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1985 South Tipperary County Council election

An election to South Tipperary County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 26 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]

1985 South Tipperary County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 26 seats on South Tipperary County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 14 8 3
Seat change +3 0 -1
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change -2
Map showing the area of South Tipperary County Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fail

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 +3 16,537 43.78
Fine Gael 8 0 10,932 28.94
Labour 3 -1 4,518 11.96
Independent 1 -2 3,773 9.99
Totals 26 - 37,772 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

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Cahir

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Cahir: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne TD* 1,447                
Fianna Fáil John Brennan* 947 1,049 1,063 1,071 1,094 1,146      
Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn* 905 921 948 959 969 1,006 1,016 1,148  
Fianna Fáil Con Donovan* 847 943 949 980 989 1,000 1,011 1,069 1,111
Fine Gael Sean Sampson* 663 680 683 687 705 720 722 869 1,049
Fianna Fáil Mattie McGrath 588 659 676 681 699 735 741 757 795
Fine Gael John Arrigan 364 378 379 390 407 415 418    
Labour Eamonn Shine 257 263 267 280 302 418 425 443  
Labour John O'Leary 246 253 268 285 296        
Sinn Féin Jimmy Maher 138 141 144 160          
Independent Joe Meaney 116 121 130            
Independent Jim Cooney 98 105              
Electorate: 9,700   Valid: 6,616 (69.04%)   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 1,103   Turnout: 6,697  

Cashel

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Cashel: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Dr. Seán McCarthy TD* 1,486            
Fine Gael Jack Crowe* 1,116 1,142 1,209        
Fine Gael John Ryan* 766 776 780 806 890 1,019 1,164
Fianna Fáil Timmy Hammersley* 743 787 801 919 928 1,083 1,217
Independent John Bergin 637 653 679 702 754 772  
Fianna Fáil Denis McInerney* 620 725 785 855 882 1,016 1,202
Fine Gael Tom Wood 572 590 660 667 813 824 1,012
Fianna Fáil John O'Grady 394 421 424 477 482    
Fine Gael Patrick Downey 312 315 332 338      
Workers' Party Sean Hill 299 306          
Fianna Fáil Kitty Barry 291 314 324        
Electorate: 9,788   Valid: 7,236 (74.58%)   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,207   Turnout: 7,300  

Clonmel

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Clonmel: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Independent Sean Treacy TD* 2,172        
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 1,041 1,141 1,163 1,228 1,302
Fianna Fáil Tom Ambrose* 950 1,038 1,058 1,119 1,243
Fine Gael Johnny Kehoe 842 920 938 1,240 1,292
Fianna Fáil Brendan Cronin 763 869 878 916 1,034
Labour Sean Lyons* 683 984 1,040 1,109 1,328
Workers and Unemployed Seamus Healy 535 667 682 719  
Fine Gael Terence Darmody* 518 579 594    
Labour Mary-Ann Burke 132 165      
Electorate: 10,807   Valid: 7,636 (71.21%)   Spoilt: 60   Quota: 1,273   Turnout: 7,696  

Fethard

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Fethard: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Ned Meagher 1,464                
Labour Ned Brennan* 1,135 1,162 1,231 1,237 1,305        
Fine Gael John Holohan* 930 944 950 952 956 969 1,351    
Fianna Fáil Dick Tobin* 908 961 973 992 1,016 1,088 1,106 1,108 1,416
Fine Gael Jimmy Hogan 785 786 790 843 953 1,082 1,168 1,184 1,205
Fianna Fáil Denis Bourke* 759 773 779 810 863 991 998 998 1,270
Fine Gael Sean Clancy 653 663 672 673 676 687      
Fianna Fáil Joe Aherne 644 677 687 691 698 734 763 765  
Fine Gael James Murphy* 630 631 635 651 676 701 785 812 842
Sinn Féin Eddie O'Doherty 461 463 492 524 592        
Labour David Drohan* 367 367 369 401          
Independent Dick Joy 215 215 217 380          
Workers' Party Michael Langton 178 181              
Electorate: 12,778   Valid: 9,127 (72.34%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 1,304   Turnout: 9,244  

Tipperary

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Tipperary: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Michael Ferris* 1,564            
Fianna Fáil William Ryan* 1,080 1,127 1,140 1,184 1,221    
Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald* 854 920 955 981 1,154 1,591  
Fianna Fáil Josephine Quinlan* 830 865 877 928 954 1,021 1,094
Fianna Fáil Michael Maguire 735 774 788 832 861 1,049 1,136
Workers' Party Christy Kinahan 636 680 748 850 881 896 916
Fine Gael P.J. Maher* 607 633 640 646 786    
Fine Gael Denis Leahy 415 441 452 465      
Sinn Féin Finbarr Kissane 302 324 342        
Labour Paddy Cummins 134 200          
Electorate: 10,716   Valid: 7,157 (67.7%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,193   Turnout: 7,255  

References

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  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.
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  • 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.
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