1985 Cavan County Council election
20 June 1985
All 25 seats on Cavan County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent
Seats won 14 10 1
Seat change +2 -1 -
  Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 0
Seat change -1
Map showing the area of Cavan County Council
Council control after election

Fianna Fail

An election to all 25 seats on Cavan County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from four 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

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 14 +2 14,750 53.53
Fine Gael 10 -1 10,019 36.36
Independent 1 - 2,167 7.86
Sinn Féin 0 -1 620 2.25
Totals 25 - 27,556 100.00 —

Results by local electoral area

Bailieborough

Bailieborough: 7 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Fianna Fáil Michael Giles 16.79% 1,260            
Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 13.47% 1,011            
Fianna Fáil Clifford Kelly 11.55% 867 934 940        
Independent David Coleman 10.46% 785 800 802 824 854 926 948
Fianna Fáil Turlough Smith 9.04% 678 780 815 827 855 873 888
Fianna Fáil Francis McDermott 8.94% 671 742 754 784 806 830 843
Fine Gael Denis Reynolds 8.57% 643 648 655 753 1,054    
Fine Gael Gerald Lynch 8.06% 605 651 652 822 1,005    
Fine Gael Mona Hoban 6.81% 511 517 525 623      
Fine Gael Justin Mackin 6.3% 473 482 483        
Electorate: 10,982   Valid: 7,504 (68.33%)   Quota: 939  

    Ballyjamesduff

    Ballyjamesduff: 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Fianna Fáil Danny Brady 15.72% 1023              
    Fianna Fáil John Lovett 12.4% 807 860 922 1124        
    Fine Gael Robert Fausset 10.93% 711 712 719 763 778 951    
    Fine Gael Dessie Boylan 10.71% 697 699 711 822 877 1157    
    Fine Gael Paddy O'Reilly Jr. 10.4% 677 678 701 724 728 832 1036  
    Fianna Fáil Seamus Lynch 9.93% 646 653 682 694 730 770 784 809
    Fianna Fáil Michael McGinn 9.67% 629 634 657 677 708 721 730 739
    Fine Gael Andy Cullen 9.02% 587 606 630 680 693      
    Independent Patrick Reilly 6.98% 454 457 519          
    Independent Joe Ennis 4.26% 277 279            
    Electorate: 9,252   Valid: 6,508 (70.34%)   Quota: 930  

      Belturbet

      Belturbet: 5 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Fianna Fáil Anthony P. Vesey 19.49% 1167            
      Fianna Fáil Sean Smith 17.18% 1029            
      Fine Gael Joseph A. Maguire 13.88% 831 841 843 846 908 984 1041
      Fine Gael Eamonn Dolan 10.99% 658 666 671 674 748 949 1020
      Fianna Fáil Eddie Feeley 10.1% 605 626 632 703 706 796 893
      Fianna Fáil Seamus Dolan 8.4% 503 578 590 596 621 653 775
      Sinn Féin Peadar Neary 6.71% 402 427 430 552 562 572  
      Fine Gael Desmond "Demmy" McGovern 5.91% 354 357 358 371 425    
      Fine Gael Teddy Emery 3.71% 222 247 247        
      Sinn Féin Peter McGovern 3.64% 218 219 2220        
      Electorate: 7,938   Valid: 5,989 (75.45%)   Quota: 999  

        Cavan

        Cavan: 7 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Fianna Fáil Veronica Sharkey 14.1% 1065          
        Fianna Fáil Gerry Murray 13.47% 1018          
        Fine Gael Andy O'Brien 12.03% 909 918 925 949    
        Fine Gael Andrew Boylan 11.13% 841 844 845 865 1110  
        Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly 9.98% 754 759 768 792 950  
        Fianna Fáil Francis Smith 9.17% 693 718 734 864 897 932
        Fianna Fáil Patrick Conaty 8.76% 662 704 734 877 958  
        Independent Charlie Boylan 8.62% 651 659 662 699 729 785
        Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly 7.23% 546 552 553 588    
        Fianna Fáil Mary Smith 5.51% 416 435 444      
        Electorate: 11,013   Valid: 7,555 (68.6%)   Quota: 945  

          References

          1. ↑ Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 104 of 1990). Signed on 30 April 1990. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.

          Sources

          • Local elections, 1985: election results and transfer of votes in respect of each county, and county borough council: and election statistics relating to all local authorities (PDF). Official publications. Vol. Pl.3578. Dublin: Stationery Office. 1986. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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