1985 Magherafelt District Council election

Local govt election in Northern Ireland April 2022 Northern Ireland local elections, 1985 1985 Magherafelt District Council election parliamentary no 1981 Magherafelt District Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Magherafelt District Council election 1989 All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 1 Sinn Féin 4 4 Democratic Unionist Party 4 0 Ulster Unionist Party 3 1 Independent Republican (Ireland) 0 2 Irish Independence Party 0 1 United Ulster Unionist Party 0 1 Party with the most votes by district. Elections to Magherafelt District 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. Election results Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgmagherafelt.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Magherafelt www.ark.ac.uk Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 0 1 1 26.7 28.2 5,186 2.6 Sinn Féin 4 4 0 4 26.7 26.0 4,783 New Democratic Unionist Party 4 0 0 0 26.7 24.0 4,405 0.0 Ulster Unionist Party 3 0 1 1 20.0 19.3 3,562 9.4 Workers' Party (Ireland) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 239 0.2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 213 1.3 Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 1985by district yes |- class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2|TotalCllrs |- class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP !colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin !colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others |- |align="left"|Magherafelt Town |23.1 |1 |20.4 |1 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|34.5 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2 |18.6 |1 |3.4 |0 |5 |- |align="left"|Moyola |21.0 |1 |bgcolor="#008800"|28.4 |bgcolor="#008800"|1 |26.3 |2 |24.3 |1 |0.0 |0 |5 |- |align="left"|Sperrin |bgcolor="#99FF66"|40.6 |bgcolor="#99FF66"|2 |29.5 |2 |10.7 |0 |15.3 |1 |3.9 |0 |5 |- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" |align="left"| Total |28.2 |4 |26.0 |4 |24.0 |4 |19.3 |3 |2.5 |0 |15 |- |} District results Magherafelt Town 1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin Magherafelt Town - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1985 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 3 August 2021 4 Democratic Unionist Party William McCrea* 2,050 32.24%       Sinn Féin Bhrighde Mac Giolla 1,297 20.40%       Social Democratic and Labour Party Patrick Kilpatrick 1,068 16.80%       Ulster Unionist Party Ernest Caldwell 851 13.38% 975.32 976.34 1,367.34 Democratic Unionist Party Barclay Morrow 145 2.28% 956.68 957.02 1,031.74 Social Democratic and Labour Party Joseph McGlone 404 6.35% 406.4 616.86 687.1 Ulster Unionist Party James Artt 331 5.21% 367.48 367.82   Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Harold Hutchinson 213 3.35% 218.28 238   4 8,009 6,359 (79.40%) 81 1,060 6,440 (80.41%) Moyola 1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP Moyola - 5 seats 5 Social Democratic and Labour Party Henry McErlean* 904 15.23% 1,200       Sinn Féin John Davey 948 15.97% 965 1,030     Ulster Unionist Party John Junkin* 987 16.63% 987 994     Democratic Unionist Party Thomas Catherwood 837 14.10% 837 837 1,070   Democratic Unionist Party Thomas Milligan* 721 12.15% 722 722 900 978.44 Sinn Féin Francis McElwee 740 12.47% 752 818 818 818 Ulster Unionist Party Alex Montgomery 458 7.72% 458 460     Social Democratic and Labour Party Francis Madden 341 5.74%         5 7,604 5,936 (78.06%) 160 990 6,096 (80.17%) Sperrin 1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP Sperrin - 5 seats 5 Sinn Féin Patrick Doherty 1,028 16.87%         Social Democratic and Labour Party Patrick Sweeney* 645 10.59% 715 1,037     Social Democratic and Labour Party Mary McSorley* 865 14.20% 886 950 1,427   Sinn Féin Patrick Toner 770 12.64% 806 814 860 1,001 Ulster Unionist Party Walter Richardson 935 15.35% 945 946 950 959 Democratic Unionist Party John Linton* 652 10.70% 654 655 659 663 Social Democratic and Labour Party John Bradley 507 8.32% 524 586     Social Democratic and Labour Party Francis McKendry* 452 7.42% 478       Workers' Party (Ireland) Francis Donnelly 239 3.92%         5 7,558 6,093 (80.62%) 108 1,016 6,201 (82.05%) References Category:Magherafelt District Council elections Magherafelt