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1985 Belfast City Council election
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Northern Ireland local election
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Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Belfast City Council election Northern Ireland Flag of Belfast.svg parliamentary no 1981 Belfast City Council election 1981 17 May 1985 1989 Belfast City Council election 1989 All 51 seats to Belfast City Council 26 Ulster Unionist Party 14 1 Democratic Unionist Party 11 4 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 8 1 Sinn Féin 7 7 Social Democratic and Labour Party 6 0 Independent Unionist 2 1 Workers' Party (Ireland) 1 1 Progressive Unionist Party 1 0 Protestant Unionist 1 1 Party with the most votes by district. Lord Mayor Alfie Ferguson Ulster Unionist Party Lord Mayor John Carson Ulster Unionist Party
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
The UUP became the largest party, overtaking the DUP and John Carson became the Lord Mayor.
Election results
Belfast local election result 1985http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lgbelfast.htm Belfast Council results 27 July 2011 28 May 2021
Ulster Unionist Party
14
1
0
1
27.5
24.4
28,165
0.7
Democratic Unionist Party
11
0
4
3
21.6
19.9
23,052
5.9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
8
1
0
1
15.7
11.5
13,286
1.7
Sinn Féin
7
7
0
7
13.7
15.6
18,077
New
Social Democratic and Labour Party
6
0
0
0
11.8
14.2
16,479
0.1
Independent Unionist
2
1
0
1
3.9
3.5
4,091
1.6
Workers' Party (Ireland)
1
1
0
1
2.0
3.8
4,432
0.1
Protestant Unionist
1
1
0
1
2.0
2.6
2,970
2.6
Progressive Unionist Party
1
0
0
0
2.0
2.2
2,588
0.3
People's Democracy (Ireland)
0
0
2
1
0.0
0.1
131
3.6
Ulster Democratic Party
0
0
1
1
0.0
0.5
536
1.8
Labour Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.6
731
New
Labour and Trade Union Group
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.5
556
New
Green Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.3
308
New
Communist Party of Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
245
0.0
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Belfast City Council election, 1985by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party"| SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Workers' Party (Ireland)" | Workers' Party
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Progressive Unionist Party" | PUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Balmoral
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|41.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|25.5
|2
|18.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|10.4
|0
|1.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|2.9
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Castle
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|32.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|17.1
|1
|9.6
|1
|0.0
|0
|19.6
|1
|3.4
|0
|0.0
|0
|17.6
|1
|6
|-
|align="left"|Court
|21.6
|2
|17.9
|1
|5.1
|0
|3.5
|0
|0.0
|0
|1.3
|0
|24.2
|1
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|36.1
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|2
|6
|-
|align="left"|Laganbank
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|30.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|22.1
|1
|20.8
|1
|16.9
|1
|5.6
|0
|5.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|2.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Lower Falls
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|9.4
|1
|bgcolor="#008800"|57.2
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|23.4
|1
|9.4
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.6
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Oldpark
|17.5
|1
|11.4
|1
|3.7
|0
|bgcolor="#008800"|28.5
|bgcolor="#008800"|2
|16.1
|1
|9.4
|1
|3.0
|0
|10.4
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Pottinger
|28.9
