1985 Cork City Council election
Map showing the area of Cork City Council
An election to Cork City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections . 31 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a six-year term of office.
Results by party
Results by Electoral Area
Cork North-Central
Cork North-Central - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Fine Gael
Bernard Allen TD *
1,540
Independent
Bernie Murphy
757
779
792
811
823
848
910
927
1,042
1,089
1,242
Fianna Fáil
Paud Black *
697
728
731
741
746
762
781
873
893
919
975
985
Fianna Fáil
David Buckley *
688
715
719
731
739
748
764
847
868
902
938
946
Fianna Fáil
Peter Falvey
580
599
600
605
612
623
639
739
766
793
853
866
Labour
Joe O'Callaghan
483
513
519
538
549
648
663
676
739
856
992
1,012
Independent
Jerry O'Riordan
415
429
433
458
465
500
539
554
608
648
Workers' Party
Harry Carroll
337
352
360
364
367
378
427
438
Fianna Fáil
John Coleman
334
340
340
345
346
438
351
357
Sinn Féin
Don O'Leary
262
268
278
287
289
291
Labour
Bertie McSweeney
212
213
225
228
243
Fine Gael
Charles Browne
171
346
349
365
462
474
485
493
519
Fine Gael
Richard J. Long
140
178
178
180
Independent
Desmond Walls
126
135
139
Communist Party
John N. Murphy
58
61
Electorate: 15,131 Valid: 6,800 (45.81%) Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,134 Turnout: 6,931
Cork North-East
Cork North-East - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fianna Fáil
Mairin Quill *
1,063
Fine Gael
Bill Nolan *
638
642
650
734
743
754
784
792
1,209
Workers' Party
John Kelleher
609
610
624
634
710
752
785
798
862
888
Fianna Fáil
Tim Brosnan
586
599
623
634
647
734
1,087
Independent
Denis A. Tobin
559
561
583
593
653
697
753
772
826
853
Labour
Frank Nash
553
555
677
693
721
744
780
791
873
998
Fine Gael
Tadhg McAuliffe
464
465
478
626
633
673
722
737
Fianna Fáil
Pat McRory
445
453
460
465
482
632
Fianna Fáil
Noel O'Flynn
385
394
400
404
425
Sinn Féin
Anthony Dempsey
298
298
303
307
Fine Gael
Mairin Daly
277
278
294
Labour
Sheila Abbott
138
139
Labour
George McDonnell
109
Electorate: 12,666 Valid: 6,124 (48.97%) Spoilt: 164 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 6,202
Cork North-West
Cork North-West - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Dan Wallace TD *
1,888
Fine Gael
Liam Burke TD *
1,007
1,077
1,142
Labour
Gerry O'Sullivan *
775
828
857
1,006
1,066
1,102
1,108
Workers' Party
Jimmy Homan
690
732
775
805
909
939
941
Fianna Fáil
Tim Falvey
574
781
800
817
862
1,229
Fianna Fáil
Dave McCarthy
521
705
714
727
784
1,007
1,091
Fianna Fáil
Martin A. Harvey
514
658
667
694
730
Sinn Féin
Sean Walsh
347
366
382
392
Fine Gael
Con Fitzpatrick
277
280
333
Fine Gael
Sheila McGarry
159
185
Communist Party
Bill McGarry
69
72
Electorate: 14,358 Valid: 6,821 (48.22%) Spoilt: 102 Quota: 1,137 Turnout: 6,923
Cork South-Central
Cork South-Central - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Fianna Fáil
Pearse Wyse TD
1,295
Fine Gael
Denis Cregan *
809
818
823
828
915
924
926
983
993
1,064
1,119
1,121
1,191
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Martin
788
815
818
824
829
840
907
933
1,069
1,102
1,167
Sinn Féin
Peadar Beecher
465
467
472
495
497
507
510
512
518
522
572
572
Labour
John Murray
464
469
475
479
482
493
500
503
506
676
737
740
809
988
1,000
Workers' Party
Kathleen Lynch
412
415
422
434
437
460
469
475
480
515
574
578
748
804
822
Fianna Fáil
Michael Finn
406
440
440
447
451
458
492
499
584
597
643
664
731
787
804
Fine Gael
Dan Morrissey*
396
402
403
409
429
435
443
523
533
587
621
623
638
Labour
Pat Dawson*
365
369
372
380
392
409
418
432
442
Independent
Fred Penney
305
312
324
358
362
420
424
434
443
464
Fianna Fáil
Sean O'Reilly*
191
226
231
239
243
246
303
307
Fianna Fáil
Christopher O'Connor
183
203
206
211
212
219
Fine Gael
Sarah Madden
182
183
185
189
212
224
226
Fine Gael
John Cahill*
176
177
177
179
Green
Patrick Cotter
162
163
173
187
190
Fianna Fáil
Finbarr O'Connor
137
140
147
Independent
Pat O'Connor
70
72
Electorate: 14,329 Valid: 6,806 (48.49%) Spoilt: 142 Quota: 1,135 Turnout: 6,948
Cork South-East
Cork South-East - 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fine Gael
Jim Corr *
1,673
Independent
Sean Beausang *
1,241
Fianna Fáil
Chrissie Aherne *
999
1,017
1,080
1,098
1,105
1,124
1,183
1,350
Fianna Fáil
Donal Counihan *
854
878
912
918
921
936
956
1,115
1,193
1,237
Fine Gael
Ted McCarthy
665
785
793
876
881
905
923
949
1,079
1,084
Fianna Fáil
Chris Coughlan
622
649
675
680
684
690
710
818
864
941
Fine Gael
John Blair
551
733
741
826
831
855
872
889
1,011
1,016
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lombard*
492
501
531
532
534
571
597
Workers' Party
Sean McCarthy
346
352
353
357
361
390
Labour
Tom O'Sullivan
310
323
330
340
343
511
617
654
Labour
Frank Kerrigan
307
320
323
339
342
Fine Gael
Philip Travers
191
241
241
Fianna Fáil
Ann Hynes
181
187
Electorate: 19,081 Valid: 8,432 (44.79%) Spoilt: 114 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 8,546
Cork South-West
Cork South-West - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
John Dennehy *
1,448
Fine Gael
Brian Bermingham *
892
901
909
914
918
963
994
1,307
Independent
Patrick Murray
689
830
860
934
957
992
1,221
1,328
Fianna Fáil
Owen Curtin *
658
741
748
757
776
804
1,070
1,095
1,098
1,537
Labour
Toddy O'Sullivan TD *
655
681
719
737
777
837
860
938
947
1,020
1,047
Fine Gael
Niall Hartnett
631
636
648
649
650
678
708
834
910
959
999
Fianna Fáil
Jarlath Killilea
568
613
617
623
653
666
751
767
768
Fine Gael
Harry Anthony
537
545
549
557
560
589
595
Fianna Fáil
Phil Cummins
439
477
481
490
506
518
Green
Sean Dunne
331
335
348
362
403
Sinn Féin
James McBarron
214
217
221
239
Independent
Finbarr O'Connor
119
122
126
Labour
Noel Dempsey
107
108
Electorate: 15,555 Valid: 7,288 (47.45%) Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 7,381
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