An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five 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]
Quick Facts All 26 seats on Kilkenny County Council, First party ...
1985 Kilkenny County Council election|
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Ballyragget
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Ballyragget: 5 seats
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Fine Gael |
Mary Hilda Cavanagh* |
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1,078 |
1,087
| 1,092
| 1,274
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Fianna Fáil |
John Murphy* |
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1,058 |
1,063
| 1,097
| 1,188
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Fianna Fáil |
Martin Fitzpatrick* |
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959 |
959
| 1,009
| 1,022
| 1,029
| 1,115
| 1,117 |
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Labour |
Dick Brennan* |
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851 |
946
| 1,044
| 1,067
| 1,074
| 1,146
| 1,149 |
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Fine Gael |
Thomas Coogan |
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680 |
734
| 776
| 950
| 1,043
| 1,135
| 1,149 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Martin Gibbons |
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660 |
666
| 743
| 799
| 807
| 1,109
| 1,121 |
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Fine Gael |
Kieran Brennan |
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529 |
558
| 566
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Fianna Fáil |
Patricia Owens |
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442 |
464
| 586
| 599
| 601
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Fianna Fáil |
Charles Brennan |
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432 |
454
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Fine Gael |
John Brennan |
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249 |
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Electorate: 9,852 Valid: 6,938 (71.42%) Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,157 Turnout: 7,036 |
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Kilkenny
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Piltown
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Piltown: 7 seats
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Liam Aylward TD* |
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1,785 |
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Fine Gael |
Dick Dowling TD* |
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1,212 |
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Workers' Party |
Sean Walsh* |
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1,145 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Eamonn Meade* |
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824 |
950
| 952
| 954
| 958
| 967
| 1,028
| 1,087
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Fine Gael |
Andy Cotterell* |
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654 |
708
| 754
| 759
| 764
| 840
| 890
| 958
| 991 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Dermot Kavanagh |
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544 |
618
| 626
| 630
| 634
| 640
| 643
| 660
| 860 |
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Fine Gael |
John Maher |
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513 |
549
| 566
| 573
| 576
| 651
| 858
| 974
| 988 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Thomas Walsh |
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477 |
579
| 588
| 590
| 611
| 615
| 618
| 635
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Fianna Fáil |
Dick Dunphy* |
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430 |
704
| 708
| 719
| 727
| 771
| 780
| 834
| 1,071 |
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Labour |
Desmond Scahill |
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326 |
347
| 354
| 441
| 459
| 469
| 505
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Fine Gael |
Mick Wall |
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315 |
327
| 337
| 344
| 346
| 382
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Fine Gael |
Joe Cummins |
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226 |
241
| 272
| 278
| 284
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Labour |
John Mahon |
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127 |
134
| 138
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Electorate: 12,979 Valid: 8,588 (70.14%) Spoilt: 119 Quota: 1,074 Turnout: 8,707 |
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Thomastown
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Thomastown: 6 seats
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Fianna Fáil |
James Brett* |
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1,189 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Breda Somers |
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768 |
790
| 821
| 828
| 834
| 1,075
| 1,103
| 1,114
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Fianna Fáil |
Michael Fenlon* |
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636 |
650
| 670
| 692
| 808
| 920
| 958
| 965
| 993 |
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Labour |
Michael O'Brien* |
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629 |
631
| 729
| 740
| 968
| 1,029
| 1,184
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Fine Gael |
Billy Ireland* |
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626 |
628
| 643
| 717
| 742
| 789
| 963
| 987
| 1,241 |
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Fianna Fáil |
John Fennelly* |
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579 |
598
| 622
| 622
| 631
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Fine Gael |
Philip Brennan* |
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571 |
576
| 582
| 634
| 665
| 676
| 797
| 812
| 1,086 |
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Fine Gael |
Tom Maher* |
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568 |
576
| 583
| 647
| 650
| 665
| 737
| 751
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Fianna Fáil |
Tom Quinn |
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553 |
559
| 564
| 627
| 637
| 732
| 762
| 767
| 812 |
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Fine Gael |
Joe Prendergast |
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463 |
464
| 498
| 614
| 638
| 662
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Labour |
John Bolger |
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445 |
445
| 479
| 486
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Fine Gael |
Frank Prendergast |
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427 |
428
| 431
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Workers' Party |
Joe Doyle |
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301 |
302
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Electorate: 11,440 Valid: 7,755 (68.77%) Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1,108 Turnout: 7,867 |
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Tullaroan
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