1985 Dublin City Council election

An election to Dublin City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 52 councillors were elected from twelve electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a six-year term of office.

1985 Dublin City Council election

20 June 1985
All 52 seats to Dublin City Council
First party Second party Third party   Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Workers' Party Seats won 26 13 6 Seat change - -   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Labour Party Sinn Féin Independent Seats won 2 1 4 Seat change -
Map showing the area of Dublin City Council
Council control after election Fianna Fáil Workers Party

Results by party

Party		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Fianna Fáil	26	-	69,092	41.82%
	Fine Gael	13	-	33,079	22.02%
	Workers' Party	6	-	15,479	9.37%
	Labour Party	2	-	14,825	8.97%
	Sinn Féin	1	-	7,801	4.72%
	Independent	4	-	21,644	13.1%
Totals		52	-	151,270	100%	—

Results by Electoral Area

Artane

Artane - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13
	Fianna Fáil	Seán Haughey		3,956
	Labour Party	Michael O'Halloran*		1,803	1,856	1,859	1,875	1,885	1,949	1,977	2,322	2,436	2,635	2,738
	Workers' Party	Pat McCartan		1,399	1,439	1,448	1,455	1,474	1,477	1,507	1,530	1,717	1,840	2,138	2,167	2,406
	Fianna Fáil	Joan Jones		1,116	1,534	1,535	1,545	1,552	1,561	1,570	1,598	1,662	1,752	1,898	1,903	2,009
	Sinn Féin	Terry Hughes		890	928	929	929	940	943	950	957	1,020	1,060
	Fianna Fáil	Ita Green*		806	1,442	1,447	1,450	1,453	1,462	1,490	1,551	1,607	1,782	1,915	1,920	2,146
	Fine Gael	Richard BrutonTD		784	807	813	831	834	946	978	1,039	1,088	1,282	1,298	1,312
	Independent	Hannah Barlow*		674	698	708	709	721	724	861	921	983
	Labour Party	Paddy Bourke		575	590	592	595	599	606	616
	Democratic Socialist	Philip O'Connor		566	597	603	607	613	614	634	643
	Independent	Austin McCoy		279	285	297	297	322	326
	Fine Gael	Noel Rice		192	196	196	223	223
	Independent	Fergal Goulding		100	103	107	108
	Fine Gael	Bill Mynes		87	91	91
	Green Alliance	Nora Kearne		58	61
Electorate: 25,974   Valid: 13,285 (51.76%)   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 2,658   Turnout: 13,445

Ballyfermot

Ballyfermot - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13
	Workers' Party	Tomas MacGiollaTD*		1,670	1,675	1,706	1,737	1,774	2,224	2,318	2,522
	Fianna Fáil	Olga Bennett		1,236	1,238	1,239	1,269	1,324	1,330	1,426	1,452	1,729	1,844	1,848	1,929	2,420
	Fianna Fáil	Pat McEntee*		1,125	1,128	1,141	1,154	1,174	1,181	1,197	1,237	1,388	1,522	1,530	1,568
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Delaney		1,098	1,099	1,106	1,111	1,132	1,136	1,149	1,174	1,427	1,554	1,560	1,579	2,257
	Fine Gael	Charlie McManus*		1,060	1,060	1,066	1,086	1,114	1,121	1,144	1,241	1,267	1,319	1,335	2,202	2,286
	Sinn Féin	Jimmy Delaney		1,019	1,021	1,041	1,056	1,069	1,080	1,095	1,125	1,171
	Democratic Socialist	Michael Conaghan		1,012	1,019	1,027	1,063	1,140	1,149	1,244	1,291	1,333	1,522	1,535	1,622	1,660
	Fine Gael	Greg Walsh		944	948	949	977	1,028	1,031	1,132	1,221	1,247	1,275	1,283
	Fianna Fáil	John Doran		783	784	785	796	810	819	848	871
	Labour Party	Paddy O'Mahony*		496	497	501	509	637	640	667
	Workers' Party	Gerard Lynch		482	488	497	507	529
	Labour Party	George Butler		478	481	488	506
	Independent	Brian McMenamy		468	482	484	539	562	571
	Independent	Mick O'Mahony		282	286	289
	Communist Party	John Montgomery		118	120
	Green Alliance	Jan Loughney		61
Electorate: 28,903   Valid: 12,332 (43.52%)   Spoilt: 246   Quota: 2,467   Turnout: 12,578

