1985 Coleraine Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Coleraine Borough Council election
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All 21 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Democratic Unionist Social Democratic and Labour
Seats won 10 6 2
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Alliance Independent
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 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[edit]

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 10 2 0 Increase2 47.6 42.9 8,727 Increase8.7
  Democratic Unionist 6 0 0 Steady0 28.6 30.5 6,210 Decrease2.7
  Social Democratic and Labour 2 0 0 Steady0 9.5 12.9 2,621 Increase1.2
  Alliance 2 1 0 Increase1 9.5 6.2 1,510 Decrease0.1
  Independent 1 0 2 Decrease2 4.8 5.4 1,105 Decrease5.4
  Irish Republican Socialist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.4 276 New
  Labour Party NI 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.5 110 New
  Green (NI) 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 44 Decrease0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[edit]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
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[edit]

Bann[edit]

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

Bann - 7 seats[2]
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          
Social Democratic and Labour John Dallat* 14.21% 1,086          
Ulster Unionist William Watt 12.06% 922 1,005.7        
Social Democratic and Labour Gerard O'Kane* 8.84% 676 678.16 678.5 794.42 996.42  
Democratic Unionist 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
Democratic Unionist Thomas Malone* 7.27% 556 611.62 621.31 621.31 623.58 687.58
Democratic Unionist 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[edit]

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

Coleraine Town - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Democratic Unionist 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    
Democratic Unionist 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
Democratic Unionist 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        
Social Democratic and Labour Deirdre Busby 4.46% 286 286.68 286.68 289.68 307.68 307.68            
Democratic Unionist 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[edit]

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

The Skerries - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Democratic Unionist 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    
Democratic Unionist 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
Social Democratic and Labour Sean Farren 9.09% 573 573.5 587.5 587.5 591.5 591.5 591.5 593 593 594
Democratic Unionist 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        
Democratic Unionist 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%)  

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Coleraine". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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