# 1985 Longford County Council election

An election to Longford County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 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 | 10 | +2 | 7,721 | 46.18 | |
| | Fine Gael | 9 | - | 6,393 | 38.24 | |
| | Independent | 2 | - | 1,961 | 11.73 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 0 | -2 | 645 | 3.86 | |
| Totals | Totals | 21 | - | 16,720 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Ballinalee

Ballinalee: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Coyle | 26.4% | 839 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Doherty | 23.06% | 733 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Stenson | 16.9% | 537 | 556 | 567 | 627 | 687 |
| | Fine Gael | Andy Dalton | 14% | 445 | 464 | 478 | 546 | 572 |
| | Independent | Bertie Moorhead | 9.5% | 302 | 326 | 338 | 370 | |
| | Fine Gael | Kathleen Murray | 5.07% | 161 | 175 | 179 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerry Nevin | 5.07% | 161 | 288 | 344 | 353 | 427 |
| Electorate: 4,279 Valid: 3,178 (74.27%) Quota: 636 |||||||||

### Ballymahon

Ballymahon: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fine Gael | James Bannon | 14.45% | 712 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Barney Steele | 14.33% | 706 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Louis J. Belton | 11.75% | 579 | 618 | 628 | 758 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Dowler | 11.28% | 556 | 557 | 559 | 588 | 636 | 644 | 647 |
| | Independent | Michael Brennan | 9.9% | 488 | 508 | 559 | 607 | 544 | 654 | 660 |
| | Fine Gael | Adrian Farrell | 9.28% | 457 | 498 | 586 | 626 | 695 | 730 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy Farrell | 9.21% | 454 | 499 | 541 | 547 | 674 | 675 | 676 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Lorcan Connaughton | 5.48% | 270 | 276 | 317 | 332 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Bernard Hackett | 5.38% | 265 | 291 | 293 | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Farrell | 4.75% | 234 | 258 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Farrell | 4.18% | 206 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,152 Valid: 4,927 (80.09%) Quota: 704 ||||||||||

### Drumlish

Drumlish: 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Luie McEntire | 32.68% | 853 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Gerry Brady | 30.5% | 796 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Mulleady | 19.39% | 506 | 644 | 704 |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Lynch | 17.43% | 455 | 517 | 600 |
| Electorate: 3,150 Valid: 2,610 (82.86%) Quota: 653 |||||||

### Granard

Granard: 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Brian Lynch | 29.45% | 713 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fintan Flood | 24.25% | 587 | 662 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Maura Kilbride-Harkin | 22.88% | 554 | 567 | 567 | 606 |
| | Fine Gael | James Reilly | 13.59% | 329 | 338 | 348 | 362 |
| | Fine Gael | Matt Murtagh | 5.52% | 141 | 148 | 153 | 169 |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam Browne | 4.01% | 97 | 100 | 117 | |
| Electorate: 3,163 Valid: 2,421 (76.54%) Quota: 606 ||||||||

### Longford

Longford- 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Kelly | 21.32% | 764 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Seamous Finnan | 14.93% | 535 | 544 | 552 | 571 | 588 | 685 | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Murphy | 14.56% | 522 | 538 | 551 | 562 | 583 | 639 | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Nevin | 11.58% | 415 | 434 | 462 | 476 | 498 | 522 | 525 | 541 | 545 |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Clarke | 9.68% | 347 | 366 | 369 | 385 | 400 | 533 | 612 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Philo Kelly | 9.18% | 329 | 342 | 345 | 370 | 381 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel McGeeney | 7.09% | 254 | 291 | 304 | 352 | 471 | 518 | 522 | 542 | 552 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Brewster | 4.55% | 163 | 184 | 191 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony Egan | 4.52% | 162 | 192 | 201 | 248 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seamus McDonnell | 2.59% | 93 | 95 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,154 Valid: 3,584 (69.54%) Quota: 598 |||||||||||||