Cabra

Cabra- 3 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11
	Fianna Fáil	Patrick Farry		2,103	2,116	2,125	2,132	2,146	2,180	2,279	2,304	2,494	3,033
	Fianna Fáil	Dr.Dermot Fitzpatrick*		1,607	1,613	1,626	1,645	1,654	1,682	1,715	1,744	1,866	2,621	2,713
	Fianna Fáil	Tom LeonardTD*		1,356	1,363	1,369	1,371	1,379	1,402	1,437	1,455	1,569
	Fine Gael	Tony Collis		1,347	1,363	1,382	1,398	1,473	1,507	1,594	2,519	2,607	2,671	2,674
	Independent	Christy Sherwin*		1,346	1,370	1,415	1,439	1,528	1,659	2,021	2,056	2,525	2,654	2,659
	Sinn Féin	Tony O'Flaherty		1,097	1,117	1,126	1,131	1,147	1,274	1,398	1,406
	Fine Gael	John Colgan		898	922	934	941	1,008	1,034	1,066
	Independent	Sean Coultry		636	675	695	710	743	843
	Workers' Party	Imelda Dixon		452	462	490	501	584
	Labour Party	Martin Giblin		264	270	289	438
	Labour Party	Jimmy Kelly		235	245	258
	Green Alliance	Brian Torode		199	204
	Independent	Michael Berney		190
Electorate: 25,834   Valid: 11,730 (46.12%)   Spoilt: 184   Quota: 2,933   Turnout: 11,914

Clontarf

Clontarf - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	Fianna Fáil	Vincent BradyTD*		4,676
	Independent	Sean Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus*		3,200
	Fine Gael	Pat Lee		1,870	1,907	1,942	1,972	2,007	2,114	2,235	2,799	2,803
	Fianna Fáil	Eugene Timmons*		1,721	2,129	2,162	2,181	2,202	2,296	2,397	2,465	2,511
	Fine Gael	Tom Farrell		1,580	1,610	1,639	1,664	1,695	1,805	1,918	2,553	2,566
	Fianna Fáil	Joe Burke		1,443	2,638	2,678	2,705	2,743	2,820	2,998
	Fine Gael	Cathy Fay		1,028	1,047	1,085	1,125	1,177	1,278	1,411
	Workers' Party	Triona Dooney		803	818	845	875	1,004	1,225
	Labour Party	Derek McDowell		583	601	613	795	846
	Labour Party	Jo Walsh		355	363	374
	Green Alliance	William Cooke		346	357	397	409
Electorate: 39,304   Valid: 17,605 (45.47%)   Spoilt: 257   Quota: 2,935   Turnout: 17,862

Crumlin

Crumlin- 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10
	Fine Gael	Gay MitchellTD*		2,962
	Fine Gael	Ben BriscoeTD*		2,598	2,617	2,623	2,630	2,790
	Workers' Party	Eric Byrne		1,536	1,547	1,574	1,623	1,644	1,647	1,736	2,026	2,214	2,384
	Fianna Fáil	Andrew Callaghan		1,421	1,427	1,431	1,444	1,624	1,685	1,752	1,849	1,930	2,837
	Fianna Fáil	Adele Ramsey		1,089	1,100	1,103	1,107	1,247	1,270	1,327	1,437	1,495
	Labour Party	Joe Connolly*		1,052*	1,063	1,080	1,085	1,096	1,097	1,232	1,265	1,927	2,051
	Labour Party	Michael Collins*		818	834	847	858	910	912	1,089	1,151
	Sinn Féin	Micheal Mac Conmara		714	717	726	762	770	770	774
	Fianna Fáil	Peter Meade		583	587	589	591
	Fine Gael	Colm Branagan		474	654	672	672	679	680
	Communist Party	Brian Buggle		124	125	134
	Green Alliance	Elma Holohan		112
Electorate: 31,494   Valid: 13,493 (43.59%)   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 2,699   Turnout: 13,728

