1985 Northern Ireland local elections

Northern Irish local elections December 2020 1985 Northern Ireland local elections Flag placeholder.svg parliamentary no 1981 Northern Ireland local elections 1981 1989 Northern Ireland local elections 1989 All council seats 15 May 1985 James Molyneaux Ulster Unionist Party 189 37 188,497 29.5% 3.1% 160x160px Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 142 155,297 24.3% 2.3% 160x160px John Hume Social Democratic and Labour Party 102 2 113,967 17.8% 0.3% 160x160px Gerry Adams Sinn Féin 59 59 75,686 11.8% New party 160x160px John Cushnahan Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 34 4 45,038 7.0% 1.9% 160x160px N/A Independent (politician) 9 28 10,297 1.6% 5.1% Northern Ireland local elections, 1985 (Council Control).svg Colours denote the winning party with outright control Northern Ireland local elections, 1985 (Largest party).svg Colours denote the party with the most seats 1985 Northern Ireland local elections by DEA.png Colours denote the party with a plurality of votes by District Electoral Area. Darker colour indicates the party had a majority in that DEA. Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 15 May 1985, contesting 565 seats in all. Background 1981 elections The previous elections had been fought in the middle of the hunger strike and the H-Block Prison Protest.http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch81.htm 1981 Northern Ireland Chronology CAIN Web Service 2009-04-10 Those elections had shown changes in party representation, with three parties, namely the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), winning 75% of the seats.http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/flg81.htm 1981 local government election result ark.ac.uk 2009-04-10 On the Unionist side, the DUP arrived at a position of near parity with the UUP, outpolling the latter by 851 votes, although the UUP managed to win more seats overall. Other changes on the Unionist side saw the disbandment of two smaller Unionist parties: the Unionist Party of Northern Ireland in September 1981 and the United Ulster Unionist Party in May 1984. On the nationalist side, while the SDLP maintained its dominant position, a greater number of elected candidates supporting the H-Block protest were elected. In total 36 candidates endorsed by the H-Block committee were elected of whom 21 belonged to the Irish Independence Party. The representation of the centrist Alliance Party was almost halved as their number of seats was reduced from 70 in 1977 to 38 in 1981. Northern Ireland Assembly and New Ireland Forum Following the end of the Hunger Strike, attention focused on attempts by the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Jim Prior, to restore devolution. This eventually led to the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly which was elected in October 1982. However nationalist parties boycotted the forum and the SDLP instead threw its efforts into the New Ireland Forum. This forum, established in May 1983, reported in May 1984 and represented the combined efforts of the nationalist parties to obtain a solution to the constitutional issue. However the report was rejected by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who rejected each of the three proposals with the words "that is out" in a response that became known as the "out, out, out" speech.Irish Times, 20 November 1984, p1 accessed 10 April 2009 Sinn Féin The entry into electoral politics of Sinn Féin (SF) became a significant issue in the run up to the elections. SF polled over 10% in the 1982 Assembly election, winning five seats. At the 1983 Westminster election, the party increased their vote share to 13.4% and maintained that level of support in the 1984 European election. The party won their first council seat in a by-election in March 1983, with Seamus Kerr polling 60% in Omagh 'Area D' This was followed by the election of Alex Maskey and Sean McKnight to Belfast City Council in June 1983 and February 1984 respectively. In Dungannon and Fermanagh, independent councillors Seamus Cassidy and John Joe McCusker joined SF. Prior's successor as Secretary of State, Douglas Hurd, refused to ban SF and also rejected calls by unionists for an anti-violence declaration to be signed by all candidates.Northern Ireland: The District Council Elections of 1985, S Elliott and FJ Smith, Queens University 1986, 0-85389-287-35 Rates The expansion of services, particularly leisure began to have an impact in rates at a time when the Rate Support Grant was being cut. The grant was reduced by 1% in 1985. Belfast Leisure Services in particular accounted for 22.7% of the City budget.5 Rates overall had risen by 8% in the financial year from 1984 to 1985, a figure above the rate of inflation and resulted in the cancellation of a proposed ice rink in Belfast, while that in Bangor had to receive private funding. Since the 1980–1981 financial year, rates had risen by 51.7%6 ranging from a 17.9% rise in Castlereagh to 80% rises in Omagh and Newry and Mourne.6 Legislation Boundaries The Local Government (N.I.) Act 1972, Section 50 (1) required a review of local government boundaries and electoral areas in 1981, however it was not until 28 October 1982 that Prior reappointed Sir F. Harrison, who had conducted the previous review in 1971 and 1972. Provisional recommendations were published on 20 May 1983. These led to additional representations and nineteen public hearings before revised recommendations were published on 18 January 1984. Following six further public hearings, the final report was sent to the Secretary of State on 29 May 1984.9 The report recommended no change in the number of councils or their names. The number of wards was increased from 526 to 566. Moyle was the only council to lose a ward. With the wards drawn the government decided that a new procedure would be used to group them together to form District Electoral Areas (DEA). In 1972 the wards had been grouped together into areas of four to eight wards with each area electing a number of councillors equal to the number of wards that it contained. This had been done by the Chief Electoral Officer, a fact that had been criticised for potentially affecting his impartiality. The District Electoral Areas Commissioner (N.I.) Order was laid before Parliament on 15 December 1983. This provided for the appointment of a commissioner and set him the task of creating electoral areas containing five to seven members. These were to have names rather than an alphabetic designation as before. The debate over the Order in January and February 1984 centred on the merits of STV, the narrower number of councillors in each DEA and the names issue. Unionists argued for DEAs electing four to six councillors. Results Overall PartyLocal Government Elections 1985, Northern Ireland Elections Councillors Votes Total +/- % share Total Ulster Unionist Party189+3729.5188,497 Democratic Unionist Party142024.3155,297 Social Democratic and Labour Party102-217.8113,967 Sinn Féin59N/A11.875,686 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland34-47.045,038 Independent (politician)9-281.610,297 Independent Unionist8+61.38,780 Independent Nationalist6+61.27,597 Workers' Party (Ireland)4+11.610,415 Irish Independence Party4-171.27,459 Ulster Popular Unionist Party3-20.53,139 Progressive Unionist Party2+10.63,612Campaign for Human and Animal Rights1+10.52,970 Northern Ireland Labour Party100.21,285 Labour Party of Northern Ireland0N/A0.21,029Newtownabbey Labour100.1792 Ulster Democratic Party0N/A0.1782Labour and Trade Union0N/A0.1556Independent Democratic Unionist0N/A0.1429 Ecology Party000.1387 Irish Republican Socialist Party0-20.0276 Communist Party of Ireland000.0245All Night Party0N/A0.0235 Independent Republican (Ireland)000.0187 People's Democracy (Ireland)0-20.0131Independent Workers' Party0N/A0.0113 Ulster Liberal Party0N/A0.035 Independent Labour0-10.030 By council Antrim Antrim North West1985 