1985 Galway County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections April 2022 1985 Galway County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Galway County Council election 1979 1991 Galway County Council election 1991 All 30 seats on Galway County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 17 +2 Fine Gael 9 -2 Sinn Féin 1 -1 Independent politician (Ireland) 3 +1 Galway in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Galway County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fail An election to Galway County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 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 Fáil17+232,71654.47 Fine Gael9-216,82828.02 Sinn Féin1-12,6824.47 Independent politician (Ireland)3+17,19011.97 Labour Party (Ireland)0-11240.21Totals30-160,059100.00— Results by local electoral area Ballinasloe Ballinasloe: 5 seats 8 Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt TD 2,368               Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan* 1,812 2,087             Fine Gael Michael Mullins 1,634 1,667 1,689 1,809 1,836 2,159     Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Brennan* 1,359 1,382 1,389 1,449 1,475 1,588 1,619 1,836 Fianna Fáil James Joyce* 1,181 1,227 1,292 1,304 1,516 1,577 1,587 2,044 Fine Gael Michael Conneely 714 730 737 768 864 958 1,168 1,196 Fianna Fáil Pat O'Sullivan 587 636 696 738 870 899 910   Fine Gael Liam Naughton 575 581 583 676 682       Fianna Fáil Peter Conroy 430 499 586 593         Fine Gael Sean Og Hurley 395 403 405           8 15,563 11,055 (72.15%) 173 1,843 11,228 Connemara Connemara: 5 seats 8 Fianna Fáil Nicholas O'Connor* 1,842               Fine Gael John Mannion Jnr* 1,297 1,300 1,312 1,468 1,488 1,959     Fianna Fáil Michael O Moráin* 1,042 1,201 1,205 1,270 1,334 1,350 1,367 1,567 Fianna Fáil Tom Welby Snr* 1,005 1,016 1,026 1,030 1,034 1,158 1,216 1,534 Fianna Fáil Gerald Bartley* 967 987 990 992 1,002 1,014 1,033 1,208 Independent politician (Ireland) Peadar Ó Tuathail 803 864 900 936 1,204 1,220 1,256 1,303 Fianna Fáil Éamon Ó Cuív 799 826 849 855 862 885 915   Fine Gael Paddy Clancy 596 597 609 686 695       Fine Gael Eamonn Moylette 373 376 380           Independent politician (Ireland) Noel Mac Donnchadha 368 385 405 428         Independent politician (Ireland) Seosadh Ó Maolaidh 114 116             Independent politician (Ireland) Christopher Walsh 18 18             15,670 8 9,224 (59.85%) 154 1,538 9,378 Galway Galway- 6 seats 6 Fianna Fáil Sen. Mark Killilea Jnr* 1,917           Fianna Fáil Bobby Molloy TD* 1,776           Fine Gael Padraig McCormack* 1,027 1,404         Sinn Féin Paddy Ruane* 1,157 1,208 1,231 1,282 1,301 1,303 Fianna Fáil Paddy McHugh 1,153 1,419         Fine Gael Jarlath McDonagh 966 1,002 1,016 1,053 1,392 1,392 Fianna Fáil John Molloy 791 905 1,197 1,238 1,301 1,317 Fine Gael Liam MacCana 405 413 435 532     Workers' Party (Ireland) Colm Ó Donnchadha 271 275 299       6 17,220 9,803 (57.55%) 107 1,401 9,910 Loughrea Loughrea: 7 seats 12 Fianna Fáil Frank Fahey TD* 2,389                       Fianna Fáil Michael Fahy* 2,147                       Fine Gael Sen. Ulick Burke 2,132                       Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy TD 1,635 1,708 1,727 1,729 1,736 1,750 1,785 1,829 2,033       Fianna Fáil Tony Murphy* 1,112 1,161 1,182 1,187 1,189 1,198 1,247 1,250 1,278 1,363 1,368   Fianna Fáil Eddie Haverty* 992 1,069 1,087 1,089 1,097 1,112 1,139 1,294 1,372 1,411 1,420 1,705 Fianna Fáil Matt Loughnane 950 1,027 1,058 1,061 1,067 1,091 1,113 1,156 1,320 1,372 1,387 1,803 Fine Gael Martin Lynch* 854 859 863 876 886 896 916 1,014 1,097 1,486 1,488 1,772 Independent politician (Ireland) Norman Morgan 771 776 778 786 799 827 865 931         Fine Gael Enda O'Rourke 760 769 775 831 834 869 874 974 1,043       Fine Gael Joe Lambert 759 821 851 857 896 967 1,070 1,293 1,412 1,703 1,705 1,778 Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 747 748 748 751 793 796 801           Sinn Féin Michael Loughrey 380 398 405 409 410 436                 Workers' Party (Ireland) Stan McEoin 246 257 265 285 286               Labour Party (Ireland) Peter O'Driscoll 124 126 127                   12 22,507 15,998 (71.81%) 165 2,000 16,163 Tuam Tuam: 7 seats 10 Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Burke* 2,438                   Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 1,960                   Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan* 1,533 1,646 1,724 1,742 1,984           Fine Gael Michael Ryan* 1,350 1,406 1,414 1,523 1,546 1,549 1,868       Sinn Féin Frank Glynn* 1,145 1,292 1,308 1,349 1,479 1,503 1,575 1,587 1,666 1,915 Fine Gael Tiernan Walsh 974 998 1,009 1,054 1,066 1,068 1,199 1,293 1,468 1,548 Fianna Fáil Peter Raftery 954 960 988 991 1,039 1,094 1,123 1,125 1,321 1,325 Fianna Fáil Michael Dunne 818 858 884 897 957 1,043 1,078 1,084 1,232 1,319 Independent politician (Ireland) Gerard Rushe 742 757 761 771 782 783 828 833     Independent politician (Ireland) Jarlath Keane 577 730 738 808 822 824 837 838 869   Fine Gael Jim Mannion 566 582 589 682 696 697         Fianna Fáil Clare Kilgarriff-Fitzgerald 556 584 610 630             Fine Gael Niall Joyce 364 456 458               10 22,507 13,979 (71.3%) 181 1,748 14,160 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 Galway County Category:Galway County Council elections