1985 Antrim Borough Council election
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Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 19 councillors.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 9 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
47.4 | 39.7 | 5,995 | ![]() | |
DUP | 5 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
26.3 | 28.4 | 4,270 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 3 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
21.1 | 17.8 | 2,691 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
5.3 | 7.6 | 1,150 | ![]() | |
Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 4.5 | 675 | New | |
Irish Independence | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.6 | 235 | ![]() | |
Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.4 | 63 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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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
[edit]Antrim North West
[edit]1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
UUP | James Graham* | 23.84% | 1,164 | |||||||
DUP | Wilson Clyde* | 17.84% | 871 | |||||||
SDLP | Robert Loughran* | 16.10% | 786 | 791.4 | 824.4 | |||||
UUP | 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 | |||
UUP | 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
[edit]1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
DUP | Roy Thompson* | 19.95% | 1,207 | ||||||||
UUP | Edgar Wallace* | 12.69% | 768 | ||||||||
SDLP | Robert Burns* | 12.56% | 760 | ||||||||
DUP | Samuel Dunlop* | 11.35% | 687 | 809.84 | |||||||
UUP | Carol Cunningham | 10.41% | 630 | 660.34 | 665.34 | 669.5 | 795.5 | ||||
UUP | Howard Campbell | 9.07% | 549 | 564.54 | 566.54 | 568.62 | 628.53 | 649.01 | 651.72 | 794.79 | |
UUP | 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 | ||
UUP | 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
[edit]1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
UUP | Jack Allen* | 21.03% | 872 | ||||||||
SDLP | Oran Keenan | 16.16% | 670 | ||||||||
UUP | Paddy Marks* | 15.48% | 642 | ||||||||
Alliance | James McConnell | 6.42% | 266 | 273.79 | 324.79 | 326.31 | 352.31 | 399 | 405.28 | 577.28 | |
UUP | 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 | ||
UUP | 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.