1985 Cork County Council election
Map showing the area of Cork County Council
Council control after election
TBD
An election to Cork County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections . 48 councillors were elected from eight electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a six-year term of office.
Results by party
Results by Electoral Area
Bandon
Bandon - 7 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fine Gael
Michael Creed TD *
3,521
Fianna Fáil
Peter Callanan *
3,007
Fianna Fáil
Donal Moynihan TD *
2,921
Fine Gael
Eddie Lucey *
2,448
Fine Gael
Denis O'Reilly *
1,952
2,015
2,123
2,134
2,167
2,332
2,363
2,557
Fine Gael
John Kelleher *
1,947
2,592
Fianna Fáil
Jim Long *
1,619
1,694
2,005
2,350
2,407
2,419
Independent
Dermot Ryan
1,105
1,122
1,139
1,150
1,200
1,201
1,203
1,508
Fianna Fáil
Michael Ring
884
901
1,013
1,145
1,164
1,165
1,167
Independent
Maurice Hurley
166
187
233
242
Electorate: 28,858 Valid: 19,300 (67.67) Spoilt: 229 Quota: 2,413 Turnout: 19,529
Cork North
Cork North - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Fianna Fáil
Denis Lyons TD *
2,107
Fine Gael
Tomas Ryan *
1,622
1,669
Fianna Fáil
Donal O'Connell *
1,363
1,539
1,685
Fine Gael
George Osborne *
1,240
1,258
1,626
Fianna Fáil
Michael Granitch
980
1,171
1,307
Labour
Helen Sheehan
543
565
Workers' Party
Patrick Corbett
345
357
Electorate: 17,134 Valid: 8,200 (48.32%) Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,641 Turnout: 8,280
Cork South
Cork South - 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Barry Cogan *
2,177
Fianna Fáil
Batt O'Keeffe
1,855
Fianna Fáil
John Coleman
1,389
1,678
1,750
Fine Gael
Phil Brown
985
1,008
1,009
1,019
1,075
1,286
1,710
Fianna Fáil
Joe O'Reilly
978
1,032
1,071
1,133
1,268
1,441
1,468
Fine Gael
Connell Fanning
926
930
955
1,024
1,056
1,148
Fine Gael
Braham Brennan
924
961
962
983
1,018
1,195
1,591
Labour
Paula Desmond
840
891
896
1,172
1,319
1,397
1,541
Fine Gael
Jim Daly
695
701
702
709
781
Independent
Mark Hanley
625
638
641
655
Labour
Gus Desmond
444
452
468
Electorate: 33,220 Valid: 14,021 (42.2%) Spoilt: 99 Quota: 2,004 Turnout: 14,120 (42.5%)
Kanturk
Kanturk - 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fine Gael
Frank Crowley TD *
2,477
Fianna Fáil
Jack Roche *
2,301
Fianna Fáil
Mike Donegan *
1,842
1,886
1,899
2,124
2,154
2,183
2,186
Fine Gael
Charles Barry *
1,606
1,752
1,843
1,881
2,281
Fianna Fáil
J.B. Murphy
1,590
1,655
1,664
1,995
2,227
Fine Gael
Richard Green
1,360
1,466
1,507
1,525
1,909
1,913
1,965
Fianna Fáil
Laurence Kelly
1,356
1,468
1,494
1,892
1,952
1,995
1,996
Fine Gael
Noel Buckley
1,140
1,283
1,323
1,390
Labour
Michael J. Howard*
1,137
1,185
1,217
Labour
Danny Buckley
0.6%
760
Electorate: 22,109 Valid: 15,569 (71.09%) Spoilt: 132 Quota: 2,225 Turnout: 15,701
Mallow
Mallow - 7 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Workers' Party
Joe Sherlock *
3,447
Fianna Fáil