Results Northern Ireland Local Government election https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 23 June 2021 Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJames Graham1,164 Democratic Unionist PartyWilson Clyde871 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRobert Loughran786 Sinn FéinHenry Cushinan675 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Laverty475 Ulster Unionist PartyJack Blakely259 Irish Independence PartyJohn Heffron235 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Hall187 Ulster Unionist PartyRoderick Swann123 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Wallace107Turnout4,970 Antrim South EastAntrim District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Thompson1,207 Ulster Unionist PartyEdgar Wallace768 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRobert Burns760 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Dunlop687 Ulster Unionist PartyCarol Cunningham630 Ulster Unionist PartyHoward Campbell549 Ulster Unionist PartyMervyn Rea376 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Robinson349 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn McCourt303 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandTheresa Gallagher220 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McCormick202Turnout6,165 Antrim Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJack Allen872 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOran Keenan670 Ulster Unionist PartyFrederick Marks642 Democratic Unionist PartyMargaret Brown433 Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Quinn403 Democratic Unionist PartyAdam McKee280 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames McConnell266 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Thompson163 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMary Wallace145 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Williamson109 Ulster Unionist PartyRoy Stinson100 Workers' Party (Ireland)Robert Owens63Turnout4,284 Ards Ards PeninsulaArds District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Popular Unionist PartyGladys McIntyre999 Democratic Unionist PartyJim Shannon837 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Ambrose837 Democratic Unionist PartyOliver Johnston811 Independent politicianThomas Byers808 Democratic Unionist PartyJoseph Thompson637 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Shields609 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandKieran McCarthy454 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Scott416 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Doherty359 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Muirhead287 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel McKeown158 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus O'Neill89Turnout7,521 Ards West Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Gourley1,493 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Gibson1,483 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandThomas McBriar799 Ulster Unionist PartyStanley McCoy631 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Hamilton589 Democratic Unionist PartyBobby McBride558 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlan McDowell248 Ulster Unionist PartyTrevor Hussey172 Ulster Unionist PartyArthur Spence131 Independent politicianJohnston Haire43Turnout6,290 Newtownards Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartySimpson Gibson1,596 Northern Ireland Labour PartyRobert Gaw1,156 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Elliott1,026 Ulster Unionist PartyTom Benson990 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandOwen Dorrian549 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Smyth517 Democratic Unionist PartyJoseph Patterson280 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Gilmore242 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Jeffers237 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandLaurence Thompson200 Labour Party of Northern IrelandHugh McMullan188 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McKernon76 Ulster Liberal PartyMichael McGuigan35Turnout7,249 Armagh Armagh CityArmagh District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinThomas Carroll970 Democratic Unionist PartyGeoffrey Knipe756 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Agnew739 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Doogan645 Independent NationalistBarney McManus640 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge MacCartney620 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Brannigan612 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Orr564 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOliver Tobin476Turnout6,122 Crossmore Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyCharles Mallon1,072 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Nicholson949 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames McKernan889 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas McArdle837 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McBride524 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Shilliday513Turnout4,921 Cusher Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyEric Speers1,267 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus Mallon1,260 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Johnston1,149 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Black1,009 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Clayton939 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Turner901 Democratic Unionist PartyMervyn Spratt329Turnout7,134 The Orchard Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJim Speers1,189 Democratic Unionist PartyDouglas Hutchinson1,150 Ulster Unionist PartyRonald Allen875 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Foster676 Social Democratic and Labour PartyChristopher McAnallen612 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis McIlvanna579 Sinn FéinBrigid McCartan545Turnout5,718 Ballymena Ballymena TownBallymena District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McAvoy1,126 Independent UnionistSamuel Henry876 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Coulter794 Democratic Unionist PartyMaurice Mills708 Democratic Unionist PartyRichard McKeown640 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Maternaghan563 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Wilson538 Ulster Unionist PartyGordon Wilson403 Independent UnionistJames Alexander328 Ulster Unionist PartyWarren Wray282 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMalachy Reynolds241Turnout6,604 Braid Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianJames Woulahan856 Ulster Unionist PartyDesmond Armstrong757 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Hanna746 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Porter724 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Armstrong628 Ulster Unionist PartyMargaret Alexander626 Ulster Unionist PartyStewart McCullough490 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Martin474Turnout5,411 Kells Water Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Brownlees856 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn McAuley845 Democratic Unionist PartyRoy West796 Democratic Unionist PartyMartin Clarke695 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid McClintock615 Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Maternaghan577 Ulster Unionist PartyVictoria Brownlees410Turnout4,927 The Main Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Gillespie1,076 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Nicholl960 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Johnston812 Democratic Unionist PartySandy Spence796 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Wright760 Democratic Unionist PartyHubert Nicholl633Turnout5,250 Ballymoney Ballymoney TownBallymoney District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent