1985 Mayo County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections November 2021 November 2021 1985 Mayo County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Mayo County Council election 1979 1991 Mayo County Council election 1991 All 31 seats on Mayo County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 15 - Fine Gael 14 -2 Independent politician (Ireland) 2 +2 Mayo in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Mayo County Council Council control Council control after election An election to Mayo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 31 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 Fáil15-31,61552.61 Fine Gael14-223,40238.94 Independent politician (Ireland)2+23,8146.35Totals31-60,097100.00— Results by local electoral area Ballina Ballina: 6 seats 6 Fianna Fáil Sean Calleary TD* 2,240           Fianna Fáil Padraic Bourke* 1,605           Fine Gael Eddie Staunton* 1,386 1,450 1,740       Fine Gael Frank Devaney* 1,351 1,385 1,612       Fianna Fáil Stephen Molloy 1,192 1,328 1,348 1,355 1,374 1,393 Fine Gael John Kelly* 1,089 1,144 1,387 1,568     Fianna Fáil Bridie Greavey* 1,046 1,366 1,416 1,423 1,466 1,518 Fine Gael Ernie Caffrey 827 924         6 15,882 10,736 (68.01%) 65 1,534 10,801 Castlebar Castlebar: 5 seats 8 Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Durcan* 2,053               Fianna Fáil Padraig Flynn TD* 1,790               Fine Gael Enda Kenny TD* 1,480 1,563 1,574 1,594 1,753       Fine Gael Paddy Burke* 1,242 1,276 1,286 1,345 1,382 1,384 1,897   Fianna Fáil Richard Morrin* 991 1,045 1,066 1,103 1,212 1,239 1,284 1,490 Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Toole 863 869 870 938 955 957 969 1,330 Fine Gael Henry Kenny 640 687 694 699 745 748     Fianna Fáil Al McDonnell 598 606 611 737 750 756 769   Labour Party (Ireland) Johnny Mee 389 439 491 510         Fianna Fáil David Kelly 338 350 351           Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Kilcoyne 112 121             8 14,250 10,496 (74.21%) 79 1,750 10,575 Claremorris Claremorris- 7 seats 9 Fianna Fáil P.J. Morley TD* 1,783                 Independent politician (Ireland) Martin Finn* 1,725 1,765               Fine Gael Jim Higgins TD* 1,717 1,799               Fine Gael Michael Raftery* 1,423 1,428 1,428 1,428 1,428 1,440 1,444 1,496 1,604 Fianna Fáil Jack Heneghan* 1,406 1,413 1,413 1,415 1,415 1,421 1,448 1,641 1,667 Fianna Fáil Sean Fitzpatrick* 1,074 1,081 1,083 1,097 1,100 1,184 1,509 1,745   Fianna Fáil Pat McHugh 962 1,012 1,020 1,033 1,049 1,073 1,125 1,257 1,319 Fine Gael Jim Mannion 892 949 967 968 975 1,132 1,134 1,255 1,648 Fianna Fáil Michael Mellett 749 753 755 760 761 777 814     Fianna Fáil Thomas Charlton 674 676 677 692 692 700       Fine Gael Madeline Maloney 636 648 660 662 663 850 1,006 1,025   Fine Gael Pa Connolly 467 521 547 548 551         Fine Gael Edward T. Griffith 294                 Fine Gael Patrick Griffith 36                 9 18,829 13,838 (69.41%) 107 1,730 13,945 Killala Killala: 4 seats 3 Fianna Fáil Tim Quinn* 1,490     Fianna Fáil Padraig Cosgrove 1,269 1,453   Fine Gael John Noel Carey* 1,182 1,671   Fianna Fáil David O'Connor* 1,085 1,103 1,111 Fine Gael Vinnie Munnelly* 982 1,055 1,349 Fine Gael Patrick Lavelle 834     3 9,434 6,842 (73.22%) 66 1,369 6,908 Swinford Swinford: 4 seats 5 Fianna Fáil Padraig Gavin* 1,967         Fianna Fáil Patsy Dunne* 1,289 1,486       Fine Gael John Flannery* 1,153 1,176 1,221 1,394 1,399 Fianna Fáil Oliver Flannery 1,019 1,153 1,319 1,389 1,390 Fine Gael Sean McEvoy* 910 972 1,023 1,491   Fine Gael John McNicholas 698 750 789     Sinn Féin Joe McHale 388 402       5 10,977 7,424 (65.23%) 104 1,485 7,528 Westport Westport: 5 seats 6 Fianna Fáil Sen. Martin J. O'Toole* 2,191           Fianna Fáil Frank Chambers* 1,538 1,637 1,663 1,731 1,816   Fine Gael Patrick Durcan 1,492 1,540 1,679 1,740 2,367   Fine Gael Pat Kilbane* 1,407 1,411 1,424 1,425 1,564 1,896 Fianna Fáil Pat Conway* 1,309 1,325 1,327 1,444 1,460 1,465 Fianna Fáil Seamus Hughes 1,124 1,261 1,304 1,399 1,551 1,642 Fine Gael Ted McHale* 1,011 1,044 1,127 1,148     Sinn Féin Mary McGing 377 392 407       Fine Gael John Morahan 285 357         6 13,881 10,761 (78.28%) 105 1,794 10,866 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 Mayo Category:Mayo County Council elections