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1985 Derry City Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Derry City Council election parliamentary no 1981 Londonderry City Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Derry City Council election 1989 All 30 seats to Derry City Council 16 Social Democratic and Labour Party 14 0 Sinn Féin 5 5 Democratic Unionist Party 5 0 Ulster Unionist Party 5 1 Irish Independence Party 1 3 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Derry City Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
Election results
Derry City Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgderry.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Derry www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
14
0
0
0
46.7
41.9
15,264
0.6
Democratic Unionist Party
5
0
0
0
16.7
17.3
6,317
1.3
Sinn Féin
5
5
0
5
16.7
17.1
6,218
New
Ulster Unionist Party
5
1
0
1
16.7
13.1
4,778
2.5
Irish Independence Party
1
0
3
3
3.3
7.2
2,630
6.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.7
971
3.7
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
253
0.3
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Derry City Council election, 1985by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Cityside
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|46.5
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|0.0
|0
|39.6
|3
|0.0
|0
|10.0
|0
|3.9
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Northland
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|53.7
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|5.4
|0
|15.5
|1
|11.3
|1
|10.9
|1
|3.2
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Rural
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|38.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|29.3
|2
|6.4
|0
|22.9
|2
|3.2
|0
|0.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Shantallow
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|58.8
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|4
|0.0
|0
|25.3
|1
|0.0
|0
|10.6
|0
|5.3
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Waterside
|18.5
|1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|42.4
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|6.2
|0
|24.2
|2
|3.3
|0
|5.4
|0
|6
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|41.9
|14
|17.3
|5
|17.1
|5
|13.1
|5
|7.2
|1
|3.4
|0
|30
|-
|}
District results
Cityside
1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
Cityside - 6 seatsLocal Government Results 1985 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 11 August 2021
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Devine*
836
12.94%
844
850
851
1,077
Sinn Féin
Anne McGuinness
870
13.47%
883
891
909
918
918
981
Sinn Féin
Hugh Brady
848
13.12%
857
875
890
893
893.73
967.73
Sinn Féin
Mitchel McLaughlin
838
12.97%
850
854
900
908
908
960
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Tony Carlin
701
10.85%
701
708
721
792
835.8
890.26
894.26
914.26
920.26
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Pat Ramsey
510
7.89%
513
515
551
643
671.47
698.66
704.66
712.66
716.66
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Jim Clifford
499
7.72%
501
513
548
592
662.08
693.08
697.08
702.08
703.08
Irish Independence Party
Liam Bradley*
369
5.71%
414
498
539
564
572.03
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Keys*
459
7.10%
463
467
492
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Eamonn Melaugh
253
3.92%
256
277
Irish Independence Party
Samuel Brown
144
2.23%
170
Irish Independence Party
John McChrystal*
134
2.07%
10
10,598
6,461 (60.96%)
213
924
6,674 (62.97%)
Northland
1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
Northland - 6 seats
10
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Tierney*
1,417
18.32%
Sinn Féin
Bernard McFadden
1,066
13.78%
1,074.14
1,079.14
1,190.14
Ulster Unionist Party
David Davis*
874
11.30%
874
874
875
928
1,329
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Leonard Green*
800
10.34%
885.36
893.24
900.56
940
942
952
957
1,220
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Anna Gallagher*
706
9.13%
752.42
760.86
772.3
819.96
820.96
831.96
834.96
1,024.16
1,100.16
Irish Independence Party
Fergus McAteer*
681
8.81%