politicianRobert McComb687 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Simpson453 Democratic Unionist PartyCecil Cousley424 Democratic Unionist PartyKenneth Blair380 Democratic Unionist PartyRalph Stronge289 Ulster Unionist PartyAdam McNeilly274 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McKeown233Turnout2,803 Bann Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJames Patterson669 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMalachy McCamphill550 Sinn FéinMargaret Hogan532 Ulster Unionist PartyJoe Gaston502 Ulster Unionist PartyKenneth Bamford487 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Wilson484 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Halliday473 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandHugh McFarland248Turnout4,002 Bushvale Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Steele570 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Gracey557 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Ramsay504 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHarry Connolly445 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Logan433 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Mulholland230 Democratic Unionist PartyBertie McIlhatton198 Ecology PartyWilliam Hartin35Turnout3,043 Banbridge Banbridge TownBanbridge District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJames Wells912 Ulster Unionist PartyArchie McKelvey889 Ulster Unionist PartyJoan Baird811 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Walsh630 Ulster Unionist PartyIvan Gault560 Democratic Unionist PartyGareth Bennett392 Independent politicianLeslie Mathews364 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Smyth318 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandFrancis McQuaid234Turnout5,191 Dromore Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyBrian Biggerstaff923 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Barr859 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Hill645 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Martin573 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBernard Rice470 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCatherine McDermott464 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McIlroy418 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McRoberts354 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McGregor207Turnout5,029 Knockiveagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilfred McFadden766 Ulster Unionist PartyRaymond McCullough753 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Cowan725 Independent politicianLaurence McCartan694 Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Heslip510 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter McGreevy510 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHelen Stewart395 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Hamilton343 Democratic Unionist PartyElizabeth McDowell157Turnout4,941 Belfast Balmoral Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyMargaret Crooks2,438 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Kirkpatrick1,820 Democratic Unionist PartyBilly Dickson1,638 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDorita Field1,332 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Montgomery1,326 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Stewart1,071 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid Cook1,042 Democratic Unionist PartyJoan Parkes998 Democratic Unionist PartyClarke Gibson620 Labour Party of Northern IrelandStanley Graham186 Workers' Party (Ireland)Shaun McKeown133 Independent UnionistVictor Brennan127 Independent UnionistWilliam Stevenson56Turnout13,102 Castle Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Carson3,153 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlban Maginness1,977 Independent UnionistFrank Millar1,623 Democratic Unionist PartyNigel Dodds1,502 Ulster Unionist PartyAlfred Redpath1,107 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandTom Campbell799 Democratic Unionist PartyMichael Whittley706 Independent UnionistWilliam Gault674 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Murphy579 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRobert Jamison449 Workers' Party (Ireland)Katherine Johnston444Turnout13,391 CourtBelfast City Council Elections 1985–1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st PrefProtestant UnionistGeorge Seawright2,970 Progressive Unionist PartyHugh Smyth1,761 Democratic Unionist PartyFrederick Ashby1,420 Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Ditty1,197 Independent UnionistJoe Coggle894 Ulster Unionist PartyFred Cobain804 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Dukelow626 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Sands624 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Baxter572 Ulster Democratic PartySamuel Doyle536 Sinn FéinHarry Fitzsimmons432 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Morrow182 Workers' Party (Ireland)Peter Cullen157Turnout12,547 Laganbank Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Blair1,969 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam McDowell1,425 Democratic Unionist PartyRhonda Paisley1,325 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlasdair McDonnell1,175 Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond McCrea1,102 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard McGettrick833 Ulster Unionist PartyDixie Gilmore727 Sinn FéinMichael Conlon614 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Wilson604 Workers' Party (Ireland)Gerard Carr550 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDan McGuinness434Labour and Trade UnionRobert Millar100 Northern Ireland Labour PartyJohn King73 Communist Party of IrelandMichael Morrissey57Turnout11,285 Lower Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoe Hendron2,606 Sinn FéinSeán McKnight1,939 Sinn FéinSean Keenan1,752 Sinn FéinElizabeth Fitzsimons1,595 Sinn FéinFra McCann1,467 Workers' Party (Ireland)Mary McMahon1,115 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWill Glendinning1,113 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean Mullen159 Communist Party of IrelandDesmond Murray67Turnout12,263 Oldpark Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyFred Proctor1,800 Sinn FéinBobby Lavery1,752 Sinn FéinGerard McGuigan1,570 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrian Feeney1,516 Workers' Party (Ireland)Seamus Lynch1,344 Democratic Unionist PartyPeter Lunn958 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Hunter787 Sinn FéinPaddy McManus774 Independent UnionistNelson McCausland717 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Smylie707 Democratic Unionist PartyPauline Whittley604 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandArnold Carton535 Labour Party of Northern IrelandPaddy Devlin472 Progressive Unionist PartyPatrick Bird433 Ecology PartyPeter Emerson308Turnout14,748 Pottinger Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartySammy Wilson2,454 Democratic Unionist PartyFrank Leslie2,224 Ulster Unionist PartyMargaret Clarke1,999 Democratic Unionist PartyJim Walker1,153 Ulster Unionist PartyReg Empey1,117 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMervyn Jones1,019 Sinn FéinJoe O'Donnell566 Ulster Unionist PartyHarry Fletcher431 Progressive Unionist PartyDavid Ervine394 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCarmel Maginness340 Workers' Party (Ireland)Frank Cullen303Labour and Trade UnionStan Dempsey218 Communist Party of IrelandJames Stewart61Turnout12,785 Upper Falls Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyAlex Attwood2,461 Sinn FéinAlex Maskey2,329 Sinn FéinTeresa Holland2,256 Social Democratic and Labour PartyCormac Boomer1,655 Sinn FéinMáirtín Ó Muilleoir1,031 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPip Glendinning931 Workers' Party (Ireland)Gerald McCann386 Democratic Unionist PartyIrene Lewis372Labour and Trade