From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Waterford County Council election|
|
|
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Waterford_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Waterford_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Waterford County Council |
|
Council control after election
TBD
| |
An election to Waterford County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from four 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]
Party
|
Seats
|
±
|
First Pref. votes
|
FPv%
|
±%
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
11
|
0
|
11,255
|
48.74
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
10
|
-1
|
8,790
|
38.06
|
|
|
Labour
|
2
|
+1
|
1,776
|
7.69
|
|
Totals
|
23
|
0
|
23,093
|
100.00
|
—
|
Results by local electoral area
[edit]
Dungarvan: 7 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Jackie Fahey TD*
|
|
911
|
931
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Billy Kyne*
|
|
818
|
843
|
880
|
919
|
1,016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Patrick Kenneally*
|
|
739
|
745
|
754
|
778
|
783
|
785
|
832
|
834
|
973
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Garry O'Halloran*
|
|
604
|
612
|
614
|
626
|
629
|
633
|
731
|
731
|
819
|
892
|
898
|
1,042
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
James Harty*
|
|
598
|
603
|
655
|
683
|
686
|
686
|
752
|
752
|
797
|
865
|
868
|
1,053
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Sean Whelan
|
|
489
|
497
|
500
|
528
|
542
|
547
|
580
|
581
|
648
|
667
|
691
|
753
|
772
|
788
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Simon Hanley
|
|
472
|
479
|
483
|
483
|
493
|
500
|
549
|
550
|
553
|
610
|
610
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Michael O'Riordan
|
|
466
|
474
|
480
|
482
|
503
|
522
|
535
|
535
|
538
|
649
|
649
|
747
|
832
|
903
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Declan Goode*
|
|
411
|
418
|
438
|
455
|
482
|
505
|
514
|
515
|
560
|
605
|
619
|
672
|
685
|
692
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
John O'Brien
|
|
396
|
404
|
406
|
422
|
422
|
422
|
428
|
428
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Jeremiah O'Brien*
|
|
367
|
370
|
372
|
374
|
376
|
376
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Richard Walsh
|
|
343
|
352
|
357
|
360
|
385
|
400
|
430
|
430
|
434
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Tommy Wade
|
|
230
|
237
|
249
|
263
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Seamus O Cuilliu
|
|
216
|
220
|
241
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Tomas O Ceilleachair
|
|
185
|
197
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ned Bluett
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
James Coll
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 10,309 Valid: 7,407 (72.68%) Spoilt: 86 Quota: 926 Turnout: 7,493
|
Kilmacthomas: 5 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Tom Cunningham*
|
|
939
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Kieran O'Ryan*
|
|
933
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Oliver Coffey*
|
|
882
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Sean Fahey
|
|
670
|
720
|
794
|
801
|
913
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael
|
Patrick Coffey*
|
|
589
|
605
|
618
|
677
|
701
|
715
|
767
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Michael Hennebry*
|
|
443
|
472
|
492
|
494
|
525
|
570
|
674
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
Jackie Whelan
|
|
215
|
221
|
227
|
229
|
238
|
242
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil
|
Noel Fleming
|
|
168
|
199
|
212
|
217
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 8,054 Valid: 4,839 (60.88%) Spoilt: 61 Quota: 807 Turnout: 4,903
|