699.92
731.8
811.12
821.12
822.12
827.12
875.12
947.66
949.16
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William McCorriston*
595
7.69%
681.68
686.68
691.22
716.88
716.88
723.88
727.88
886.56
922.56
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Kerr
639
8.26%
682.12
684.78
688.22
714.1
714.1
723.1
723.1
Democratic Unionist Party
John Noble
417
5.39%
417
417
419
425
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mary Breen
244
3.15%
247.52
248.52
251.52
Sinn Féin
James McKnight
131
1.69%
135.62
135.62
Irish Independence Party
Annie Burke
98
1.27%
100.64
106.64
Irish Independence Party
John McCool
66
0.85%
69.08
10
12,243
7,734 (63.17%)
191
1,105
7,925 (64.73%)
Rural
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
Rural - 7 seats
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John McNickle*
1,004
11.54%
1,016
1,040
1,042
1,146
Democratic Unionist Party
William Hay*
1,008
11.58%
1,008
1,008
1,048
1,048
1,048
1,390
Democratic Unionist Party
Ellis Allen
811
9.32%
811
811
841
841
841
1,126
Ulster Unionist Party
John Adams
774
8.89%
774
775
1,045
1,048
1,048
1,076
1,174
Ulster Unionist Party
Ernest Hamilton
686
7.88%
686
686
853
853
853
928
1,088
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Annie Courtney
965
11.09%
969
1,028
1,029
1,071
1,078.36
1,078.36
1,080.36
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Hugh O'Neill
698
8.02%
702
801
802
875
910.88
915.88
915.88
Social Democratic and Labour Party
George Peoples*
662
7.61%
667
685
688
744
758.72
759.72
759.72
Democratic Unionist Party
Mervyn Lindsay
730
8.39%
731
731
742
742
742
Sinn Féin
Edward McGowan
304
3.49%
516
565
565
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Bond*
530
6.09%
530
532
Irish Independence Party
Michael Breslin
276
3.17%
285
Sinn Féin
Patrick McNaught
254
2.92%
8
12,752
8,702 (68.24%)
185
1,088
8,887 (69.69%)
Shantallow
1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Shantallow - 5 seats
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
William O'Connell*
1,117
19.83%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary Bradley
1,094
19.42%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Noel McKenna
655
11.63%
743.96
772.1
776.4
783.62
883.14
890.28
951.36
Sinn Féin
Gerard Doherty
500
8.87%
501.28
504.78
511.38
517.7
520.7
754.14
796.6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Teresa Coyle
445
7.90%
513.48
615.4
629.12
641.66
704.52
707.94
761.88
Sinn Féin
William McCartney
489
8.68%
490.44
491.7
505
518.14
519.3
686.78
734.22
Irish Independence Party
Robert Hegarty
243
4.31%
246.04
248.14
290.44
474.3
482.76
498.9
Sinn Féin
Susan O'Hagan
435
7.72%
436.12
437.24
439.56
450.86
453.02
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Gerard O'Grady
298
5.29%
302.32
304.56
308.88
316.34
Irish Independence Party
James Nicholl
184
3.27%
187.52
191.02
270.44
Irish Independence Party
Thomas Mullan
174
3.08%
176.72
179.94
8
9,401
5,634 (59.93%)
204
940
5,838 (62.10%)
Waterside
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Waterside - 6 seats
9
Democratic Unionist Party
Gregory Campbell*
2,374
30.05%
Democratic Unionist Party
Margaret Buchanan*
811
10.27%
1,402.76
Ulster Unionist Party
James Guy*
818
10.35%
920.96
937.04
999.92
1,001.92
1,159.96
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael Fegan*
874
11.06%
875.56
875.56
875.56
985.56
1,071.56
1,201.56
Ulster Unionist Party
George Duddy
466
5.90%
532.56
556.56
637.68
638.92
690.48
691.48
693.48
1,136.44
Democratic Unionist Party
Annette Hamilton
166
2.10%
560.16
777.84
786.08
786.08
803.16
803.16
803.16
894.12
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Paul O'Donnell
588
7.44%
588.52
588.52
589.52
640.52
674.52
762.52
817.52
820.52
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Ferris*
461
5.84%
508.84
517.48
543.52
544.52
594.52
597.52
597.52
Sinn Féin
Michael Roddy
483
6.11%
483
483
484
535
535
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robert McCullough
429
5.43%
434.2
434.92
439.92
446.92
Irish Independence Party
Robert Concannon
261
3.30%
262.04
263
263.52
Ulster Unionist Party
Andrew McManus
169
2.14%
185.64
187.56
9
11,705
7,900 (67.49%)
144
1,129
8,044 (68.72%)
References
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