1985 Kildare County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections December 2021 December 2021 1985 Kildare County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Kildare County Council election 1979 1991 Kildare County Council election 1991 All 25 seats on Kildare County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 10 +1 Fine Gael 7 -1 Labour Party (Ireland) 5 +1 Workers' Party (Ireland) 1 +1 Sinn Féin 1 +1 Independent politician (Ireland) 1 +1 Kildare in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Kildare County Council Council control Council control after election An election to Kildare County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 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 Fáil10+117,20542.91 Fine Gael7-19,29423.18 Labour Party (Ireland)5+18,56321.36 Workers' Party (Ireland)1+11,0352.58 Sinn Féin1+18752.18 Independent politician (Ireland)1+13,1257.79Totals25+440,335100.00— Results by local electoral area Athy Athy: 4 seats 8 Labour Party (Ireland) Joseph Bermingham TD* 1,572               Fianna Fáil Martin Miley* 1,102 1,115 1,162 1,186 1,515       Sinn Féin Paddy Wright 875 907 944 988 1,071 1,085 1,105 1,126 Fine Gael Reggie Lalor 767 798 872 989 1,066 1,077 1,585   Fianna Fáil Lenore O'Rourke-Glynn 571 585 655 671         Fine Gael Rainsford Hendy 565 575 614 694 704 706     Fianna Fáil Robert Byrne 555 564 613 697 806 927 982 1,063 Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Cullen* 434 515 559           Independent politician (Ireland) Jack McKenna 203 207             Fianna Fáil Megan Maguire 191 201             8 11,921 6,835 (58.46%) 134 1,367 6,969 Celbridge Celbridge: 5 seats 9 Labour Party (Ireland) Emmet Stagg* 2,784                 Fianna Fáil Gerry Brady 1,045 1,226 1,229 1,241 1,245 1,567       Fine Gael Bernard Durkan TD* 1,001 1,296 1,309 1,571           Fine Gael Jim Gallagher* 729 836 846 908 1,100 1,135 1,150 1,257 1,280 Workers' Party (Ireland) Colm Purcell 722 1,226 1,282 1,293 1,299 1,331 1,340 1,413   Independent politician (Ireland) Finbarr Kelly 575 614 626 627 627 690 807 1,250 1,275 Fianna Fáil Paul Kelly 537 601 606 609 610 639 700     Fianna Fáil Mairead Byrne 411 508 516 538 541         Fine Gael Jim Condra 285 380 387             Independent politician (Ireland) Micheal O'Connell 100 137               9 15,118 8,189 (54.59%) 53 1,365 8,242 Clane Clane: 4 seats 8 Fine Gael Sean Reilly* 1,511               Fianna Fáil Liam Doyle 1,019 1,026 1,038 1,062 1,129 1,238 1,340 2,038 Fianna Fáil Austin Groome* 1,011 1,017 1,050 1,111 1,147 1,623     Fianna Fáil P.J. Sheridan 817 833 841 851 922 991 1,131   Fianna Fáil Michael Fitzpatrick 715 729 767 787 806       Labour Party (Ireland) Jim Reilly 545 553 609 776 1,092 1,137 1,154 1,230 Labour Party (Ireland) Joe McBride 434 441 658 732         Labour Party (Ireland) Peggy Fox 393 402             Fine Gael Noel Duffy 372 452 473           8 11,132 6,817 (61.94%) 78 1,364 6,895 Kildare Kildare: 5 seats 9 Fianna Fáil Jimmy O'Loughlin* 1,158 1,168 1,176 1,200           Fianna Fáil Paddy Aspell* 1,088 1,090 1,135 1,156 1,389         Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Fearghail 825 832 840 853 1,042 1,107 1,128 1,159 1,584 Fine Gael Michael McWey* 677 736 908 956 1,017 1,036 1,434     Labour Party (Ireland) Kieran Coleman 641 659 671 880 929 939 1,009 1,121 1,200 Fianna Fáil Ted Rooney 622 626 634 644           Fianna Fáil Denis Mahon 534 588 593 751 815 911 967 1,003   Labour Party (Ireland) Con Carr 522 576 591             Fine Gael Margot Conlon 424 509 602 665 677 680       Fine Gael Trudy Jeffers 346 376               Fine Gael Billy Cleary 333                 9 13,776 7,170 (52.66%) 85 1,196 7,255 Naas Naas: 7 seats 15 Fianna Fáil Paddy Power* 1,788                             Fianna Fáil John O'Neill* 1,293 1,400                           Independent politician (Ireland) Patsy Lawlor* 1,253 1,270 1,330 1,331 1,388                     Labour Party (Ireland) Sen. Timmy Conway* 774 786 808 808 841 854 926 1,023 1,024 1,042 1,225 1,332 1,485     Fine Gael Michael Nolan, Snr* 734 746 750 751 757 793 957 966 966 977 1,133 1,334 1,423     Fine Gael Billy Hillis 637 643 647 647 655 659 745 754 754 820 841 1,003 1,033 1,063 1,120 Fianna Fáil Mary Robinson 523 616 628 634 647 676 688 718 718 883 913 935 986 1,003   Fianna Fáil Paddy Behan 523 578 603 605 644 655 669 758 759 936 965 1,009 1,093 1,113 1,715 Fianna Fáil Peter Kavanagh 493 531 538 541 547 559 564 581 581             Labour Party (Ireland) Colm Feeney 464 471 478 479 492 546 559 582 582 594           Fine Gael John Malone 458 483 494 494 505 510                   Fine Gael Pat O'Reilly 455 458 475 475 511 513 603 625 625 633 646         Independent politician (Ireland) Norman Croke 429 433 441 441 461 551 562 654 654 665 713 723       Independent politician (Ireland) Evelyn Bracken 416 422 443 443 497 526 533                 Workers' Party (Ireland) Dan O'Sullivan 313 317 322 322 330                     Independent politician (Ireland) Donal Corcoran 287 292 322 322                       Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Lawlor 246 254                           15 20,849 11,086 (53.91%) 154 1,386 11,240 References External links 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 Official websiteJuly 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes irishelectionliterature Kildare Category:Kildare County Council elections