1985 Louth County Council election

1985 Louth County Council election
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All 26 seats on Louth County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 12 8 2
Seat change 0 0 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won 1 3
Seat change 0 0
Map showing the area of Louth County Council
Council control after election

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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.[1]

  1. ^ Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 104 of 1990). Signed on 30 April 1990. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.