# 1985 Wicklow County Council election

An election to Wicklow County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 24 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.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 13 | +6 | 14,930 | 40.48 | |
| | Fine Gael | 5 | -3 | 9,834 | 26.66 | |
| | Labour | 4 | - | 6,711 | 18.20 | |
| | Workers' Party | 1 | - | 2,343 | 6.35 | |
| | Independent | 1 | - | 2,709 | 7.35 | |
| Totals | Totals | 24 | +3 | 36,882 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Arklow

Arklow: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dr. Bill O'Connell* | | 1,382 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Vincent Blake* | | 1,128 | 1,134 | 1,135 | 1,157 | 1,166 | 1,291 | 1,354 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Doran | | 950 | 951 | 953 | 958 | 961 | 972 | 973 | 973 | 991 | 999 | 1,071 | 1,092 |
| | Labour | Kevin Ryan* | | 863 | 887 | 888 | 889 | 910 | 933 | 941 | 945 | 963 | 1,020 | 1,040 | 1,042 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas Keenan* | | 822 | 839 | 845 | 849 | 861 | 953 | 961 | 964 | 999 | 1,049 | 1,124 | 1,168 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Sweeney* | | 628 | 628 | 651 | 665 | 705 | 712 | 767 | 768 | 904 | 997 | 1,420 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Clandillon | | 605 | 647 | 663 | 689 | 726 | 727 | 754 | 754 | 848 | 921 | | |
| | Labour | Sean Wolohan | | 560 | 567 | 577 | 602 | 715 | 730 | 790 | 792 | 918 | 1,035 | 1,189 | 1,242 |
| | Independent | Denis Kinsella* | | 443 | 443 | 450 | 477 | 512 | 525 | 561 | 564 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Philip Doyle | | 339 | 359 | 360 | 382 | 393 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Oliver Merrigan | | 338 | 338 | 342 | 380 | 396 | 441 | 571 | 612 | 664 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Margo Weadick* | | 320 | 321 | 325 | 389 | 411 | 437 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Paddy Kavanagh | | 311 | 319 | 324 | 344 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Billy Briggs | | 278 | 279 | 281 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | James Quigley | | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,219 Valid: 9,095 (69.81%) Spoilt: 123 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 9,228 ||||||||||||||||

### Baltinglass

Baltinglass: 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fine Gael | Godfrey Timmins TD* | | 1,397 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Miley* | | 1,158 | 1,162 | 1,163 | 1,174 | 1,195 | 1,244 | 1,338 | 1,456 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Hugh O'Keeffe | | 888 | 895 | 897 | 910 | 921 | 934 | 994 | 1,154 |
| | Labour | Tommy Cullen | | 663 | 668 | 676 | 685 | 703 | 716 | 768 | |
| | Fine Gael | Pascal Deering* | | 501 | 524 | 527 | 539 | 571 | 731 | 775 | 978 |
| | Sinn Féin | Gerry O'Neill | | 315 | 316 | 317 | 322 | 340 | 353 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Donal McEvoy | | 254 | 261 | 263 | 270 | 271 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Maura Green | | 117 | 117 | 117 | 121 | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Scanlon | | 74 | 75 | 81 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Daniel Buckley | | 26 | 26 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,047 Valid: 5,393 (67.91%) Spoilt: 72 Quota: 1,349 Turnout: 5,465 ||||||||||||

### Bray

Bray: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Workers' Party | Liz McManus | | 1,213 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Byrne* | | 1,098 | 1,105 | 1,110 | 1,160 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ciarán Murphy* | | 1,073 | 1,081 | 1,087 | 1,099 | 1,126 | 1,129 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lawlor | | 798 | 801 | 802 | 808 | 832 | 832 | 834 | 849 | 878 | 1,046 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ledwidge | | 721 | 725 | 728 | 742 | 753 | 756 | 767 | 811 | 831 | 1,052 |
| | Fine Gael | Mark Mortell | | 550 | 554 | 555 | 566 | 578 | 579 | 721 | 774 | 1,028 | 1,074 |
| | Fine Gael | Jane Murphy* | | 514 | 520 | 522 | 533 | 539 | 541 | 633 | 718 | 813 | 864 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Vance | | 487 | 491 | 496 | 504 | 527 | 529 | 549 | 590 | 614 | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Conlon | | 375 | 379 | 382 | 400 | 408 | 410 | 463 | 506 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pat McHugh | | 345 | 348 | 350 | 355 | 358 | 359 | | | | |
| | Labour | Barbara Hyland | | 266 | 270 | 275 | 299 | 341 | 360 | 381 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Dermot Tobin | | 182 | 200 | 256 | 263 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Nancy Mahony | | 174 | 176 | 178 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Kathy Reen | | 87 | 106 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,600 Valid: 7,883 (48.46%) Spoilt: 162 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 8,045 ||||||||||||||

### Greystones

Greystones: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Fox* | | 1,823 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | George Jones* | | 1,113 | 1,186 | 1,213 | 1,346 | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Leeson* | | 907 | 977 | 1,025 | 1,064 | 1,100 | 1,229 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dick Roche | | 744 | 1,032 | 1,050 | 1,116 | 1,123 | 1,337 |
| | Independent | Jack Murnane | | 548 | 585 | 598 | 677 | 693 | |
| | Workers' Party | John McManus* | | 516 | 565 | 616 | 758 | 778 | 964 |
| | Labour | Charlie Keddy | | 448 | 472 | 553 | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Mulligan | | 214 | 249 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,899 Valid: 6,333 (53.78%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,267 Turnout: 6,399 ||||||||||

### Wicklow

Wicklow: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Jacob | | 918 | 938 | 945 | 1,011 | 1,023 | 1,068 | 1,081 | 1,201 | 1,507 | | | |
| | Labour | Paddy Kavanagh | | 773 | 794 | 826 | 903 | 994 | 1,012 | 1,111 | 1,178 | 1,200 | 1,203 | 1,331 | 1,364 |
| | Independent | Susan Phillips | | 756 | 786 | 810 | 829 | 832 | 861 | 923 | 955 | 994 | 1,000 | 1,189 | 1,215 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Giff* | | 680 | 692 | 735 | 745 | 753 | 764 | 818 | 908 | 1,241 | 1,350 | 1,495 | |
| | Labour | Frank Hynes* | | 664 | 677 | 692 | 715 | 826 | 834 | 857 | 973 | 996 | 999 | 1,183 | 1,203 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Byrne | | 648 | 657 | 663 | 666 | 671 | 687 | 705 | 853 | | | | |
| | Independent | Francis Doyle | | 617 | 651 | 704 | 724 | 746 | 768 | 813 | 854 | 888 | 902 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Power | | 605 | 612 | 613 | 614 | 678 | 689 | 691 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Harry Cullen* | | 578 | 585 | 589 | 611 | 622 | 860 | 1,049 | 1,070 | 1,119 | 1,127 | 1,184 | 1,186 |
| | Fine Gael | Nora Fitzpatrick | | 466 | 466 | 495 | 497 | 501 | 536 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Andy Cullen | | 411 | 414 | 415 | 429 | 441 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | James Gregory* | | 329 | 341 | 345 | 359 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jimmy O'Shaughnessy | | 260 | 280 | 281 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Robert Kearns | | 245 | 257 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Colm Kirwan | | 228 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,089 Valid: 8,178 (63.28%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 1,364 Turnout: 8,283 ||||||||||||||||