1985 Kilkenny County Council election
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All 26 seats on Kilkenny County Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the area of Kilkenny County Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five 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]
| Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 11 | - | 14,722 | 44.77 | ||
| Fine Gael | 10 | - | 11,631 | 35.37 | ||
| Labour | 3 | -1 | 3,509 | 10.67 | ||
| Workers' Party | 1 | - | 1,644 | 5.00 | ||
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 1,370 | 4.17 | ||
| Totals | 26 | - | 32,886 | 100.00 | — | |