John O'Donoghue 175 179 187           8 16,901 10,565 (63.29%) 131 1,510 10,696 Kilmallock Kilmallock: 5 seats 8 Fine Gael Matt Callaghan* 1,718               Fianna Fáil Michael Maguire* 1,516               Fianna Fáil Michael Barry* 1,106 1,128 1,144 1,163 1,195 1,562     Fianna Fáil William Sampson* 1,075 1,126 1,229 1,354 1,392 1,555     Fine Gael Jim Houlihan 872 913 924 1,059 1,062 1,212 1,256 1,267 Fianna Fáil John Kelleher 819 824 831 846 856       Fine Gael Nicholas Hayes 775 878 908 1,093 1,101 1,154 1,179 1,190 Fianna Fáil James Reardon 425 467 533           Labour Party (Ireland) Tom Rea 242 271             8 12,310 8,548 (70.46%) 99 1,425 8,647 Newcastle Newcastle: 6 seats 7 Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kelly* 1,747             Fianna Fáil Michael Healy* 1,431             Fianna Fáil Thomas Ahern* 1,216 1,425           Fine Gael John Kelly* 1,151 1,156 1,257 1,267 1,512     Fianna Fáil Tom Cregan* 1,117 1,182 1,208 1,245 1,335 1,383   Fine Gael Michael Finucane 1,052 1,061 1,165 1,176 1,244 1,245 1,330 Fine Gael Seán Broderick* 979 1065 1,098 1,100 1,222 1,229 1,287 Fine Gael John L. O'Sullivan 553 529 533 605 628     Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Brennan 333 335           7 13,910 9,579 (69.71%) 118 1,369 9,697 Rathkeale Rathkeale- 5 seats 8 Fianna Fáil John Griffin* 1,973               Fianna Fáil Maureen Barrett* 1,455 1,522 1,593           Fianna Fáil Paddy Sheehy* 1,228 1,365 1,390 1,456 1,499 1,539 1,553   Fianna Fáil Kevin Sheahan 875 967 990 1,121 1,186 1,226 1,239 1,483 Fine Gael Dan Neville 812 854 860 886 1,028 1,193 1,194 1,280 Fine Gael Gerry Foley 786 805 812 839 991 1,148 1,151 1,263 Independent politician (Ireland) Margaret O'Shaughnessy 557 581 622 688 710 834 843   Fine Gael Jerry Brennan 510 513 571 579 620       Fine Gael Tim Kelly 457 469 477 525         Independent politician (Ireland) Joseph McCarthy 366 377 400           Sinn Féin Donnchadh O Nuallain 240 249             Independent politician (Ireland) Con Scanlon 54 58             8 12,557 9,313 (75.03%) 108 1,553 9,421 References External links Official website 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 County Category:Limerick County Council elections