Donaghmede

Donaghmede - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13
	Fianna Fáil	Ned Brennan*		3,513
	Fianna Fáil	Liam FitzgeraldTD*		3,306
	Fianna Fáil	Ivor Callely		1,401	1,841	2,096	2,113	2,120	2,137	2,149	2,191	2,889
	Labour Party	Seán Kenny*		1,317	1,346	1,382	1,390	1,395	1,400	1,436	1,476	1,518	1,533	2,163	2,509	2,741
	Fine Gael	Maurice ManningTD		1,069	1,086	1,098	1,109	1,114	1,127	1,264	1,289	1,329	1,344	1,419	1,467	2,416
	Workers' Party	Catriona Ni Chuinneageain		1,006	1,020	1,028	1,037	1,053	1,083	1,087	1,142	1,177	1,193	1,256
	Independent	Angela Mulligan		999	1,018	1,036	1,064	1,079	1,140	1,179	1,411	1,476	1,518	1,652	2,122	2,226
	Fine Gael	Anto Kerins		970	982	994	997	1,001	1,012	1,252	1,279	1,300	1,310	1,375	1,408
	Labour Party	Tom Brennan*		902	937	968	970	974	981	1,022	1,124	1,162	1,181
	Fianna Fáil	Brian Monaghan		762	908	1,045	1,050	1,053	1,057	1,064	1,086
	Fine Gael	Margaret Hopkins		512	521	528	529	530	541
	Independent	John Meaney		472	481	493	504	535	585	602
	Green Alliance	Hilary McLoughlin		193	196	198	200	222
	Independent	Barry McGuirk		106	111	114	115
	Independent	Donal O hUadhaigh		100	103	104
Electorate: 35,378   Valid: 16,628 (47.55%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 2,772   Turnout: 16,824

Drumcondra

Drumcondra - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14	Count 15
	Fianna Fáil	Noel Ahern		2,282	2,282	2,285	2,292	2,297	2,308	2,314	2,329	2,403	2,490
	Fianna Fáil	Michael BarrettTD*		2,261	2,264	2,271	2,274	2,302	2,316	2,330	2,372	2,555
	Fianna Fáil	Timothy Killeen		1,463	1,466	1,469	1,473	1,475	1,475	1,482	1,508	1,595	1,639	1,681	1,713	1,731	1,888	2,075
	Fine Gael	Alice GlennTD*		1,415	1,416	1,420	1,441	1,446	1,461	1,474	1,522	1,538	1,540	1,544	1,563	2,089	2,124	2,347
	Fine Gael	Eddie Nolan		1,023	1,025	1,031	1,043	1,052	1,069	1,076	1,095	1,102	1,103	1,103	1,116	1,435	1,455	1,685
	Sinn Féin	Ann O'Sullivan		966	968	972	974	982	996	1,040	1,055	1,068	1,070	1,100	1,104
	Fine Gael	Senator Luke Belton*		937	937	939	949	954	964	968	983	987	989	994	1,003
	Workers' Party	Eamonn O'Brien		888	889	912	915	938	962	1,026	1,047	1,092	1,096	1,097	1,770	1,780	2,117	2,370
	Workers' Party	Philomena Donnelly		741	742	749	758	773	813	829	884	896	900	903
	Labour Party	Paddy Dunne*		720	720	769	857	869	893	920	993	1,009	1,013	1,015	1,083	1,157	1,242
	Fianna Fáil	Kathleen Farrell		443	444	449	451	455	455	475	490
	Independent	Mollie Bracken		311	312	315	317	339	377	418
	Green Alliance	Carolyn Wilson		235	238	243	243	270	303
	Independent	Barney Hartnett		232	438	446	446	452	487	493	499
	Independent	Billy Keegan		161	186	187	189
	Labour Party	Paul McDonnell		155	155	180
	Labour Party	Ina Gould		148	149
	Independent	Lily Keegan		74	74
Electorate: 36,402   Valid: 14,428 (40.15%)   Spoilt: 186   Quota: 2,405   Turnout: 14,614

