1985 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland April 2022 Northern Ireland local elections, 1985 1985 Ballymoney Borough Council election parliamentary no 1981 Ballymoney Borough Council election 1981 1985 05 15 y 1989 Ballymoney Borough Council election 1989 All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council 9 Democratic Unionist Party 6 1 Ulster Unionist Party 6 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 0 Sinn Féin 1 1 Independent (politician) 1 2 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 1 Party with the most votes by district. Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors. Election results Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1985https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgballymoney.htm Local Government Election 1985-1989: Ballymoney www.ark.ac.uk Democratic Unionist Party 6 0 1 1 37.5 41.9 4,044 1.6 Ulster Unionist Party 6 3 0 3 37.5 29.9 2,886 5.9 Social Democratic and Labour Party 2 0 0 0 12.5 12.7 1,225 2.8 Independent (politician) 1 0 2 2 6.3 7.1 687 10.7 Sinn Féin 1 1 0 1 6.3 5.5 532 New Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 0 1 1 0.0 2.6 248 5.5 Green Party of Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 35 New Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary Results of the Ballymoney Borough 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP !colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others |- |align="left"|Ballymoney Town |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|39.9 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2 |35.0 |2 |0.0 |0 |0.0 |0 |25.1 |1 |5 |- |align="left"|Bann Valley |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|41.2 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2 |25.1 |2 |13.9 |1 |13.5 |1 |6.3 |0 |6 |- |align="left"|Bushvale |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|44.6 |bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2 |31.5 |2 |22.7 |1 |0.0 |0 |1.2 |0 |5 |- |- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9" |align="left"| Total |41.9 |6 |29.9 |6 |12.7 |2 |5.5 |1 |10.0 |1 |16 |- |} District results Ballymoney Town 1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Ballymoney Town - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1985 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/2d57a980-809e-4f90-b658-0175b954d3a2/local_government_election_results_1985 EONI 11 July 2021 5 Independent (politician) Robert McComb* 687 25.07%         Ulster Unionist Party James Simpson 453 16.53% 502.45       Democratic Unionist Party Cecil Cousley* 424 15.47% 457.97       Democratic Unionist Party Kenneth Blair 380 13.87% 395.91 396.77 613.77   Ulster Unionist Party Adam McNeilly 274 10.00% 326.03 347.53 381.12 430.12 Ulster Unionist Party James McKeown 233 8.50% 293.63 311.69 345.99 412.99 Democratic Unionist Party Ralph Stronge* 289 10.55% 304.05 307.06     5 5,278 2,740 (51.91%) 63 457 2,803 (53.11%) Bann Valley 1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin Bann Valley - 6 seats 5 Democratic Unionist Party James Patterson* 669 16.96%         Democratic Unionist Party Robert Wilson* 484 12.27% 564.1       Social Democratic and Labour Party Malachy McCamphill 550 13.94% 550.15 712.15     Sinn Féin Margaret Hogan 532 13.49% 532 557.15 622.15   Ulster Unionist Party Kenneth Bamford* 487 12.34% 491.8 524.95 556.95 567.95 Ulster Unionist Party Joe Gaston* 502 12.72% 505.9 518.05 522.05 522.05 Democratic Unionist Party Robert Halliday* 473 11.99% 483.2 487.35 487.35 490.35 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Hugh McFarland* 248 6.29% 248.75       5 5,997 3,945 (65.78%) 57 564 4,002 (66.73%) Bushvale 1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP Bushvale - 5 seats 7 Democratic Unionist Party Charles Steele* 570 19.18%             Democratic Unionist Party William Gracey* 557 18.74%             Ulster Unionist Party John Ramsay 504 16.96%             Social Democratic and Labour Party Harry Connolly* 445 14.97% 445.13 445.46 445.48 453.48 680.48   Ulster Unionist Party William Logan* 433 14.57% 447.3 453.02 457.4 471.62 471.63 522.63 Democratic Unionist Party Bertie McIlhatton* 198 6.66% 255.46 306.39 306.77 311 311.13 318.13 Social Democratic and Labour Party John Mulholland 230 7.74% 230.39 230.61 230.62 231.62     Green Party of Northern Ireland William Hartin 35 1.18% 35 35.77 35.78       7 4,883 2,972 (60.86%) 71 496 3,043 (62.32%) References Category:Ballymoney Borough Council elections Ballymoney