View source for 1985 Dublin County Council election in Dublin–Fingal

{{Short description|Part of the 1985 Irish local elections}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2021}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1985 Dublin County Council election (Dublin–Fingal)
| country = Ireland
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 1979 Dublin County Council election
| previous_year = 1979
| next_election = 1991 Dublin County Council election in Fingal
| next_year = 1991
| seats_for_election = 24 seats in the electoral county of Dublin–Fingal within [[Dublin County Council]]
| majority_seats =
| election_date = 20 June 1985
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An election to all 24 seats on the council of the electoral county of [[Fingal|Dublin–Fingal]] within [[Dublin County]] took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the [[1985 Irish local elections]]. Councillors were elected from 6 [[local electoral area]]s for a five-year term of office on the [[electoral system]] of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV).<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Elections, 1985: Election Results and Transfer of Votes|url=https://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL035931.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Department of the Environment]] |access-date=13 December 2021 |pages=48–55}}</ref> This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.<ref>{{Cite ISB|title=Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990|year=1990|number=104|type=si|date=30 April 1990}}</ref>
Dublin–Fingal was one of three electoral counties in Dublin County established by the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985.<ref>{{cite ISB|type=si|year=1985|number=133|name=Dublin Electoral Counties Order 1985|date=10 May 1985|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite ISB|year=1985|section=13|stitle=Establishment, membership and election of councils of established electoral counties|number=7|name=Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985|date=3 April 1985|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> The councillors elected also sat as members of [[Dublin County Council]], along with those elected for [[1985 Dublin County Council election in Dublin–Belgard|Dublin–Belgard]] and [[1985 Dublin County Council election in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown|Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]].
==Results by local electoral area==
===Balbriggan===
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Balbriggan: 5 seats
|numcounts= 9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Jack Larkin'''
|count1 =     1,386
|percentage =
|count2 =     1,405
|count3 =     1,450
|count4 =     '''1,646'''
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
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|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  '''Cathal Boland'''*
|count1 =     1,245
|percentage =
|count2 =     1,272
|count3 =     1,285
|count4 =     1,298
|count5 =     1,300
|count6 =     '''1,593'''
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Sean Gilbride'''
|count1 =     1,082
|percentage =
|count2 =     1,102
|count3 =     1,142
|count4 =     1,230
|count5 =     1,300
|count6 =     1,336
|count7 =     1,337
|count8 =     1,430
|count9 =    '''1,493'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Jim Geraghty'''
|count1 =     971
|percentage =
|count2 =     979
|count3 =     992
|count4 =     1,105
|count5 =     1,133
|count6 =     1,146
|count7 =     1,147
|count8 =     1,177
|count9 =     '''1,405'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  '''Ken Farrell'''
|count1 =     942
|percentage =
|count2 =     968
|count3 =     998
|count4 =     1,008
|count5 =     1,008
|count6 =     1,019
|count7 =     1,021
|count8 =     1,365
|count9 =    '''1,596'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate =  Catherine Cusack
|count1 =     640
|percentage =
|count2 =     705
|count3 =     748
|count4 =     763
|count5 =     763
|count6 =     794
|count7 =     796
|count8 =      840
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Bill Reynolds*
|count1 =     636
|percentage =
|count2 =     644
|count3 =     653
|count4 =     742
|count5 =     748
|count6 =     854
|count7 =     899
|count8 =     959
|count9 =     1,070
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Patricia Gallen
|count1 =     588
|percentage =
|count2 =     614
|count3 =     633
|count4 =     646
|count5 =     648
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =    &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  John Maxwell
|count1 =     540
|percentage =
|count2 =     547
|count3 =     570
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Joe Davis
|count1 =     536
|percentage =
|count2 =     563
|count3 =     649
|count4 =     661
|count5 =     664
|count6 =     779
|count7 =     786
|count8 =    &nbsp;
|count9 =    &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Sinn Féin
|candidate =  Briege Tuite
|count1 =     363
|percentage =
|count2 =     394
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|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Alliance]]
|candidate =  [[Trevor Sargent]]
|count1 =     227
|percentage =
|count2 =     &nbsp;
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate =  Kay Hanratty
|count1 =     50
|percentage =
|count2 =     &nbsp;
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts  = 9
|electorate = 17,776
|valid      = 9,206 (52.6%)
|spoilt     = 149
|quota      = 1,535
|turnout    = 9,351
}}
