1985 Antrim Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Antrim Borough Council election
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All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP DUP SDLP
Seats won 9 5 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin Irish Independence
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Decrease 1

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

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Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 9 2 0 Increase1 47.4 39.7 5,995 Increase1.7
  DUP 5 1 0 Increase1 26.3 28.4 4,270 Decrease0.3
  SDLP 3 1 0 Increase1 21.1 17.8 2,691 Increase7.1
  Alliance 1 0 0 Steady0 5.3 7.6 1,150 Decrease3.3
  Sinn Féin 1 1 0 Increase1 0.0 4.5 675 New
  Irish Independence 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.6 235 Decrease5.0
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.4 63 New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

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Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
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

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Antrim North West

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

Antrim North West - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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

Antrim South East - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

Antrim Town - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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