1985 Antrim Borough Council election

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Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Antrim Borough Council election
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All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won 9 5 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin Irish Independence
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Decrease 1

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 9 2 0 Increase1 47.4 39.7 5,995 Increase1.7
  DUP 5 1 0 Increase1 26.3 28.4 4,270 Decrease0.3
  SDLP 3 1 0 Increase1 21.1 17.8 2,691 Increase7.1
  Alliance 1 0 0 Steady0 5.3 7.6 1,150 Decrease3.3
  Sinn Féin 1 1 0 Increase1 0.0 4.5 675 New
  Irish Independence 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.6 235 Decrease5.0
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.4 63 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Sinn Féin Others
Antrim North West 31.7 2 21.7 1 25.8 1 2.2 0 13.8 1 4.8 0 5
Antrim South East 44.2 4 34.6 2 12.6 1 8.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Antrim Town 42.9 3 26.9 2 16.2 1 12.5 1 0.0 0 1.5 0 7
Total 39.7 9 28.4 5 17.8 3 7.6 1 4.5 1 2.0 0 19

District results

Antrim North West

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

Antrim North West - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ulster Unionist James Graham* 23.84% 1,164            
DUP Wilson Clyde* 17.84% 871            
SDLP Robert Loughran* 16.10% 786 791.4 824.4        
Ulster Unionist John Blakeley* 5.31% 259 501.1 533.7 538.32 711.04 712.04 867.04
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan 13.83% 675 675.3 675.3 675.48 675.48 783.48 783.48
SDLP James Laverty 9.73% 475 475 483 483.06 484.06 586.36 587.36
DUP Samuel Hall 3.83% 187 222.4 226.4 271.76 294.78 295.78  
Irish Independence John Heffron* 4.81% 235 235.9 242.9 242.96 242.96    
Ulster Unionist Roderick Swann 2.52% 123 179.7 202.6 203.68      
Alliance John Wallace 2.19% 107 113          
Electorate: 7,005   Valid: 4,882 (60.81%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 814   Turnout: 4,970 (70.95%)  

Antrim South East

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Antrim South East - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Roy Thompson* 19.95% 1,207              
Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace* 12.69% 768              
SDLP Robert Burns* 12.56% 760              
DUP Samuel Dunlop* 11.35% 687 809.84            
Ulster Unionist Carol Cunningham 10.41% 630 660.34 665.34 669.5 795.5      
Ulster Unionist Howard Campbell 9.07% 549 564.54 566.54 568.62 628.53 649.01 651.72 794.79
Ulster Unionist Mervyn Rea 6.21% 376 405.6 407.6 409.68 533.25 545.73 549.31 709.72
Alliance John McCourt 5.01% 303 309.66 501.66 502.3 508.67 509.63 510.08 517.63
DUP William McCormick 3.34% 202 422.52 424.89 464.41 501.01 504.85 505.05  
Ulster Unionist James Robinson 5.77% 349 366.02 368.02 370.9        
Alliance Theresa Gallagher 3.64% 220 220.37            
Electorate: 10,286   Valid: 6,051 (58.83%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 757   Turnout: 6,165 (59.94%)  

Antrim Town

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

Antrim Town - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ulster Unionist Jack Allen* 21.03% 872              
SDLP Oran Keenan 16.16% 670              
Ulster Unionist Paddy Marks* 15.48% 642              
Alliance James McConnell 6.42% 266 273.79 324.79 326.31 352.31 399 405.28 577.28
Ulster Unionist Roy Stinson 2.41% 100 289.01 289.01 333.85 337.79 340.98 498.4 516.46
DUP Margaret Brown 10.44% 433 469.9 470.15 478.89 478.89 480.71 505.24 510.88
DUP Charles Quinn* 9.72% 403 421.45 421.45 430.95 431.45 432.64 464.38 465.38
DUP Adam McKee 6.75% 280 295.17 295.67 304.22 305.97 308.97 337.5 346.05
Alliance Mary Wallace 3.50% 145 149.1 196.1 199.9 251.81 308.82 314.28  
Ulster Unionist Andrew Thompson 3.93% 163 239.26 239.76 282.13 283.82 284.82    
Alliance James Williamson 2.63% 109 111.46 116.96 117.72 121.97      
Workers' Party Robert Owens 1.52% 63 63.41 108.41 108.79        
Electorate: 9,755   Valid: 4,146 (42.50%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 519   Turnout: 4,284 (43.92%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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