1985 Lisburn Borough Council election

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1985 Lisburn Borough Council election
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All 28 seats to
Lisburn Borough Council

15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won 13 8 3
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 2 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin UUUP
Seats won 2 2 0
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 2 Decrease 1

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 13 2 0 Increase5 46.4 42.8 14,101 Increase10.6
  DUP 8 0 2 Decrease2 28.6 32.1 10,568 Decrease10.6
  Alliance 3 1 0 Increase1 10.1 11.0 3,624 Decrease1.2
  SDLP 2 0 0 Steady0 7.1 6.6 2,163 Increase0.7
  Sinn Féin 2 0 0 Increase2 7.1 5.7 1,873 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.8 584 Increase0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance SDLP Sinn Féin Others
Downshire 46.7 3 41.6 3 11.7 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Dunmurry Cross 30.8 2 18.1 1 7.8 1 13.3 1 22.8 2 7.2 0 7
Killultagh 53.2 4 27.3 2 7.7 0 11.8 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Lisburn Town 39.1 4 43.0 2 17.9 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Total 42.8 13 32.1 8 11.0 3 6.6 2 5.7 2 1.8 0 28

Districts results

Downshire

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

Downshire - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Ulster Unionist William Bleakes* 27.49% 2,244        
DUP Charles Poots* 13.34% 1,089        
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn* 11.63% 949 1,587.82      
Ulster Unionist Wilfred McClung 2.57% 210 325.02 580.7 682.56 1,037.86
Alliance Richard Reid 11.69% 954 984.24 992.4 992.94 1,026.94
DUP Thomas Davis 9.63% 786 925.32 949.32 963.78 1,025.06
DUP Denis McCarroll* 10.49% 856 960.76 990.52 1,006.06 1,023.06
DUP James McCann* 8.15% 665 725.48 746.12 772.64 772.64
Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson* 5.02% 410 525.02 647.42 652.28  
Electorate: 14,092   Valid: 8,163 (57.93%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 8,304 (58.93%)  

Dunmurry Cross

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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Ulster Unionist William McAllister* 22.98% 1,886          
DUP William Beattie* 16.49% 1,353          
SDLP William McDonnell* 13.32% 1,093          
Sinn Féin Damien Gibney 12.78% 1,049          
Ulster Unionist Richard Scott 3.64% 299 904.82 962.66 1,033.66    
Alliance Donald Cheyne 7.77% 638 657.32 664.76 672.8 704.54 1,002.26
Sinn Féin Patrick Rice 10.04% 824 825.84 826.08 827.08 835.96 908.5
Ulster Unionist Norman Tulip 4.22% 346 514.82 536.18 791.06 791.12 802.8
Workers' Party John Lowry 7.12% 584 590.44 591.64 594.36 611.76  
DUP Ronald Kelly 1.64% 135 188.82 420.42      
Electorate: 14,907   Valid: 8,207 (55.05%)   Spoilt: 216   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 8,423 (56.50%)  

Killultagh

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

Killultagh - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Ulster Unionist Ronald Campbell* 26.22% 2,386        
DUP Cecil Calvert 14.63% 1,331        
Ulster Unionist William Lewis 12.78% 1,163        
Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon* 10.96% 997 1,968.49      
Ulster Unionist Henry McGiffin 3.30% 300 447.34 1,124.84    
DUP Robert McNeice* 6.13% 558 613.12 685.12 808.87 1,338.87
SDLP Paddy Ritchie 11.76% 1,070 1,073.71 1,074.71 1,074.71 1,079.29
Alliance Eileen Drayne 7.74% 704 731.03 765.03 768.78 805.72
DUP Henry Stevenson 6.49% 591 625.45 664.95 707.1  
Electorate: 15,793   Valid: 9,100 (57.62%)   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,138   Turnout: 9,233 (58.46%)  

Lisburn Town

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

Lisburn Town - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Ivan Davis* 38.80% 2,888        
Ulster Unionist William Belshaw* 16.27% 1,211        
Alliance Seamus Close* 13.61% 1,013        
Ulster Unionist Maureen McKinney* 11.26% 838 1,107.96      
DUP Robin Dunsmore* 1.84% 137 946.88      
Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple* 7.00% 521 705.96 812.04 909.54 1,012.54
Ulster Unionist James Davis* 4.58% 341 570.84 710.76 742.26 844.94
DUP James Mulholland 2.40% 179 558.44 581.24 614.74 657.28
Alliance Maura Mulholland 4.23% 315 370.76 379.4 390.9  
Electorate: 14,285   Valid: 7,443 (52.10%)   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 931   Turnout: 7,606 (53.24%)  

References

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