1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won 7 3 3
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist PUP United Loyalist
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Decrease 1

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 7 4 0 Increase4 46.7 33.7 3,565 Increase11.1
  DUP 3 0 4 Decrease4 20.0 27.0 2,862 Decrease9.6
  Alliance 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 24.9 2,634 Increase3.1
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 1 Steady0 6.7 9.2 970 Increase4.8
  PUP 1 0 0 Increase1 0.0 3.0 314 Increase0.1
  Ulster Democratic 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.3 246 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance PUP Others
Carrick Castle 29.3 2 29.6 1 31.7 1 9.4 1 0.0 0 5
Kilroot 43.6 3 25.9 1 22.0 1 0.0 0 8.5 0 5
Knockagh Monument 27.5 2 25.8 1 21.4 1 0.0 0 25.3 1 5
Total 33.7 7 27.0 3 24.9 3 3.0 1 11.4 1 15

District results

Carrick Castle

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alliance
Sean Neeson
* 		29.92% 1,005              
DUP Victor Fleming 14.20% 477 488.7 503.7 582.7        
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCamley 12.89% 433 485.2 550.25 571.25        
Ulster Unionist Robert English 12.21% 410 430.7 477.85 500.15 582.25      
PUP Samuel Stewart 9.35% 314 349.55 354.9 378.5 440.15 441.65 458.45 461.89
DUP James Strange* 8.01% 269 283.85 295.3 411.15 422.6 443.3 448.34 456.08
Alliance Owen Mulvenna 1.82% 61 331.9 333.35 334.8        
DUP Gladys Service 7.35% 247 269.95 273.4          
Ulster Unionist James McBride 4.26% 143 153.35            
Electorate: 6,872   Valid: 3,359 (48.88%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 560   Turnout: 3,440 (50.06%)  

Kilroot

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

Kilroot - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Ulster Unionist James Brown* 31.37% 1,146          
DUP William Cross* 19.03% 695          
Alliance Brenda Crampsey 16.84% 615          
Ulster Unionist Wesley Mitchell 5.56% 203 485.47 487.99 500.35 533.4 614.4
Ulster Unionist Robert Patton 6.68% 244 361.97 367.13 373.25 401.01 485.66
Ind. Unionist Robert Hunter 8.49% 310 369.69 375.09 380.21 447.15 484.79
DUP William Sloan 3.59% 131 157.32 218.16 328.43 337.32  
Alliance Elma McMaster 5.15% 188 214.32 215.64 218.58    
DUP Raymond Templeton 3.31% 121 137.45 143.69      
Electorate: 6,968   Valid: 3,653 (52.43%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 609   Turnout: 3,742 (53.70%)  

Knockagh Monument

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Knockagh Monument - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ulster Unionist Mary Ardill* 20.56% 736            
Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston* 18.44% 660            
Alliance Stewart Dickson 14.61% 523 530.22 540.22 548.7 754.7    
Ulster Unionist Samuel Wilson 6.90% 250 348.8 365.6 388.33 408.57 496.57 568.05
DUP William Haggan* 9.78% 350 358.17 361.37 462.86 467.55 474.55 531.53
DUP Andrew Blair 9.95% 356 367.78 372.88 431.85 436.34 442.34 517.29
Ulster Democratic Robert Gordon 6.87% 246 251.32 258.42 291.81 294.21 297.21  
Alliance Robert Kay 6.76% 242 244.09 250.39 251.78      
DUP Joseph Seaton 6.04% 216 219.23 231.23        
Electorate: 6,888   Valid: 3,579 (51.96%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 597   Turnout: 3,648 (52.96%)  

References

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