Finglas

Finglas - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14
	Fianna Fáil	Jim TunneyTD*		3,175
	Workers' Party	Proinsias De RossaTD		2,266	2,329	2,365	2,421
	Fianna Fáil	Pat Carey		1,218	1,487	1,500	1,515	1,515	1,532	1,569	1,588	1,616	1,700	1,749	1,841	1,931	2,132
	Fine Gael	Mary FlahertyTD*		1,056	1,099	1,110	1,125	1,125	1,152	1,172	1,194	1,241	1,293	1,638	1,772	1,880	1,961
	Sinn Féin	Harry Fleming		798	808	812	821	821	826	845	867	881	908	915	952	1,111
	Fianna Fáil	Celia Larkin		724	1,024	1,040	1,047	1,047	1,070	1,079	1,099	1,120	1,171	1,184	1,227	1,298	1,459
	Workers' Party	Pat Quearney		522	528	530	544	546	589	620	668	691	745	760	867
	Fine Gael	Frank Barr		437	444	455	460	460	479	487	500	527	547
	Independent	Frank Carroll		315	325	334	340	340	353	374	432	448
	Labour Party	Diana Robertson*		298	307	309	315	315	322	388	412	547	630	659
	Labour Party	Dr. Bill Tormey		265	279	282	294	294	314	350	370
	Labour Party	Shay Carbin		250	256	270	271	271	280
	Green Alliance	Aidan Meagher		211	215	219	249	249
	Democratic Socialist	Mary McCamley		204	208	213
	Independent	Billy Keegan		183	190	235	251	252	295	309
	Independent	Gerard Doolan		106	109
	Independent	Frank Clarke		59	61
Electorate: 27,997   Valid: 12,087 (43.91%)   Spoilt: 206   Quota: 2,418   Turnout: 12,293

North Inner City

North Inner City - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12
	Fianna Fáil	Bertie AhernTD*		4,316
	Independent	Tony GregoryTD*		3,766
	Fianna Fáil	John Stafford		1,633	1,994	2,146	2,152	2,199	2,206	2,226	2,251	2,302	2,634
	Fine Gael	Michael Keating*		1,466	1,538	1,681	1,687	1,701	1,713	1,744	1,775	1,934	1,960	2,603	2,854
	Sinn Féin	Christy Burke		1,222	1,268	1,491	1,524	1,538	1,553	1,559	1,664	1,709	1,725	1,739	2,129
	Workers' Party	Michael White		820	853	1,061	1,076	1,103	1,162	1,200	1,288	1,389	1,403	1,437
	Fine Gael	Kevin Byrne		642	659	707	710	725	741	760	779	830	835
	Fianna Fáil	Ernie Beggs		481	1,082	1,186	1,189	1,199	1,204	1,221	1,237	1,269	1,530	1,562	1,729
	Labour Party	William Comiskey*		341	366	413	413	417	427	513	625
	Labour Party	Joe Costello		290	300	355	367	371	397	447
	Labour Party	Don Buckley		226	240	270	274	279	298
	Fianna Fáil	Tony Kett		174	673	716	716	718	724	732	740	765
	Green Alliance	Vincent Murphy		149	151	181	190	207
	Independent	Brian Skerritt		131	138	178	187
	Communist Party	Norman Cullen		73	75	86
	Independent	Michael Ward		14	16	23
Electorate: 35,046   Valid: 15,744 (45.55%)   Spoilt: 219   Quota: 2,625   Turnout: 15,963

Pembroke

Pembroke - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11
	Independent	Carmencita Hederman*		2,454	2,468	2,497	2,722
	Fine Gael	Joe DoyleTD*		2,223	2,232	2,239	2,279	2,298	2,301	2,587	2,693
	Fianna Fáil	Sean Moore*		2,139	2,150	2,160	2,181	2,459	2,469	2,476	2,621	3,331
	Fine Gael	John McKenna		879	884	892	911	941	943	1,389	1,423	1,477	1,491	2,060
	Fianna Fáil	Ellen Gunning		864	873	877	893	1,003	1,005	1,019	1,166
	Fianna Fáil	Eoin Ryan Jnr		848	848	856	869	1,122	1,124	1,165	1,211	1,460	1,951	2,172
	Workers' Party	Tom Crilly		814	835	861	937	951	958	969
	Fine Gael	Cliona O'Tuama		779	782	796	840	867	872
	Fianna Fáil	Ciaran O'Loughlin		742	744	746	764
	Labour Party	Dermot Lacey		632	633	930	995	1,009	1,020	1,060	1,333	1,402	1,441
	Green Alliance	Enid O'Dowd		558	562	574
	Labour Party	James Heron		420	421
	Independent	William Coughlan		87
Electorate: 37,400   Valid: 13,439 (36.37%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 2,688   Turnout: 13,604

