# 1985 Leitrim County Council election

An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 22 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.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 10 | - | 7,731 | 45.31 | |
| | Fine Gael | 8 | -2 | 5,905 | 34.6 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 2 | +1 | 1,854 | 10.87 | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | 1 | +1 | 476 | 2.79 | |
| | Independent | 1 | - | 1,096 | 6.42 | |
| Totals | Totals | 22 | | 17,062 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Ballinamore

Ballinamore: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerry Reynolds | | 834 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Ellis TD* | | 733 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | John Joe McGirl* | | 706 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | J.J. Shortt* | | 582 | 594 | 614 | 742 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tommy McCartin* | | 515 | 566 | 569 | 601 | 808 | |
| | Fine Gael | Damien Brennan* | | 473 | 497 | 499 | 504 | 598 | 708 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Christy Gallogly | | 375 | 410 | 428 | 479 | 499 | 513 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Grimes | | 299 | 326 | 327 | 374 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Reilly | | 265 | 266 | 271 | | | |
| Electorate: 5,568 Valid: 4,782 (86.4%) Spoilt: 29 Quota: 684 Turnout: 4,811 ||||||||||

### Carrick-on-Shannon

Carrick-on-Shannon: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Pascal McKeon* | | 793 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Guckian* | | 717 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Faughnan | | 522 | 582 | 598 | 640 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Farrell McElgunn* | | 494 | 497 | 525 | 650 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerry McGee | | 477 | 510 | 527 | 562 | 587 |
| | Fine Gael | Thomas Mulligan | | 383 | 418 | 421 | 432 | 664 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán McGowan | | 363 | 380 | 391 | 429 | 449 |
| | Fine Gael | John Maguire | | 338 | 340 | 344 | 386 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin McTiernan | | 322 | 335 | 343 | | |
| Electorate: 5,484 Valid: 4,409 (81%) Spoilt: 33 Quota: 630 Turnout: 4,442 |||||||||

### Dromahaire

Dromahaire: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Bohan* | | 662 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joseph Mooney* | | 598 | 614 | 617 | 750 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim McPadden | | 477 | 543 | 545 | 553 | 561 | 589 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mel Farrell | | 472 | 501 | 504 | 537 | 548 | 704 |
| | Fine Gael | Joseph McLoughlin* | | 379 | 472 | 474 | 480 | 485 | 590 |
| | Fine Gael | P.J. Lynch* | | 361 | 376 | 376 | 462 | 482 | 504 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben McKeon | | 324 | 329 | 331 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Dolan | | 307 | 342 | 350 | 408 | 472 | |
| | Fine Gael | Leo McHugh | | 269 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 4,713 Valid: 3,849 (82.3%) Spoilt: 30 Quota: 642 Turnout: 3,879 ||||||||||

### Manorhamilton

Manorhamilton: 5 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 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony Ferguson* | | 899 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Aodh Flynn* | | 662 | 721 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Charles Cullen* | | 480 | 497 | 500 | 533 | 629 | 705 | | |
| | Independent Fianna Fáil | Larry McGowan* | | 476 | 504 | 513 | 521 | 579 | 750 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Stanley Trotter | | 401 | 411 | 414 | 472 | 503 | 529 | 545 | 562 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Colreavy | | 354 | 374 | 376 | 389 | 445 | | | |
| | Independent | John Cullen | | 303 | 335 | 337 | 361 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Gallagher* | | 273 | 325 | 355 | 399 | 483 | 539 | 575 | 592 |
| | Fine Gael | Don Daly | | 174 | 184 | 185 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,074 Valid: 4,022 (79.94%) Spoilt: 34 Quota: 671 Turnout: 4,056 ||||||||||||