1985 Waterford Corporation election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections January 2021 January 2021 1985 Waterford Corporation election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Waterford Corporation election 1979 1991 Waterford Corporation election 1991 All 15 seats on Waterford City Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 5 0 Fine Gael 4 0 Workers' Party (Ireland) 2 0 Labour Party (Ireland) 2 0 Waterford People's Party 1 +1 Independent politician (Ireland) 1 0 Waterford City in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Waterford City Council An election to all 15 seats on Waterford City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from three 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 Fáil504,34730.18 Fine Gael403,30922.97 Workers' Party (Ireland)201,48810.33 Waterford People's Party111,4059.75 Labour Party (Ireland)201,3469.35 Independent politician (Ireland)102,26915.75Totals15014,403100.00— Waterford People's Party was a localised split in the Workers' Party. It was not a registered political party. Results by local electoral area Waterford No. 1 Waterford No. 1: 5 seats 10 Fianna Fáil Patrick Power* 776 785 795 815 904           Fine Gael Hilary Quinlan 727 794 801 823 845           Fine Gael James Brett 612 665 668 679 688 690 702 765 768 802 Workers' Party (Ireland) Davy Walsh* 455 459 605 660 668 675 756 826 829 848 Independent politician (Ireland) Martin Cullen 350 364 376 411 432 435 475 546 547 598 Fianna Fáil Tony Roche 335 344 350 362 410 438 471 506 511 773 Fianna Fáil Larry Dower 315 323 325 334 336 392 412 443 444   Labour Party (Ireland) George Wadding 275 287 295 313 333 337 353       Sinn Féin Noel Ryan 273 273 278 292 296 298         Fianna Fáil Ann O'Rourke 236 243 251 271             Waterford People's Party Mick Dunphy 222 227 236               Workers' Party (Ireland) Billy McCarthy 217 219                 Fine Gael Ann Raleigh 193                   10 8,788 4,986 (57.31%) 50 832 5,036 Waterford No. 2 Waterford No. 2: 5 seats 9 Independent politician (Ireland) Davy Daniels* 937                 Fine Gael Sen. Katharine Bulbulia 658 664 677 701 730 778 866     Labour Party (Ireland) Liam Curham* 634 663 681 749 789 826 899     Fianna Fáil Brendan Kenneally 547 555 569 594 706 754 801 820 826 Fine Gael Stephen Rogers* 518 524 535 560 579 644 725 742 759 Fianna Fáil Donal Ormonde TD 498 504 511 540 609 663 720 734 737 Independent politician (Ireland) Richard Jones* 297 307 323 345 363 416       Waterford People's Party Joe Falvey 294 305 318             Fine Gael Mary Griffin 290 300 305 323           Independent politician (Ireland) Frank King 286 293 300 328 340         Workers' Party (Ireland) Dick McGrath 116                 9 8,368 5,035 (60.4%) 19 840 5,054 Waterford No. 3 Waterford No. 3: 5 seats 10 Waterford People's Party Martin O'Regan* 889                   Fianna Fáil Tom Browne* 653 665 672 678 698 705 731       Workers' Party (Ireland) Paddy Gallagher* 546 594 604 610 622 739         Fianna Fáil Brian Swift* 471 499 508 513 519 527 552 595 772   Labour Party (Ireland) Brian O'Shea 437 450 453 460 477 485 506 585 610 625 Fine Gael Maurice Cummins* 398 407 408 440 510 512 540 570 594 614 Fianna Fáil Paddy Kenneally 226 230 232 234 241 242 267 276     Independent politician (Ireland) Paudie Burke 188 202 211 215 220 230 257       Independent politician (Ireland) William Jones 164 169 175 178 182 188         Workers' Party (Ireland) Martin Kennedy 154 162 167 168 171           Fine Gael Gerry O'Mahoney 110 113 116 144             Fine Gael Mary O'Halloran 93 96 96               Independent politician (Ireland) John Lanigan 43 58                 Independent politician (Ireland) Paud Sweeney 4 6                 10 8,263 4,382 (53.41%) 31 731 4,413 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 Waterford City Category:Waterford City Council elections