1985 Dublin County Council election in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
20 June 1985
28 seats to the electoral county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown within Dublin County Council

An election to the electoral county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown within Dublin County to Dublin County Council 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 five-year term of office.[1] This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[2]

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown was one of three electoral counties in Dublin County established by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985.[3][4] The county electoral areas of Ballybrack, Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire served as the relevant electoral areas for the election to the corporation of Dun Laoghaire.

Results by LEA

Ballybrack

Ballybrack: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fine Gael Donal Marren 1,226 1,245 1,269 1,276 1,293 1,383 1,435 1,791          
Fianna Fáil Richard Conroy 1,191 1,194 1,204 1,316 1,348 1,362 1,403 1,415 1,419 1,671      
Fianna Fáil Owen Hammond 859 861 864 960 1,014 1,024 1,062 1,090 1,096 1,393 1,540 1,641  
Workers' Party Eamon Gilmore 848 866 899 902 1,043 1,057 1,100 1,108 1,111 1,170 1,297 1,301 1,314
Labour Frank Smyth 763 859 892 897 935 964 997 1,043 1,061 1,102 1,267 1,270 1,279
Fianna Fáil David Kane 607 612 620 690 713 723 749 756 758        
Fine Gael Steve Nalty 605 610 618 624 628 653 727            
Independent Pat O'Reilly 561 567 609 617 663 671 851 911 923 954      
Fine Gael Barbara Culleton 554 558 580 590 592 865 937 1,123 1,306 1,332 1,566    
Independent Joan Callaghan 483 497 531 539 560 585              
Fine Gael Jim Ansbro 469 479 491 492 501                
Sinn Féin Mick O'Brien 454 456 461 465                  
Fianna Fáil Mary Gray 322 324 331                    
Green Philip Kearney 245 248                      
Labour Tim Wilson 165                        
Independent Victor Boyhan 25                        
Electorate: 20,774   Valid: 9,377 (45.46%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,563   Turnout: 9,443  

    Blackrock

    Blackrock: 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Fine Gael John H. Dockrell* 1,328 1,340 1,379 1,456 1,475 1,705
    Fianna Fáil Paddy Madigan 1,121 1,149 1,185 1,233 1,435 1,526
    Fine Gael Aine Elliot* 1,119 1,127 1,213 1,288 1,316 1,632
    Fianna Fáil Anne Brady* 1,113 1,130 1,185 1,220 1,661  
    Fianna Fáil Michael Cotter 693 715 745 767    
    Fine Gael William O'Grady 663 688 734 774 789  
    Labour Niamh Bhreathnach 577 618 757 1,080 1,111 1,190
    Labour Kevin Cronin 548 589 651      
    Green Betty Reeves 476 564        
    Workers' Party Eamonn Daly 312          
    Electorate: 18,849   Valid: 7,950 (42.59%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,591   Turnout: 8,027  

      Clonskeagh

      Clonskeagh: 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Fine Gael Tom Hand* 1,784            
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Brock 1,165 1,179 1,197 1,253 1,282 1,330 1,599
      Fine Gael Gina Menzies 888 1,037 1,055 1,073 1,200 1,510 1,573
      Fianna Fáil Pól MacMurchú 800 806 812 820 839 871 1,254
      Fianna Fáil Paul McNulty 662 672 677 690 732 765  
      Green Ingrid Masterson 370 375 377 433      
      Workers' Party Gerry Nolan 249 254 267        
      Labour Peter Nolan 246 254 346 440 578    
      Labour Willie Byrne 149 157          
      Electorate: 14,231   Valid: 6,313 (44.85%)   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,579   Turnout: 6,383  

        Dundrum

        Dundrum: 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fianna Fáil Tom Kitt* 2,509              
        Fianna Fáil Tony Fox 782 1,205 1,219 1,302 1,374 1,393 2,058  
        Labour Frank Buckley* 730 786 853 898 1,130 1,213 1,264 1,358
        Fine Gael Mary Elliott 662 707 744 749 815 1,109 1,211 1,290
        Fine Gael Austin Corcoran 642 699 724 735 760 985 1,051 1,113
        Fine Gael Myles Tierney* 564 616 631 634 672      
        Fianna Fáil Trevor Matthews 505 845 859 883 932 962    
        Workers' Party Eamonn O Liadhain 435 460 520 615        
        Sinn Féin Don Begley 313 331 342          
        Green Murrough Lacy 201 207            
        Independent Gabriel McGovern 59 65            
        Electorate: 15,568   Valid: 7,402 (47.9%)   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 1,481   Turnout: 7,457  