Ned O'Keeffe TD
3,112
Fianna Fáil
Carey Joyce *
2,728
Fine Gael
Jim Sarsfield*
1,711
1,764
1,790
1,821
1,837
1,874
1,889
1,997
Fine Gael
Dick Fitzgerald *
1,675
1,748
1,804
1,814
1,847
1,867
1,884
2,097
Fine Gael
Paul Bradford
1,347
1,439
1,453
1,456
1,614
1,687
1,749
2,487
Fianna Fáil
Gerry Sheedy
1,298
1,454
1,737
1,866
1,887
2,025
2,234
2,313
Fine Gael
Michael Broderick*
1,247
1,298
1,316
1,319
1,366
1,483
1,679
Fianna Fáil
Ted O'Riordan
1,071
1,204
1,310
1,338
1,469
1,561
2,134
2,230
Fianna Fáil
Gerry Fitzpatrick*
1,050
1,143
1,234
1,257
1,308
1,450
Independent
John O'Keeffe
689
787
815
833
881
Labour
Tadhg Curtis
463
681
691
694
Electorate: 30,365 Valid: 19,838 (65.81%) Spoilt: 144 Quota: 2,480 Turnout: 19,982
Midleton
Midleton - 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fine Gael
Michael Hegarty
2,296
2,327
Independent
Noel Collins *
2,059
2,170
2,367
Fianna Fáil
Maurice Ahern *
1,885
1,901
1,970
1,973
1,985
2,022
2,067
2,080
2,485
Fine Gael
Matt Ahern *
1,824
1,841
1,885
1,886
1,886
1,988
2,005
2,205
2,273
Fianna Fáil
John Brosnan *
1,794
1,807
1,827
1,828
1,828
2,051
2,106
2,119
2,262
Fianna Fáil
Kevin Foster *
1,703
1,736
1,756
1,757
1,757
1,773
1,950
2,226
2,373
Fine Gael
Nuala Murphy*
1,055
1,087
1,157
1,160
1,169
1,191
1,224
1,419
1,477
Fianna Fáil
Micheal Lombard
808
821
852
852
858
869
884
888
Fine Gael
Stella Meade
657
686
697
702
705
739
858
Labour
Thomas O Conaill
584
607
613
614
618
Workers' Party
Leo Owens
578
617
629
630
632
702
Independent
Donal Wall
505
526
Green
Sean Bell
355
Electorate: 26,391 Valid: 16,150 (62.02%) Spoilt: 218 Quota: 2,220 Turnout: 16,368
Skibbereen
Skibbereen - 7 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Joe Walsh TD *
3,569
Fine Gael
John Cal McCarthy *
2,349
Fianna Fáil
D.F. O'Sullivan *
2,049
Fine Gael
John L. O'Sullivan *
1,682
2,056
Labour
Michael Calnan
1,393
1,470
1,529
1,582
1,590
1,616
2,035
Fianna Fáil
Tom O'Neill *
1,233
1,866
1,892
1,969
Fine Gael
Mary Burke *
1,089
1,125
1,246
1,277
1,290
1,311
1,860
Fine Gael
Michael Collins
1,039
1,077
1,234
1,248
1,251
1,264
Fianna Fáil
Jim Kingston
888
1,306
1,328
1,443
1,510
1,548
1,604
Sinn Féin
Donnchadh O Sé
371
406
412
Electorate: 22,043 Valid: 15,662 (71.5%) Spoilt: 154 Quota: 1,958 Turnout: 15,816
Schull
Schull - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Denis O'Donovan
1,875
Fine Gael
P.J. Sheehan TD *
1,638
1,718
Fine Gael
Michael Harrington *
1,325
1,330
1,338
1,382
1,801
Independent
Michael Pat Murphy *
1,192
1,227
1,272
1,420
1,478
1,532
Fine Gael
James Crowley
1,150
1,165
1,179
1,254
1,273
1,302
Fianna Fáil
Vivian O'Callaghan *
1,125
1,216
1,260
1,345
1,845
Fianna Fáil
Dan Harrington*
995
1,031
1,060
1,077
Labour
Corney Murphy*
404
414
437
Sinn Féin
Thomas Coghlan
183
188
Electorate: 13,403 Valid: 9,887 (70%) Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,648 Turnout: 9,961
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