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1985 Laois County Council election information


1985 Laois County Council election
1985 Laois County Council election
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All 25 seats on Laois County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won 14 9 1
Seat change +3 -3 -1

  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change +1

Map showing the area of Laois County Council

Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to Laois County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local election. 25 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]

  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.

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