          Dún Laoghaire

          Dún Laoghaire: 5 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789101112131415
          Fine Gael Liam T. Cosgrave TD 2,456                            
          Fianna Fáil Betty Coffey 1,110 1,119 1,125 1,132 1,151 1,160 1,198 1,211 1,362 1,387 1,403 1,424 1,435 1,791 1,873
          Sinn Féin Kevin Fitzpatrick 1,063 1,070 1,077 1,080 1,086 1,098 1,112 1,235 1,266 1,307 1,321 1,342 1,345 1,387 1,483
          Fianna Fáil Bill Harvey* 1,057 1,061 1,066 1,074 1,080 1,093 1,097 1,134 1,249 1,306 1,331 1,345 1,353 1,887 1,993
          Fine Gael Brendan Henderson* 857 951 958 966 984 998 1,023 1,037 1,057 1,160 1,503 2,243      
          Fianna Fáil Adrian Hardiman 854 859 865 867 870 877 887 905 1,052 1,074 1,080 1,098 1,111    
          Labour Jane Dillon-Byrne* 700 715 727 760 787 837 932 994 1,007 1,179 1,238 1,310 1,408 1,471 2,041
          Labour Eric Doyle* 663 679 684 701 707 723 755 814 831 974 1,001 1,052 1,133 1,169  
          Fine Gael John O'Sullivan 575 623 623 636 648 661 685 696 699 735          
          Labour Jack Loughran* 524 531 534 564 566 584 600 670 683            
          Fine Gael Elizabeth Gregan 503 508 510 510 515 518 529 552              
          Fine Gael Mark Crimmins 435 642 646 650 679 687 725 741 766 784 998        
          Workers' Party Aidan Kendrick 406 409 415 416 423 471 520                
          Green Theresa Butterfield 287 289 305 310 357 401                  
          Democratic Socialist Christy Hudson 241 242 250 254 263                    
          Independent Victor Boyhan 202 202 212 212                      
          Labour Philip Murphy 134 136 136                        
          Independent Ubi Dwyer 101 102                          
          Electorate: 27,482   Valid: 12,168 (44.72%)   Spoilt: 123   Quota: 2,029   Turnout: 12,291  

            Glencullen

            Glencullen: 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            Fianna Fáil Edward McDonald 1,271 1,275 1,290 1,351 1,499 1,516 2,036  
            Fianna Fáil Jimmy Murphy 1,042 1,040 1,066 1,072 1,117 1,159 1,407 1,742
            Fine Gael Sam Carroll* 881 888 931 1,009 1,066 1,423 1,551 1,563
            Fianna Fáil Larry Butler 855 856 877 891 932 962    
            Fine Gael Jim Gildea 827 834 867 974 1,037 1,401 1,432 1,436
            Fine Gael Joseph Curry 684 686 731 794 840      
            Workers' Party Denis O'Callaghan 419 423 485 581        
            Labour Justin Kilcullen 357 430 478          
            Green Alison Badrian 296 298            
            Labour Roger Cole 105              
            Electorate: 14,499   Valid: 6,737 (46.83%)   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 1,685   Turnout: 6,790  

              Stillorgan

              Stillorgan: 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Labour Eithne Fitzgerald* 1,328 1,352 1,411 1,464 1,513 1,735
              Fianna Fáil Paddy Hickey* 1,228 1,243 1,266 1,268 1,458 1,505
              Fianna Fáil Don Lydon 1,211 1,234 1,276 1,293 1,557 1,638
              Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell 1,013 1,035 1,073 1,356 1,393 1,489
              Fine Gael Donal Lowry 942 957 1,002 1,190 1,210 1,266
              Fianna Fáil Carmel Ryan 546 558 591 598    
              Fine Gael Chris O'Malley 537 543 571      
              Green Joseph Thornton 429 472 607 617 638  
              Independent Fred O'Brien 391 442        
              Independent M. MacFeorais 219          
              Electorate: 17,976   Valid: 7,844 (43.91%)   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,569   Turnout: 7,894  

                References

                1. ↑ "Local Elections, 1985: Election Results and Transfer of Votes" (PDF). Department of the Environment. pp. 56–64. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
                2. ↑ 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.
                3. ↑ Dublin Electoral Counties Order 1985 (S.I. No. 133 of 1985). Signed on 10 May 1985. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 December 2021.
                4. ↑ Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985, s. 13: Establishment, membership and election of councils of established electoral counties (No. 7 of 1985, s. 13). Enacted on 3 April 1985. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 13 December 2021.
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