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1985 Mayo County Council election
All 31 seats on Mayo County Council
	Map showing the area of Mayo County Council
	Council control after election ; TBD;

An election to Mayo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from six 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	15	-	31,615	52.61
	Fine Gael	14	-2	23,402	38.94
	Independent	2	+2	3,814	6.35
Totals		31	-	60,097	100.00	—

Ballina: 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Fianna Fáil	Sean Calleary TD*		2,240
	Fianna Fáil	Padraic Bourke*		1,605
	Fine Gael	Eddie Staunton*		1,386	1,450	1,740
	Fine Gael	Frank Devaney*		1,351	1,385	1,612
	Fianna Fáil	Stephen Molloy		1,192	1,328	1,348	1,355	1,374	1,393
	Fine Gael	John Kelly*		1,089	1,144	1,387	1,568
	Fianna Fáil	Bridie Greavey*		1,046	1,366	1,416	1,423	1,466	1,518
	Fine Gael	Ernie Caffrey		827	924
Electorate: 15,882 Valid: 10,736 (68.01%) Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,534 Turnout: 10,801

Castlebar: 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Independent	Frank Durcan*		2,053
	Fianna Fáil	Padraig Flynn TD*		1,790
	Fine Gael	Enda Kenny TD*		1,480	1,563	1,574	1,594	1,753
	Fine Gael	Paddy Burke*		1,242	1,276	1,286	1,345	1,382	1,384	1,897
	Fianna Fáil	Richard Morrin*		991	1,045	1,066	1,103	1,212	1,239	1,284	1,490
	Fianna Fáil	Kevin O'Toole		863	869	870	938	955	957	969	1,330
	Fine Gael	Henry Kenny		640	687	694	699	745	748
	Fianna Fáil	Al McDonnell		598	606	611	737	750	756	769
	Labour	Johnny Mee		389	439	491	510
	Fianna Fáil	David Kelly		338	350	351
	Labour	Michael Kilcoyne		112	121
Electorate: 14,250 Valid: 10,496 (74.21%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,750 Turnout: 10,575

Claremorris- 7 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fianna Fáil	P.J. Morley TD*		1,783
	Independent	Martin Finn*		1,725	1,765
	Fine Gael	Jim Higgins TD*		1,717	1,799
	Fine Gael	Michael Raftery*		1,423	1,428	1,428	1,428	1,428	1,440	1,444	1,496	1,604
	Fianna Fáil	Jack Heneghan*		1,406	1,413	1,413	1,415	1,415	1,421	1,448	1,641	1,667
	Fianna Fáil	Sean Fitzpatrick*		1,074	1,081	1,083	1,097	1,100	1,184	1,509	1,745
	Fianna Fáil	Pat McHugh		962	1,012	1,020	1,033	1,049	1,073	1,125	1,257	1,319
	Fine Gael	Jim Mannion		892	949	967	968	975	1,132	1,134	1,255	1,648
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mellett		749	753	755	760	761	777	814
	Fianna Fáil	Thomas Charlton		674	676	677	692	692	700
	Fine Gael	Madeline Maloney		636	648	660	662	663	850	1,006	1,025
	Fine Gael	Pa Connolly		467	521	547	548	551
	Fine Gael	Edward T. Griffith		294
	Fine Gael	Patrick Griffith		36
Electorate: 18,829 Valid: 13,838 (69.41%) Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,730 Turnout: 13,945

Killala: 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	Fianna Fáil	Tim Quinn*		1,490
	Fianna Fáil	Padraig Cosgrove		1,269	1,453
	Fine Gael	John Noel Carey*		1,182	1,671
	Fianna Fáil	David O'Connor*		1,085	1,103	1,111
	Fine Gael	Vinnie Munnelly*		982	1,055	1,349
	Fine Gael	Patrick Lavelle		834
Electorate: 9,434 Valid: 6,842 (73.22%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,369 Turnout: 6,908

Swinford: 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Fianna Fáil	Padraig Gavin*		1,967
	Fianna Fáil	Patsy Dunne*		1,289	1,486
	Fine Gael	John Flannery*		1,153	1,176	1,221	1,394	1,399
	Fianna Fáil	Oliver Flannery		1,019	1,153	1,319	1,389	1,390
	Fine Gael	Sean McEvoy*		910	972	1,023	1,491
	Fine Gael	John McNicholas		698	750	789
	Sinn Féin	Joe McHale		388	402
Electorate: 10,977 Valid: 7,424 (65.23%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,485 Turnout: 7,528

Westport: 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Fianna Fáil	Sen. Martin J. O'Toole*		2,191
	Fianna Fáil	Frank Chambers*		1,538	1,637	1,663	1,731	1,816
	Fine Gael	Patrick Durcan		1,492	1,540	1,679	1,740	2,367
	Fine Gael	Pat Kilbane*		1,407	1,411	1,424	1,425	1,564	1,896
	Fianna Fáil	Pat Conway*		1,309	1,325	1,327	1,444	1,460	1,465
	Fianna Fáil	Seamus Hughes		1,124	1,261	1,304	1,399	1,551	1,642
	Fine Gael	Ted McHale*		1,011	1,044	1,127	1,148
	Sinn Féin	Mary McGing		377	392	407
	Fine Gael	John Morahan		285	357
Electorate: 13,881 Valid: 10,761 (78.28%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 1,794 Turnout: 10,866

^ 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.