1985 Donegal County Council election

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1985 Donegal County Council election
←  20 June 1985 1991 →
All 29 seats to Donegal County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 11 9 2
Seat change - -1 +1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Workers' Party Independent
Seats won 1 6
Seat change - +1
Donegal in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Donegal County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

 Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to Donegal County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Results by party[]

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 11 - 22,259 35.94%
Fine Gael 9 -1 18,347 29.62%
Sinn Féin 2 +1 4,290 6.93%
Workers' Party 1 - 1,352 2.2%
Independent 6 +1 12,103 19.54%
Totals 29 +1 57,013 100% —

Results by Electoral Area[]

  • Sitting in italics

Buncrana[]

Buncrana - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Hugh ConaghanTD* 1,977                  
Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness* 1,681 1,709 1,713 1,722 1,879          
Sinn Féin Eddie Fullerton* 1,384 1,400 1,419 1,526 1,546 1,548 1,651 1,677 1,843  
Fianna Fáil Denis McGonagle 1,218 1,242 1,255 1,269 1,278 1,280 1,421 1,425 1,716 1,735
Fine Gael Seamus Gill 975 987 993 1,041 1,143 1,160 1,274 1,578 1,603 1,613
IFF Paddy Keaveney* 927 934 941 1,056 1,107 1,111 1,132 1,302 1,577 1,601
Fianna Fáil Seán McBride* 905 908 936 958 973 974 1,202 1,270 1,306 1,314
IFF Albert Doherty 787 861 866 967 980 980 1,020 1,034    
Fianna Fáil Bríd Bonner 640 652 752 810 825 826        
Fine Gael Harry Gillen 618 629 630 641 773 846 851      
Fine Gael Kenneth Weir 565 581 584 587            
IFF Helen Doherty 547 552 564              
Labour Martin Robins 223                  
Electorate: 19,273   Valid: 12,447 (64.58%)   Spoilt: 207   Quota: 1,779   Turnout: 12,654

Donegal[]

Donegal - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Cathal CoughlanTD* 2,975              
Fine Gael Frank O'Kelly* 1,687 1,719 1,733 1,763 1,833      
Fianna Fáil Sean McEniff 1,631 1,785 1,800 1,851        
Fine Gael Colm Gallagher* 1,274 1,410 1,413 1,414 1,592 1,688 1,689 1,694
Fianna Fáil James McBrearty* 1,183 1,331 1,334 1,337 1,465 1,555 1,561 1,562
Fine Gael Padraig Carr 1,021 1,042 1,042 1,047 1,494 1,551 1,554 1,559
Sinn Féin Anthony O'Malley-Daly 1,012 1,071 1,083 1,109 1,149      
Fine Gael Tommy Murphy* 924 996 997 1,002        
Fianna Fáil Peter Kennedy 837 1,357 1,360 1,362 1,390 1,565 1,570  
Independent Michael Mulhern 142 145 156          
Independent Bernard Mangan 65 73            
Electorate: 17,721   Valid: 12,751 (71.95%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,822   Turnout: 12,866

Glenties[]

Glenties - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Pat The Cope GallagherTD* 2,095                  
IFF Paddy Delap* 1,394 1,406 1,438 1,468 1,486 1,502 1,667 1,678 1,681 1,964
Workers' Party Seamus Rogers* 1,352 1,390 1,448 1,500 1,515 1,728 1,800 2,055    
IFF John Kelly* 1,089 1,092 1,113 1,159 1,272 1,279 1,295 1,306 1,311 1,324
Fine Gael Maureen Doohan 1,071 1,073 1,079 1,080 1,174 1,220 1,244 1,255 1,261 1,674
Fine Gael Connell Boyle 1,068 1,074 1,080 1,113 1,117 1,215 1,216 1,433 1,466 1,671
Independent Michael Lynch 1,011 1,014 1,020 1,049 1,051 1,056 1,057      
Fianna Fáil Sean McNelis* 1,005 1,032 1,036 1,176 1,216 1,231 1,402 1,723 1,781 1,794
Fine Gael Fred Coll* 988 992 1,004 1,005 1,008 1,090 1,185 1,195 1,200  
Fianna Fáil Sean Hanrai O Gallchoir 647 682 720 725 854 875        
Fine Gael Pat Gallagher 586 610 610 614 620          
Fianna Fáil Hugh McGarvey 485 503 509 513            
IFF John McLoone 376 378 383              
Sinn Féin Breandan O Rahallai 264 266                
Electorate: 19,700   Valid: 13,431 (68.18%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 1,919   Turnout: 13,577

Letterkenny[]

Letterkenny - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Patrick McGowan* 1,778 1,785 1,837                
Fine Gael Paddy HarteTD* 1,563 1,581 1,589 1,617 1,653 1,690 1,808 1,867      
Donegal Progressive Party William Buchanan* 1,506 1,518 1,524 1,531 1,538 1,541 1,591 1,626 1,627 1,629 1,629
Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey* 1,380 1,393 1,402 1,487 1,583 1,755 1,862        
Sinn Féin Liam McElhinney 1,321 1,343 1,378 1,392 1,412 1,469 1,606 1,707 1,710 1,716 1,718
Fine Gael J.J. Reid* 1,091 1,109 1,161 1,174 1,205 1,231 1,251 1,329 1,345 1,346 1,361
IFF Danny Harkin 1,088 1,092 1,113 1,129 1,234 1,543 1,660 1,829      
Fine Gael Laurence Blake 1,057 1,092 1,098 1,139 1,154 1,241 1,279 1,299 1,303 1,314 1,316
Independent Charles Meehan 853 857 868 888 896 913          
Fianna Fáil Michael Gamble 832 835 844 867 963 968 986        
IFF James Larkin 756 772 777 800 814            
Fianna Fáil Jackie Harris 447 453 462 486              
Fianna Fáil Brian Grieve 333 340 342                
Independent Charles Long 267 274                  
Labour Anne Wilkinson 202                    
Electorate: 22,176   Valid: 14,474 (65.37%)   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 1,810   Turnout: 14,630

Milford[]

Milford - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
IFF Harry Blaney* 1,547 1,598 1,654 1,829    
Fianna Fáil Noel McGinley* 1,480 1,538 1,673 1,735 1,749 1,955
Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey* 1,202 1,217 1,261 1,432 1,445 1,522
IFF Edward O'Donnell 1,202 1,238 1,296 1,434 1,452 1,908
Fine Gael William McCafferty* 976 987 1,013 1,103 1,109 1,154
IFF Sean McGee 884 960 978 1,010 1,020  
Independent Elizabeth Grier 827 855 918      
Fianna Fáil Ronan Sweeney 411 413        
Sinn Féin Martin Monaghan 309          
Electorate: 11,594   Valid: 8,838 (76.23%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,768   Turnout: 8,927

External links[]

  • Official website[permanent dead link]
  • Irishelectionliterature
  • 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.
Preceded by
 Succeeded by
1991 Donegal County Council election
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