# 1985 Louth County Council election

An election to Louth County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six 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 | ± | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 12 | 0 | |
| | Fine Gael | 8 | 0 | |
| | Labour | 2 | 0 | |
| | Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | |
| | Independent | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | 26 | 0 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Ardee

Ardee: 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 | Nicholas McCabe* | | 1,035 | 1,097 | 1,111 | 1,114 | 1,128 | 1,195 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Bernard Markey* | | 985 | 1,079 | 1,240 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh D. Conlon* | | 692 | 777 | 805 | 811 | 932 | 1,112 | 1,173 | 1,179 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John McConville | | 730 | 731 | 745 | 747 | 869 | 899 | 1,036 | 1,041 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Paddy Sharkey* | | 610 | 649 | 651 | 651 | 660 | 686 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Thomas McGrory* | | 591 | 596 | 766 | 817 | 881 | 928 | 978 | 980 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Colm Keenan | | 587 | 656 | 661 | 662 | 674 | 726 | 963 | 972 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jackie McGahon | | 521 | 546 | 546 | 562 | 598 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Daniel Woods | | 426 | 437 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Terry Butterly | | 425 | 455 | 473 | 475 | | | | |
| | Independent | Val Kerr | | 259 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Sean Reilly | | 119 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,697 Valid: 7,040 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,174 Turnout: 7,120 (66.56%) ||||||||||||

### Carlingford

Carlingford: 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Sinn Féin | Arthur Morgan | | 875 | 886 | 918 | 1,012 | 1,034 | 1,112 | 1,133 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Savage* | | 786 | 873 | 991 | 1,305 | | | |
| | Independent | Miceal O'Donnell* | | 796 | 827 | 870 | 938 | 981 | 1,092 | 1,148 |
| | Fine Gael | Terry Brennan | | 668 | 767 | 775 | 805 | 814 | 1,302 | |
| | Fine Gael | Tommy Elmore* | | 654 | 718 | 744 | 766 | 770 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Phil McArdle | | 469 | 515 | 580 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Mills | | 293 | 261 | 299 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Thomas Mulholland | | 203 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jackie Callan | | 70 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,804 Valid: 4,896 Spoilt: 62 Quota: 1,225 Turnout: 4,958 (72.88%) |||||||||||

### Drogheda Rural

Drogheda Rural: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Michael Bell TD* | | 949 | 1,038 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Mulroy | | 801 | 812 | 822 | 865 | 1,092 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tommy Murphy | | 635 | 649 | 653 | 673 | 763 | 858 | 902 |
| | Fine Gael | Tommy Donegan | | 564 | 579 | 589 | 672 | 715 | 716 | 1,096 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tomas O hEochaidh | | 519 | 526 | 537 | 559 | 646 | 676 | 707 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ben Devine | | 485 | 491 | 497 | 506 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Carr | | 374 | 387 | 399 | 519 | 542 | 543 | |
| | Fine Gael | Ray Dempsey | | 316 | 330 | 338 | | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Moran | | 180 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,999 Valid: 4,823 (53.59%) Quota: 965 |||||||||||

### Drogheda Urban

Drogheda Urban: 4 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 | Frank Godfrey* | | 922 | 936 | 978 | 1,011 | 1,111 | 1,156 | 1,329 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Aloysious Farrell* | | 730 | 733 | 759 | 769 | 794 | 821 | 1,151 | 1,205 |
| | Fine Gael | Fergus O'Dowd* | | 730 | 738 | 801 | 833 | 870 | 1,182 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Finian Brannigan | | 632 | 637 | 670 | 695 | 739 | 762 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Con O'Brien | | 619 | 625 | 652 | 688 | 755 | 792 | 894 | 943 |
| | Labour | Peter Moore | | 597 | 612 | 632 | 839 | 898 | 951 | 1,004 | 1,021 |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Buckley* | | 472 | 476 | 498 | 520 | 535 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Hugh McShane | | 411 | 428 | 440 | 456 | | | | |
| | Labour | Peter Hughes | | 374 | 386 | 402 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Burke | | 274 | 279 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | John McKenna | | 103 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,090 Valid: 5,864 (58.12%) Quota: 1,173 ||||||||||||

### Dundalk Rural

Dundalk Rural: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eddie Filgate* | | 1,473 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Sen. Joseph Lennon* | | 1,297 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dermot Ahern* | | 1,078 | 1,182 | 1,186 | 1,198 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Frank Duffy | | 880 | 891 | 894 | 921 | 957 | 1,004 | 1,047 |
| | Fine Gael | John McGuinness* | | 746 | 760 | 806 | 824 | 924 | 1,399 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Farrell* | | 643 | 767 | 775 | 786 | 836 | 924 | 1,059 |
| | Fine Gael | Martin Brennan | | 581 | 595 | 632 | 641 | 752 | | |
| | Labour | Frank Carney | | 318 | 327 | 331 | 376 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Pat Rooney | | 146 | 149 | 150 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,620 Valid: 7,162 Spoilt: 175 Quota: 1,194 Turnout: 7,337 (58.14%) |||||||||||

### Dundalk Urban

Dundalk Urban: 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 | Thomas Bellew* | | 1,358 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan McGahon TD* | | 1,305 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Fra Browne* | | 1,114 | 1,139 | 1,153 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Keelan | | 604 | 689 | 692 | 700 | 711 | 826 | 859 | 1,038 |
| | Independent | Neil McCann | | 583 | 592 | 609 | 654 | 692 | 719 | 807 | 1,013 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pearse O'Hanrahan | | 563 | 599 | 608 | 615 | 632 | 740 | 776 | 874 |
| | Independent | Martin Bellew* | | 508 | 522 | 534 | 568 | 603 | 629 | 752 | |
| | Fine Gael | Joe Gallagher | | 299 | 305 | 391 | 403 | 429 | 436 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Kinch | | 266 | 295 | 299 | 303 | 308 | | | |
| | Labour | Frank Corrigan | | 130 | 134 | 138 | 161 | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Tim Morgan | | 126 | 126 | 131 | | | | | |
| | Green Alliance | Fiona Murphy | | 40 | 40 | 41 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,330 Valid: 6,896 Spoilt: 223 Quota: 1,150 Turnout: 7,119 (57.74%) ||||||||||||