# 1985 Wexford County Council election

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.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 11 | +1 | 19,652 | 46.32 | |
| | Fine Gael | 6 | -1 | 11,998 | 28.28 | |
| | Labour | 1 | -1 | 3,540 | 8.34 | |
| | Independent | 3 | +1 | 5,697 | 13.43 | |
| Totals | Totals | 21 | - | 42,428 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | 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 | 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 | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 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 |||||||||||||||||||