UnionMichael Duffy238 People's Democracy (Ireland)John McAnulty131 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter Prendiville72 Communist Party of IrelandKevin McCorry60Turnout13,052 Victoria Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWallace Browne3,447 Ulster Unionist PartyTommy Patton2,390 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandOliver Napier2,309 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Corry1,838 Ulster Unionist PartyDorothy Dunlop1,365 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeorge Thompson1,278 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Walker1,131 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn McCrea1,002 Democratic Unionist PartyRobin Newton564 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBarry Gilheany188Turnout15,939 Carrickfergus Carrick CastleCarrickfergus District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSean Neeson1,005 Democratic Unionist PartyVictor Fleming477 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel McCamley433 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert English410 Progressive Unionist PartySamuel Stewart314 Democratic Unionist PartyJim Strange269 Democratic Unionist PartyGladys Service247 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McBride143 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandOwen Mulvenna61Turnout3,440 Kilroot Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyCharles Brown1,146 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Cross695 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJanet Crampsey615 Independent UnionistRobert Hunter310 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Patton244 Ulster Unionist PartyWesley Mitchell203 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid McCann188 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Sloan131 Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond Templeton121Turnout3,742 Knockagh Monument Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyMary Ardill736 Independent politicianCharles Johnston660 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandStewart Dickson523 Democratic Unionist PartyAndrew Blair356 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Haggan350 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Wilson250 Ulster Democratic PartyRobert Gordon246 Democratic Unionist PartyJoseph Seaton216Turnout3,648 Castlereagh Castlereagh CentralCastlereagh Council Elections 1985–1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyPeter Robinson3,461 Ulster Unionist PartyHerbert Johnstone930 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatricia Archer893 Ulster Unionist PartyEllen Gray604 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDerek Middleton422 Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Carson301 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Moreland288 Independent UnionistCecil Moore133 Democratic Unionist PartyCedric Wilson72 Democratic Unionist PartyIvan Castles54Turnout8,035 Castlereagh East Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyDenny Vitty2,317 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Ward1,154 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Abraham745 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAdam Morrow699 Democratic Unionist PartyMatthew Anderson489 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMellissa Jeffers346 Ulster Unionist PartyRonald Jackson270 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandIan Kirkpatrick193 Democratic Unionist PartyAlbert Johnston184 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Boyle150 Independent UnionistMichael Brooks127 Northern Ireland Labour PartyJames Bate58 Northern Ireland Labour PartyWilliam Gunning44 Northern Ireland Labour PartyWilliam Copley27Turnout6,986 Castlereagh South Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyErnest Harper1,369 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Clulow1,253 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Clarke1,160 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Glass1,055 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid Andrews992 Ulster Unionist PartyFrederick Kane758 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeggy Hanna456 Democratic Unionist PartyBeatrice Chambers416 Democratic Unionist PartySimon Robinson316 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEdward McMillan298 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandErnest Crockett188 Independent UnionistWilliam Stevenson113Turnout8,535 Coleraine BannColeraine District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam King1,310 Ulster Unionist PartyCreighton Hutchinson1,150 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Dallat1,086 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Watt922 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Catherwood763 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard O'Kane676 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Moody582 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Malone556 Democratic Unionist PartyDouglas Darragh323 Irish Republican Socialist PartyEamon Mullan276Turnout7,799 Coleraine Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJames McClure2,444 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert White1,030 Independent politicianPatrick McFeely584 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Mathews419 Ulster Unionist PartyGladys Black368 Ulster Unionist PartyStephen Smyth330 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDierdre Busby286 Independent politicianWilliam McNabb280 Independent politicianRandall Crawford241 Democratic Unionist PartyMarie McAllister137 Labour Party of Northern IrelandTimothy Blackman110 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandColum McCloskey96 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Bolton59 Democratic Unionist PartyGeoffrey Whitehead28Turnout6,542 The Skerries Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Creelman1,056 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Glenn678 Ulster Unionist PartyElizabeth Black630 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean Farren573 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick McGowan544 Ulster Unionist PartyPauline Armitage518 Ulster Unionist PartyHugh Stewart378 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Stewart374 Ulster Unionist PartyAlbert Clarke319 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Mitchell307 Democratic Unionist PartyMatthew Kane295 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPeter Scott205 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Robinson205 Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Hilldrup175 Ecology PartyMargaret O'Neill44Turnout6,414 Cookstown BallinderryCookstown District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McIntyre1,215 Sinn FéinPatrick McAleer1,042 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaddy Duffy896 Sinn FéinFrancis McNally802 Ulster Unionist PartyVictor McGahie634 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Booth508 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel McCartney448 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoseph Davidson410 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn O'Neill287 Independent politicianEric Brown287Turnout6,436 Cookstown Central Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Kane1,444 Ulster Unionist PartyEspie Donaldson1,088 Sinn FéinChristopher Neeson796 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrigid Neeson566 Workers' Party (Ireland)Patrick Bloomer408 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret Laverty397 Ulster Unionist PartyEdmund Giboney220 Democratic Unionist PartyKenneth Loughrin178Turnout5,159 Drum Manor Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWalter Millar1,120 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Glasgow1,042 