Rathmines

Rathmines - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11
	Fine Gael	Senator Alexis FitzGerald*		2,555
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Donnelly		2,133	2,144	2,153	2,193	2,220	2,382
	Fine Gael	Michael McShane*		1,042	1,210	1,226	1,271	1,307	1,330	1,331	1,378	1,574	1,732	1,818
	Fianna Fáil	Mary Hanafin		890	898	909	923	938	1,069	1,138	1,205	1,275	1,455	2,348
	Fianna Fáil	Gerry Kieran		849	852	857	873	882	1,079	1,118	1,139	1,168	1,246
	Fine Gael	Edie Wynne		811	880	892	946	956	964	965	1,046	1,294	1,458	1,500
	Workers' Party	Anne Cooney		674	677	698	726	795	804	806	930	1,147
	Fianna Fáil	Derek Mooney		534	537	542	546	563
	Labour Party	Vicky Somers		473	482	508	527	770	778	779	909
	Green Party	Maire Mullarney		430	432	486	566	574	575	575
	Labour Party	Brendan Byrne*		393	400	425	444
	Independent	Barry Hardy		308	310	366
	Independent	Tonie Walsh		167	167
	Independent	William Fitzsimons		60	60
	Independent	Gabriel McGovern		22	23
Electorate: 34,320   Valid: 11,341 (33.53%)   Spoilt: 165   Quota: 2,269   Turnout: 11,506

South Inner City

South Inner City - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14	Count 15	Count 16	Count 17
	Fianna Fáil	Mary Mooney		1,907	1,908	1,910	1,923	1,934	1,959	1,971	2,017	2,060	2,089	2,285
	Independent	Brendan Lynch*		1,520	1,525	1,528	1,538	1,558	1,593	1,622	1,665	1,703	1,734	1,768	1,773	1,819	2,071	2,152	2,323
	Fine Gael	Peter Burke*		1,418	1,420	1,421	1,424	1,436	1,452	1,460	1,484	1,520	1,972	1,984	1,986	1,999	2,047	2,082	2,357
	Sinn Féin	John Crabbe		1,095	1,095	1,110	1,118	1,126	1,134	1,160	1,164	1,173	1,178	1,192	1,195	1,223	1,406	1,429	1,492	1,507
	Fianna Fáil	Michael Mulcahy		892	893	894	900	902	903	913	937	944	954	1,126	1,169	1,180	1,205	1,929	1,990	2,025
	Workers' Party	Andrew Smith		781	782	797	803	812	818	843	850	882	897	909	913	1,413	1,513	1,559	1,765	1,822
	Fianna Fáil	Des Smith		745	745	748	750	754	761	777	783	790	803	1,021	1,062	1,073	1,102
	Fianna Fáil	Aindrias O Caoimh*		680	681	681	682	683	683	686	692	699	706
	Workers' Party	Eddie Naughton		625	628	635	641	654	664	677	689	723	729	734	734
	Fine Gael	Anne O'Regan		619	620	621	627	640	649	657	668	689
	Independent	John Humphrey		603	608	611	649	676	728	777	783	802	809	818	821	869
	Labour Party	Mary Freehill*		602	603	606	620	660	679	697	785	1,004	1,072	1,082	1,083	1,104	1,155	1,188
	Labour Party	Tony Ryder		386	386	389	396	399	406	426	506
	Labour Party	Jim Mooney		348	349	350	356	359	370	375
	Independent	William Ormonde		237	238	241	248	256	266
	Independent	Larry Dillon		202	202	204	214	230
	Green Alliance	Therese Cronin		185	185	196	197
	Independent	Christy Doyle		151	151	151
	Communist Party	Michael Wall		73	74
	Independent	Desmond Hunter		25
Electorate: 34,713   Valid: 13,094 (38.57%)   Spoilt: 294   Quota: 2,183   Turnout: 13,388

External links

• Department of the Environment, Ireland (2010-01-28). "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). Department of the Environment. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
• https://opac.oireachtas.ie/knowvation/app/consolidatedSearch/#search/v=grid,c=1,q=qs%3D%5Blocal%20elections%5D%2CqueryType%3D%5B16%5D,sm=s,l=library3_lib
• Official website
• irishelectionliterature
• http://irelandelection.com/council.php?elecid=171&tab=constit&detail=yes&electype=5&councilid=7&electype=5