# 1985 Mayo County Council election

An election to Mayo County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 31 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 | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 15 | - | 31,615 | 52.61 | |
| | Fine Gael | 14 | -2 | 23,402 | 38.94 | |
| | Independent | 2 | +2 | 3,814 | 6.35 | |
| Totals | Totals | 31 | - | 60,097 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Ballina

Ballina: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sean Calleary TD* | | 2,240 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Padraic Bourke* | | 1,605 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Eddie Staunton* | | 1,386 | 1,450 | 1,740 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Frank Devaney* | | 1,351 | 1,385 | 1,612 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Stephen Molloy | | 1,192 | 1,328 | 1,348 | 1,355 | 1,374 | 1,393 |
| | Fine Gael | John Kelly* | | 1,089 | 1,144 | 1,387 | 1,568 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bridie Greavey* | | 1,046 | 1,366 | 1,416 | 1,423 | 1,466 | 1,518 |
| | Fine Gael | Ernie Caffrey | | 827 | 924 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,882 Valid: 10,736 (68.01%) Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,534 Turnout: 10,801 ||||||||||

### Castlebar

Castlebar: 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 |
| | Independent | Frank Durcan* | | 2,053 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Padraig Flynn TD* | | 1,790 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Enda Kenny TD* | | 1,480 | 1,563 | 1,574 | 1,594 | 1,753 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Burke* | | 1,242 | 1,276 | 1,286 | 1,345 | 1,382 | 1,384 | 1,897 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Richard Morrin* | | 991 | 1,045 | 1,066 | 1,103 | 1,212 | 1,239 | 1,284 | 1,490 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin O'Toole | | 863 | 869 | 870 | 938 | 955 | 957 | 969 | 1,330 |
| | Fine Gael | Henry Kenny | | 640 | 687 | 694 | 699 | 745 | 748 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Al McDonnell | | 598 | 606 | 611 | 737 | 750 | 756 | 769 | |
| | Labour | Johnny Mee | | 389 | 439 | 491 | 510 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | David Kelly | | 338 | 350 | 351 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael Kilcoyne | | 112 | 121 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,250 Valid: 10,496 (74.21%) Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,750 Turnout: 10,575 ||||||||||||

### Claremorris

Claremorris- 7 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 | P.J. Morley TD* | | 1,783 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Martin Finn* | | 1,725 | 1,765 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Higgins TD* | | 1,717 | 1,799 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Raftery* | | 1,423 | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,440 | 1,444 | 1,496 | 1,604 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jack Heneghan* | | 1,406 | 1,413 | 1,413 | 1,415 | 1,415 | 1,421 | 1,448 | 1,641 | 1,667 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sean Fitzpatrick* | | 1,074 | 1,081 | 1,083 | 1,097 | 1,100 | 1,184 | 1,509 | 1,745 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat McHugh | | 962 | 1,012 | 1,020 | 1,033 | 1,049 | 1,073 | 1,125 | 1,257 | 1,319 |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Mannion | | 892 | 949 | 967 | 968 | 975 | 1,132 | 1,134 | 1,255 | 1,648 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Mellett | | 749 | 753 | 755 | 760 | 761 | 777 | 814 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Thomas Charlton | | 674 | 676 | 677 | 692 | 692 | 700 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Madeline Maloney | | 636 | 648 | 660 | 662 | 663 | 850 | 1,006 | 1,025 | |
| | Fine Gael | Pa Connolly | | 467 | 521 | 547 | 548 | 551 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Edward T. Griffith | | 294 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Griffith | | 36 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,829 Valid: 13,838 (69.41%) Spoilt: 107 Quota: 1,730 Turnout: 13,945 |||||||||||||

### Killala

Killala: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tim Quinn* | | 1,490 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Padraig Cosgrove | | 1,269 | 1,453 | |
| | Fine Gael | John Noel Carey* | | 1,182 | 1,671 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | David O'Connor* | | 1,085 | 1,103 | 1,111 |
| | Fine Gael | Vinnie Munnelly* | | 982 | 1,055 | 1,349 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Lavelle | | 834 | | |
| Electorate: 9,434 Valid: 6,842 (73.22%) Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,369 Turnout: 6,908 |||||||

### Swinford

Swinford: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Padraig Gavin* | | 1,967 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patsy Dunne* | | 1,289 | 1,486 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Flannery* | | 1,153 | 1,176 | 1,221 | 1,394 | 1,399 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Oliver Flannery | | 1,019 | 1,153 | 1,319 | 1,389 | 1,390 |
| | Fine Gael | Sean McEvoy* | | 910 | 972 | 1,023 | 1,491 | |
| | Fine Gael | John McNicholas | | 698 | 750 | 789 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Joe McHale | | 388 | 402 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,977 Valid: 7,424 (65.23%) Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,485 Turnout: 7,528 |||||||||

### Westport

Westport: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sen. Martin J. O'Toole* | | 2,191 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Chambers* | | 1,538 | 1,637 | 1,663 | 1,731 | 1,816 | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Durcan | | 1,492 | 1,540 | 1,679 | 1,740 | 2,367 | |
| | Fine Gael | Pat Kilbane* | | 1,407 | 1,411 | 1,424 | 1,425 | 1,564 | 1,896 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pat Conway* | | 1,309 | 1,325 | 1,327 | 1,444 | 1,460 | 1,465 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seamus Hughes | | 1,124 | 1,261 | 1,304 | 1,399 | 1,551 | 1,642 |
| | Fine Gael | Ted McHale* | | 1,011 | 1,044 | 1,127 | 1,148 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary McGing | | 377 | 392 | 407 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Morahan | | 285 | 357 | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,881 Valid: 10,761 (78.28%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 1,794 Turnout: 10,866 ||||||||||