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|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = '''[[Mary Wallace]]TD'''*
|candidate = '''[[Mary Wallace]]'''*
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = '''[[Brian Fitzgerald (politician)|Brian Fitzgerald]]'''*
|candidate = '''Sean Conway'''*
|count1 = 1,196
|count1 = 1,151
|percentage = 15.8%
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|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = '''Mary Sylver'''*
|candidate = '''Mary Sylver'''*
|count1 = 994
|count1 = 706
|percentage = 13.1%
|percentage =
|count2 = 1,009
|count2 = 741
|count3 = 1,014
|count3 = 744
|count4 = 1,030
|count4 = 745
|count5 = 1,039
|count5 = 749
|count6 = 1,157
|count6 = 768
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|count8 = 804
|count9 = 816
|count10 = 940
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|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = '''Conor Tormey'''
|candidate = '''Tadhg Delaney'''
|count1 = 885
|count1 = 695
|percentage = 11.7%
|percentage =
|count2 = 949
|count2 = 813
|count3 = 953
|count3 = 896
|count4 = 969
|count4 = 906
|count5 = 971
|count5 = 914
|count6 = 994
|count6 = 932
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|count7 = 982
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|count8 = 1,006
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = '''[[Brian Fitzgerald (politician)|Brian Fitzgerald]]'''
|count1 = 647
|percentage =
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|count3 = 676
|count4 = 683
|count5 = 734
|count6 = 841
|count7 = 871
|count8 = 927
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|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = '''John Fanning'''
|candidate = John Fanning
|count1 = 855
|count1 = 592
|percentage = 11.3%
|percentage =
|count2 = 862
|count2 = 603
|count3 = 876
|count3 = 607
|count4 = 882
|count4 = 608
|count5 = 883
|count5 = 612
|count6 = 984
|count6 = 632
|count7 = 1,151
|count7 = 642
|count8 = '''1,184'''
|count8 = 726
|count9 = 731
|count10 = 762
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|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Tadhg Delaney*
|candidate = Seamus Lawless
|count1 = 613
|count1 = 504
|percentage = 8.1%
|percentage =
|count2 = 662
|count2 = 523
|count3 = 665
|count3 = 525
|count4 = 679
|count4 = 531
|count5 = 683
|count5 = 562
|count6 = 719
|count6 = 580
|count7 = 733
|count7 = 609
|count8 = 1,053
|count8 = 620
|count9 = 634
|count10 = 742
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|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fine Gael
|candidate = Donal Clynch
|candidate = Rosemary Swan
|count1 = 461
|count1 = 321
|percentage = 6.1%
|percentage =
|count2 = 496
|count2 = 329
|count3 = 497
|count3 = 330
|count4 = 516
|count4 = 349
|count5 = 521
|count5 = 356
|count6 = 548
|count6 = 363
|count7 = 559
|count7 = 366
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|count9 = 392
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|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|party = Workers' Party of Ireland
|candidate = John King
|candidate = John King
|count1 = 417
|count1 = 243
|percentage = 5.5%
|percentage =
|count2 = 419
|count2 = 244
|count3 = 430
|count3 = 245
|count4 = 452
|count4 = 250
|count5 = 459
|count5 = 250
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|count6 = 258
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|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Tommy Johnson
|count1 = 224
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|count2 = 232
|count3 = 235
|count4 = 241
|count5 = 249
|count6 = 258
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|party = Progressive Democrats
|party = Fianna Fáil
|candidate = Joe Fernandez
|candidate = Madeline Murphy
|count1 = 376
|count1 = 172
|percentage = 5%
|percentage =
|count2 = 384
|count2 = 253
|count3 = 387
|count3 = 290
|count4 = 404
|count4 = 300
|count5 = 406
|count5 = 302
|count6 = 310
|count7 = 339
|count8 = 352
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Joe Mannering
|count1 = 161
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|count2 = 190
|count3 = 194
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|count5 = 236
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|party = Sinn Féin
|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Thomas McDonnell
|candidate = Sean Moran
|count1 = 219
|count1 = 153
|percentage = 2.9%
|percentage =
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|count2 = 100
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|party = Labour Party (Ireland)
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Eamon Tuttle
|candidate = Edward McKeever
|count1 = 97
|count1 = 75
|percentage = 1.3%
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|numcounts = 8
|numcounts = 11
|electorate = 15,984
|electorate = 13,001
|valid = 7,582 (47.43%)
|valid = 7,475 (57.97%)
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|quota = 1,246
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Revision as of 22:05, 13 August 2020

1985 Meath County Council election
← 1979 20 June 1985 1991 →
All 29 seats to Meath County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 17 7 3
Seat change +4 -2 -2
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 2
Seat change -
Map showing the area of Meath County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Meath County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a six-year term of office.

Results by party

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Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 17 +4 20,674 50.62%
Fine Gael 7 -2 10,304 25.23%
Labour 3 -2 4,746 11.62%
Independent 2 - 3,994 9.78%
Totals 29 - 40,842 100% —

Results by Electoral Area

Dunshaughlin

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Dunshaughlin - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace* 1,831                    
Fianna Fáil Sean Conway* 1,151 1,390                  
Fine Gael Mary Sylver* 706 741 744 745 749 768 784 804 816 940 1,290
Fianna Fáil Tadhg Delaney 695 813 896 906 914 932 982 1,006 1,222 1,261  
party = Labour Party (Ireland) candidate = Brian Fitzgerald count1 = 647 percentage = count2 = 672 count3 = 676 count4 = 683 count5 = 734 count6 = 841 count7 = 871 count8 = 927 count9 = 952 count10 = 988 count11 = 1,063

