Louth County Council: (Dundalk Rural) 1985 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 5

Quota: 1194

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	Eddie Filgate (FF)	20.6%	1473
2	Joe Lennon (FG)	18.1%	1297
3	Dermot Ahern (FF)	15.1%	1078
4	John McGuinness (FG)	10.4%	746
5	Joe Farrell (FF)	9.0%	643
	Frank Duffy (SF)	12.3%	880
	Martin Brennan (FG)	8.1%	581
	Frank Carney (LAB)	4.4%	318
	Pat Rooney (WP)	2.0%	146

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 12620

Turnout: 7337

Valid: 7162

Louth County Council (Dundalk Rural)1985 Local Election