1985_Coleraine_Borough_Council_election
1985 Coleraine Borough Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
Elections to Coleraine 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 21 councillors.
Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
Quick Facts All 21 seats to Coleraine Borough Council 12 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Ulster Unionist | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47.6 | 42.9 | 8,727 | 8.7 | |
DUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 30.5 | 6,210 | 2.7 | |
SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 2,621 | 1.2 | |
Alliance | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 1,510 | 0.1 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1,105 | 5.4 | |
Irish Republican Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 276 | New | |
Labour Party NI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 110 | New | |
Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 44 | 0.4 | |
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
More information Ward, % ...
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Bann | 51.9 | 4 | 21.5 | 1 | 23.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
Coleraine Town | 26.9 | 2 | 41.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 19.0 | 1 | 7 |
The Skerries | 48.2 | 4 | 30.2 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 11.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 42.9 | 10 | 30.5 | 6 | 12.9 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | 7.5 | 1 | 21 |
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Bann
1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | William King* | 17.14% | 1,310 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Creighton Hutchinson | 15.04% | 1,150 | ||||||
SDLP | John Dallat* | 14.21% | 1,086 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | William Watt | 12.06% | 922 | 1,005.7 | |||||
SDLP | Gerard O'Kane* | 8.84% | 676 | 678.16 | 678.5 | 794.42 | 996.42 | ||
DUP | Robert Catherwood* | 9.98% | 763 | 776.77 | 810.94 | 811.3 | 811.3 | 1,023.3 | |
Ulster Unionist | John Moody | 7.61% | 582 | 761.28 | 899.49 | 900.21 | 900.72 | 933.72 | |
DUP | Thomas Malone* | 7.27% | 556 | 611.62 | 621.31 | 621.31 | 623.58 | 687.58 | |
DUP | Douglas Darragh | 4.23% | 323 | 332.45 | 337.21 | 337.81 | 337.81 | ||
Irish Republican Socialist | Eamon Mullan | 3.61% | 276 | 276.81 | 276.81 | 284.73 | |||
Electorate: 11,018 Valid: 7,644 (69.38%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 956 Turnout: 7,799 (70.78%) |
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Coleraine Town
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
DUP | James McClure* | 38.12% | 2,444 | ||||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Robert White* | 16.06% | 1,030 | ||||||||||||
Independent | Patrick McFeely | 9.11% | 584 | 613.24 | 617.64 | 633.86 | 654.54 | 655.44 | 864.44 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Gladys Black | 5.74% | 368 | 456.4 | 549.46 | 550.68 | 552.36 | 559.92 | 560.92 | 561.84 | 610.86 | 845.86 | |||
DUP | Robert Bolton* | 0.92% | 59 | 674.4 | 678.58 | 679.58 | 683.84 | 751.4 | 751.4 | 751.4 | 785.62 | 827.82 | |||
Alliance | William Mathews | 6.53% | 419 | 440.08 | 451.74 | 514.42 | 536.42 | 537.78 | 584.46 | 617.12 | 658.42 | 712.6 | 723.62 | 723.62 | |
DUP | Marie McAllister | 2.14% | 137 | 470.2 | 475.04 | 475.72 | 480.4 | 581.86 | 581.86 | 581.86 | 606.76 | 676.88 | 696.6 | 712.92 | |
Independent | William McNabb* | 4.37% | 280 | 408.52 | 425.9 | 428.58 | 440.26 | 443.2 | 452.2 | 469.68 | 611.62 | 676.94 | 689.7 | 693.1 | |
Ulster Unionist | Stephen Smyth | 5.15% | 330 | 445.6 | 511.16 | 515.16 | 519.84 | 539.46 | 539.46 | 540.38 | 577.42 | ||||
Independent | Randall Crawford* | 3.76% | 241 | 338.24 | 355.84 | 359.84 | 379.52 | 385.36 | 397.36 | 407.48 | |||||
SDLP | Deirdre Busby | 4.46% | 286 | 286.68 | 286.68 | 289.68 | 307.68 | 307.68 | |||||||
DUP | Geoffrey Whitehead | 0.44% | 28 | 212.96 | 216.92 | 216.92 | 217.6 | ||||||||
Labour Party NI | Timothy Blackman | 1.72% | 110 | 118.16 | 118.6 | 119.6 | |||||||||
Alliance | Colm McCloskey | 1.50% | 96 | 98.04 | 98.7 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 11,221 Valid: 6,412 (57.14%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 802 Turnout: 6,542 (58.30%) |
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The Skerries
1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
DUP | William Creelman* | 16.76% | 1,056 | ||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | William Glenn* | 10.76% | 678 | 693 | 693.25 | 714.5 | 719.5 | 733 | 806 | ||||
Alliance | Patrick McGowan* | 8.63% | 544 | 545.25 | 553.25 | 555.25 | 739.25 | 740.25 | 758.25 | 799.25 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Elizabeth Black | 10.00% | 630 | 636.5 | 638.5 | 648.5 | 655.75 | 659.5 | 725 | 795 | |||
DUP | Matthew Kane* | 4.68% | 295 | 362 | 364 | 379 | 380 | 581 | 600 | 633 | 973 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Pauline Armitage | 8.22% | 518 | 522.5 | 523.5 | 532.5 | 535.5 | 538.5 | 570.75 | 737.25 | 790.25 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Mitchell* | 4.87% | 307 | 311.5 | 312.5 | 381.75 | 385.75 | 396 | 500.75 | 563.75 | 635.25 | 772.25 | |
SDLP | Sean Farren | 9.09% | 573 | 573.5 | 587.5 | 587.5 | 591.5 | 591.5 | 591.5 | 593 | 593 | 594 | |
DUP | Robert Stewart | 5.94% | 374 | 397.5 | 397.5 | 415.25 | 418.25 | 477.75 | 496 | 523.75 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Hugh Stewart | 6.00% | 378 | 386 | 386 | 400.5 | 401.5 | 408.75 | 421.25 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Albert Clarke* | 5.06% | 319 | 322.25 | 322.25 | 348.25 | 352.25 | 355.25 | |||||
DUP | Roy Hilldrup | 2.78% | 175 | 301.5 | 301.5 | 306.5 | 307.5 | ||||||
Alliance | Peter Scott | 3.25% | 205 | 205.25 | 215.25 | 227.25 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | William Robinson | 3.25% | 205 | 206.75 | 207.75 | ||||||||
Green (NI) | Margaret O'Neill | 0.70% | 44 | 44.25 | |||||||||
Electorate: 11,156 Valid: 6,301 (56.48%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 788 Turnout: 6,414 (57.49%) |
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- "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Coleraine". www.ark.ac.uk.
- "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.