Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Mayo County Council election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Mayo_in_Ireland.svg/300px-Mayo_in_Ireland.svg.png) Map showing the area of Mayo County Council |
| Council control after election TBD | |
An election to Mayo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from seven 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[edit]
Results by local electoral area[edit]
Ballina[edit]
Ballina: 6 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Fianna Fáil | Sean Calleary TD* | | 2,240 | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Padraic Bourke* | | 1,605 | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Eddie Staunton* | | 1,386 | 1,450 | 1,740 | | | |
| Fine Gael | Frank Devaney* | | 1,351 | 1,385 | 1,612 | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Stephen Molloy | | 1,192 | 1,328 | 1,348 | 1,355 | 1,374 | 1,393 |
| Fine Gael | John Kelly* | | 1,089 | 1,144 | 1,387 | 1,568 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Bridie Greavey* | | 1,046 | 1,366 | 1,416 | 1,423 | 1,466 | 1,518 |
| Fine Gael | Ernie Caffrey | | 827 | 924 | | | | |
Electorate: 15,882 Valid: 10,736 (68.01%) Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,534 Turnout: 10,801 |
Castlebar[edit]
Castlebar: 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Independent | Frank Durcan* | | 2,053 | | | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Padraig Flynn TD* | | 1,790 | | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Enda Kenny TD* | | 1,480 | 1,563 | 1,574 | 1,594 | 1,753 | | | |
| Fine Gael | Paddy Burke* | | 1,242 | 1,276 | 1,286 | 1,345 | 1,382 | 1,384 | 1,897 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Richard Morrin* | | 991 | 1,045 | 1,066 | 1,103 | 1,212 | 1,239 | 1,284 | 1,490 |
| Fianna Fáil | Kevin O'Toole | | 863 | 869 | 870 | 938 | 955 | 957 | 969 | 1,330 |
| Fine Gael | Henry Kenny | | 640 | 687 | 694 | 699 | 745 | 748 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Al McDonnell | | 598 | 606 | 611 | 737 | 750 | 756 | 769 | |
| Labour | Johnny Mee | | 389 | 439 | 491 | 510 | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | David Kelly | | 338 | 350 | 351 | | | | | |
| Labour | Michael Kilcoyne | | 112 | 121 | | | | | | |
Electorate: 14,250 Valid: 10,496 (74.21%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,750 Turnout: 10,575 |
Claremorris[edit]
Claremorris- 7 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Fianna Fáil | P.J. Morley TD* | | 1,783 | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | Martin Finn* | | 1,725 | 1,765 | | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Jim Higgins TD* | | 1,717 | 1,799 | | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Michael Raftery* | | 1,423 | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,440 | 1,444 | 1,496 | 1,604 |
| Fianna Fáil | Jack Heneghan* | | 1,406 | 1,413 | 1,413 | 1,415 | 1,415 | 1,421 | 1,448 | 1,641 | 1,667 |
| Fianna Fáil | Sean Fitzpatrick* | | 1,074 | 1,081 | 1,083 | 1,097 | 1,100 | 1,184 | 1,509 | 1,745 | |
| Fianna Fáil | Pat McHugh | | 962 | 1,012 | 1,020 | 1,033 | 1,049 | 1,073 | 1,125 | 1,257 | 1,319 |
| Fine Gael | Jim Mannion | | 892 | 949 | 967 | 968 | 975 | 1,132 | 1,134 | 1,255 | 1,648 |
| Fianna Fáil | Michael Mellett | | 749 | 753 | 755 | 760 | 761 | 777 | 814 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Thomas Charlton | | 674 | 676 | 677 | 692 | 692 | 700 | | | |
| Fine Gael | Madeline Maloney | | 636 | 648 | 660 | 662 | 663 | 850 | 1,006 | 1,025 | |
| Fine Gael | Pa Connolly | | 467 | 521 | 547 | 548 | 551 | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Edward T. Griffith | | 294 | | | | | | | | |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Griffith | | 36 | | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 18,829 Valid: 13,838 (69.41%) Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,730 Turnout: 13,945 |
Killala[edit]
Killala: 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | Tim Quinn* | | 1,490 | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Padraig Cosgrove | | 1,269 | 1,453 | |
| Fine Gael | John Noel Carey* | | 1,182 | 1,671 | |
| Fianna Fáil | David O'Connor* | | 1,085 | 1,103 | 1,111 |
| Fine Gael | Vinnie Munnelly* | | 982 | 1,055 | 1,349 |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Lavelle | | 834 | | |
Electorate: 9,434 Valid: 6,842 (73.22%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,369 Turnout: 6,908 |
Swinford[edit]
Swinford: 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Fianna Fáil | Padraig Gavin* | | 1,967 | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Patsy Dunne* | | 1,289 | 1,486 | | | |
| Fine Gael | John Flannery* | | 1,153 | 1,176 | 1,221 | 1,394 | 1,399 |
| Fianna Fáil | Oliver Flannery | | 1,019 | 1,153 | 1,319 | 1,389 | 1,390 |
| Fine Gael | Sean McEvoy* | | 910 | 972 | 1,023 | 1,491 | |
| Fine Gael | John McNicholas | | 698 | 750 | 789 | | |
| Sinn Féin | Joe McHale | | 388 | 402 | | | |
Electorate: 10,977 Valid: 7,424 (65.23%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,485 Turnout: 7,528 |
Westport[edit]
Westport: 5 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Fianna Fáil | Sen. Martin J. O'Toole* | | 2,191 | | | | | |
| Fianna Fáil | Frank Chambers* | | 1,538 | 1,637 | 1,663 | 1,731 | 1,816 | |
| Fine Gael | Patrick Durcan | | 1,492 | 1,540 | 1,679 | 1,740 | 2,367 | |
| Fine Gael | Pat Kilbane* | | 1,407 | 1,411 | 1,424 | 1,425 | 1,564 | 1,896 |
| Fianna Fáil | Pat Conway* | | 1,309 | 1,325 | 1,327 | 1,444 | 1,460 | 1,465 |
| Fianna Fáil | Seamus Hughes | | 1,124 | 1,261 | 1,304 | 1,399 | 1,551 | 1,642 |
| Fine Gael | Ted McHale* | | 1,011 | 1,044 | 1,127 | 1,148 | | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary McGing | | 377 | 392 | 407 | | | |
| Fine Gael | John Morahan | | 285 | 357 | | | | |
Electorate: 13,881 Valid: 10,761 (78.28%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 1,794 Turnout: 10,866 |
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