Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
Map showing the area of Wexford County Council
Council control after election
Fianna Fail
An election to Wexford County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections . 21 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
Results by local electoral area
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy: 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
John Browne TD *
2,265
Fine Gael
Ivan Yates TD
1,770
Fianna Fáil
Michael Sinnott *
1,589
1,723
Independent
Seán Doyle
1,137
1,256
1,264
1,355
1,586
1,619
Fianna Fáil
Hugh Dunne
1,048
1,271
1,273
1,317
1,355
1,395
Fine Gael
Jack Bolger
944
960
981
997
1,090
1,739
Fine Gael
Thomas Neville
803
808
823
834
875
Labour
Andy Doyle
503
541
547
578
Workers' Party
Richard Synott
144
151
152
Independent
George Mullaly
91
98
99
Electorate: 16,743 Valid: 10,294 (62.56%) Spoilt: 181 Quota: 1,716 Turnout: 10,475
Gorey
Gorey: 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Lorcan Allen *
2,554
Fine Gael
Francis D'Arcy *
1,742
Fianna Fáil
Rory Murphy *
1,252
1,415
1,477
1,643
Fianna Fáil
Joe Murphy
1,242
1,709
Fine Gael
Jim Gahan
1,120
1,152
1,170
1,384
Fine Gael
Deirdre Bolger *
1,065
1,166
1,227
1,478
Labour
Bobby Ireton
467
525
566
Labour
Thomas Davitt
384
402
413
Independent
Michael O'Connor
248
283
Electorate: 16,743 Valid: 10,294 (62.56%) Spoilt: 181 Quota: 1,716 Turnout: 10,475
New Ross
New Ross: 5 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fianna Fáil
Hugh Byrne TD *
2,325
Fianna Fáil
Jimmy Curtis *
1,497
1,774
Fianna Fáil
Jim Walsh *
1,417
1,522
1,583
1,612
1,755
Fine Gael
John T. Browne *
1,150
1,182
1,184
1,225
1,247
1,251
1,487
1,615
Fianna Fáil
Seamus Whelan
967
1,150
1,216
1,244
1,275
1,305
1,398
1,494
Fine Gael
Louise Hennessy
597
613
615
657
706
716
940
1,107
Fine Gael
John Hayes
579
616
621
637
655
659
Sinn Féin
Jim Dwyer
455
469
473
516
Labour
Denis North*
445
462
463
580
691
724
778
Labour
Michael O'Brien
190
195
196
Workers' Party
Ingrid O'Brien
142
147
147
Independent
John O'Brien
23
25
25
Electorate: 16,227 Valid: 9,787 (61.54%) Spoilt: 199 Quota: 1,632 Turnout: 9,986
Wexford
Wexford: 6 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Fine Gael
Avril Doyle TD *
1,518
1,529
1,544
1,555
1,568
1,580
1,618
1,636
1,756
Fianna Fáil
Gus Byrne *
1,449
1,485
1,500
1,516
1,547
1,564
1,610
1,617
1,652
1,711
1,897
Independent
Padge Reck
1,229
1,239
1,258
1,295
1,359
1,387
1,490
1,508
1,523
1,650
1,711
1,717
1,927
Labour
Sen. Brendan Howlin
1,137
1,144
1,156
1,170
1,208
1,222
1,266
1,454
1,482
1,602
1,634
1,646
1,738
1,772
Independent
Leo Carthy *
959
970
982
990
1,005
1,018
1,030
1,109
1,220
1,256
1,279
1,283
1,338
1,367
1,736
Fianna Fáil
Tommy Howlin *
787
796
807
818
823
841
851
873
935
948
1,061
1,130
1,157
1,165
1,285
Fine Gael
Toddy Moore
710
712
714
718
724
727
732
767
844
863
870
872
888
895
Fianna Fáil
Robert Lambert
674
675
678
682
687
695
698
720
735
743
920
966
985
987
1,024
Fianna Fáil
Sean O'Gorman
586
588
603
615
623
628
649
651
658
669
Independent
Thomas Doyle
534
538
552
561
563
570
574
577
Workers' Party
Michael Enright
480
484
486
505
525
564
578
583
588
Labour
Joan Fennelly
414
416
416
417
424
432
436
Independent
Philip Kelly
384
385
389
407
445
556
578
589
601
709
729
733
Independent
John Roche*
322
325
329
336
351
358
Sinn Féin
Sean Finn
320
323
327
341
351
Independent
Jimmy Hayes
287
291
293
308
Independent
Desmond McCabe
208
211
214
Independent
Jim O'Dowd
154
157
Independent
Olive Brennan
121
Electorate: 20,731 Valid: 12,273 (60.19%) Spoilt: 202 Quota: 1,754 Turnout: 12,479
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