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1985 Omagh District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Omagh District Council election parliamentary no 1981 Omagh District Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Omagh District Council election 1989 All 21 seats to Omagh District Council 11 Sinn Féin 6 6 Social Democratic and Labour Party 5 0 Democratic Unionist Party 4 0 Ulster Unionist Party 4 0 Irish Independence Party 1 4 Independent Labour 1 1 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 2 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors.
Election results
Omagh District Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgomagh.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Omagh www.ark.ac.uk
Sinn Féin
6
6
0
6
28.6
31.6
7,011
New
Social Democratic and Labour Party
5
0
0
0
23.8
17.6
3,905
7.4
Democratic Unionist Party
4
0
0
0
19.0
18.9
4,200
2.3
Ulster Unionist Party
4
0
0
0
19.0
16.8
3,724
2.7
Irish Independence Party
1
0
4
4
4.8
4.2
932
18.0
Independent Labour
1
1
0
1
4.8
3.5
779
3.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
2
2
0.0
4.7
1,048
4.3
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.7
600
0.8
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1985by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
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!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!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="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Irish Independence Party" | IIP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Mid Tyrone
|bgcolor="#008800"|45.1
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|12.2
|1
|17.6
|1
|13.4
|1
|4.7
|1
|7.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Omagh Town
|18.7
|1
|20.9
|2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|22.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|13.4
|1
|1.2
|0
|23.1
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|West Tyrone
|bgcolor="#008800"|28.7
|bgcolor="#008800"|2
|20.2
|2
|17.1
|1
|22.9
|2
|6.3
|0
|4.8
|0
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|31.6
|6
|17.6
|5
|18.9
|4
|16.8
|4
|4.2
|1
|10.9
|1
|21
|-
|}
District results
Mid Tyrone
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
Mid Tyrone - 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
8
Sinn Féin
Seamus Kerr
1,634
20.93%
Sinn Féin
James McElduff
975
12.49%
1,325.55
Sinn Féin
Cormac McAleer
914
11.71%
1,141.55
Ulster Unionist Party
William Thompson*
824
10.55%
824
824
824
982
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McGowan
569
7.29%
577.2
589.09
603.85
604.85
683.18
993.18
Democratic Unionist Party
Willis Cooke*
863
11.05%
863
863
863
908
928.41
930.41
937.82
Irish Independence Party
Brian McGrath*
370
4.74%
378.2
487.26
530.31
530.31
545.36
580.69
696.29
Democratic Unionist Party
Tommy Armstrong
510
6.53%
510
510
510
520
528
528
530.82
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Patrick McClean
253
3.24%
291.54
311.63
334.18
334.59
443.48
476.22
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Nuala McSherry
380
4.87%
388.61
397.63
405.83
405.83
438.24
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Bogan*
297
3.80%
310.53
315.04
323.24
326.24
Ulster Unionist Party
Cecil Beattie
219
2.80%
219.41
219.41
219.41
8
9,722
7,808 (80.31%)
140
977
7,948 (81.75%)
Omagh Town
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Labour
Omagh Town - 7 seats
13
Sinn Féin
Francis Mackey
1,213
18.74%
Democratic Unionist Party
Oliver Gibson*
848
13.10%
Independent Labour
Johnny McLaughlin
779
12.03%
949.04
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Bernadette Grant*
586
9.05%
642.55
674.53
674.57
676.96
677.04
682.43
710.76
747.43
1,002.43
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilfred Breen
463
7.15%
465.73
466.12
467.92
468.92
474.48
479.48
482.48
484.65
485.69
485.69
839.69
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Stephen McKenna*
421
6.50%
448.69
459.22
459.22
469.22
469.22
469.22
503.95
541.06
624.05
793.34
796.12
796.39
Democratic Unionist Party
David Aiken
517
7.99%
517
517
534.16
534.16
633.48
636.52
637.91
637.91
639.95
640.76
686.92
710.68
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Aidan Lagan*
374
5.78%
389.21
404.42
404.7
432.09
432.09
555.48
599.03
624.78
663.63
683.88
703.04
708.08
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Strain
402
6.21%
402
403.95
406.27
407.27
415.71
428.83
430.22
431.61
441.04
441.04
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Arthur Breen
346
5.34%
362.77
369.01
369.13
374.52
375.52
377.52
403.98
428.68
Irish Independence Party
James Sweeney
75
1.16%
156.12
206.04
206.08
206.08
206.08
206.08
217.54
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Hugh Gormley
143
2.21%
166.01
185.51
185.55
189.33
189.41
189.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Richard Hinds
129
1.99%
129.78
130.17
130.33
151.33
154.33
Democratic Unionist Party
Raymond Farrell
105
1.62%
105
105
116.64
118.64
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Dermot McCormick
73
1.13%
74.95
76.51
76.51
13
9,554
6,474 (67.76%)
124
810
6,598 (69.06%)
West Tyrone
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
West Tyrone - 7 seats
13
Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur McFarland*
1,186
14.98%
Sinn Féin
Cathal Quinn
1,111
14.03%
Democratic Unionist Party
Harry Cairns
938
11.85%
952.24
952.24
952.24
1,029.24
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Moses*
630
7.96%
790.8
790.91
790.91
809.79
815.19
848.51
856.78
1,107.78
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Liam McQuaid*
839
10.60%
839.32
861.65
870.98
871.3
871.3
896.3
934.4
935.1
940.1
1,161.1
Sinn Féin
Gerry McMenamin
738
9.32%
738
799.16
799.16
800.16
800.16
803.16
830.93
831.93
831.93
840.26
842.96
980.41
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gregory McMullan
394
4.98%
394.32
394.54
397.54
399.54
399.54
435.54
502.98
503.46
504.46
578.68
727.18
879.22
Sinn Féin
James McElhinney
426
5.38%
426
448.11
471.33
473.33
473.33
475.33
479.55
479.55
480.55
526.88
539.48
584.14
Irish Independence Party
Patrick Donnelly*
347
4.38%
347
349.97
420.3
420.41
420.41
429.41
473.52
473.52
474.52
488.74
495.94
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Skelton*
370
4.67%
370.16
372.58
395.85
395.85
395.85
402.85
417.85
418.39
421.39
Democratic Unionist Party
George Thompson
268
3.39%
273.76
273.76
273.76
322.52
356
362.32
364.48
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Tommy Owens
204
2.58%
204.32
207.62
209.62
209.62
209.62
244.62
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Eric Bullick
175
2.21%
175.8
175.8
175.8
175.8
175.8
Democratic Unionist Party
Hazel McKenzie
151
1.91%
156.6
156.71
157.71
Irish Independence Party
James Connolly
140
1.77%
140.16
141.15
13
9,690
7,917 (81.70%)
174
990
8,091 (83.50%)
References
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