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1985 Fermanagh District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Fermanagh District Council election parliamentary no 1981 Fermanagh District Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Fermanagh District Council election 1989 All 23 seats to Fermanagh District Council 12 Ulster Unionist Party 8 0 Sinn Féin 8 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 0 Democratic Unionist Party 2 0 Irish Independence Party 1 3 Independent Nationalist 0 1 Independent Republican (Ireland) 0 1
Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.
Election results
Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgfermanagh.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Fermanagh www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
8
0
0
0
34.8
33.0
10,294
1.0
Sinn Féin
8
8
0
0
17.4
25.2
7,855
New
Social Democratic and Labour Party
4
0
0
0
21.7
16.8
5,263
1.0
Democratic Unionist Party
2
0
0
0
8.7
13.0
4,069
0.7
Irish Independence Party
1
0
3
3
4.3
6.8
2,130
15.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.8
552
0.2
Independent Nationalist
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.5
465
4.0
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.3
405
New
Independent Socialist
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
113
0.4
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
74
1.5
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Fermanagh District 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="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Enniskillen
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|36.7
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|17.9
|2
|15.1
|1
|16.4
|1
|4.7
|0
|9.2
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Erne East
|31.6
|2
|bgcolor="#008800"|37.4
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|17.3
|1
|9.4
|0
|2.9
|0
|1.4
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Erne North
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|35.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|11.9
|1
|22.9
|1
|21.7
|1
|4.7
|0
|2.9
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Erne West
|27.3
|1
|bgcolor="#008800"|31.9
|bgcolor="#008800"|2
|13.4
|1
|5.5
|0
|15.6
|1
|6.3
|0
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|33.0
|8
|25.2
|8
|16.8
|4
|13.0
|2
|6.8
|1
|5.2
|0
|23
|-
|}
District results
Enniskillen
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Enniskillen - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1985 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 15 August 2021
14
Ulster Unionist Party
Raymond Ferguson*
1,169
12.67%
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Foster*
1,082
11.72%
1,082
1,082
1,082
1,082
1,143
1,149.51
1,153.52
1,416.52
Sinn Féin
Pat Cox
885
9.59%
900
915
936
1,096
1,099
1,099
1,107
1,108
1,108
1,159
Democratic Unionist Party
Roy Coulter*
898
9.73%
898
898
898
899
909
909.26
910.26
973.56
989.56
991.57
1,512.57
Ulster Unionist Party
William Hetherington*
698
7.56%
700
700
702
702
720
720.95
722.95
863.72
1,076.72
1,088.75
1,205.75
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Lunny*
358
3.88%
359
379
468
504
531
531.02
733.02
734.02
736.02
907.02
908.16
928.16
934.16
Sinn Féin
Tommy Maguire
768
8.32%
776
804
808
842
842
842
845
845
845
923
923
924
924
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Donnelly
411
4.45%
413
419
468
507
537
537
768
771
774
867.02
868.09
891.09
899.09
Democratic Unionist Party
Ivan Foster
612
6.63%
612
612
612
612
622
623.08
623.08
657.44
663.44
668.45
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Davy Kettyles
405
4.39%
429
446
448
467
538
538.1
578.12
581.12
584.12
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Brown*
442
4.79%
443
443
443
443
522
524.63
525.63
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Eileen Flanagan
362
3.92%
363
369
445
471
510
516.04
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Barbour
365
3.95%
370
371
372
376
Irish Independence Party
Anthony Cox*
234
2.54%
237
340
357
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seamus Rogers
266
2.88%
266
266
Irish Independence Party
Patrick O'Reilly*
200
2.17%
204
Independent (politician)
Floyd Maguire
74
0.80%
14
11,942
9,229 (77.28%)
130
1,154
9,359 (78.37%)
Erne East
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Erne East - 6 seats
12
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Noble*
1,279
15.51%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Fergus McQuillan*
669
8.11%
669.14
682.14
683.14
733.14
885.14
1,374.14
Ulster Unionist Party
Albert Liddle
680
8.24%
732.57
733.64
744.06
744.06
746.06
747.06
748.06
1,374.06
Sinn Féin
Plunket O'Neill
999
12.11%
999
1,014
1,014
1,060
1,070
1,079
1,103
1,106
1,106.37
1,554.37
Sinn Féin
Thomas Murray
744
9.02%
744
745
745
760
760
817
887
888
888.37
1,013.74
1,168.54
Sinn Féin
Vincent McCaffrey
679
8.23%
679
683
683
721
725
765
810
813
813.74
832.88
1,151.58
Democratic Unionist Party
William Mitchell
581
7.04%
588.21
588.21
756.42
756.42
756.42
756.42
758.42
808.57
1,000.6
1,001.97
1,001.97
Sinn Féin
John McCusker*
664
8.05%
664.14
671.14
671.14
697.14
703.14
717.14
755.14
756.14
757.25
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Johnston
645
7.82%
672.51
673.58
689.07
689.07
691.07
696.07
705.07
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Goodwin
492
5.97%
492
503
504
519
651
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Reihill
264
3.20%
264.07
294.07
294.07
329.07
Irish Independence Party
John McMahon*
241
2.92%
241
264
264
Democratic Unionist Party
Caroline Madill
198
2.40%
199.12
199.12
Independent Socialist
Seamus Mullan
113
1.37%
113.14
12
9,572
8,248 (86.17%)
130
1,179
8,378 (87.53%)
Erne North
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Erne North - 5 seats
7
Ulster Unionist Party
Caldwell McClaughry*
1,291
20.33%
Democratic Unionist Party
Bert Johnston*
1,088
17.14%
Ulster Unionist Party
Simon Loane
988
15.56%
1,198.78
Sinn Féin
Stephen Maguire
756
11.91%
756
756.26
758.26
897.26
947.39
947.65
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John O'Kane*
655
10.32%
655.54
656.19
707.02
720.02
906.46
937.39
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Tommy Gallagher
409
6.44%
409
409.13
426.7
550.7
703.88
729.14
Democratic Unionist Party
Victor Milligan
287
4.52%
301.4
418.66
474.64
475.64
479.21
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dodie Maguire
389
6.13%
389.72
390.5
416.25
436.25
Irish Independence Party
Patrick Keown
299
4.71%
299.18
299.31
306.31
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Haslett
187
2.95%
191.32
211.86
7
7,711
6,349 (82.34%)
67
1,059
6,416 (83.21%)
Erne West
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x SDLP
Erne West - 5 seats
8
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilson Elliott*
1,261
17.05%
Irish Independence Party
Patrick McCaffrey*
1,156
15.63%
1,167
1,202
1,203
1,305
Sinn Féin
Paul Corrigan
716
9.68%
720
868
868
881
884.68
1,511.68
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerry Gallagher*
826
11.17%
937
973
977
1,123
1,167.16
1,202.16
1,216.73
Sinn Féin
Patrick McBrien
532
7.20%
536
659
660
844
867
932.92
1,193.77
Ulster Unionist Party
Derrick Nixon
759
10.27%
759
759
1,143
1,151
1,151
1,154
1,154
Sinn Féin
Patrick Reilly
757
10.24%
758
765
765
767
767.92
Independent Nationalist
Patrick Flanagan*
465
6.29%
486
489
491
Democratic Unionist Party
Diannah Gott
405
5.48%
407
407
Sinn Féin
Thomas Keaney
355
4.80%
356
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McGovern
162
2.19%
8
8,343
7,394 (88.63%)
141
1,233
7,535 (90.32%)
References
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