1985 Meath County Council election
Map showing the area of Meath County Council
Council control after election
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An election to Meath County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections . 29 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a six-year term of office.
Results by party
Results by Electoral Area
Dunshaughlin
Dunshaughlin - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Mary Wallace *
1,831
Fianna Fáil
Sean Conway *
1,151
1,390
Fine Gael
Mary Sylver *
706
741
744
745
749
768
784
804
816
940
1,290
Fianna Fáil
Tadhg Delaney
695
813
896
906
914
932
982
1,006
1,222
1,261
Labour
Brian Fitzgerald
647
672
676
683
734
841
871
927
952
988
1,063
Fine Gael
John Fanning
592
603
607
608
612
632
642
726
731
762
943
Fine Gael
Seamus Lawless
504
523
525
531
562
580
609
620
634
742
Fine Gael
Rosemary Swan
321
329
330
349
356
363
366
372
392
Workers' Party
John King
243
244
245
250
250
258
299
Sinn Féin
Tommy Johnson
224
232
235
241
249
258
Fianna Fáil
Madeline Murphy
172
253
290
300
302
310
339
352
Labour
Joe Mannering
161
190
194
194
236
Labour
Sean Moran
153
100
Independent
Edward McKeever
75
100
Electorate: 13,001 Valid: 7,475 (57.97%) Spoilt: 68 Quota: 1,246 Turnout: 7,543
Kells
Kells - 7 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fianna Fáil
Senator Michael Lynch *
2,076
Fianna Fáil
Johnny Brady *
1,204
1,454
Fine Gael
John V. Farrelly TD *
1,196
1,215
1,215
1,223
1,232
1,241
1,313
1,323
1,460
Fianna Fáil
Sebastian Rooney *
932
1,026
1,038
1,043
1,047
1,095
1,107
1,302
1,395
Fianna Fáil
Fergus Muldoon *
874
911
930
933
942
950
951
1,000
1,021
1,025
1,036
1,057
1,066
Fine Gael
Tom Bradley *
833
845
848
853
859
862
953
965
1,041
1,080
1,087
1,547
Independent
Patrick Andrews*
752
769
770
812
813
829
837
847
882
886
897
931
1,013
Fianna Fáil
Hugh McEnroe *
598
711
748
749
758
780
785
940
987
998
1,009
1,070
1,107
Fine Gael
Val Finnegan
571
656
661
664
731
737
773
781
833
858
863
Labour
Tommy Grimes
489
498
498
531
588
641
662
706
Fianna Fáil
John Caffrey
386
442
483
486
490
519
540
Fine Gael
Christine Coburn
261
265
265
270
277
285
Independent
John Maguire
206
216
216
217
218
Labour
Patsy Clarke
170
202
206
208
Labour
Joseph Conlon
106
112
112
Electorate: 15,705 Valid: 10,654 (69.26%) Spoilt: 224 Quota: 1,332 Turnout: 10,878
Navan
Navan - 7 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fianna Fáil
Paddy Fitzsimons *
1,567
Fianna Fáil
Johnny Murtagh *
866
1,052
1,058
1,087
Fianna Fáil
Peter Finnegan *
856
962
964
1,012
1,013
1,022
1,036
1,041
1,085
Fine Gael
James Dorgan *
713
731
734
737
737
763
922
1,105
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Mangan
635
660
660
682
685
703
708
743
754
756
832
837
842
Fine Gael
Patsy O'Neill
634
642
662
673
674
689
711
847
870
894
996
1,023
1,023
Fianna Fáil
Owen Heaney
553
631
635
653
655
665
673
676
702
703
806
827
832
Independent
Patrick Andrews*
536
551
552
575
576
591
610
625
670
671
Labour
Brendan Clusker *
533
554
570
597
599
753
784
801
962
964
1,128
Workers' Party
Seamus McDonagh
354
362
367
420
421
439
451
460
Fine Gael
Avril Molloy
335
340
341
345
345
370
439
Fine Gael
Carmel Burke
328
334
335
342
342
358
Sinn Féin
Jimmy Lynch
303
309
311
Labour
Sean O'Brien
293
301
331
338
339
Labour
Patsy Meehan
93
95
Electorate: 16,420 Valid: 8,599 (53.11%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,075 Turnout: 8,721
Slane
Slane - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Independent
Gerald Marry
1,635
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Traynor *
784
846
846
849
856
901
940
947
1,335
Fianna Fáil
Robert Doonan *
737
787
788
867
875
884
1,203
1,267
Fine Gael
Tom Kelly *
718
755
758
785
826
1,009
1,014
1,128
1,153
1,173
Independent
Jimmy Cudden *
558
654
666
703
732
801
814
841
1,010
1,083
Fianna Fáil
Sean Murray
543
623
630
636
672
679
727
734
Fianna Fáil
Joe Halpin
482
493
495
498
501
503
Fine Gael
Patrick Fullam*
455
497
499
514
578
603
622
892
933
948
Fine Gael
Moyna Doherty
395
411
415
442
477
507
545
Labour
Ken Lougheed
376
387
428
434
445
Fine Gael
Liam Smith
240
266
269
276
Independent
Paddy Monaghan
202
223
225
Labour
Owen Harty
74
82
Electorate: 12,161 Valid: 7,229 (59.96%) Spoilt: 63 Quota: 1,205 Turnout: 7,292
Trim
Trim - 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fianna Fáil
Colm Hilliard TD *
1,592
Fianna Fáil
Noel Dempsey TD *
1,538
Labour
Frank McLoughlinTD *
1,411
Fine Gael
Willie Carey *
676
700
717
739
910
1,010
1,064
Fine Gael
Peter Higgins
417
442
479
507
645
728
747
Fine Gael
Tom O'Connor
409
426
436
449
Fianna Fáil
Gabriel Cribbin
366
524
673
690
707
730
1,176
Labour
Patrick Lowe*
240
268
290
458
487
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Cummins
236
428
583
598
631
693
Electorate: 11,359 Valid: 6,885 (61.58%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,148 Turnout: 6,995
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