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1985 Moyle District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Moyle District Council election parliamentary no 1981 Moyle District Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Moyle District Council election 1989 All 15 seats to Moyle District Council 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 1 Ulster Unionist Party 2 2 Sinn Féin 2 2 Independent Unionist 2 0 Independent (politician) 1 2 Independent Nationalist 1 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Moyle 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
Moyle District Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgmoyle.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Moyle www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
4
0
1
1
26.7
30.4
1,939
2.0
Democratic Unionist Party
3
1
0
1
20.0
21.0
1,337
5.9
Ulster Unionist Party
2
0
2
2
13.3
16.2
1,035
2.7
Sinn Féin
2
2
0
2
13.3
12.2
777
New
Independent Unionist
2
0
0
0
13.3
8.9
568
1.4
Independent (politician)
1
0
2
2
6.7
5.8
372
12.6
Independent Nationalist
1
0
0
0
6.7
4.3
271
0.7
Irish Independence Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.1
71
6.2
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Moyle 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Ballycastle
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|28.5
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|1
|26.2
|1
|12.9
|1
|13.8
|1
|18.6
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Giant's Causeway
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|41.8
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|29.1
|1
|0.0
|0
|29.1
|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|The Glens
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|56.4
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|0.0
|0
|8.8
|0
|20.7
|1
|14.1
|1
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|30.4
|4
|21.0
|3
|16.2
|2
|12.2
|2
|20.2
|4
|15
|-
|}
District results
Ballycastle
1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
Ballycastle - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1985 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 13 July 2021
6
Democratic Unionist Party
Gardiner Kane
524
26.24%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert McPherson
255
12.77%
434.82
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael O'Cleary*
327
16.37%
327.74
331.07
366.07
Sinn Féin
Francis McCarry
276
13.82%
276.37
276.37
285.37
285.37
316.07
Independent (politician)
James McShane*
218
10.92%
219.11
223.55
228.55
230.43
288.24
Independent (politician)
Archibald McAuley*
154
7.71%
158.81
210.98
218.35
219.29
281.35
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Richard Kerr*
148
7.41%
149.48
152.81
188.18
218.26
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Noel McCurdy
95
4.76%
95.37
96.48
6
3,235
1,997 (61.73%)
48
333
2,045 (63.21%)
Giant's Causeway
1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
Giant's Causeway - 5 seats
5
Democratic Unionist Party
James Rodgers*
358
18.38%
Independent Unionist
Price McConaghy*
338
17.35%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Getty*
328
16.84%
Democratic Unionist Party
Duncan Hill
244
12.53%
258.76
261.16
428.16
Independent Unionist
Mary Morrison*
230
11.81%
232.79
237.83
270.78
307.78
Ulster Unionist Party
James McAuley*
239
12.27%
245.12
249.28
258.86
296.86
Democratic Unionist Party
Ronnie McIlvar*
211
10.83%
219.28
219.72
5
3,149
1,948 (61.86%)
40
325
1,988 (63.13%)
The Glens
1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
The Glens - 5 seats
7
Sinn Féin
John Regan
301
12.41%
321
327
327
441
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Malachy McSparran*
343
14.14%
346
351
367
375
391
396
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McBride*
253
10.43%
253
260
326
354
373
385
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Daniel Anderson
321
13.24%
338
340
353
356
365
366
Independent Nationalist
Randal McDonnell
271
11.18%
292
295
305
317
349
359
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dermot McMullan
329
13.57%
336
337
343
349
349
351
Ulster Unionist Party
Hugh Acheson*
213
8.78%
213
213
214
215
Sinn Féin
James McCarry
118
4.87%
118
172
185
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary Hegarty
123
5.07%
124
127
Sinn Féin
James McMullan
82
3.38%
83
Irish Independence Party
John McKay
71
2.93%
7
3,408
2,425 (71.16%)
47
405
2,472 (72.54%)
References
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