1985 Sligo County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections October 2020 October 2020 1985 Sligo County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Sligo County Council election 1979 1991 Sligo County Council election 1991 All 25 seats on Sligo County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 11 +1 Fine Gael 9 -2 Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation 1 - Labour Party (Ireland) 1 Independent politician (Ireland) 3 +1 Sligo in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Sligo County Council Council control Council control after election An election to Sligo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 25 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 Fáil11+112,67045.60 Fine Gael9-210,53837.93 Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation1-1,1974.31 Labour Party (Ireland)1-7892.84 Independent politician (Ireland)3+12,2698.17Totals25-26,689100.00— Results by local electoral area Ballymote Ballymote: 7 seats 10 Fine Gael Tommy Lavin* 943 950 1,056               Fine Gael Leo Conlon* 908 917 944 956 1,144           Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick Carty 749 775 779 780 806 809 813 913 944 968 Fianna Fáil Tommy Deignan* 712 715 719 720 785 802 890 960 1,059   Fianna Fáil Michael Conlon* 632 635 636 676 670 698 725 762 801 816 Fianna Fáil John Sherlock 608 690 698 699 707 708 740 855 886 901 Fine Gael Tony McLoughlin* 607 625 639 645 699 750 753 904 1,096   Fianna Fáil Joe Shannon* 565 568 574 577 580 580 736 828 971 988 Fianna Fáil Josie Devaney 548 554 559 560 564 568 608       Fianna Fáil Eamon Scanlon 495 498 524 530 535 535         Fine Gael Eddie Cogan 411 413 433 437             Fine Gael John Perry 378 389 442 461 504 543 707 726     Fine Gael Neil Henry 270 278                 Independent politician (Ireland) Kevin Lee 180                   10 10,372 8,006 (77.82%) 65 1,001 8,071 Dromore Dromore: 4 seats 4 Fine Gael Paul Conmy* 1,236       Fianna Fáil Paddy Conway* 952       Fianna Fáil Seamus O'Dowd 780 886 917   Fianna Fáil Syl Mulligan 575 584 595 700 Fine Gael Peter Kivlehan* 512 647 650 1,021 Fine Gael Sean Tempany 531 545 548   4 6,186 4,518 (73.84%) 50 904 4,568 Drumcliffe Drumcliffe: 5 seats 11 Fianna Fáil Sen. Willie Farrell* 927 927 935 975               Fine Gael Joe Leonard 747 751 768 791 794 796 927 951       Fine Gael Ita Fox* 695 700 723 728 777 777 819 854 898 1,193   Fianna Fáil John Mulrooney* 556 558 561 574 638 646 662 692 815 861 881 Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Carroll 509 511 520 537 542 544 551 678 699 748 823 Fianna Fáil Danny McHugh 443 445 457 466 509 510 521 555 683 726 754 Fine Gael Matt Lyons* 391 393 403 406 409 410 442 477 500     Fianna Fáil Kevin Gilbride 324 327 329 335 356 361 380 394       Labour Party (Ireland) Stephen McDonagh 269 280 309 326 334 335 354         Fine Gael John Watters 256 256 259 303 305 313           Fianna Fáil Jackie McGowan 204 205 205 206               Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation John Harrison 175 191 200                 Labour Party (Ireland) Anne Gilmartin 121 129                   Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation Pat Fallon 62                     11 9,142 5,679 (63.5%) 126 947 5,805 Sligo Sligo: 5 seats 8 Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation Declan Bree* 960               Fianna Fáil Seán McManus* 847               Fine Gael Peter Henry 451 468 472 564 585 616 943   Fianna Fáil Hugh Glynn 412 429 441 451 475 572 617 648 Labour Party (Ireland) Tommy Higgins* 399 444 449 468 573 622 682 779 Fine Gael Imelda Allingham 387 399 401 474 494 506     Fianna Fáil Bill Monaghan 365 389 410 428 478 652 684 712 Fianna Fáil Roddy McGuinn 355 373 384 390 434       Sinn Féin Seán MacManus 321 349 351 357         Fine Gael Paul Dunleavy 223 236 238           8 7,969 4,720 (60.48%) 100 787 4,820 Tubbercurry Tubbercurry: 4 seats 5 Fianna Fáil Matt Brennan TD* 1,090         Independent politician (Ireland) Margaret Gormley* 831 845 912 940 1,011 Fine Gael Joe Cawley* 710 741 756 824 1,094 Fianna Fáil Aidan Colleary 645 685 756 942 1,030 Fine Gael Gerry Murray* 503 505 618 629 691 Fine Gael Tommy O'Hara 447 452 455 526   Fianna Fáil Patrick Walsh 331 345 386     Fianna Fáil Robert Taylor 304 315       5 5,914 4,861 (82.97%) 46 973 4,907 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 Sligo Category:Sligo County Council elections