1985 Dublin County Council election (Dublin–Fingal)
20 June 1985
24 seats in the electoral county of Dublin–Fingal within Dublin County Council

An election to all 24 seats on the council of the electoral county of Dublin–Fingal within Dublin County took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from 6 local electoral areas for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).[1] This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[2]

Dublin–Fingal was one of three electoral counties in Dublin County established by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985.[3][4] The councillors elected also sat as members of Dublin County Council, along with those elected for Dublin–Belgard and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.

Results by local electoral area

Balbriggan

Balbriggan: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Jack Larkin 1,386 1,405 1,450 1,646          
Fine Gael Cathal Boland* 1,245 1,272 1,285 1,298 1,300 1,593      
Fianna Fáil Sean Gilbride 1,082 1,102 1,142 1,230 1,300 1,336 1,337 1,430 1,493
Fianna Fáil Jim Geraghty 971 979 992 1,105 1,133 1,146 1,147 1,177 1,405
Labour Ken Farrell 942 968 998 1,008 1,008 1,019 1,021 1,365 1,596
Independent Catherine Cusack 640 705 748 763 763 794 796 840  
Fine Gael Bill Reynolds* 636 644 653 742 748 854 899 959 1,070
Fine Gael Patricia Gallen 588 614 633 646 648        
Fianna Fáil John Maxwell 540 547 570            
Labour Joe Davis 536 563 649 661 664 779 786    
Sinn Féin Briege Tuite 363 394              
Green Alliance Trevor Sargent 227                
Independent Kay Hanratty 50                
Electorate: 17,776   Valid: 9,206 (52.6%)   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 1,535   Turnout: 9,351  

    Castleknock

    Castleknock: 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Fine Gael Jim Fay* 922 928 944 987 1,016 1,163      
    Fianna Fáil Ned Ryan 882 884 886 890 898 909 909 1,247  
    Fianna Fáil Tom Boland 834 838 841 847 870 880 880 1,187  
    Fianna Fáil Teresa Watters 752 754 760 772 794 825 826    
    Independent Seán Lyons 714 718 761 794 916 935 939 1,015 1,098
    Fine Gael Tom Samfey 561 564 568 593 615 834 865 925 962
    Fine Gael Jennifer Payne 361 364 379 425 452        
    Workers' Party Eamonn Lynskey 219 226 249 304          
    Labour Ita Kavanagh 175 210 234            
    Green Alliance John Garvey 141 143              
    Labour Bill Hughes 69                
    Electorate: 11,887   Valid: 5,630 (47.79%)   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 1,127   Turnout: 5,681  

      Howth

      Howth: 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fine Gael Michael Joe Cosgrave TD* 1,536                
      Fianna Fáil Liam Creaven 912 920 927 941 990 1,129 1,177 1,528  
      Independent Noel Peers 759 770 812 909 1,148 1,218 1,265 1,303 1,309
      Fianna Fáil Eilis Rickard 663 673 680 698 737 919 939 1,224 1,351
      Fianna Fáil Tom Kavanagh 651 655 659 675 701 775 783    
      Fine Gael Joan Maher 608 679 741 780 812 840 1,240 1,314 1,322
      Fianna Fáil Eugene Rudden 479 484 488 497 527        
      Fine Gael Muriel O Tiarnaigh 467 490 511 521 541 553      
      Independent Paul Arnold 364 373 397 476          
      Workers' Party Eugene O'Leary 263 266 322            
      Labour Tony Dermody 230 235              
      Electorate: 14,314   Valid: 6,932 (48.9%)   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 1,387   Turnout: 7,000  

        Malahide

        Malahide: 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil G.V. Wright 1,724            
        Labour Bernie Malone* 1,091 1,123 1,222 1,245 1,385 1,690  
        Fine Gael Nora Owen TD* 905 931 953 980 1,394    
        Fianna Fáil Vincent Hughes 760 792 827 910 1,002 1,060 1,127
        Fine Gael Tom Houlihan 678 681 702 707      
        Fianna Fáil Pat Dunne* 674 800 823 974 993 1,133 1,218
        Independent Michael Howard 557 592 679 712 743    
        Fianna Fáil Linda Rafferty 253 325 337        
        Green Alliance Colm O Caomhanaigh 161 165          
        Independent Joe McDermott 147 150          
        Electorate: 12,671   Valid: 6,950 (55.12%)   Spoilt: 35   Quota: 1,391   Turnout: 6,985  

          Mulhuddart

          Mulhuddart: 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Fianna Fáil Jim Fahey 1,203            
          Fianna Fáil Marian McGennis 755 767 788 841 1,027 1,082 1,129
          Workers' Party Ollie Lunney 693 740 764 813 990 1,039 1,043
          Fine Gael Marian Sheehan 582 604 779 1,098 1,293    
          Independent Seán Lyons 521 540 576 626      
          Fine Gael Tom Reynolds 414 425 483        
          Fine Gael Liam Skelly 303 322          
          Labour Michael Martin 135            
          Electorate: 10,480   Valid: 4,606 (44.35%)   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,152   Turnout: 4,648  

            Swords

            Swords: 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234
            Fianna Fáil Ray Burke TD 2,335      
            Labour Seán Ryan* 1,308      
            Fianna Fáil Cyril Gallagher* 739 1,229 1,316  
            Fine Gael Anne Devitt 652 701 788 1,258
            Fine Gael Paddy Donovan 504 532 592  
            Workers' Party Shane McManus 416 449    
            Fianna Fáil Oliver Dennis 727 849 950 1,014
            Electorate: 13,877   Valid: 6,336 (46.26%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 1,268   Turnout: 6,419  

              References

              1. ↑ "Local Elections, 1985: Election Results and Transfer of Votes" (PDF). Department of the Environment. pp. 48–55. 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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