1985 Coleraine Borough Council election
Appearance
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All 21 seats to Coleraine Borough Council 12 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Coleraine 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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 10 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
47.6 | 42.9 | 8,727 | ![]() | |
DUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
28.6 | 30.5 | 6,210 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9.5 | 12.9 | 2,621 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 2 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
9.5 | 6.2 | 1,510 | ![]() | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
4.8 | 5.4 | 1,105 | ![]() | |
Irish Republican Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 0.0 | 1.4 | 276 | New | |
Labour Party NI | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | 0.0 | 0.5 | 110 | New | |
Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.2 | 44 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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UUP | DUP | SDLP | Alliance | Others | |||||||
Bann | 51.9 | 4 | 21.5 | 1 | 23.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
Coleraine Town | 26.9 | 2 | 41.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 19.0 | 1 | 7 |
The Skerries | 48.2 | 4 | 30.2 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 11.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 42.9 | 10 | 30.5 | 6 | 12.9 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | 7.5 | 1 | 21 |
Districts results
Bann
1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
UUP | William King* | 17.14% | 1,310 | ||||||
UUP | Creighton Hutchinson | 15.04% | 1,150 | ||||||
SDLP | John Dallat* | 14.21% | 1,086 | ||||||
UUP | William Watt | 12.06% | 922 | 1,005.7 | |||||
SDLP | Gerard O'Kane* | 8.84% | 676 | 678.16 | 678.5 | 794.42 | 996.42 | ||
DUP | Robert Catherwood* | 9.98% | 763 | 776.77 | 810.94 | 811.3 | 811.3 | 1,023.3 | |
UUP | John Moody | 7.61% | 582 | 761.28 | 899.49 | 900.21 | 900.72 | 933.72 | |
DUP | Thomas Malone* | 7.27% | 556 | 611.62 | 621.31 | 621.31 | 623.58 | 687.58 | |
DUP | Douglas Darragh | 4.23% | 323 | 332.45 | 337.21 | 337.81 | 337.81 | ||
Irish Republican Socialist | Eamon Mullan | 3.61% | 276 | 276.81 | 276.81 | 284.73 | |||
Electorate: 11,018 Valid: 7,644 (69.38%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 956 Turnout: 7,799 (70.78%) |
Coleraine Town
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
DUP | James McClure* | 38.12% | 2,444 | ||||||||||||
UUP | Robert White* | 16.06% | 1,030 | ||||||||||||
Independent | Patrick McFeely | 9.11% | 584 | 613.24 | 617.64 | 633.86 | 654.54 | 655.44 | 864.44 | ||||||
UUP | Gladys Black | 5.74% | 368 | 456.4 | 549.46 | 550.68 | 552.36 | 559.92 | 560.92 | 561.84 | 610.86 | 845.86 | |||
DUP | Robert Bolton* | 0.92% | 59 | 674.4 | 678.58 | 679.58 | 683.84 | 751.4 | 751.4 | 751.4 | 785.62 | 827.82 | |||
Alliance | William Mathews | 6.53% | 419 | 440.08 | 451.74 | 514.42 | 536.42 | 537.78 | 584.46 | 617.12 | 658.42 | 712.6 | 723.62 | 723.62 | |
DUP | Marie McAllister | 2.14% | 137 | 470.2 | 475.04 | 475.72 | 480.4 | 581.86 | 581.86 | 581.86 | 606.76 | 676.88 | 696.6 | 712.92 | |
Independent | William McNabb* | 4.37% | 280 | 408.52 | 425.9 | 428.58 | 440.26 | 443.2 | 452.2 | 469.68 | 611.62 | 676.94 | 689.7 | 693.1 | |
UUP | Stephen Smyth | 5.15% | 330 | 445.6 | 511.16 | 515.16 | 519.84 | 539.46 | 539.46 | 540.38 | 577.42 | ||||
Independent | Randall Crawford* | 3.76% | 241 | 338.24 | 355.84 | 359.84 | 379.52 | 385.36 | 397.36 | 407.48 | |||||
SDLP | Deirdre Busby | 4.46% | 286 | 286.68 | 286.68 | 289.68 | 307.68 | 307.68 | |||||||
DUP | Geoffrey Whitehead | 0.44% | 28 | 212.96 | 216.92 | 216.92 | 217.6 | ||||||||
Labour Party NI | Timothy Blackman | 1.72% | 110 | 118.16 | 118.6 | 119.6 | |||||||||
Alliance | Colm McCloskey | 1.50% | 96 | 98.04 | 98.7 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 11,221 Valid: 6,412 (57.14%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 802 Turnout: 6,542 (58.30%) |
The Skerries
1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
DUP | William Creelman* | 16.76% | 1,056 | ||||||||||
UUP | William Glenn* | 10.76% | 678 | 693 | 693.25 | 714.5 | 719.5 | 733 | 806 | ||||
Alliance | Patrick McGowan* | 8.63% | 544 | 545.25 | 553.25 | 555.25 | 739.25 | 740.25 | 758.25 | 799.25 | |||
UUP | Elizabeth Black | 10.00% | 630 | 636.5 | 638.5 | 648.5 | 655.75 | 659.5 | 725 | 795 | |||
DUP | Matthew Kane* | 4.68% | 295 | 362 | 364 | 379 | 380 | 581 | 600 | 633 | 973 | ||
UUP | Pauline Armitage | 8.22% | 518 | 522.5 | 523.5 | 532.5 | 535.5 | 538.5 | 570.75 | 737.25 | 790.25 | ||
UUP | Robert Mitchell* | 4.87% | 307 | 311.5 | 312.5 | 381.75 | 385.75 | 396 | 500.75 | 563.75 | 635.25 | 772.25 | |
SDLP | Sean Farren | 9.09% | 573 | 573.5 | 587.5 | 587.5 | 591.5 | 591.5 | 591.5 | 593 | 593 | 594 | |
DUP | Robert Stewart | 5.94% | 374 | 397.5 | 397.5 | 415.25 | 418.25 | 477.75 | 496 | 523.75 | |||
UUP | Hugh Stewart | 6.00% | 378 | 386 | 386 | 400.5 | 401.5 | 408.75 | 421.25 | ||||
UUP | Albert Clarke* | 5.06% | 319 | 322.25 | 322.25 | 348.25 | 352.25 | 355.25 | |||||
DUP | Roy Hilldrup | 2.78% | 175 | 301.5 | 301.5 | 306.5 | 307.5 | ||||||
Alliance | Peter Scott | 3.25% | 205 | 205.25 | 215.25 | 227.25 | |||||||
UUP | William Robinson | 3.25% | 205 | 206.75 | 207.75 | ||||||||
Green (NI) | Margaret O'Neill | 0.70% | 44 | 44.25 | |||||||||
Electorate: 11,156 Valid: 6,301 (56.48%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 788 Turnout: 6,414 (57.49%) |
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Coleraine". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.