1985_Ballymoney_Borough_Council_election

1985 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

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District results

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
DUP	6	0	1	1	37.5	41.9	4,044	1.6
Ulster Unionist	6	3	0	3	37.5	29.9	2,886	5.9
SDLP	2	0	0	0	12.5	12.7	1,225	2.8
Independent	1	0	2	2	6.3	7.1	687	10.7
Sinn Féin	1	1	0	1	6.3	5.5	532	New
Alliance	0	0	1	1	0.0	2.6	248	5.5
Green (NI)	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	35	New

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	DUP		UUP		SDLP		Sinn Féin		Others		Total Cllrs
Ballymoney Town	39.9	2	35.0	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	25.1	1	5
Bann Valley	41.2	2	25.1	2	13.9	1	13.5	1	6.3	0	6
Bushvale	44.6	2	31.5	2	22.7	1	0.0	0	1.2	0	5
Total	41.9	6	29.9	6	12.7	2	5.5	1	10.0	1	16

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Independent	Robert McComb*	25.07%	687
	Ulster Unionist	James Simpson	16.53%	453	502.45
	DUP	Cecil Cousley*	15.47%	424	457.97
	DUP	Kenneth Blair	13.87%	380	395.91	396.77	613.77
	Ulster Unionist	Adam McNeilly	10.00%	274	326.03	347.53	381.12	430.12
	Ulster Unionist	James McKeown	8.50%	233	293.63	311.69	345.99	412.99
	DUP	Ralph Stronge*	10.55%	289	304.05	307.06
Electorate: 5,278 Valid: 2,740 (51.91%) Spoilt: 63 Quota: 457 Turnout: 2,803 (53.11%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	James Patterson*	16.96%	669
	DUP	Robert Wilson*	12.27%	484	564.1
	SDLP	Malachy McCamphill	13.94%	550	550.15	712.15
	Sinn Féin	Margaret Hogan	13.49%	532	532	557.15	622.15
	Ulster Unionist	Kenneth Bamford*	12.34%	487	491.8	524.95	556.95	567.95
	Ulster Unionist	Joe Gaston*	12.72%	502	505.9	518.05	522.05	522.05
	DUP	Robert Halliday*	11.99%	473	483.2	487.35	487.35	490.35
	Alliance	Hugh McFarland*	6.29%	248	248.75
Electorate: 5,997 Valid: 3,945 (65.78%) Spoilt: 57 Quota: 564 Turnout: 4,002 (66.73%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	Charles Steele*	19.18%	570
	DUP	William Gracey*	18.74%	557
	Ulster Unionist	John Ramsay	16.96%	504
	SDLP	Harry Connolly*	14.97%	445	445.13	445.46	445.48	453.48	680.48
	Ulster Unionist	William Logan*	14.57%	433	447.3	453.02	457.4	471.62	471.63	522.63
	DUP	Bertie McIlhatton*	6.66%	198	255.46	306.39	306.77	311	311.13	318.13
	SDLP	John Mulholland	7.74%	230	230.39	230.61	230.62	231.62
	Green (NI)	William Hartin	1.18%	35	35	35.77	35.78
Electorate: 4,883 Valid: 2,972 (60.86%) Spoilt: 71 Quota: 496 Turnout: 3,043 (62.32%)