1985 Antrim Borough Council election

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1985 Antrim Borough Council election

15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council 10 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP DUP SDLP Seats won 9 5 3 Seat change 2 1 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Alliance Sinn Féin Irish Independence Seats won 1 1 0 Seat change 0 1 1

Elections to Antrim 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 19 councillors.

Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1985

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	UUP	9	2	0	1	47.4	39.7	5,995	1.7
	DUP	5	1	0	1	26.3	28.4	4,270	0.3
	SDLP	3	1	0	1	21.1	17.8	2,691	7.1
	Alliance	1	0	0	0	5.3	7.6	1,150	3.3
	Sinn Féin	1	1	0	1	0.0	4.5	675	New
	Irish Independence	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.6	235	5.0
	Workers' Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	63	New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1985
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		DUP		SDLP		Alliance		Sinn Féin		Others
Antrim North West	31.7	2	21.7	1	25.8	1	2.2	0	13.8	1	4.8	0	5
Antrim South East	44.2	4	34.6	2	12.6	1	8.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7
Antrim Town	42.9	3	26.9	2	16.2	1	12.5	1	0.0	0	1.5	0	7
Total	39.7	9	28.4	5	17.8	3	7.6	1	4.5	1	2.0	0	19

District results

Antrim North West

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin

Antrim North West - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	James Graham*	23.84%	1,164
	DUP	Wilson Clyde*	17.84%	871
	SDLP	Robert Loughran*	16.10%	786	791.4	824.4
	UUP	John Blakeley*	5.31%	259	501.1	533.7	538.32	711.04	712.04	867.04
	Sinn Féin	Henry Cushinan	13.83%	675	675.3	675.3	675.48	675.48	783.48	783.48
	SDLP	James Laverty	9.73%	475	475	483	483.06	484.06	586.36	587.36
	DUP	Samuel Hall	3.83%	187	222.4	226.4	271.76	294.78	295.78
	Irish Independence	John Heffron*	4.81%	235	235.9	242.9	242.96	242.96
	UUP	Roderick Swann	2.52%	123	179.7	202.6	203.68
	Alliance	John Wallace	2.19%	107	113
Electorate: 7,005   Valid: 4,882 (60.81%)   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 814   Turnout: 4,970 (70.95%)

Antrim South East

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Antrim South East - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	DUP	Roy Thompson*	19.95%	1,207
	UUP	Edgar Wallace*	12.69%	768
	SDLP	Robert Burns*	12.56%	760
	DUP	Samuel Dunlop*	11.35%	687	809.84
	UUP	Carol Cunningham	10.41%	630	660.34	665.34	669.5	795.5
	UUP	Howard Campbell	9.07%	549	564.54	566.54	568.62	628.53	649.01	651.72	794.79
	UUP	Mervyn Rea	6.21%	376	405.6	407.6	409.68	533.25	545.73	549.31	709.72
	Alliance	John McCourt	5.01%	303	309.66	501.66	502.3	508.67	509.63	510.08	517.63
	DUP	William McCormick	3.34%	202	422.52	424.89	464.41	501.01	504.85	505.05
	UUP	James Robinson	5.77%	349	366.02	368.02	370.9
	Alliance	Theresa Gallagher	3.64%	220	220.37
Electorate: 10,286   Valid: 6,051 (58.83%)   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 757   Turnout: 6,165 (59.94%)

Antrim Town

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance

Antrim Town - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	Jack Allen*	21.03%	872
	SDLP	Oran Keenan	16.16%	670
	UUP	Paddy Marks*	15.48%	642
	Alliance	James McConnell	6.42%	266	273.79	324.79	326.31	352.31	399	405.28	577.28
	UUP	Roy Stinson	2.41%	100	289.01	289.01	333.85	337.79	340.98	498.4	516.46
	DUP	Margaret Brown	10.44%	433	469.9	470.15	478.89	478.89	480.71	505.24	510.88
	DUP	Charles Quinn*	9.72%	403	421.45	421.45	430.95	431.45	432.64	464.38	465.38
	DUP	Adam McKee	6.75%	280	295.17	295.67	304.22	305.97	308.97	337.5	346.05
	Alliance	Mary Wallace	3.50%	145	149.1	196.1	199.9	251.81	308.82	314.28
	UUP	Andrew Thompson	3.93%	163	239.26	239.76	282.13	283.82	284.82
	Alliance	James Williamson	2.63%	109	111.46	116.96	117.72	121.97
	Workers' Party	Robert Owens	1.52%	63	63.41	108.41	108.79
Electorate: 9,755   Valid: 4,146 (42.50%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 519   Turnout: 4,284 (43.92%)