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames McGarvey908 Sinn FéinTony O'Driscoll804 Sinn FéinSean Begley782 United UnionistSamuel Parke487Turnout5,248 Craigavon Craigavon CentralCraigavon District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyMary Simpson1,359 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Smith1,150 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McCammick1,012 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrid Rodgers883 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Dodds690 Ulster Unionist PartyCyril McLoughlin641 Sinn FéinSheena Campbell554 Workers' Party (Ireland)Tom French540 Democratic Unionist PartyMeredith Patterson536 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Hagan298 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Woods85Turnout7,899 Loughside Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartySean McKavanagh990 Workers' Party (Ireland)Paddy Breen937 Sinn FéinBrendan Curran837 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter Bunting802 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Bell669 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Crilly555 Sinn FéinMichael McKee516 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Russell382 Workers' Party (Ireland)Karen McStravick131Turnout6,046 Lurgan Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartySam Gardiner1,690 Democratic Unionist PartyFrederick Baird1,322 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Savage1,070 Ulster Unionist PartyPhilip Black885 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHugh News808 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Calvert757 Sinn FéinPatrick Little573 Democratic Unionist PartyIan Williams500 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGordon Burrell422 Ulster Unionist PartySydney Cairns405Turnout8,579 Portadown Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyGladys McCullough1,470 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Gillespie1,338 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Hatch1,138 Social Democratic and Labour PartyIgnatius Fox786 Democratic Unionist PartyMichael Briggs766 Sinn FéinBrian McCann716 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Locke624 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Ramsay506 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMario McCooe462 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Williamson327 Sinn FéinSean Dunbar326 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Hughes253Turnout8,903 Derry CitysideDerry District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinAnne McGuinness870 Sinn FéinHugh Brady848 Sinn FéinMitchel McLaughlin838 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Devine836 Social Democratic and Labour PartyTony Carlin701 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Ramsey510 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Clifford499 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam Keys459 Irish Independence PartyLiam Bradley369 Workers' Party (Ireland)Eamon Melaugh253 Irish Independence PartySammy Brown144 Irish Independence PartyJohn McChrystal134Turnout6,674 Northland Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Tierney1,417 Sinn FéinBernard McFadden1,066 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Davis874 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLen Green800 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnna Gallagher706 Irish Independence PartyFergus McAteer681 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Kerr639 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam McCorriston595 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Noble417 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandIta Breen244 Sinn FéinJames McKnight131 Irish Independence PartyAnnie Burke98 Irish Independence PartyJohn McCool66Turnout7,925 Rural Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Hay1,008 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn McNickle1,004 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnnie Courtney965 Democratic Unionist PartyEllis Allen634 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Adams774 Democratic Unionist PartyMervyn Lindsay730 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHugh O'Neill698 Ulster Unionist PartyErnest Hamilton686 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGeorge Peoples662 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Bond530 Sinn FéinEdward McGowan304 Irish Independence PartyMichael Breslin276 Sinn FéinPatrick McNaught254Turnout8,887 Shantallow Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam O'Connell1,117 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary Bradley1,094 Social Democratic and Labour PartyNoel McKenna655 Sinn FéinGerard Doherty500 Sinn FéinWilliam McCartney489 Social Democratic and Labour PartyTeresa Coyle445 Sinn FéinSusan O'Hagan435 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGerry O'Grady298 Irish Independence PartyRobert Hegarty243 Irish Independence PartyJames Nicholl184 Irish Independence PartyJoseph Mullan174Turnout5,838 Waterside Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyGregory Campbell2,374 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael Fegan874 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Guy818 Democratic Unionist PartyMargaret Buchanan811 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaul O'Donnell588 Sinn FéinMichael Roddy483 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Duddy466 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Ferris461 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRobert McCullough429 Irish Independence PartyBobby Concannon261 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew McManus169 Democratic Unionist PartyAnnette Hamilton166Turnout8,044 Down BallynahinchDown District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Magee1,020 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Brown1,004 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Cochrane782 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Poole742 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Savage596 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis Laverty556 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick Forde396 Democratic Unionist PartyStanley Priestley273Turnout5,480 Downpatrick Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyEdward McGrady1,886 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel McCartney1,141 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDermot Curran806 Sinn FéinGeraldine Ritchie694 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean Quinn579 Workers' Party (Ireland)Raymond Blaney554 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Ritchie464 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael Healy308 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMadge McEvoy286 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMargaret Donnelly207 Workers' Party (Ireland)Alan McCullough82Turnout7,166 Newcastle Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyGerald Douglas1,350 Sinn FéinHugh McDowell855 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEamon O'Neill827 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael Boyd822 Democratic Unionist PartyEthel Smyth734 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Curry444 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPeter Fitzpatrick405 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAnthony Dickinson326 Workers' Party (Ireland)Edward O'Hagan255 Workers' Party (Ireland)Sean Magee102Turnout6,255 Rowallane Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyDermot Nesbitt1,180 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Osborne1,068 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Dick748 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Biggerstaff642 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret Ritchie629 