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1985 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Castlereagh Borough Council election parliamentary no 1981 Castlereagh Borough Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Castlereagh Borough Council election 1989 All 21 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council 11 Democratic Unionist Party 10 1 Ulster Unionist Party 8 3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 1 Independent Unionist 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Castlereagh Borough 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
Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgcastlereagh.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Castlereagh www.ark.ac.uk
Democratic Unionist Party
10
1
0
1
47.6
48.0
11,039
3.2
Ulster Unionist Party
8
3
0
3
38.1
29.0
6,676
3.8
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
3
0
1
1
14.3
18.8
4,319
2.3
Independent Unionist
0
0
1
1
0.0
1.6
373
3.4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.0
456
2.0
Northern Ireland Labour Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.6
129
0.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1985by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh Central
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|58.2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|4
|19.6
|2
|20.5
|1
|1.7
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh East
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|46.2
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|31.9
|3
|18.1
|1
|3.8
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Castlereagh South
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|40.1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|35.5
|3
|17.7
|1
|6.7
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|48.0
|10
|29.0
|8
|18.8
|3
|4.2
|0
|21
|-
|}
District results
Castlereagh Central
1985: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Castlereagh Central - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1985 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 8 July 2021
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Peter Robinson*
4,118
52.69%
Democratic Unionist Party
Cedric Wilson*
72
0.92%
2,292.72
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Johnstone*
930
11.90%
1,076.68
Democratic Unionist Party
Alan Carson*
301
3.85%
683.28
1,651.23
Democratic Unionist Party
Ivan Castles
54
0.69%
211.32
413.82
1,068.22
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patricia Archer*
893
11.43%
921.88
958.78
962.62
968.56
983.56
Ulster Unionist Party
Ellen Gray*
604
7.73%
673.16
725.36
733.36
802
884.95
926.44
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Derek Middleton
422
5.40%
441
446.85
448.45
455.71
463.97
743.85
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
William Moreland
288
3.69%
313.84
323.74
325.02
334.26
352.44
Independent Unionist
Cecil Moore
133
1.70%
189.24
213.54
218.02
225.94
7
14,751
7,815 (52.98%)
220
977
8,035 (54.47%)
Castlereagh East
1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Castlereagh East - 7 seats
9
Democratic Unionist Party
Denny Vitty*
2,317
34.06%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Ward*
1,154
16.96%
Democratic Unionist Party
John Boyle*
150
2.20%
1,105.71
Ulster Unionist Party
William Abraham
745
10.95%
778.39
875.11
Democratic Unionist Party
Matthew Anderson*
489
7.19%
652.8
674.64
894.96
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Addie Morrow*
699
10.27%
710.97
728.65
729.45
729.6
730.14
761.03
862.03
Ulster Unionist Party
Ronald Jackson
270
3.97%
297.09
421.89
424.45
425.35
444.13
454.95
517.48
702.48
Democratic Unionist Party
Albert Johnston
184
2.70%
414.58
432.52
448.68
487.23
488.37
501.11
574.3
606.3
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Melissa Jeffers
346
5.09%
351.67
352.97
353.29
353.35
353.47
382.73
474.38
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ian Kirkpatrick
193
2.84%
203.08
209.32
209.32
209.35
209.47
220.47
Independent Unionist
Michael Brooks
127
1.87%
140.86
146.84
147.64
148.03
148.69
154.95
Northern Ireland Labour Party
James Bate
58
0.85%
59.26
59.52
60
60.03
60.15
Northern Ireland Labour Party
William Gunning
44
0.65%
45.89
47.97
47.97
47.97
47.97
Northern Ireland Labour Party
William Copley
27
0.40%
27
27.78
27.78
27.84
27.9
9
14,584
6,803 (46.65%)
183
851
6,986 (47.90%)
Castlereagh South
1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Castlereagh South - 7 seats
8
Democratic Unionist Party
Ernest Harper*
1,369
16.35%
Democratic Unionist Party
William Clulow*
1,253
14.96%
Ulster Unionist Party
James Clarke
1,160
13.85%
Ulster Unionist Party
John Glass*
1,055
12.60%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
David Andrews
992
11.85%
996.6
1,000.12
1,001.83
1,009.24
1,076.24
Ulster Unionist Party
Frederick Kane*
758
9.05%
769.73
786.53
876.89
902.04
912.72
1,017.04
1,068.04
Democratic Unionist Party
Myreve Chambers
416
4.97%
653.59
692.79
697.74
727.07
728.76
736.86
1,056.39
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peggy Hanna
456
5.45%
456
456.48
456.66
457.05
462.23
635.32
639.32
Democratic Unionist Party
Mark Robinson
316
3.77%
371.2
491.2
494.53
535.63
537.95
545.27
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Edward McMillan
298
3.56%
298.69
299.81
300.08
300.08
404.33
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ernest Crockett
188
2.25%
188.92
189.88
190.96
191.96
Independent Unionist
William Stevenson
113
1.35%
114.38
126.22
126.76
8
15,485
8,374 (54.08%)
161
1,047
8,535 (55.12%)
References
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