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1985 Sligo County Council election
Map showing the area of Sligo County Council
Council control after election
TBD
An election to Sligo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections . 25 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a six-year term of office.
Results by party
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Results by Electoral Area
Ballymote
Dromore
Dromore - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fine Gael
Paul Conmy *
1,236
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Conway *
952
Fianna Fáil
Seamus O'Dowd
780
886
917
Fianna Fáil
Syl Mulligan
575
584
595
700
Fine Gael
Peter Kivlehan *
512
647
650
1,021
Fine Gael
Sean Tempany
531
545
548
Electorate: 6,186 Valid: 4,518 (73.84%) Spoilt: 50 Quota: 904 Turnout: 4,568
Drumcliffe
Drumcliffe - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Senator Willie Farrell *
927
927
935
975
Fine Gael
Joe Leonard
747
751
768
791
794
796
927
951
Fine Gael
Ita Fox *
695
700
723
728
777
777
819
854
898
1,193
Fianna Fáil
John Mulrooney *
556
558
561
574
638
646
662
692
815
861
881
Independent
Michael Carroll
509
511
520
537
542
544
551
678
699
748
823
Fianna Fáil
Danny McHugh
443
445
457
466
509
510
521
555
683
726
754
Fine Gael
Matt Lyons*
391
393
403
406
409
410
442
477
500
Fianna Fáil
Kevin Gilbride
324
327
329
335
356
361
380
394
Labour
Stephen McDonagh
269
280
309
326
334
335
354
Fine Gael
John Watters
256
256
259
303
305
313
Fianna Fáil
Jackie McGowan
204
205
205
206
Independent Socialist
John Harrison
175
191
200
Labour
Anne Gilmartin
121
129
Independent Socialist
Pat Fallon
62
Electorate: 9,142 Valid: 5,679 (63.5%) Spoilt: 126 Quota: 947 Turnout: 5,805
Sligo
Tubbercurry
Tubbercurry - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fianna Fáil
Matt Brennan TD *
1,090
Independent
Margaret Gormley *
831
845
912
940
1,011
Fine Gael
Joe Cawley *
710
741
756
824
1,094
Fianna Fáil
Aidan Colleary
645
685
756
942
1,030
Fine Gael
Gerry Murray*
503
505
618
629
691
Fine Gael
Tommy O'Hara
447
452
455
526
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Walsh
331
345
386
Fianna Fáil
Robert Taylor
304
315
Electorate: 5,914 Valid: 4,861 (82.97%) Spoilt: 46 Quota: 973 Turnout: 4,907
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