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOliver Flanagan531 Democratic Unionist PartyTrevor Lennon389Turnout5,274 Dungannon BlackwaterDungannon District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJames Ewing979 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatsy Daly848 Ulster Unionist PartyDerek Irwin804 Sinn FéinEilish McCabe803 Ulster Unionist PartyJim Brady623 Democratic Unionist PartyNorman Lockhart616 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Taggart613 Ulster Unionist PartyRodney Mullan520Turnout5,895 Clogher Valley Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinSeamus Cassidy1,280 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnthony McGonnell1,045 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Brush1,001 Ulster Unionist PartyNoel Mulligan933 Democratic Unionist PartyJohnston McIlwrath669 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Monaghan612 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Maxwell562Turnout6,195 Dungannon Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyKen Maginnis1,329 Democratic Unionist PartyMaurice Morrow1,086 Independent NationalistMichael McLoughlin959 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Brown905 Sinn FéinAnita Cavlan642 Sinn FéinMartin McNulty494 Social Democratic and Labour PartyVincent Currie424 Social Democratic and Labour PartyTerence Foley205Turnout6,168 Torrent Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Kempton1,120 Sinn FéinFrancie Molloy1,079 Independent NationalistJim Canning852 Sinn FéinBrian Duffin653 Sinn FéinFrances Donaghy641 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim Cavanagh588 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McGlinchey571 Independent NationalistOwen Nugent552 Democratic Unionist PartyEdith White290 Independent NationalistJohn Corr140Turnout6,660 Fermanagh EnniskillenFermanagh District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRaymond Ferguson1,169 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Foster1,082 Democratic Unionist PartyRoy Coulter898 Sinn FéinPatrick Cox885 Sinn FéinThomas Maguire768 Ulster Unionist PartyEdwin Hetherington698 Democratic Unionist PartyIvan Foster612 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Brown442 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Donnelly411 Workers' Party (Ireland)David Kettyles405 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Barbour365 Social Democratic and Labour PartyEileen Flanagan362 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Lunny358 Social Democratic and Labour PartySeamus Rogers266 Irish Independence PartyAnthony Cox234 Irish Independence PartyPatrick O'Reilly200Youth MovementFloyd Maguire74Turnout9,359 Erne East Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Noble1,279 Sinn FéinPlunket O'Neill999 Sinn FéinThomas Murray744 Ulster Unionist PartyAlbert Liddle680 Sinn FéinVincent McCaffrey679 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFergus McQuillan669 Sinn FéinJohn Joe McCusker664 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Johnston645 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Mitchell581 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Goodwin492 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Reihill264 Irish Independence PartyJohn McMahon241 Democratic Unionist PartyCaroline Madill198 Independent politicianSeamus Mullan113Turnout8,378 Erne North Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyCaldwell McClaughry1,291 Democratic Unionist PartyBert Johnston1,088 Ulster Unionist PartyWarren Loane988 Sinn FéinStephen Maguire756 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn O'Kane655 Social Democratic and Labour PartyTommy Gallagher409 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDodie Maguire389 Irish Independence PartyPatrick Keown299 Democratic Unionist PartyVictor Milligan287 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Haslett187Turnout6,416 Erne West Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilson Elliott1,261 Irish Independence PartyPatrick McCaffrey1,156 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGerard Gallagher826 Ulster Unionist PartyDerrick Nixon759 Sinn FéinPatrick Reilly757 Sinn FéinPaul Corrigan716 Sinn FéinPatrick McBrien532 Independent NationalistPatrick Flanagan465 Democratic Unionist PartyDiannah Gott759 Sinn FéinThomas Keaney355 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McGovern162Turnout7,535 Larne Coast RoadLarne District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Robinson782 Independent NationalistWilliam Cunning755 Democratic Unionist PartyWinston Fulton635 Democratic Unionist PartyRachel Rea491 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAmelia Kelly455 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Martin234 Democratic Unionist PartyHill Taggart163Turnout3,597 Larne Lough Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRoy Beggs1,020 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Alexander678 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel McAllister491 Ulster Unionist PartyLaurence Niblock476 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandThomas Benson351 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Baxter347 Democratic Unionist PartyGary Haggan320Turnout3,779 Larne Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJack McKee1,375 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandLiam Kelly967 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Robinson769 Ulster Unionist PartyRosalie Armstrong344 Democratic Unionist PartyLeonard Sluman94 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Lamrock85 Democratic Unionist PartyFrederick Hoey42Turnout3,763 Limavady BellarenaLimavady District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Grant793 Ulster Unionist PartyStanley Gault745 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Doherty705 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas Mullan590 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRoy King579 Democratic Unionist PartyErnest Murray540Turnout4,027 Benbradagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinMichael McGonigle880 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid Robinson825 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLawrence Hegarty585 Independent politicianDenis Farren404 Sinn FéinMichael Hasson367 Ulster Unionist PartyMax Gault336 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Brolly316 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn McKay184Turnout3,989 Limavady Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyBarry Doherty887 Ulster Unionist PartyRonald Cartwright796 Ulster Unionist PartyJackie Dolan772 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Miller399 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Robinson268 Independent UnionistWilliam Norris249 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrian McWilliams237 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Mullan228 Democratic Unionist PartyEric Caldwell156Turnout4,045 Lisburn DownshireLisburn District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Bleakes2,244 Democratic Unionist PartyCharles Poots1,089 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRichard Reid954 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Lilburn949 Democratic Unionist PartyDenis McCarroll856 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Davis786 Democratic Unionist PartyJames McCann665 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Watson410 Ulster Unionist PartyWilfred McClung210Turnout8,304 Dunmurry Cross Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McAllister1,886 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Beattie1,353 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam McDonnell1,093 Sinn FéinDamien Gibney1,049 Sinn FéinPatrick Rice824 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDonald Cheyne638 Workers' Party (Ireland)John Lowry584 Ulster