1985_Limavady_District_Council_election

1985 Limavady District Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Elections to Limavady 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 15 councillors.

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District results

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Ulster Unionist	7	1	0	1	46.7	39.4	4,666	2.2
SDLP	4	0	1	1	26.7	32.9	3,899	1.3
Sinn Féin	2	2	0	2	13.3	10.5	1,247	New
DUP	2	0	0	0	13.3	9.7	1,148	6.7
Independent	0	0	1	1	0.0	3.4	404	0.9
Ind. Unionist	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.2	249	2.2
Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.9	228	0.1

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		SDLP		Sinn Féin		DUP		Others		Total Cllrs
Bellarena	38.9	2	47.4	2	0.0	0	13.7	1	0.0	0	5
Benbradagh	29.8	2	23.1	1	32.0	2	4.7	0	10.4	0	5
Limavady Town	49.3	3	28.2	1	0.0	0	10.6	1	11.9	0	5
Total	39.4	7	32.9	4	10.5	1	9.7	1	7.5	0	15

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2
	Ulster Unionist	Robert Grant*	20.07%	793
	Ulster Unionist	Stanley Gault*	18.85%	745
	SDLP	Arthur Doherty*	17.84%	705
	DUP	Ernest Murray*	13.66%	540	663.69
	SDLP	Thomas Mullan*	14.93%	590	594.18
	SDLP	Roy King*	14.65%	579	582.23
Electorate: 5,691 Valid: 3,952 (69.44%) Spoilt: 75 Quota: 659 Turnout: 4,027 (70.76%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Sinn Féin	Michael McGonigle	22.58%	880
	Ulster Unionist	David Robinson*	21.17%	825
	Ulster Unionist	Max Gault*	8.62%	336	336	480.48
	SDLP	Lawrence Hegarty*	15.01%	585	598	598	599	811
	Sinn Féin	Michael Hasson	9.42%	367	564.6	564.6	565.6	598.42	624.42
	Independent	Denis Farren*	10.37%	404	412.06	413.32	413.74	464.78	549.78
	SDLP	James Brolly	8.11%	316	320.94	321.15	321.15
	DUP	John McKay	4.72%	184	184	208.99
Electorate: 5,653 Valid: 3,897 (68.94%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 650 Turnout: 3,989 (70.56%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SDLP	Barry Doherty*	22.22%	887
	Ulster Unionist	Ronald Cartwright	19.94%	796
	Ulster Unionist	John Dolan	19.34%	772
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel Millar	9.99%	399	399.5	505.58	584.1	625.31	680.31
	DUP	George Robinson	6.71%	268	268	270.24	274.4	377.42	390.73	618.73
	SDLP	Brian McWilliams	5.94%	237	438.25	438.25	439.16	439.29	526.45	534.45
	Ind. Unionist	William Norris*	6.24%	249	249.75	261.27	270.24	281.82	314.99
	Alliance	John Mullan	5.71%	228	239.5	242.86	243.9	247.41
	DUP	Eric Caldwell	3.91%	156	156.5	159.86	165.45
Electorate: 5,758 Valid: 3,992 (69.33%) Spoilt: 53 Quota: 666 Turnout: 4,045 (70.25%)