1985_Antrim_Borough_Council_election

1985 Antrim Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

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.

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District results

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Ulster Unionist	9	2	0	1	47.4	39.7	5,995	1.7
DUP	5	1	0	1	26.3	28.4	4,270	0.3
SDLP	3	1	0	1	21.1	17.8	2,691	7.1
Alliance	1	0	0	0	5.3	7.6	1,150	3.3
Sinn Féin	1	1	0	1	0.0	4.5	675	New
Irish Independence	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.6	235	5.0
Workers' Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	63	New

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		DUP		SDLP		Alliance		Sinn Féin		Others		Total Cllrs
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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Ulster Unionist	James Graham*	23.84%	1,164
	DUP	Wilson Clyde*	17.84%	871
	SDLP	Robert Loughran*	16.10%	786	791.4	824.4
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	DUP	Roy Thompson*	19.95%	1,207
	Ulster Unionist	Edgar Wallace*	12.69%	768
	SDLP	Robert Burns*	12.56%	760
	DUP	Samuel Dunlop*	11.35%	687	809.84
	Ulster Unionist	Carol Cunningham	10.41%	630	660.34	665.34	669.5	795.5
	Ulster Unionist	Howard Campbell	9.07%	549	564.54	566.54	568.62	628.53	649.01	651.72	794.79
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ulster Unionist	Jack Allen*	21.03%	872
	SDLP	Oran Keenan	16.16%	670
	Ulster Unionist	Paddy Marks*	15.48%	642
	Alliance	James McConnell	6.42%	266	273.79	324.79	326.31	352.31	399	405.28	577.28
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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%)