Unionist PartyNorman Tulip346 Ulster Unionist PartyRichard Scott299 Democratic Unionist PartyRonald Kelly135Turnout8,423 Killultagh Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Campbell2,386 Democratic Unionist PartyCecil Calvert1,331 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Lewis1,163 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaddy Ritchie1,070 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Dillon997 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEileen Drayne704 Democratic Unionist PartyHenry Stevenson591 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McNeice558 Ulster Unionist PartyHenry McGiffin300Turnout9,233 Lisburn Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyIvan Davis2,888 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Belshaw1,211 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSeamus Close1,013 Ulster Unionist PartyMaureen McKinney838 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Semple521 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Davis341 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Mulholland315 Democratic Unionist PartyJames Mulholland179 Democratic Unionist PartyRobert Dunsmore137Turnout7,606 Magherafelt Magherafelt TownMagherafelt District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam McCrea2,050 Sinn FéinLughaidh Bhrighde1,297 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Kilpatrick1,068 Ulster Unionist PartyErnest Caldwell851 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJoseph McGlone404 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Artt331 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandHarold Hutchinson213 Democratic Unionist PartyBarclay Morrow145Turnout6,440 Moyola Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Junkin987 Sinn FéinJohn Davey948 Social Democratic and Labour PartyHenry McErlean904 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Catherwood837 Sinn FéinFrancis McElwee740 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Milligan721 Ulster Unionist PartyAlex Montgomery458 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrancis Madden341Turnout6,096 Sperrin Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinPatrick Doherty1,028 Ulster Unionist PartyWalter Richardson935 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McSorley865 Sinn FéinPatrick Toner770 Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Linton652 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Sweeney645 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Bradley507 Social Democratic and Labour PartyFrank McKendry452 Workers' Party (Ireland)Francis Donnelly239Turnout6,201 Moyle BallycastleMoyle Council Elections 1985–1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyGardiner Kane524 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael O'Cleary327 Sinn FéinFrancis McCarry276 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert McPherson255 Independent (politician)James McShane218 Independent (politician)Archie McAuley154 Social Democratic and Labour PartyRichard Kerr148 Social Democratic and Labour PartyNoel McCurdy95Turnout2,045 Giant's Causeway Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJames Rodgers358 Independent UnionistPrice McConaghy338 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Getty328 Democratic Unionist PartyDuncan Hill244 Ulster Unionist PartyJames McAuley239 Independent UnionistMary Morrison230 Democratic Unionist PartyRonnie McIlvar211Turnout1,988 The Glens Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyMalachy McSparran343 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDermot McMullan343 Social Democratic and Labour PartyDaniel Anderson321 Sinn FéinJohn Regan301 Independent NationalistRandal McDonnell271 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McBride253 Ulster Unionist PartyHugh Acheson213 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary Hegarty123 Sinn FéinJames McCarry118 Sinn FéinJames McMullan82 Irish Independence PartyJohn McKay71Turnout2,472 Newry and Mourne CrotlieveNewry & Mourne District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Social Democratic and Labour PartyP. J. Bradley1,717 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim McCart904 Ulster Unionist PartyViolet Cromie849 Independent NationalistCiaran Mussen682 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBrian Mulligan635 Independent NationalistSean Tinnelly602 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick Harper561 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McCoy547 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Sterritt537 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLiam Trainor393 Independent politicianFrancis Price176 Workers' Party (Ireland)Henry Smyth141 Independent LabourJohnny Ward30Turnout8,005 Newry Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Irish Independence PartyEugene Markey1,003 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam McCaigue938 Social Democratic and Labour PartySean Gallogly918 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Ruddy892 Sinn FéinBrendan Curran704 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPatrick McElroy588 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas McGrath558 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn McArdle383 Sinn FéinSean Mathers380 Sinn FéinDeborah Morgan347 Workers' Party (Ireland)Tom Moore266 Independent politicianJames McKevitt226 Irish Independence PartyFreddie Kearns136 Independent politicianNoel Sloan82Turnout7,658 Slieve Gullion Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinJim McAllister1,199 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPat Toner1,074 Social Democratic and Labour PartyOwen Kelly788 Social Democratic and Labour PartyNoel McKevitt777 Sinn FéinEamon Larkin711 Sinn FéinPatrick Murphy623 Irish Independence PartyJim Murphy268 Sinn FéinSarah Murphy261 Independent Republican (Ireland)Brian Woods187Turnout5,888 The Fews Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinBrendan Lewis1,302 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Savage911 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Moffett767 Social Democratic and Labour PartyNan Sands763 Ulster Unionist PartyDanny Kennedy750 Democratic Unionist PartyGordon Heslip543 Ulster Unionist PartyDavid McMullan494 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn McElherron450 Ulster Unionist PartyFlorence Henning393 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandVictor Frizell356 Workers' Party (Ireland)Brian Mulligan91 Irish Independence PartyFrancis McCamley54Turnout7,015 The Mournes Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Graham1,422 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Russell1,391 Social Democratic and Labour PartyColum Murnion1,058 Sinn FéinPatrick Young820 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Coulter802 Social Democratic and Labour PartyAnne Marie Cunningham643 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Burns270Turnout6,595 Newtownabbey Antrim LineNewtownabbey Council Elections 1985–1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Green873 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Rooney791 Democratic Unionist PartyBilly McDonnell725 Ulster Unionist PartyIvan Hunter668 Democratic Unionist PartyMary Harkness638 Ulster Unionist PartyJoseph Kell522 Social Democratic and Labour PartyThomas McTeague452 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret Harrison313 Newtownabbey Labour PartyThomas Davidson81 Newtownabbey Labour PartyLindsay Prior37Turnout5,238 Ballyclare Party Candidate 1st Pref Independent UnionistArthur Templeton1,007 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Gardiner900 Independent UnionistSidney Cameron755 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Wilson606 Democratic Unionist PartyWinston Hanna431 Independent (politician)Leonard Hardy389 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Christie377 