1985 Larne Borough Council election

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Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Larne Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won 6 6 2
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 2 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist United Loyalist
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 6 0 0 Steady0 40.0 39.4 4,289 Increase2.2
  Ulster Unionist 6 2 0 Increase2 46.7 37.3 4,057 Increase13.1
  Alliance 2 0 1 Decrease1 13.3 16.4 1,773 Decrease1.0
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 6.9 755 Decrease0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Others
Coast Road 36.7 2 28.9 1 12.9 1 21.5 1 5
Larne Lough 40.4 2 50.0 3 9.6 0 0.0 0 5
Larne Town 41.1 2 32.6 2 26.3 1 0.0 0 5
Total 39.4 6 37.3 6 16.4 2 6.9 1 15

District results

Coast Road

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

Coast Road - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson* 22.25% 782      
Independent Nationalist William Cunning* 21.48% 755      
DUP Winston Fulton* 18.07% 635      
Alliance Amelia Kelly 12.94% 455 468.75 629.57  
DUP Rachel Rea* 13.97% 491 533.75 535.04 674.04
Ulster Unionist Samuel Martin 6.66% 234 356.25 360.12 371.12
DUP Hill Taggart 4.64% 163 175 175.86  
Electorate: 6,875   Valid: 3,515 (51.13%)   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 586   Turnout: 3,597 (52.32%)  

Larne Lough

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

Larne Lough - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs* 27.69% 1,020      
DUP John Alexander* 18.41% 678      
Ulster Unionist Laurence Niblock* 12.92% 476 596.4 597.48 703.48
Ulster Unionist Thomas Baxter 9.42% 347 547.8 553.47 657.47
DUP Samuel McAllister* 13.33% 491 522.6 547.44 567.73
DUP Gary Haggan 8.69% 320 351.2 379.73 389.22
Alliance Thomas Benson* 9.53% 351 371.8 372.16  
Electorate: 6,568   Valid: 3,683 (56.07%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 614   Turnout: 3,779 (57.54%)  

Larne Town

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

Larne Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP Jack McKee* 37.41% 1,375    
Alliance Liam Kelly* 26.31% 967    
Ulster Unionist Robert Robinson* 20.92% 769    
DUP Leonard Sluman* 2.35% 94 671.36  
Ulster Unionist Rosalie Armstrong* 9.36% 344 402.24 670.91
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lamrock 2.31% 85 111.32 185.69
DUP Frederick Hoey 1.14% 42 134.4 143.11
Electorate: 7,289   Valid: 3,676 (50.43%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 613   Turnout: 3,763 (51.63%)  

References

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