1985 Cookstown District Council election

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1985 Cookstown District Council election
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All 16 seats to Cookstown District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 4 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP Ind. Unionist UUUP
Seats won 3 1 0
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party
Independent
 Independent Republican
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Cookstown District Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 5 2 0 Increase2 31.3 26.6 4,405 Increase2.3
  Sinn Féin 4 4 0 Steady0 25.0 25.6 4,226 New
  Ulster Unionist 3 0 1 Decrease1 18.8 21.1 3,492 Decrease3.6
  SDLP 3 0 2 Decrease2 18.8 21.0 3,464 Decrease10.4
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 0 Increase1 6.3 2.9 487 Increase2.9
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.5 408 Increase2.5
 
Independent
 0 0 0 Decrease1 0.0 0.3 45 Decrease10.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin UUP SDLP Others
Ballinderry 26.5 2 29.3 2 18.2 1 25.3 1 0.7 0 6
Cookstown Central 31.8 2 15.6 1 25.7 1 18.9 1 8.0 0 5
Drum Manor 21.8 1 30.8 1 20.3 1 17.7 1 9.4 1 5
Total 26.6 5 25.6 4 21.1 3 21.0 3 5.7 1 16

District results

Ballinderry

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

Ballinderry - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP William McIntyre* 19.33% 1,215            
Sinn Féin Patrick McAleer 16.57% 1,042            
SDLP Paddy Duffy* 14.25% 896 897.56 901.56        
Sinn Féin Francis McNally 12.76% 802 802.26 802.26 918.46      
Ulster Unionist Victor McGahie* 10.08% 634 671.44 684.44 685.14 685.14 1,111.14  
DUP Samuel McCartney 7.13% 448 712.42 723.94 724.78 725.78 808.88 1,017.68
SDLP Joseph Davidson* 6.52% 410 410.26 414.26 426.44 673.98 684.98 687.98
Ulster Unionist Andrew Booth 8.08% 508 517.36 528.14 528.14 531.14    
SDLP John O'Neill 4.56% 287 287 288 292.9      
Independent
 Eric Brown 0.72% 45 46.3          
Electorate: 7,587   Valid: 6,287 (82.87%)   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 899   Turnout: 6,436 (84.83%)  

Cookstown Central

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

Cookstown Central - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Alan Kane* 28.33% 1,444          
Ulster Unionist Espie Donaldson* 21.35% 1,088          
SDLP Brigid Neeson* 11.10% 566 566 566.44 937.44    
DUP Kenneth Loughrin* 3.49% 178 721.66 789.86 790.08 790.08 947.08
Sinn Féin Christopher Neeson 15.62% 796 796 796 809 829.48 830.52
Workers' Party Patrick Bloomer 8.00% 408 410.87 413.29 424.92 484.76 539.33
Ulster Unionist Edmund Giboney 4.32% 220 257.31 421.65 425.55 430.03  
SDLP Margaret Laverty* 7.79% 397 399.87 400.97      
Electorate: 6,314   Valid: 5,097 (80.73%)   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 850   Turnout: 5,159 (81.71%)  

Drum Manor

1985: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Drum Manor - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Walter Millar 21.78% 1,120        
Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow* 20.26% 1,042        
SDLP James McGarvey 17.66% 908        
Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke* 9.47% 487 746.92 929.26    
Sinn Féin Tony O'Driscoll 15.63% 804 804.48 804.66 808.26 830.94
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 15.21% 782 782.72 782.72 787.76 812.42
Electorate: 6,017   Valid: 5,143 (85.47%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 858   Turnout: 5,248 (87.22%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Cookstown". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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