Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Limerick County Council election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Limerick_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Limerick_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Limerick County Council |
| Council control after election Fianna Fail | |
An election to Limerick County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 28 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 local electoral area
[edit] Bruff: 6 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael J. Noonan TD* | | 1,552 | | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Collins* | | 1,381 | | | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Jim McCarthy | | 1,234 | 1,238 | 1,239 | 1,275 | 1,325 | | | | |
| Fine Gael | William O'Brien TD* | | 1,160 | 1,185 | 1,190 | 1,197 | 1,231 | 1,235 | 1,246 | 1,246 | 1,649 |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Brennan* | | 1,110 | 1,235 | 1,266 | 1,281 | 1,306 | 1,307 | 1,461 | | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Whelan | | 1,046 | 1,051 | 1,057 | 1,075 | 1,161 | 1,166 | 1,179 | 1,180 | 1,241 |
| Fine Gael | Tommy Healy | | 528 | 531 | 533 | 535 | 545 | 547 | 551 | 555 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Fitzgerald | | 439 | 500 | 515 | 520 | 535 | 535 | 649 | 750 | 783 |
| Fianna Fáil | Pat Frost | | 318 | 334 | 341 | 353 | 370 | 372 | | | |
| Labour | Liam Coughlan | | 232 | 233 | 235 | 277 | | | | | |
| Green Alliance | Declan Lehane | | 175 | 176 | 177 | | | | | | |
Electorate: 15,910 Valid: 9,175 (58.28%) Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,311 Turnout: 9,272 |
Castleconnell: 6 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Fianna Fáil | Peadar Clohessy* | | 2,000 | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Eddie Wade* | | 1,965 | | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Mary Jackman | | 1,385 | 1,416 | 1,447 | 1,493 | 1,494 | 1,872 | | |
| Fine Gael | Paddy Hourigan* | | 1,364 | 1,386 | 1,406 | 1,429 | 1,430 | 1,767 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Liam Hickey* | | 1,216 | 1,374 | 1,550 | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Tommy Wallace | | 832 | 884 | 931 | 954 | 957 | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Noel Gleeson | | 821 | 917 | 1,001 | 1,043 | 1,058 | 1,125 | 1,202 | 1,248 |
| Fianna Fáil | Martin Carroll | | 809 | 934 | 1,023 | 1,036 | 1,056 | 1,098 | 1,136 | 1,181 |
| Independent | John O'Donoghue | | 175 | 179 | 187 | | | | | |
Electorate: 16,901 Valid: 10,565 (63.29%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,510 Turnout: 10,696 |
Kilmallock: 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Fine Gael | Matt Callaghan* | | 1,718 | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Maguire* | | 1,516 | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Barry* | | 1,106 | 1,128 | 1,144 | 1,163 | 1,195 | 1,562 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | William Sampson* | | 1,075 | 1,126 | 1,229 | 1,354 | 1,392 | 1,555 | | |
| Fine Gael | Jim Houlihan | | 872 | 913 | 924 | 1,059 | 1,062 | 1,212 | 1,256 | 1,267 |
| Fianna Fáil | John Kelleher | | 819 | 824 | 831 | 846 | 856 | | | |
| Fine Gael | Nicholas Hayes | | 775 | 878 | 908 | 1,093 | 1,101 | 1,154 | 1,179 | 1,190 |
| Fianna Fáil | James Reardon | | 425 | 467 | 533 | | | | | |
| Labour | Tom Rea | | 242 | 271 | | | | | | |
Electorate: 12,310 Valid: 8,548 (70.46%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,425 Turnout: 8,647 |
Newcastle: 6 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael O'Kelly* | | 1,747 | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Healy* | | 1,431 | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Ahern* | | 1,216 | 1,425 | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | John Kelly* | | 1,151 | 1,156 | 1,257 | 1,267 | 1,512 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Tom Cregan* | | 1,117 | 1,182 | 1,208 | 1,245 | 1,335 | 1,383 | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Finucane | | 1,052 | 1,061 | 1,165 | 1,176 | 1,244 | 1,245 | 1,330 |
| Fine Gael | Seán Broderick* | | 979 | 1065 | 1,098 | 1,100 | 1,222 | 1,229 | 1,287 |
| Fine Gael | John L. O'Sullivan | | 553 | 529 | 533 | 605 | 628 | | |
| Labour | Patrick Brennan | | 333 | 335 | | | | | |
Electorate: 13,910 Valid: 9,579 (69.71%) Spoilt: 118 Quota: 1,369 Turnout: 9,697 |
Rathkeale- 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Fianna Fáil | John Griffin* | | 1,973 | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Maureen Barrett* | | 1,455 | 1,522 | 1,593 | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Paddy Sheehy* | | 1,228 | 1,365 | 1,390 | 1,456 | 1,499 | 1,539 | 1,553 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Kevin Sheahan | | 875 | 967 | 990 | 1,121 | 1,186 | 1,226 | 1,239 | 1,483 |
| Fine Gael | Dan Neville | | 812 | 854 | 860 | 886 | 1,028 | 1,193 | 1,194 | 1,280 |
| Fine Gael | Gerry Foley | | 786 | 805 | 812 | 839 | 991 | 1,148 | 1,151 | 1,263 |
| Independent | Margaret O'Shaughnessy | | 557 | 581 | 622 | 688 | 710 | 834 | 843 | |
| Fine Gael | Jerry Brennan | | 510 | 513 | 571 | 579 | 620 | | | |
| Fine Gael | Tim Kelly | | 457 | 469 | 477 | 525 | | | | |
| Independent | Joseph McCarthy | | 366 | 377 | 400 | | | | | |
| Sinn Féin | Donnchadh O Nuallain | | 240 | 249 | | | | | | |
| Independent | Con Scanlon | | 54 | 58 | | | | | | |
Electorate: 12,557 Valid: 9,313 (75.03%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,553 Turnout: 9,421 |