Independent (politician)Nan Foster298 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlbert Reid290 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert McKenzie167Turnout5,336 Doagh Road Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJim Allister1,381 Ulster Unionist PartyFraser Agnew916 Newtownabbey Labour PartyBob Kidd436 Ulster Unionist PartyAndrew Beattie355 Ulster Unionist PartyLetitia McCartney307 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJohn Elliott293 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Hollis258All Night PartyMark Langhammer203 Workers' Party (Ireland)Austin Kelly193 Newtownabbey Labour PartyDavid Lowrie128 Democratic Unionist PartyCharles South100All Night PartyRoy Wallace13All Night PartyDavid Coburn12All Night PartyDouglas Edwards6All Night PartyWilliam McClinton1Turnout4,786 Manse Road Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Herron1,400 Democratic Unionist PartyEdward Cassells982 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Robinson736 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Neill701 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandGeorge Jones596 Ulster Unionist PartyJames Smith396 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBernard Conlon207 Ulster Unionist PartyAgnes Sloan185Turnout5,307 Shore Road Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyBilly Boyd1,370 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Caul1,340 Ulster Unionist PartyKen Robinson712 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandLeo McKenna638 Democratic Unionist PartyBilly Gillespie336 Progressive Unionist PartyJohn Niblock333 Independent UnionistDesmond Dowds297Campaign for Human and Animal RightsHelen Craig124 Newtownabbey Labour PartyThomas Crawford61 Newtownabbey Labour PartyJames Devlin49 Independent politicianClaire Martin15Turnout5,392 North Down AbbeyNorth Down District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist PartyJohn McCormick1,104 Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Green945 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyBrian Meharg766 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Magee634 Democratic Unionist PartyIvy Cooling457 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Preston296 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Pettis167 Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond Trousdale135 Progressive Unionist PartyKenneth McMullan92 Ulster Unionist PartyErnest Jackson74Turnout4,824 Ballyholme and Groomsport Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyBruce Mulligan893 Independent UnionistEdmund Mills871 Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Leslie795 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDonald Hayes737 Ulster Unionist PartySamuel Hamilton610 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyValerie Kinghan559 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSylvia Anderson471 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJane Copeland465 Democratic Unionist PartyElizabeth Loan399 Ulster Unionist PartyEnid Stringer213 Progressive Unionist PartySamuel Meneely18Turnout6,124 Bangor West Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyHazel Bradford1,695 Democratic Unionist PartyAlan Graham970 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandWilliam Bailie913 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandBrian Wilson686 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyIan Sinclair505 Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Braniff414 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge McMurtry381 Progressive Unionist PartyThomas O'Brien267 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandAlfred Mairs261 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Smiley172 Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Swain134 Ulster Unionist PartyEdward Lindsay118Turnout6,669 Holywood Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyEllie McKay786 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Auld784 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandSusan O'Brien765 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandMichael Clarke702 Democratic Unionist PartyGordon Dunne654 Independent politicianDennis Ogborn585 Ulster Popular Unionist PartyJames White310 Ulster Unionist PartyRoger Lomas115 Democratic Unionist PartyElizabeth Graham102Turnout4,896 Omagh Mid TyroneOmagh District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinSeamus Kerr1,634 Sinn FéinJames McElduff975 Sinn FéinBarney McAleer914 Democratic Unionist PartyWillis Cooke863 Ulster Unionist PartyWilliam Thompson824 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaddy McGowan569 Democratic Unionist PartyTommy Armstrong510 Social Democratic and Labour PartyNuala McSherry380 Irish Independence PartyBrian McGrath370 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPatrick Bogan297 Workers' Party (Ireland)Patrick McClean253 Ulster Unionist PartyCecil Beattie219Turnout7,948 Omagh Town Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinFrancis Mackey1,213 Democratic Unionist PartyOliver Gibson848 Independent politicianJohnny McLaughlin779 Social Democratic and Labour PartyBernadette Grant586 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Aiken517 Ulster Unionist PartyWilfred Breen463 Social Democratic and Labour PartyStephen McKenna421 Ulster Unionist PartyThomas Strain402 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJames Lagan374 Social Democratic and Labour PartyArthur Breen346 Workers' Party (Ireland)Hugh Gormley143 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRichard Hinds129 Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond Farrell105 Irish Independence PartyJames Sweeney75 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDermot McCormack73Turnout6,598 West Tyrone Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyArthur McFarland1,186 Sinn FéinCecilia Quinn1,111 Democratic Unionist PartyHarry Cairns938 Social Democratic and Labour PartyLiam McQuaid839 Sinn FéinGerry McMenamin738 Ulster Unionist PartyRobert Moses630 Sinn FéinJames McElhinney426 Social Democratic and Labour PartyGregory McMullan394 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Skelton370 Irish Independence PartyPatrick Donnelly347 Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Thompson268 Workers' Party (Ireland)Tommy Owens204 Alliance Party of Northern IrelandEric Bullick175 Democratic Unionist PartyHazel McKenzie151 Irish Independence PartyJames Connolly140Turnout8,091 Strabane DergStrabane District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinCharles McHugh1,534 Ulster Unionist PartyEdward Turner1,357 Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Kerrigan1,270 Independent NationalistDenis McCrory480 Democratic Unionist PartyNoel Finlayson411 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJames Fitzsimons328 Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Baird256 Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam Flanagan207Turnout5,938 Glenelly Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist PartyMary Britton1,381 Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn Gallagher1,051 Democratic Unionist PartySamuel Rogers972 Democratic Unionist PartyRonald Brolly795 Sinn FéinThomas McNamee772 Independent NationalistFrancis McConnell596 Democratic Unionist PartyViolet McGerrigle294Turnout5,978 Mourne Party Candidate 1st Pref Sinn FéinIvan Barr1,581 Independent NationalistJames O'Kane1,250 Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaul O'Hare757 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMargaret McManus588 Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Cummings575 Democratic Unionist PartyDesmond Monteith527 Social Democratic and Labour PartyMary McCrea388Turnout5,796 References Category:Council elections in Northern Ireland (1973–2011) Northern Category:1985 elections in Northern Ireland