1985 Coleraine Borough Council election

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1985 Coleraine Borough Council election

15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 21 seats to Coleraine Borough Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP Seats won 10 6 2 Seat change 2 0 0   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Alliance Independent Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 2

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

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1985

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Ulster Unionist	10	2	0	2	47.6	42.9	8,727	8.7
	DUP	6	0	0	0	28.6	30.5	6,210	2.7
	SDLP	2	0	0	0	9.5	12.9	2,621	1.2
	Alliance	2	1	0	1	9.5	6.2	1,510	0.1
	Independent	1	0	2	2	4.8	5.4	1,105	5.4
	Irish Republican Socialist	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.4	276	New
	Labour Party NI	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	110	New
	Green (NI)	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	44	0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1985
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	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

District results

Bann

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

Bann - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ulster Unionist	William King*	17.14%	1,310
	Ulster Unionist	Creighton Hutchinson	15.04%	1,150
	SDLP	John Dallat*	14.21%	1,086
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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

Coleraine Town - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	DUP	James McClure*	38.12%	2,444
	Ulster Unionist	Robert White*	16.06%	1,030
	Independent	Patrick McFeely	9.11%	584	613.24	617.64	633.86	654.54	655.44	864.44
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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

The Skerries - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	William Creelman*	16.76%	1,056
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	Pauline Armitage	8.22%	518	522.5	523.5	532.5	535.5	538.5	570.75	737.25	790.25
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	Hugh Stewart	6.00%	378	386	386	400.5	401.5	408.75	421.25
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist	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%)