|2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|47.5
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|8.3
|1
|4.6
|0
|2.8
|0
|2.4
|0
|3.2
|0
|2.3
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Upper Falls
|0.0
|0
|2.9
|0
|7.3
|1
|bgcolor="#008800"|44.1
|bgcolor="#008800"|2
|39.2
|2
|3.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|3.4
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Victoria
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|42.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|33.2
|2
|23.1
|2
|0.0
|0
|1.2
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|24.4
|14
|19.9
|11
|11.5
|8
|15.6
|7
|14.2
|6
|3.8
|1
|2.2
|1
|8.4
|3
|51
|-
|}
District results
Balmoral
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Balmoral - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1985 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 8 July 2021
8
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Crooks*
2,438
19.07%
Ulster Unionist Party
Jim Kirkpatrick
1,820
14.23%
2,014.16
2,061.12
2,137.12
Democratic Unionist Party
William Dickson*
1,638
12.81%
1,660.56
1,676.68
1,931.32
2,321.32
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Montgomery
1,326
10.37%
1,329.12
1,426.48
1,430.6
1,488.68
1,497.39
2,449.39
Democratic Unionist Party
John Parkes
998
7.80%
1,009.28
1,032.64
1,281.76
1,536
1,691.44
1,780.22
1,908.19
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dorita Field
1,332
10.42%
1,332.24
1,446.24
1,448.24
1,457.24
1,457.24
1,587.04
1,772.63
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
David Cook*
1,042
8.15%
1,054
1,180.48
1,191.08
1,345.04
1,367.82
Ulster Unionist Party
James Stewart*
1,071
8.38%
1,102.08
1,127.68
1,166.44
Democratic Unionist Party
Clarke Gibson
620
7.80%
633.68
646.8
Labour Party of Northern Ireland
Stanley Graham
186
1.45%
187.08
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Shaun McKeown
133
1.04%
133.12
Independent Unionist
Victor Brennan
127
0.99%
127.6
Independent Unionist
William Stevenson*
56
0.44%
57.44
8
23,220
12,787 (55.07%)
315
2,132
13,102 (56.43%)
Castle
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
Castle - 6 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
John Carson*
3,153
24.23%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alban Maginness
1,977
15.19%
Independent Unionist
Frank Millar*
1,623
12.47%
1,812.83
1,813.08
1,836.49
1,863.28
Democratic Unionist Party
Nigel Dodds
1,502
11.54%
1,622.95
1,623
1,625.05
1,632.51
2,179.51
Ulster Unionist Party
Alfred Redpath
1,107
8.51%
1,783.5
1,783.5
1,797.73
1,821.83
1,916.83
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Tom Campbell
799
6.14%
822.37
825.42
919.79
1,333.54
1,337.77
1,351.99
1,870.99
Independent Unionist
William Gault*
674
5.18%
892.94
893.04
903.86
915.55
980.31
1,280.51
1,281.51
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Murphy
579
4.45%
581.87
672.17
864.67
885.52
885.52
887.89
Democratic Unionist Party
Michael Whittley
706
5.43%
726.5
726.5
733.5
739.32
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert Jamison
449
3.45%
474.42
475.87
530.04
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Katherine Johnston
444
3.41%
448.51
451.06
8
24,488
12,003 (49.02%)
323
1,715
12,326 (50.33%)
Court
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
Court - 6 seats
9
Protestant Unionist
George Seawright*
2,970
24.39%
Progressive Unionist Party
Hugh Smyth*
1,761
14.46%
Democratic Unionist Party
Frederick Ashby*
1,420
11.66%
1,591.36
1,593.78
1,681.1
1,682.1
1,732.92
2,186.92
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Ditty
1,197
9.83%
1,288.98
1,296.98
1,312.28
1,313.28
1,618.2
1,695.52
1,781.52
Ulster Unionist Party
Fred Cobain
804
6.60%
846
847
856.1
858.1
1,028.28
1,101.26
1,216.26
1,457.46
Independent Unionist
Joseph Coggle*
894
7.34%
1,134.66
1,139.08
1,144.76
1,146.76
1,201.2
1,266.44
1,336.44
1,471.32
Ulster Democratic Party
Samuel Doyle
536
4.40%
837.56
842.98
859.22
860.22
