1985 South Tipperary County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections October 2021 October 2021 1985 South Tipperary County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 South Tipperary County Council election 1979 1991 South Tipperary County Council election 1991 All 26 seats on South Tipperary County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 14 +3 Fine Gael 8 0 Labour Party (Ireland) 3 -1 Independent politician (Ireland) 1 -2 South Tipperary in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of South Tipperary County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fail An election to South Tipperary County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 26 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 Fáil14+316,53743.78 Fine Gael8010,93228.94 Labour Party (Ireland)3-14,51811.96 Independent politician (Ireland)1-23,7739.99Totals26-37,772100.00— Results by local electoral area Cahir Cahir: 5 seats 9 Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne TD* 1,447                 Fianna Fáil John Brennan* 947 1,049 1,063 1,071 1,094 1,146       Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn* 905 921 948 959 969 1,006 1,016 1,148   Fianna Fáil Con Donovan* 847 943 949 980 989 1,000 1,011 1,069 1,111 Fine Gael Sean Sampson* 663 680 683 687 705 720 722 869 1,049 Fianna Fáil Mattie McGrath 588 659 676 681 699 735 741 757 795 Fine Gael John Arrigan 364 378 379 390 407 415 418     Labour Party (Ireland) Eamonn Shine 257 263 267 280 302 418 425 443   Labour Party (Ireland) John O'Leary 246 253 268 285 296         Sinn Féin Jimmy Maher 138 141 144 160           Independent politician (Ireland) Joe Meaney 116 121 130             Independent politician (Ireland) Jim Cooney 98 105               9 9,700 6,616 (69.04%) 83 1,103 6,697 Cashel Cashel: 5 seats 7 Fianna Fáil Dr. Seán McCarthy TD* 1,486             Fine Gael Jack Crowe* 1,116 1,142 1,209         Fine Gael John Ryan* 766 776 780 806 890 1,019 1,164 Fianna Fáil Timmy Hammersley* 743 787 801 919 928 1,083 1,217 Independent politician (Ireland) John Bergin 637 653 679 702 754 772   Fianna Fáil Denis McInerney* 620 725 785 855 882 1,016 1,202 Fine Gael Tom Wood 572 590 660 667 813 824 1,012 Fianna Fáil John O'Grady 394 421 424 477 482     Fine Gael Patrick Downey 312 315 332 338       Workers' Party (Ireland) Sean Hill 299 306           Fianna Fáil Kitty Barry 291 314 324         7 9,788 7,236 (74.58%) 64 1,207 7,300 Clonmel Clonmel: 5 seats 5 Independent politician (Ireland) Sean Treacy TD* 2,172         Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 1,041 1,141 1,163 1,228 1,302 Fianna Fáil Tom Ambrose* 950 1,038 1,058 1,119 1,243 Fine Gael Johnny Kehoe 842 920 938 1,240 1,292 Fianna Fáil Brendan Cronin 763 869 878 916 1,034 Labour Party (Ireland) Sean Lyons* 683 984 1,040 1,109 1,328 Workers and Unemployed Action Group Seamus Healy 535 667 682 719   Fine Gael Terence Darmody* 518 579 594     Labour Party (Ireland) Mary-Ann Burke 132 165       5 10,807 7,636 (71.21%) 60 1,273 7,696 Fethard Fethard: 6 seats 9 Fianna Fáil Ned Meagher 1,464                 Labour Party (Ireland) Ned Brennan* 1,135 1,162 1,231 1,237 1,305         Fine Gael John Holohan* 930 944 950 952 956 969 1,351     Fianna Fáil Dick Tobin* 908 961 973 992 1,016 1,088 1,106 1,108 1,416 Fine Gael Jimmy Hogan 785 786 790 843 953 1,082 1,168 1,184 1,205 Fianna Fáil Denis Bourke* 759 773 779 810 863 991 998 998 1,270 Fine Gael Sean Clancy 653 663 672 673 676 687       Fianna Fáil Joe Aherne 644 677 687 691 698 734 763 765   Fine Gael James Murphy* 630 631 635 651 676 701 785 812 842 Sinn Féin Eddie O'Doherty 461 463 492 524 592         Labour Party (Ireland) David Drohan* 367 367 369 401           Independent politician (Ireland) Dick Joy 215 215 217 380           Workers' Party (Ireland) Michael Langton 178 181               9 12,778 9,127 (72.34%) 87 1,304 9,244 Tipperary Tipperary: 5 seats 7 Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Ferris* 1,564             Fianna Fáil William Ryan* 1,080 1,127 1,140 1,184 1,221     Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald* 854 920 955 981 1,154 1,591   Fianna Fáil Josephine Quinlan* 830 865 877 928 954 1,021 1,094 Fianna Fáil Michael Maguire 735 774 788 832 861 1,049 1,136 Workers' Party (Ireland) Christy Kinahan 636 680 748 850 881 896 916 Fine Gael P.J. Maher* 607 633 640 646 786     Fine Gael Denis Leahy 415 441 452 465       Sinn Féin Finbarr Kissane 302 324 342         Labour Party (Ireland) Paddy Cummins 134 200           7 10,716 7,157 (67.7%) 98 1,193 7,255 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 South Tipp Category:South Tipperary County Council elections