| Election Name: | 1985 Galway Corporation election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Galway Corporation election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Galway Corporation election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | All 15 seats on Galway City Council |
| Election Date: | 20 June 1985 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Party3: | Workers' Party (Ireland) |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Party4: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 4 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
An election for all 15 seats on Galway Borough Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. This was an increase of three seats from the previous election. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
On 1 January 1986, the borough of Galway became a county borough, detached from County Galway.[1] Galway City Council was a successor to the borough council, with all members continuing in office as city councillors.[2]
The term of office was extended for a further year, with the 1991 Galway Corporation election taking place as part of the 1991 Irish local elections.[3]
| Party | valign=top | Seats | valign=top | ± | valign=top | First Pref. votes | valign=top | FPv% | valign=top | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 5,985 | 40.59 | |||||||
| 5 | 4 | 4,283 | 29.05 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1,323 | 8.97 | |||||||
| 1 | 1,597 | 10.83 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 1,556 | 10.55 | |||||||
| Total | align=right | 15 | 3 | align=right | 14,744 | 100.00 | — |
The borough of Galway was divided into the three local electoral areas (LEAs), defined by wards, townlands and district electoral divisions.[4]
| LEA | Electoral divisions | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | The East Ward and the North Ward, and The townlands of:— Coolagh, Curragrean, Doughiska, in the district electoral division of Ballintemple; Ballindooly in the district electoral division of Carrowbrowne; and Ballybaan Beg, Ballybaan More, Ballybrit, Castlegar, Coolagh, Glenanail, Menlough, Merlinpark, Murroogh, Parkmore, Rahylin Glebe, Roscam in the district electoral division of Galway Rural. | 7 | |
| No. 2 | The West Ward, and the townlands of:— Ballyburke, Ballymoneen East, Ballymoneen West, Ballynahown East, Barna, Cappagh, Cloonagower, Clybaun, Keeraun, Kimmeenmore, Lenabower, Mincloon, Shanballyduff, Shangort in the district electoral division of Barna; and Ballyagh, Barnacranny, Bushypark, Dangan Lower, Letteragh, Rahoon, in the district electoral division of Galway Rural. | 5 | |
| No. 3 | The South Ward, andthe townlands of:— Gortnalecka, Knocknacarragh, Pollnarooma West, Rusheen in the district electoral division of Barna. | 3 |