946.5
1,004.12
1,050.12
1,097.32
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Dukelow
626
5.14%
642.38
730.8
732.64
874.64
899.16
907
914
Democratic Unionist Party
William Baxter
572
4.70%
706.4
708.82
800.34
800.34
826.64
Ulster Unionist Party
James Sands
624
5.13%
750
751
773.24
773.24
Sinn Féin
Harry Fitzsimmons
432
3.55%
432.42
463.42
463.42
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Morrow
182
1.49%
260.96
261.38
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Peter Cullen
157
1.29%
161.62
9
22,375
12,175 (54.41%)
372
1,740
12,547 (56.08%)
Laganbank
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Laganbank - 5 seats
9
Ulster Unionist Party
William Blair*
1,969
17.92%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William McDowell
1,425
12.97%
1,456
1,808
1,811.15
1,841.15
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alasdair McDonnell*
1,175
10.69%
1,194
1,220
1,220.35
1,448.35
1,449.56
1,797.63
2,727.63
Ulster Unionist Party
Dixie Gilmore
727
6.62%
733
741
841.8
844.94
1,358.26
1,387.61
1,398.61
1,513.61
Democratic Unionist Party
Rhonda Paisley
1,325
12.06%
1,334
1,338
1,344.51
1,344.51
1,408.98
1,419.33
1,419.33
1,427.33
Democratic Unionist Party
Raymond McCrea*
1,102
10.03%
1,107
1,108
1,116.61
1,117.61
1,146.52
1,152.59
1,152.59
1,160.59
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerard McKettrick
833
7.58%
844
876
876
949
949
1,068
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Gerard Carr
550
5.01%
635
655
656.19
755.26
757.33
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Wilson
604
5.50%
615
617
632.47
632.54
Sinn Féin
Michael Conlon
614
5.59%
624
627
627.35
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Dan McGuinness
434
3.95%
455
Labour and Trade Union Group
Robert Millar
100
0.91%
Northern Ireland Labour Party
John King
73
0.66%
Communist Party of Ireland
Michael Morrissey
57
0.52%
9
20,934
10,988 (52.49%)
297
1,832
11,285 (53.91%)
Lower Falls
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Lower Falls - 5 seats
4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joe Hendron*
2,606
22.06%
Sinn Féin
Sean McKnight
1,939
16.41%
1,963
1,985.4
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Will Glendinning*
1,113
9.42%
1,195
1,549.48
2,015.48
Sinn Féin
Sean Keenan
1,752
14.83%
1,764
1,795.36
1,845.2
Sinn Féin
Elizabeth Fitzsimons
1,595
13.50%
1,609
1,649.6
1,697.4
Sinn Féin
Fra McCann
1,467
12.42%
1,472
1,499.44
1,552.4
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Mary McMahon
1,115
9.44%
1,168
1,312.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sean Mullan
159
1.35%
Communist Party of Ireland
Desmond Murray
67
0.57%
4
21,058
11,813 (56.10%)
450
1,969
12,263 (58.23%)
Oldpark
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party
Oldpark - 6 seats
13
Ulster Unionist Party
Fred Proctor
1,800
12.54%
1,820
1,903
1,918
2,013
2,125
Sinn Féin
Bobby Lavery
1,752
12.20%
1,765
1,766
1,786
1,793
1,794
2,373
Sinn Féin
Gerard McGuigan
1,570
10.93%
1,576
1,576
1,585
1,591
1,591
1,726
2,030.7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Brian Feeney*
1,516
10.56%
1,544
1,544
1,677
1,841
1,842
1,863
1,867.4
1,867.4
2,475.4
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Seamus Lynch
1,344
9.36%
1,383
1,386
1,531
1,696
1,701
1,731
1,735.4
1,735.4
1,895.5
2,226.5
Democratic Unionist Party
Peter Lunn
958
6.67%
974
1,054
1,056
1,082
1,523
1,523
1,523
1,537.6
1,539.6
1,542.6
1,549.6
1,824.6
Ulster Unionist Party
David Smylie
709
4.94%
717
813
817
857
983
985
985
1,036.83
1,039.83
1,041.83
1,066.83
1,573.83
Independent Unionist
Nelson McCausland
717
4.99%
729
815
825
872
919
920
920
926.57
930.57
934.57
951.57
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Hunter
787
5.48%
812
814
867
913
913
922
924.2
924.2
Sinn Féin
Paddy McManus
774
5.39%
781
781
787
787
787
Democratic Unionist Party
Pauline Whittley
684
4.76%
691
735
739
748
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Arnold Carton
