1985 Kerry County Council election

1985 Kerry County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 27 seats on Kerry County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 13 7 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Increase 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 4
Seat change Increase 2
Area of Kerry County Council

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 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.[1]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 Decrease 1 30,011 46.72 Increase2.02
Fine Gael 7 Steady 15,401 23.98 Decrease4.07
Labour 3 Increase 1 7,095 11.05 Decrease1.44
Sinn Féin 0 Decrease 1 3,381 5.26 Increase0.11
Workers' Party 0 Steady 1,569 2.44 Increase0.55
Independent 4 Increase 2 6,776 10.55 Increase2.82
Totals 27 Increase 1 64,233 100.00

Results by local electoral area

Killarney

Killarney: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil John O'Leary TD 16.64% 2,504              
Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming* 15.80% 2,377              
Fianna Fáil Jackie Healy-Rae* 14.71% 2,213              
Labour Michael Gleeson* 11.49% 1,729 1,756 1,773 1,780 1,887 2,021 2,159  
Fianna Fáil P.J. Cronin* 8.39% 1,262 1,462 1,582 1,609 1,647 1,676 1,802 2,057
Fine Gael Thomas Dennehy 7.11% 1,070 1,083 1,123 1,125 1,231 1,416 1,472 1,574
Fine Gael Christy McSweeney* 6.77% 1,018 1,035 1,055 1,059 1,233 1,474 1,557 1,805
Workers' Party Sean O'Grady 6.56% 987 1,029 1,037 1,044 1,105 1,139 1,343  
Independent Redmond Sullivan 4.45% 670 699 714 719 741 779    
Fine Gael Tom Randles 4.15% 625 635 638 647 712      
Fine Gael Paudie O'Connor* 3.94% 593 609 613 615        
Electorate: 19,651   Valid: 15,048 (76.58%)   Spoilt: 178 (1.17%)   Quota: 2,150   Turnout: 15,226 (77.48%)  

Killorglin

Killorglin: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue* 17.00% 2,215                  
Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen* 11.81% 1,539 1,542 1,543 1,547 1,566 1,637 1,964      
Fianna Fáil Thomas Cahill* 10.27% 1,338 1,403 1,425 1,448 1,487 1,530 1,895      
Fine Gael Danny Kissane* 9.93% 1,293 1,296 1,319 1,347 1,365 1,505 1,513 1,521 1,577 1,627
Fine Gael Dan Barry 9.45% 1,231 1,304 1,306 1,308 1,346 1,512 1,525 1,532 2,012  
Independent Michael Ahern 8.61% 1,122 1,135 1,154 1,206 1,267 1,395 1,411 1,419 1,657 1,738
Fianna Fáil Teddy O'Connor* 7.60% 990 1,051 1,063 1,076 1,118 1,168 1,310 1,354 1,468 1,488
Independent Michael O'Connell* 7.10% 925 979 989 1,000 1,113 1,219 1,241 1,277    
Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill 6.83% 890 931 938 939 961 981        
Labour Michael Doyle 5.50% 717 740 748 764 801          
Sinn Féin Dave O'Shea 1.96% 255 259 261 270            
Sinn Féin Derek McKenna 1.67% 217 228 230 231            
Workers' Party Paddy Callaghan 1.30% 169 170 177              
Independent Dan O'Connor 0.96% 125 127                
Electorate: 17,751   Valid: 13,026 (73.38%)   Spoilt: 165 (1.25%)   Quota: 1,861   Turnout: 13,191 (74.31%)  

Listowel

Listowel- 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Sen. Jimmy Deenihan 20.27% 3,123        
Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely* 15.99% 2,463        
Fianna Fáil Eamonn Walsh* 12.23% 1,884 2,008 2,127 2,195 2,553
Fianna Fáil Noel Brassil* 12.00% 1,849 1,872 1,910 1,916 2,154
Fine Gael Eamonn Barry 11.24% 1,731 2,216      
Labour John Joe O'Sullivan 11.00% 1,694 1,764 1,777 2,055 2,130
Sinn Féin Jerry Walsh* 9.56% 1,473 1,562 1,588 1,673 1,747
Fianna Fáil Jack Stack 4.73% 728 795 849 868  
Labour Con Scanlon 3.00% 462 525 536    
Electorate: 20,984   Valid: 15,407 (73.42%)   Spoilt: 166 (1.07%)   Quota: 2,202   Turnout: 15,573 (74.21%)  

Mid-Kerry

Mid-Kerry- 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr TD 19.89% 2,239            
Independent James Courtney* 15.57% 1,753 1,779 1,912        
Fine Gael Michael Begley TD* 12.75% 1,436 1,439 1,463 1,660 1,665 2,369  
Independent Breandán Mac Gearailt* 11.80% 1,329 1,335 1,401 1,467 1,484 1,547 1,666
Fianna Fáil Thomas Fitzgerald* 11.08% 1,248 1,313 1,358 1,408 1,414 1,439 1,483
Fianna Fáil Michael Long* 8.54% 961 1,150 1,237 1,342 1,346 1,638 1,764
Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell 8.46% 953 977 1,012 1,310 1,313    
Labour Michael Moynihan TD 6.96% 784 805 873        
Sinn Féin Matt Lee 4.94% 556 584          
Electorate: 15,376   Valid: 11,259 (73.22%)   Spoilt: 106 (0.93%)   Quota: 1,877   Turnout: 11,365 (73.91%)  

Tralee

Tralee: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Denis Foley TD* 32.67% 3,101          
Labour Meave Spring 18.00% 1,709 1,872 1,964      
Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald 12.03% 1,142 1,575 1,670 1,680 1,808 2,379
Sinn Féin Sean O'Callaghan 9.27% 880 971 1,060 1,071 1,101 1,175
Independent John Blennerhassett* 8.98% 852 974 1,059 1,081 1,519 1,686
Fine Gael Sean Shanahan 8.31% 789 827 852 863    
Fianna Fáil Pauline Fuller* 6.39% 607 879 904 914 995  
Workers' Party Donal Tobin 4.35% 413 496        
Electorate: 14,535   Valid: 9,493 (65.31%)   Spoilt: 124 (1.29%)   Quota: 1,899   Turnout: 9,617 (66.16%)  

References

  1. ^ Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 104 of 1990). Signed on 30 April 1990. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  • Department of the Environment, Ireland (28 January 2010). "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" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  • "Old Local Election Results". Irish Election Literature. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2019.