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Fine Gael John Fanning 592 603 607 608 612 632 642 726 731 762 943
Fine Gael Seamus Lawless 504 523 525 531 562 580 609 620 634 742  
Fine Gael Rosemary Swan 321 329 330 349 356 363 366 372 392    
Workers' Party of Ireland John King 243 244 245 250 250 258 299        
Sinn Féin Tommy Johnson 224 232 235 241 249 258          
Fianna Fáil Madeline Murphy 172 253 290 300 302 310 339 352      
Labour Joe Mannering 161 190 194 194 236            
Labour Sean Moran 153 100                  
Independent Edward McKeever 75 100                  
Electorate: 13,001   Valid: 7,475 (57.97%)   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 1,246   Turnout: 7,543  

Kells

Kells - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fianna Fáil Michael Lynch* 16.6% 1,630 1,705                
Fine Gael John V. FarrellyTD* 13.1% 1,293                  
Fine Gael Gerry Gibney 10% 980 1,069 1,078 1,097 1,101 1,119 1,122 1,130 1,130 1,180
Fianna Fáil Johnny Brady* 9.5% 932 1,052 1,054 1,067 1,085 1,098 1,217 1,273    
Fianna Fáil Sebastian Rooney* 7.9 780 834 836 846 864 895 990 1,127 1,149 1,285
Fianna Fáil James Weldon* 7.3% 717 750 755 762 772 789 815 1,162 1,176 1,212
Fianna Fáil Fergus Muldoon* 7% 693 719 725 732 742 749 766      
Fine Gael Tom Bradley* 6.8% 672 683 709 711 716 787 792 826 829 916
Independent Jack Fitzsimons 6.6% 648 664 668 700 731 794 820 879 881 1,127
Labour Tommy Grimes 6.2% 608 617 621 653 714 735 798 810 810  
Fianna Fáil James O'Rourke 3% 300 324 325 330 360 367        
Progressive Democrats Caroline Mhic Daeid 2.6% 254 258 259 262 265          
Independent John Maguire 1.9% 187 194 195 202            
Sinn Féin Patrick McCabe 1.6% 154 159 159              
Electorate: 16,291   Valid: 9,848 (60.45%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,232   Turnout: 9,952 (61.09%)  
Navan - 7 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Paddy Fitzsimons* 11.8% 973 976 1,035                
Fine Gael Patsy O'Neill* 8.9% 731 738 740 741 753 769 778 881 933 933 981
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Mangan* 8.4% 689 692 713 715 730 743 816 832 889 891 897
Workers' Party of Ireland Christy Gorman 8.1% 663 685 694 709 735 852 887 917 969 969 970
Progressive Democrats Patrick Andrews 7.3% 599 606 614 619 654 671 696 752      
Fine Gael Noel Foley 7.1% 584 587 596 600 619 632 658 945 1,117    
Fianna Fáil Owen Heaney* 6.8% 563 563 588 589 596 611 780 804 892 895 903
Fine Gael Jim D'Arcy* 6.8% 561 566 566 571 579 601 610        
Independent Patricia Hegarty 6.8% 556 572 576 796 825 866 904 934 1,024 1,025 1,033
Labour Brendan Clusker* 6.5% 533 566 586 597 721 766 831 869 989 989 1,006
Sinn Féin Joe Reilly 5.3% 435 440 443 449 459            
Fianna Fáil Frank Carberry 5.2% 424 426 478 484 494 510          
Independent Anthony McDonnell 3.3% 275 279 285                
Labour Sean O'Brien 3% 245 305 307 310              
Fianna Fáil Michael McGoona 2.7% 220 222                  
Labour Jim O'Brien 2.1% 176                    
Electorate: 17,840   Valid: 8,227 (46.12%)   Spoilt: 146   Quota: 1,029   Turnout: 8,288 (46.46%)  

Slane

Slane - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Independent Gerald Marry 1,635                  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Traynor* 784 846 846 849 856 901 940 947 1,335  
Fianna Fáil Robert Doonan* 737 787 788 867 875 884 1,203 1,267    
Fine Gael Tom Kelly* 718 755 758 785 826 1,009 1,014 1,128 1,153 1,173
Independent Jimmy Cudden* 558 654 666 703 732 801 814 841 1,010 1,083
Fianna Fáil Sean Murray 543 623 630 636 672 679 727 734    
Fianna Fáil Joe Halpin 482 493 495 498 501 503        
Fine Gael Patrick Fullam* 455 497 499 514 578 603 622 892 933 948
Fine Gael Moyna Doherty 395 411 415 442 477 507 545      
Labour Ken Lougheed 376 387 428 434 445          
Fine Gael Liam Smith 240 266 269 276            
Independent Paddy Monaghan 202 223 225              
Labour Owen Harty 74 82                
Electorate: 12,161   Valid: 7,229 (59.96%)   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 1,205   Turnout: 7,292  

Trim

Trim - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Colm HilliardTD* 1,592            
Fianna Fáil Noel DempseyTD* 1,538            
Labour Frank McLoughlinTD* 1,411            
Fine Gael Willie Carey* 676 700 717 739 910 1,010 1,064
Fine Gael Peter Higgins 417 442 479 507 645 728 747
Fine Gael Tom O'Connor 409 426 436 449      
Fianna Fáil Gabriel Cribbin 366 524 673 690 707 730 1,176
Labour Patrick Lowe* 240 268 290 458 487    
Fianna Fáil Patrick Cummins 236 428 583 598 631 693  
Electorate: 11,359   Valid: 6,885 (61.58%)   Spoilt: 110   Quota: 1,148   Turnout: 6,995  
Preceded by
1979 Meath County Council election 		Meath County Council elections Succeeded by
1991 Meath County Council election
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