1985 Kerry County Council election
20 June 1985
All 27 seats on Kerry County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 13 7 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady Increase 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 4
Seat change Increase 2
Map showing the area of Kerry County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five 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]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 13 Decrease 1 30,011 46.72 Increase2.02
Fine Gael 7 Steady 15,401 23.98 Decrease4.07
Labour 3 Increase 1 7,095 11.05 Decrease1.44
Sinn Féin 0 Decrease 1 3,381 5.26 Increase0.11
Workers' Party 0 Steady 1,569 2.44 Increase0.55
Independent 4 Increase 2 6,776 10.55 Increase2.82
Totals 27 Increase 1 64,233 100.00

Results by local electoral area

Killarney

Killarney: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil John O'Leary TD 16.64% 2,504              
Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming* 15.80% 2,377              
Fianna Fáil Jackie Healy-Rae* 14.71% 2,213              
Labour Michael Gleeson* 11.49% 1,729 1,756 1,773 1,780 1,887 2,021 2,159  
Fianna Fáil P.J. Cronin* 8.39% 1,262 1,462 1,582 1,609 1,647 1,676 1,802 2,057
Fine Gael Thomas Dennehy 7.11% 1,070 1,083 1,123 1,125 1,231 1,416 1,472 1,574
Fine Gael Christy McSweeney* 6.77% 1,018 1,035 1,055 1,059 1,233 1,474 1,557 1,805
Workers' Party Sean O'Grady 6.56% 987 1,029 1,037 1,044 1,105 1,139 1,343  
Independent Redmond Sullivan 4.45% 670 699 714 719 741 779    
Fine Gael Tom Randles 4.15% 625 635 638 647 712      
Fine Gael Paudie O'Connor* 3.94% 593 609 613 615        
Electorate: 19,651   Valid: 15,048 (76.58%)   Spoilt: 178 (1.17%)   Quota: 2,150   Turnout: 15,226 (77.48%)  

    Killorglin

    Killorglin: 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil John O'Donoghue* 17.00% 2,215                  
    Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen* 11.81% 1,539 1,542 1,543 1,547 1,566 1,637 1,964      
    Fianna Fáil Thomas Cahill* 10.27% 1,338 1,403 1,425 1,448 1,487 1,530 1,895      
    Fine Gael Danny Kissane* 9.93% 1,293 1,296 1,319 1,347 1,365 1,505 1,513 1,521 1,577 1,627
    Fine Gael Dan Barry 9.45% 1,231 1,304 1,306 1,308 1,346 1,512 1,525 1,532 2,012  
    Independent Michael Ahern 8.61% 1,122 1,135 1,154 1,206 1,267 1,395 1,411 1,419 1,657 1,738
    Fianna Fáil Teddy O'Connor* 7.60% 990 1,051 1,063 1,076 1,118 1,168 1,310 1,354 1,468 1,488
    Independent Michael O'Connell* 7.10% 925 979 989 1,000 1,113 1,219 1,241 1,277    
    Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill 6.83% 890 931 938 939 961 981        
    Labour Michael Doyle 5.50% 717 740 748 764 801          
    Sinn Féin Dave O'Shea Sinn Féin 1.96% 255 259 261 270            
    Sinn Féin Derek McKenna 1.67% 217 228 230 231            
    Workers' Party Paddy Callaghan 1.30% 169 170 177              
    Independent Dan O'Connor 0.96% 125 127                
    Electorate: 17,751   Valid: 13,026 (73.38%)   Spoilt: 165 (1.25%)   Quota: 1,861   Turnout: 13,191 (74.31%)  

      Listowel

      Listowel- 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Sen. Jimmy Deenihan 20.27% 3,123        
      Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely* 15.99% 2,463        
      Fianna Fáil Eamonn Walsh* 12.23% 1,884 2,008 2,127 2,195 2,553
      Fianna Fáil Noel Brassil* 12.00% 1,849 1,872 1,910 1,916 2,154
      Fine Gael Eamonn Barry 11.24% 1,731 2,216      
      Labour John Joe O'Sullivan 11.00% 1,694 1,764 1,777 2,055 2,130
      Sinn Féin Jerry Walsh* 9.56% 1,473 1,562 1,588 1,673 1,747
      Fianna Fáil Jack Stack 4.73% 728 795 849 868  
      Labour Con Scanlon 3.00% 462 525 536    
      Electorate: 20,984   Valid: 15,407 (73.42%)   Spoilt: 166 (1.07%)   Quota: 2,202   Turnout: 15,573 (74.21%)  

        Mid-Kerry

        Mid-Kerry- 5 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr TD 19.89% 2,239            
        Independent James Courtney* 15.57% 1,753 1,779 1,912        
        Fine Gael Michael Begley TD* 12.75% 1,436 1,439 1,463 1,660 1,665 2,369  
        Independent Breandán Mac Gearailt* 11.80% 1,329 1,335 1,401 1,467 1,484 1,547 1,666
        Fianna Fáil Thomas Fitzgerald* 11.08% 1,248 1,313 1,358 1,408 1,414 1,439 1,483
        Fianna Fáil Michael Long* 8.54% 961 1,150 1,237 1,342 1,346 1,638 1,764
        Fine Gael Bobby O'Connell 8.46% 953 977 1,012 1,310 1,313    
        Labour Michael Moynihan TD 6.96% 784 805 873        
        Sinn Féin Matt Lee 4.94% 556 584          
        Electorate: 15,376   Valid: 11,259 (73.22%)   Spoilt: 106 (0.93%)   Quota: 1,877   Turnout: 11,365 (73.91%)  

          Tralee

          Tralee: 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Fianna Fáil Denis Foley TD* 32.67% 3,101          
          Labour Meave Spring 18.00% 1,709 1,872 1,964      
          Fianna Fáil Ted Fitzgerald 12.03% 1,142 1,575 1,670 1,680 1,808 2,379
          Sinn Féin Sean O'Callaghan 9.27% 880 971 1,060 1,071 1,101 1,175
          Independent John Blennerhassett* 8.98% 852 974 1,059 1,081 1,519 1,686
          Fine Gael Sean Shanahan 8.31% 789 827 852 863    
          Fianna Fáil Pauline Fuller* 6.39% 607 879 904 914 995  
          Workers' Party Donal Tobin 4.35% 413 496        
          Electorate: 14,535   Valid: 9,493 (65.31%)   Spoilt: 124 (1.29%)   Quota: 1,899   Turnout: 9,617 (66.16%)  

            References

            1. ↑ 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.
            • 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.
            • "Old Local Election Results". Irish Election Literature. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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