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1985 Local election to Dublin–Fingal electoral county of Dublin County
1985 Dublin County Council election (Dublin–Fingal)
An election to Dublin County Council in the electoral county of Dublin–Fingal within Dublin County took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections . Councillors were elected from local electoral areas on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote voting for a six-year term of office.[ 1] [ 2]
Dublin–Fingal was one of three electoral counties in Dublin County established by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985.[ 3] Elections to Dublin County Council were also held in Dublin–Belgard and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown .
Results by LEA
Balbriggan
Balbriggan: 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Jack Larkin
1,386
1,405
1,450
1,646
Fine Gael
Cathal Boland *
1,245
1,272
1,285
1,298
1,300
1,593
Fianna Fáil
Sean Gilbride
1,082
1,102
1,142
1,230
1,300
1,336
1,337
1,430
1,493
Fianna Fáil
Jim Geraghty
971
979
992
1,105
1,133
1,146
1,147
1,177
1,405
Labour
Ken Farrell
942
968
998
1,008
1,008
1,019
1,021
1,365
1,596
Independent politicians in Ireland
Catherine Cusack
640
705
748
763
763
794
796
840
Fine Gael
Bill Reynolds*
636
644
653
742
748
854
899
959
1,070
Fine Gael
Patricia Gallen
588
614
633
646
648
Fianna Fáil
John Maxwell
540
547
570
Labour
Joe Davis
536
563
649
661
664
779
786
Sinn Féin
Briege Tuite
363
394
Green
Trevor Sargent
227
Independent politicians in Ireland
Kay Hanratty
50
Electorate: 17,776 Valid: 9,206 (52.6%) Spoilt: 149 Quota: 1,535 Turnout: 9,351
Castleknock
Castleknock: 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fine Gael
Jim Fay *
922
928
944
987
1,016
1,163
Fianna Fáil
Ned Ryan
882
884
886
890
898
909
909
1,247
Fianna Fáil
Tom Boland
834
838
841
847
870
880
880
1,187
Fianna Fáil
Teresa Watters
752
754
760
772
794
825
826
Independent politicians in Ireland
Seán Lyons
714
718
761
794
916
935
939
1,015
1,098
Fine Gael
Tom Samfey
561
564
568
593
615
834
865
925
962
Fine Gael
Jennifer Payne
361
364
379
425
452
Workers' Party of Ireland
Eamonn Lynskey
219
226
249
304
Labour
Ita Kavanagh
175
210
234
Green
John Garvey
141
143
Labour
Bill Hughes
69
Electorate: 11,887 Valid: 5,630 (47.79%) Spoilt: 51 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 5,681
Howth
Howth: 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fine Gael
Michael Joe Cosgrave TD *
1,536
Fianna Fáil
Liam Creaven
912
920
927
941
990
1,129
1,177
1,528
Independent politicians in Ireland
Noel Peers
759
770
812
909
1,148
1,218
1,265
1,303
1,309
Fianna Fáil
Eilis Rickard
663
673
680
698
737
919
939
1,224
1,351
Fianna Fáil
Tom Kavanagh
651
655
659
675
701
775
783
Fine Gael
Joan Maher
608
679
741
780
812
840
1,240
1,314
1,322
Fianna Fáil
Eugene Rudden
479
484
488
497
527
Fine Gael
Muriel O Tiarnaigh
467
490
511
521
541
553
Independent politicians in Ireland
Paul Arnold
364
373
397
476
Workers' Party of Ireland
Eugene O'Leary
263
266
322
Labour
Tony Dermody
230
235
Electorate: 14,314 Valid: 6,932 (48.9%) Spoilt: 68 Quota: 1,387 Turnout: 7,000
Malahide
Malahide: 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
G.V. Wright
1,724
Labour
Bernie Malone *
1,091
1,123
1,222
1,245
1,385
1,690
Fine Gael
Nora Owen TD *
905
931
953
980
1,394
Fianna Fáil
Vincent Hughes
760
792
827
910
1,002
1,060
1,127
Fine Gael
Tom Houlihan
678
681
702
707
Fianna Fáil
Pat Dunne *
674
800
823
974
993
1,133
1,218
Independent politicians in Ireland
Michael Howard
557
592
679
712
743
Fianna Fáil
Linda Rafferty
253
325
337
Green
Colm O Caomhanaigh
161
165
Independent politicians in Ireland
Joe McDermott
147
150
Electorate: 12,671 Valid: 6,950 (55.12%) Spoilt: 35 Quota: 1,391 Turnout: 6,985
Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart: 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Jim Fahey
1,203
Fianna Fáil
Marian McGennis
755
767
788
841
1,027
1,082
1,129
Workers' Party of Ireland
Ollie Lunney
693
740
764
813
990
1,039
1,043
Fine Gael
Marian Sheehan
582
604
779
1,098
1,293
Independent politicians in Ireland
Seán Lyons
521
540
576
626
Fine Gael
Tom Reynolds
414
425
483
Fine Gael
Liam Skelly
303
322
Labour
Michael Martin
135
Electorate: 10,480 Valid: 4,606 (44.35%) Spoilt: 42 Quota: 1,152 Turnout: 4,648
Swords
Swords: 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Ray Burke TD
2,335
Labour
Seán Ryan *
1,308
Fianna Fáil
Cyril Gallagher *
739
1,229
1,316
Fine Gael
Anne Devitt
652
701
788
1,258
Fine Gael
Paddy Donovan
504
532
592
Workers' Party of Ireland
Shane McManus
416
449
Fianna Fáil
Oliver Dennis
727
849
950
1,014
Electorate: 13,877 Valid: 6,336 (46.26%) Spoilt: 83 Quota: 1,268 Turnout: 6,419
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