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1985 Banbridge District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Banbridge District Council election parliamentary no 1981 Banbridge District Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Banbridge District Council election 1989 All 15 seats to Banbridge District Council 8 Ulster Unionist Party 8 0 Democratic Unionist Party 3 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 1 Independent Nationalist 1 0 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Banbridge 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
Banbridge District Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgbanbridge.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Banbridge www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
8
0
0
0
53.3
47.2
7,022
5.1
Democratic Unionist Party
3
0
1
1
20.0
25.4
3,775
1.1
Social Democratic and Labour Party
3
1
0
1
20.0
18.7
2,787
3.8
Independent Nationalist
1
0
0
0
6.7
4.7
694
1.7
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.6
234
3.0
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.4
364
0.5
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 1985by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!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="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Banbridge Town
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|44.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|25.5
|1
|18.6
|1
|11.7
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Dromore
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|49.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|31.5
|1
|19.0
|1
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Knockiveagh
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|48.0
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|19.1
|1
|18.6
|1
|14.3
|1
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|47.2
|8
|25.4
|3
|18.7
|3
|8.7
|1
|15
|-
|}
District results
Banbridge Town
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Banbridge Town - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1985 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 21 July 2021
6
Democratic Unionist Party
Jim Wells
912
17.85%
Ulster Unionist Party
Archie McKelvey
889
17.40%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Walsh*
630
12.33%
630.24
685.24
1,023.24
Ulster Unionist Party
Joan Baird
811
15.87%
818.62
844.68
847.68
854.68
Ulster Unionist Party
Ivan Gault
560
10.96%
564.32
600.38
600.38
602.38
853.38
Independent (politician)
Leslie Mathews
364
7.12%
366.46
435.56
442.46
580.46
618.44
Democratic Unionist Party
Gareth Bennett*
392
7.67%
431.6
432.6
432.6
433.6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Smyth
318
6.22%
318
353
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Frank McQuaid
234
4.58%
234.12
6
8,320
5,110 (61.42%)
81
852
5,191 (62.39%)
Dromore
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Dromore - 5 seats
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Brian Biggerstaff*
923
18.79%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Barr
859
17.48%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Hill*
645
13.13%
662
684.66
833.66
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Cassie McDermott
464
9.44%
465
466.1
473.1
474.15
474.15
904.15
Ulster Unionist Party
William Martin
573
11.66%
580
582.42
760.28
787.73
800.45
809.45
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert McIlroy
418
8.51%
575
640.78
660.99
668.34
669.9
670.9
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Bernard Rice
470
9.57%
471
471
471
471.2
471.2
Ulster Unionist Party
James McRoberts
354
7.21%
373
380.04
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert McGregor
207
4.21%
7
7,240
4,913 (67.86%)
116
819
5,029 (69.46%)
Knockiveagh
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Knockiveagh - 5 seats
6
Democratic Unionist Party
Wilfred McFadden*
766
15.78%
904
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Cowan*
725
14.94%
728
744.72
991.72
Ulster Unionist Party
Raymond McCullough*
753
15.52%
758
799.8
829.8
Independent Nationalist
Laurence McCartan*
694
14.30%
695
695.76
714.76
718.91
810.91
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter McGreevy
510
10.51%
510
510
510
510
809
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Heslip*
510
10.34%
516
538.04
588.4
766.02
766.02
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Helen Stewart
395
8.14%
395
395
395
395
Ulster Unionist Party
William Hamilton
343
7.07%
345
358.68
Democratic Unionist Party
Elizabeth McDowell
157
3.24%
6
7,012
4,853 (69.21%)
88
809
4,941 (70.46%)
References
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