===Castleknock===
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Castleknock: 4 seats
|numcounts= 9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  '''Jim Fay'''*
|count1 =     922
|percentage =
|count2 =     928
|count3 =     944
|count4 =     987
|count5 =     1,016
|count6 =     '''1,163'''
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Ned Ryan'''
|count1 =     882
|percentage =
|count2 =     884
|count3 =     886
|count4 =     890
|count5 =     898
|count6 =     909
|count7 =     909
|count8 =     '''1,247'''
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Tom Boland'''
|count1 =     834
|percentage =
|count2 =     838
|count3 =     841
|count4 =     847
|count5 =     870
|count6 =     880
|count7 =     880
|count8 =     '''1,187'''
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  Teresa Watters
|count1 =     752
|percentage =
|count2 =     754
|count3 =     760
|count4 =     772
|count5 =     794
|count6 =     825
|count7 =     826
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate =  '''Seán Lyons'''
|count1 =     714
|percentage =
|count2 =     718
|count3 =     761
|count4 =     794
|count5 =     916
|count6 =     935
|count7 =     939
|count8 =     1,015
|count9 =     '''1,098'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Tom Samfey
|count1 =     561
|percentage =
|count2 =     564
|count3 =     568
|count4 =     593
|count5 =     615
|count6 =     834
|count7 =     865
|count8 =     925
|count9 =     962
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Jennifer Payne
|count1 =     361
|percentage =
|count2 =     364
|count3 =     379
|count4 =     425
|count5 =     452
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Eamonn Lynskey
|count1 =     219
|percentage =
|count2 =     226
|count3 =     249
|count4 =     304
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Ita Kavanagh
|count1 =     175
|percentage =
|count2 =     210
|count3 =     234
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Alliance]]
|candidate =  John Garvey
|count1 =     141
|percentage =
|count2 =     143
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Bill Hughes
|count1 =     69
|percentage =
|count2 =     &nbsp;
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
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|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts  = 9
|electorate = 11,887
|valid      = 5,630 (47.79%)
|spoilt     = 51
|quota      = 1,127
|turnout    = 5,681
}}
===Howth===
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Howth: 4 seats
|numcounts= 9
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  '''[[Michael Joe Cosgrave]] TD'''*
|count1 =     '''1,536'''
|percentage =
|count2 =     &nbsp;
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
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|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Liam Creaven'''
|count1 =     912
|percentage =
|count2 =     920
|count3 =     927
|count4 =     941
|count5 =     990
|count6 =    1,129
|count7 =     1,177
|count8 =     '''1,528'''
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate =  Noel Peers
|count1 =     759
|percentage =
|count2 =     770
|count3 =     812
|count4 =     909
|count5 =     1,148
|count6 =     1,218
|count7 =     1,265
|count8 =     1,303
|count9 =     1,309
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Eilis Rickard'''
|count1 =     663
|percentage =
|count2 =     673
|count3 =     680
|count4 =     698
|count5 =     737
|count6 =    919
|count7 =    939
|count8 =     1,224
|count9 =     '''1,351'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  Tom Kavanagh
|count1 =     651
|percentage =
|count2 =     655
|count3 =     659
|count4 =     675
|count5 =     701
|count6 =     775
|count7 =     783
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  '''Joan Maher'''
|count1 =     608
|percentage =
|count2 =     679
|count3 =     741
|count4 =     780
|count5 =     812
|count6 =     840
|count7 =   1,240
|count8 =    1,314
|count9 =   '''1,322'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  Eugene Rudden
|count1 =     479
|percentage =
|count2 =     484
|count3 =     488
|count4 =     497
|count5 =     527
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Muriel O Tiarnaigh
|count1 =     467
|percentage =
|count2 =     490
|count3 =     511
|count4 =     521
|count5 =     541
|count6 =     553
|count7 =     &nbsp;
|count8 =     &nbsp;
|count9 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate =  Paul Arnold
|count1 =     364
|percentage =
|count2 =     373
|count3 =     397
|count4 =     476
|count5 =      &nbsp;
|count6 =      &nbsp;
|count7 =      &nbsp;
|count8 =      &nbsp;
|count9 =      &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Eugene O'Leary
|count1 =     263
|percentage =
|count2 =     266
|count3 =     322
|count4 =      &nbsp;
|count5 =      &nbsp;
|count6 =      &nbsp;
|count7 =      &nbsp;
|count8 =      &nbsp;
|count9 =      &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Tony Dermody
|count1 =     230
|percentage =
|count2 =     235
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts  = 9
|electorate = 14,314
|valid      = 6,932 (48.9%)
|spoilt     = 68
|quota      = 1,387
|turnout    = 7,000
}}
===Malahide===
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Malahide: 4 seats
|numcounts= 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''[[G.V. Wright]]'''
|count1 =     '''1,724'''
|percentage =
|count2 =     &nbsp;
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  '''[[Bernie Malone]]'''*
|count1 =     1,091
|percentage =
|count2 =     1,123
|count3 =     1,222
|count4 =     1,245
