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1985 Antrim Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Antrim Borough Council election parliamentary no 1981 Antrim Borough Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Antrim Borough Council election 1989 All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council 10 Ulster Unionist Party 9 2 Democratic Unionist Party 5 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1 0 Sinn Féin 1 1 Irish Independence Party 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Antrim 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 19 councillors.
Election results
Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgantrim.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Antrim www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
9
2
0
1
47.4
39.7
5,995
1.7
Democratic Unionist Party
5
1
0
1
26.3
28.4
4,270
0.3
Social Democratic and Labour Party
3
1
0
1
21.1
17.8
2,691
7.1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
1
0
0
0
5.3
7.6
1,150
3.3
Sinn Féin
1
1
0
1
0.0
4.5
675
New
Irish Independence Party
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.6
235
5.0
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
63
New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1985by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Antrim North West
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|21.7
|1
|25.8
|1
|2.2
|0
|13.8
|1
|4.8
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Antrim South East
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|44.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|4
|34.6
|2
|12.6
|1
|8.6
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Antrim Town
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|42.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|26.9
|2
|16.2
|1
|12.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|1.5
|0
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|39.7
|9
|28.4
|5
|17.8
|3
|7.6
|1
|4.5
|1
|2.0
|0
|19
|-
|}
District results
Antrim North West
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Antrim North West - 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
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Ulster Unionist Party
James Graham*
1,164
23.84%
Democratic Unionist Party
Wilson Clyde*
871
17.84%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Robert Loughran*
786
16.10%
791.4
824.4
Ulster Unionist Party
John Blakeley*
259
5.31%
501.1
533.7
538.32
711.04
712.04
867.04
Sinn Féin
Henry Cushinan
675
13.83%
675.3
675.3
675.48
675.48
783.48
783.48
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Laverty
475
9.73%
475
483
483.06
484.06
586.36
587.36
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Hall
187
3.83%
222.4
226.4
271.76
294.78
295.78
Irish Independence Party
John Heffron*
235
4.81%
235.9
242.9
242.96
242.96
Ulster Unionist Party
Roderick Swann
123
2.52%
179.7
202.6
203.68
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Wallace
107
2.19%
113
7
7,005
4,882 (60.81%)
88
814
4,970 (70.95%)
Antrim South East
1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Antrim South East - 7 seats
8
Democratic Unionist Party
Roy Thompson*
1,207
19.95%
Ulster Unionist Party
Edgar Wallace*
768
12.69%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Robert Burns*
760
12.56%
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Dunlop*
687
11.35%
809.84
Ulster Unionist Party
Carol Cunningham
630
10.41%
660.34
665.34
669.5
795.5
Ulster Unionist Party
Howard Campbell
549
9.07%
564.54
566.54
568.62
628.53
649.01
651.72
794.79
Ulster Unionist Party
Mervyn Rea
376
6.21%
405.6
407.6
409.68
533.25
545.73
549.31
709.72
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John McCourt
303
5.01%
309.66
501.66
502.3
508.67
509.63
510.08
517.63
Democratic Unionist Party
William McCormick
202
3.34%
422.52
424.89
464.41
501.01
504.85
505.05
Ulster Unionist Party
James Robinson
349
5.77%
366.02
368.02
370.9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Theresa Gallagher
220
3.64%
220.37
8
10,286
6,051 (58.83%)
114
757
6,165 (59.94%)
Antrim Town
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Antrim Town - 7 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
Jack Allen*
872
21.03%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Oran Keenan
670
16.16%
Ulster Unionist Party
Paddy Marks*
642
15.48%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James McConnell
266
6.42%
273.79
324.79
326.31
352.31
399
405.28
577.28
Ulster Unionist Party
Roy Stinson
100
2.41%
289.01
289.01
333.85
337.79
340.98
498.4
516.46
Democratic Unionist Party
Margaret Brown
433
10.44%
469.9
470.15
478.89
478.89
480.71
505.24
510.88
Democratic Unionist Party
Charles Quinn*
403
9.72%
421.45
421.45
430.95
431.45
432.64
464.38
465.38
Democratic Unionist Party
Adam McKee
280
6.75%
295.17
295.67
304.22
305.97
308.97
337.5
346.05
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mary Wallace
145
3.50%
149.1
196.1
199.9
251.81
308.82
314.28
Ulster Unionist Party
Andrew Thompson
163
3.93%
239.26
239.76
282.13
283.82
284.82
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
James Williamson
109
2.63%
111.46
116.96
117.72
121.97
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Robert Owens
63
1.52%
63.41
108.41
108.79
8
9,755
4,146 (42.50%)
138
519
4,284 (43.92%)
References
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