1985_Armagh_District_Council_election

1985 Armagh District Council election

Local govt election in Northern Ireland

Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.

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District results

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Ulster Unionist	11	0	3	3	50.0	43.8	10,287	5.1
SDLP	7	0	0	0	31.8	30.1	7,076	0.7
DUP	3	0	0	0	13.6	17.0	3,985	1.5
Sinn Féin	1	1	0	1	4.5	6.4	1,515	New
Independent Nationalist	0	0	1	1	0.0	2.7	640	1.5

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		SDLP		DUP		Sinn Féin		Others		Total Cllrs
Armagh City	30.4	2	30.3	2	12.6	1	16.1	1	10.6	0	6
Crossmore	30.6	2	58.5	3	10.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	5
Cusher	60.2	4	17.8	1	22.0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	6
The Orchard	48.7	3	21.2	1	20.4	1	9.7	0	0.0	0	5
Total	43.8	11	30.1	7	17.0	2	6.4	1	2.7	0	22

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Carroll	16.11%	970
	SDLP	John Agnew*	12.27%	739	762.94	920.94
	SDLP	Pat Brannigan*	10.16%	612	622.92	861.42
	Ulster Unionist	John Doogan	10.71%	645	645.14	646.14	646.14	901.14
	Ulster Unionist	George Macartney*	10.30%	620	620.14	625.14	625.9	871.9
	DUP	Geoffrey Knipe	12.55%	756	756.14	757.14	757.14	816.14	854.33
	Independent Nationalist	Bernard McManus*	10.63%	640	699.78	773.84	832.36	835.36	835.93
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Orr	9.37%	564	564	565	565
	SDLP	Oliver Tobin	7.90%	476	487.62
Electorate: 9,766 Valid: 6,022 (61.66%) Spoilt: 100 Quota: 861 Turnout: 6,122 (62.69%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	SDLP	Charles Mallon	22.41%	1,072
	Ulster Unionist	Jim Nicholson*	19.84%	949
	SDLP	James McKernan*	18.58%	889
	SDLP	Thomas McArdle	17.50%	837
	Ulster Unionist	Thomas Shilliday	10.72%	513	541	667.88	690.88
	DUP	Joseph McBride*	10.95%	524	580	603.36	611.36
Electorate: 7,459 Valid: 4,784 (64.14%) Spoilt: 137 Quota: 798 Turnout: 4,921 (65.97%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3
	Ulster Unionist	Eric Speers	17.92%	1,267
	SDLP	Seamus Mallon*	17.82%	1,260
	Ulster Unionist	Thomas Johnston	16.25%	1,149
	DUP	Thomas Black*	14.27%	1,009
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Turner*	12.74%	901	1,042.4
	Ulster Unionist	James Clayton	13.28%	939	993.4	1,059.4
	DUP	Mervyn Spratt	7.72%	546	570	615
Electorate: 9,467 Valid: 7,071 (74.69%) Spoilt: 63 Quota: 1,011 Turnout: 7,134 (75.36%)

The Orchard - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	Jim Speers*	21.13%	1,189
	DUP	Douglas Hutchinson*	20.44%	1,150
	Ulster Unionist	Ronald Allen*	15.55%	875	972.23
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel Foster*	12.02%	676	823.21	1,027.81
	SDLP	Christopher McAnallen	10.88%	612	612.63	612.83	626.43	783.63	794.34
	SDLP	Francis McIlvanna*	10.29%	579	579.84	580.04	584.64	771.04	773.14
	Sinn Féin	Brigid McCartan	9.69%	545	545	546.4	546.6
Electorate: 7,682 Valid: 5,626 (73.24%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 938 Turnout: 5,718 (74.43%)