|count5 =     1,385
|count6 =     '''1,690'''
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  '''[[Nora Owen]] TD'''*
|count1 =     905
|percentage =
|count2 =     931
|count3 =     953
|count4 =     980
|count5 =     '''1,394'''
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  Vincent Hughes
|count1 =     760
|percentage =
|count2 =     792
|count3 =     827
|count4 =     910
|count5 =     1,002
|count6 =     1,060
|count7 =     1,127
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Tom Houlihan
|count1 =     678
|percentage =
|count2 =     681
|count3 =     702
|count4 =     707
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =    &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Pat Dunne'''*
|count1 =     674
|percentage =
|count2 =     800
|count3 =     823
|count4 =     974
|count5 =     993
|count6 =     1,133
|count7 =     '''1,218'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate =  Michael Howard
|count1 =     557
|percentage =
|count2 =    592
|count3 =     679
|count4 =     712
|count5 =     743
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  Linda Rafferty
|count1 =     253
|percentage =
|count2 =     325
|count3 =     337
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Alliance]]
|candidate =  Colm O Caomhanaigh
|count1 =     161
|percentage =
|count2 =     165
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate =  Joe McDermott
|count1 =     147
|percentage =
|count2 =     150
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts  = 7
|electorate = 12,671
|valid      = 6,950 (55.12%)
|spoilt     = 35
|quota      = 1,391
|turnout    = 6,985
}}
===Mulhuddart===
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Mulhuddart: 3 seats
|numcounts= 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Jim Fahey'''
|count1 =     '''1,203'''
|percentage =
|count2 =     &nbsp;
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''[[Marian McGennis]]'''
|count1 =     755
|percentage =
|count2 =     767
|count3 =     788
|count4 =     841
|count5 =     1,027
|count6 =     1,082
|count7 =     '''1,129'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Ollie Lunney
|count1 =     693
|percentage =
|count2 =     740
|count3 =     764
|count4 =     813
|count5 =     990
|count6 =     1,039
|count7 =     1,043
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  '''Marian Sheehan'''
|count1 =     582
|percentage =
|count2 =     604
|count3 =     779
|count4 =     1,098
|count5 =     '''1,293'''
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Independent politician (Ireland)
|candidate =  Seán Lyons
|count1 =     521
|percentage =
|count2 =      540
|count3 =      576
|count4 =      626
|count5 =      &nbsp;
|count6 =      &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Tom Reynolds
|count1 =     414
|percentage =
|count2 =     425
|count3 =     483
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Liam Skelly
|count1 =     303
|percentage =
|count2 =     322
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =     &nbsp;
|count7 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Michael Martin
|count1 =     135
|percentage =
|count2 =     &nbsp;
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
|count5 =     &nbsp;
|count6 =    &nbsp;
|count7 =    &nbsp;
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts  = 7
|electorate = 10,480
|valid      = 4,606 (44.35%)
|spoilt     = 42
|quota      = 1,152
|turnout    = 4,648
}}
===Swords===
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Swords: 4 seats
|numcounts= 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''[[Ray Burke (Irish politician)|Ray Burke]] TD'''
|count1 =     '''2,335'''
|percentage =
|count2 =     &nbsp;
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Labour Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  '''[[Seán Ryan (Irish politician)|Seán Ryan]]'''*
|count1 =     '''1,308'''
|percentage =
|count2 =      &nbsp;
|count3 =      &nbsp;
|count4 =      &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  '''Cyril Gallagher'''*
|count1 =     739
|percentage =
|count2 =    1,229
|count3 =    '''1,316'''
|count4 =    &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  '''Anne Devitt'''
|count1 =     652
|percentage =
|count2 =     701
|count3 =     788
|count4 =     '''1,258'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fine Gael
|candidate =  Paddy Donovan
|count1 =     504
|percentage =
|count2 =     532
|count3 =     592
|count4 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Workers' Party (Ireland)
|candidate =  Shane McManus
|count1 =     416
|percentage =
|count2 =     449
|count3 =     &nbsp;
|count4 =     &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party =      Fianna Fáil
|candidate =  Oliver Dennis
|count1 =     727
|percentage =
|count2 =     849
|count3 =     950
|count4 =     1,014
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts  = 4
|electorate = 13,877
|valid      = 6,336 (46.26%)
|spoilt     = 83
|quota      = 1,268
|turnout    = 6,419
}}
==External links==
* [http://irelandelection.com/council.php?elecid=170&tab=constit&detail=yes&electype=5&councilid=9&electype=5 IrelandElection.com]
* [https://irishelectionliterature.wordpress.com/others-project/old-local-election-results/ irishelectionliterature]
==References==
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{{Dublin elections}}
{{1985 Irish local elections}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Dublin County Council election in Dublin-Fingal}}
[[Category:1985 Irish local elections|Dublin Fingal]]
[[Category:History of County Dublin]]
[[Category:Dublin County Council elections]]