535
3.73%
597
618
695
Labour Party of Northern Ireland
Paddy Devlin*
472
3.29%
506
518
Progressive Unionist Party
Patrick Bird
433
3.02%
444
Green Party of Northern Ireland
Peter Emerson
308
2.14%
13
25,774
14,359 (55.71%)
389
2,052
14,748 (57.22%)
Pottinger
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Pottinger - 6 seats
8
Democratic Unionist Party
Sammy Wilson*
2,454
19.99%
Democratic Unionist Party
Frank Leslie
2,224
18.11%
Ulster Unionist Party
Margaret Clarke
1,999
16.28%
Democratic Unionist Party
Jim Walker
1,153
9.39%
1,763.12
Ulster Unionist Party
Reg Empey
1,117
9.10%
1,143.6
1,442.8
1,630.12
1,659.16
1,660.5
1,756.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mervyn Jones
1,019
8.30%
1,026.56
1,039.48
1,044.64
1,127.4
1,272.74
1,309.88
1,547.28
Ulster Unionist Party
Harry Fletcher
431
3.51%
449.2
546.1
569.38
594.16
595.16
706.38
727.66
Sinn Féin
Joseph O'Donnell
566
4.61%
566
566
566
572.28
634.6
635.6
713.42
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Francis Cullen
303
2.47%
304.12
306.5
312.02
398.48
496.48
514.94
Progressive Unionist Party
David Ervine
394
3.21%
402.12
442.58
448.1
459.68
460.68
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Carmel Maginness
340
2.77%
340.28
342.32
342.32
353.66
Labour and Trade Union Group
Stan Dempsey
218
1.78%
219.68
227.16
232.44
Communist Party of Ireland
James Stewart
61
0.25%
64.08
66.8
67.16
8
24,757
12,279 (49.60%)
506
1,755
12,785 (51.64%)
Upper Falls
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Upper Falls - 5 seats
9
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alex Attwood
2,461
19.35%
Sinn Féin
Alex Maskey
2,329
18.30%
Sinn Féin
Teresa Holland
2,256
17.73%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Cormac Boomer*
1,655
13.01%
1,890.43
1,897.72
1,900.42
1,903.42
1,958.24
2,028.22
2,161.22
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Pip Glendinning
931
7.32%
947.38
949.9
951.16
955.16
958.73
994.31
1,334.43
1,805.43
Sinn Féin
Mairtin O'Muilleoir
1,031
8.01%
1,034.25
1,214.16
1,334.58
1,339.82
1,410.1
1,440.06
1,461.64
1,561.64
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary Muldoon*
799
6.28%
834.36
840.84
843.36
850.36
903.78
940.23
1,035.15
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Gerald McCann
386
3.03%
389.77
390.67
391.63
405.76
413.51
463.37
Democratic Unionist Party
Irene Lewis
372
2.92%
372.39
372.39
372.51
372.6
372.6
374.6
Labour and Trade Union Group
Michael Duffy
238
1.87%
243.2
244.82
246.14
255.14
273.81
People's Democracy (Ireland)
John McAnulty*
131
1.03%
131.91
137.67
140.73
146
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter Prendiville
72
0.57%
87.86
88.04
88.28
90.5
Communist Party of Ireland
Kevin McCorry
60
0.47%
60.39
61.11
61.17
9
23,327
12,721 (54.53%)
331
2,121
13,052 (55.95%)
Victoria
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
Victoria - 7 seats
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Wallace Browne
3,447
22.22%
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Patton*
2,390
15.41%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Oliver Napier*
2,309
14.89%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Corry*
1,838
11.85%
1,985.4
Ulster Unionist Party
Dorothy Dunlop
1,365
8.80%
1,425.28
1,595.14
1,596.58
1,619.62
2,282.62
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Thompson
1,278
8.23%
1,289.88
1,312.68
1,457.68
1,775.92
1,844.14
1,918.01
Democratic Unionist Party
Robin Newton
564
3.64%
1,611.64
1,636.15
1,640.03
1,644.03
1,772.26
1,910.87
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Walker
1,131
7.29%
1,330.76
1,400.49
1,401.68
1,408.72
1,579.34
1,708.82
Ulster Unionist Party
John McCrea
1,002
6.46%
1,033.68
1,175.61
1,176.61
1,186.53
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Barry Gilheany
188
1.21%
189.76
190.33
7
30,776
15,512 (50.40%)
427
1,940
15,939 (51.79%)
References
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