1985 Westmeath County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections April 2022 1985 Westmeath County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Westmeath County Council election 1979 1991 Westmeath County Council election 1991 All 23 seats on Westmeath County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 13 +3 Fine Gael 5 -4 Labour Party (Ireland) 3 - Independent politician (Ireland) 2 +1 Westmeath in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Westmeath County Council Council control Council control after election Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil An election to Westmeath County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 23 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 Fáil13+313,39848.14 Fine Gael5-47,75327.86 Labour Party (Ireland)3-3,55712.78 Independent politician (Ireland)2+12,7039.71Totals23-27,831100.00— Results by local electoral area Athlone Athlone: 7 seats 17 Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke TD* 1,876                                 Fianna Fáil Sen. Seán Fallon* 1,001 1,288                               Fianna Fáil P.J. Coghill* 737 923 945 947 954 956 969 997 1,016 1,033 1,048 1,080 1,096 1,207       Independent politician (Ireland) Stephen Price 773 800 804 810 838 843 850 876 888 938 954 996 1,083 1,355       Fine Gael Vincent Dooley 598 605 606 606 612 621 637 644 658 667 705 734 747 772 777 795 799 Fine Gael George Allen* 592 605 606 606 611 625 668 675 691 717 811 847 867 903 913 962 966 Fine Gael Brendan McFadden* 591 620 626 626 629 665 754 764 822 880 1,035 1,103 1,184         Fianna Fáil John Dillon* 494 515 529 534 546 548 551 560 562 566 572 586 603         Independent politician (Ireland) Oliver Gavin 319 357 361 367 367 372 376 408 432 502 509 555           Fianna Fáil Padraic Dunne 318 404 450 451 455 464 476 494 509 532 559 615 681 755 760 807 842 Fine Gael Des Lynch 293 309 311 311 311 335 388 390 409 430             Fine Gael Kevin O'Brien 266 276 277 277 277 283                       Labour Party (Ireland) John Henson 256 278 281 284 295 321 328 371 432 457 483             Labour Party (Ireland) John Keenehan 248 273 280 282 286 319 324 340                   Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Waters 241 280 288 290 292 300 315 344 384                 Sinn Féin Tony Hogan 230 242 243 292 302 304 307                     Labour Party (Ireland) Neil O'Shea 161 178 181 181 192                         Labour Party (Ireland) Michael McCallon 97 101 101 105                           Sinn Féin Gerald Farrell 85 88 89                             17 15,067 9,306 (62.88%) 168 1,164 9,474 Coole Coole: 4 seats 8 Fianna Fáil Sen. Donie Cassidy 1,284               Fianna Fáil P.J. O'Shaughnessy* 899 959 996 1,006         Fianna Fáil Thomas Bourke 683 750 753 813 868 868 900 943 Fine Gael Frank McDermott* 575 601 684 705 935 936 1,351   Fianna Fáil Molly Cahill 401 510 518 535 538 540 570 625 Fine Gael Colm Smyth 390 406 429 445 538 540     Fine Gael Michael Leslie* 327 330 368 419         Labour Party (Ireland) Paddy Jordan 217 220 234           Fine Gael Betty Leonard 211 213             8 7,124 4,987 (71%) 71 998 5,058 Kilbeggan Kilbeggan: 4 seats 6 Fianna Fáil Seán Keegan* 1,013           Fine Gael Joe Flanagan* 868 891 897 899 1,325   Fianna Fáil Michael Ryan 661 686 1,055       Fine Gael Edward Farrell* 582 590 599 605     Fine Gael Eamon Duigenan 580 611 700 732 778 1,060 Independent politician (Ireland) Gerald Cooney 551 612 630 652 676 694 Fianna Fáil Patrick Whelehan 515 539         Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Abbott 160           Independent politician (Ireland) Rene Ennis-Lennon 30           6 7,410 4,960 (69.62%) 199 993 5,159 Mullingar Lough Owel Mullingar Lough Owel: 4 seats 7 Fianna Fáil Henry Abbott* 843 844 862 982       Labour Party (Ireland) Willie Penrose* 671 682 721 755 757 796 901 Labour Party (Ireland) Sen. Helena McAuliffe-Ennis 652 679 689 719 719 861 915 Fianna Fáil Shay Callaghan* 512 517 521 529 600 884 902 Fianna Fáil Tommy Wright 408 413 421 511 530     Fine Gael John Keegan* 387 455 560 569 570 580 895 Fine Gael Shay Boyhan 380 418 534 545 547 554   Fianna Fáil Patrick Nolan 356 359 365         Fine Gael Declan Fagan 277 312           Fine Gael John Delemara 195             7 7,356 4,681 (64.49%) 63 937 4,744 Mullingar Urban Mullingar Urban: 4 seats 9 Labour Party (Ireland) Mick Dollard 907                 Fianna Fáil Camillus Glynn* 773 793               Independent politician (Ireland) Frank McIntyre 357 384 388 406 456 563 601 829   Fianna Fáil Martin Hynes 353 361 364 366 453 518 536 622 643 Labour Party (Ireland) Jack Coleman* 348 392 293 403 435 476 523     Independent politician (Ireland) Eddie Byrne 272 282 284 288 304         Fine Gael Frank Wallace 271 273 274 315 322 350 544 612 640 Fine Gael Denis Burke 269 273 274 296 305 328       Fianna Fáil Kathleen Campbell 141 146 147 149           Sinn Féin Billy Cleary 105 108 108 108           Fine Gael Mary Mahon 101 105 105             9 6,654 3,897 (59.15%) 39 780 3,936 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 website irishelectionliterature Westmeath Category:Westmeath County Council elections