1985 Ards Borough Council election

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1985 Ards Borough Council election
←  1981 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) 1989  →
All 20 seats to Ards Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won863
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party NI Labour UPUP Independent
Seats won111
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party SDLP
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Ards 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 20 councillors.

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Election results

Ards Borough Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 810Increase2.svg140.039.38,069Increase2.svg2.2
  Ulster Unionist 630Increase2.svg330.030.56,257Increase2.svg8.8
  Alliance 300Steady2.svg015.012.42,537Increase2.svg0.1
  NI Labour 100Steady2.svg05.05.61,156Decrease2.svg0.9
  UPUP 101Decrease2.svg15.04.9999Decrease2.svg8.0
  Independent 110Increase2.svg15.04.1851Increase2.svg0.7
  SDLP 001Decrease2.svg10.02.2448Decrease2.svg2.1
  Labour Party NI 000Steady2.svg00.00.8188New
  Ulster Liberal 000Steady2.svg00.00.235Increase2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance NILP UPUP Others
Ards Peninsula31.3227.7210.110.0013.7117.217
Ards West42.9339.3217.110.000.000.706
Newtownards 44.3325.7210.6116.310.003.107
Total39.3830.5612.435.614.917.3120

District results

Ards Peninsula

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

Ards Peninsula - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
UPUP Gladys McIntyre*13.68%999      
Ulster Unionist Robert Ambrose*11.46%837849.4 928.4    
Independent Thomas Byers11.07%808808.4 826.48 830.56 1,058.56  
Alliance Kieran McCarthy 6.22%454455.76 466 667.92 816.92 944.92 
Ulster Unionist John Shields8.34%609625.16 641.28 668.24 669.32 669.32 1,036.32
DUP Jim Shannon 11.46%837844.36 858.32 863.64 863.64 863.64 899
DUP Oliver Johnston*11.11%811819.8 822.2 823.36 827.36 828.36 867.12
DUP Joseph Thompson*8.72%637642.68 649.68 651.76 651.84 651.84 672.24
Ulster Unionist John Scott*5.70%416428.88 468.8 505.16 505.16 505.16  
SDLP Patrick Doherty*4.92%359359.24 415.24 419.32    
Alliance James Muirhead3.93%287292.04 298.44     
Ulster Unionist Samuel McKeown2.16%158165.12      
SDLP Seamus O'Neill1.22%8989.16      
Electorate: 14,998  Valid: 7,301 (48.68%)  Spoilt: 220  Quota: 913  Turnout: 7,521 (50.15%)  

    Ards West

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

    Ards West - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    DUP Thomas Gourley*24.29%1,493     
    Ulster Unionist Robert Gibson24.13%1,483     
    DUP John Hamilton*9.58%5891,040.82    
    Alliance Jim McBriar*13.00%799816.63 851.07 854.37 1,098.37 
    Ulster Unionist Stanley McCoy10.27%631666.26 801.92 809.72 899.72 
    DUP Bobby McBride9.08%558626.88 658.38 798.93 830.63 860.63
    Ulster Unionist Trevor Hussey2.80%172187.58 529.46 534.56 625.38 716.38
    Alliance Alan McDowell4.03%248249.23 257.63 257.78   
    Ulster Unionist Arthur Spence2.13%131135.92 166.58 167.93   
    Independent Johnston Haire0.70%4353.66 70.46 71.06   
    Electorate: 12,416  Valid: 6,147 (49.51%)  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 879  Turnout: 6,290 (50.66%)  

      Newtownards

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

      Newtownards - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP Simpson Gibson *22.50%1,596         
      NI Labour Robert Gaw*16.30%1,156         
      DUP John Elliott*14.47%1,026         
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Benson 13.96%990         
      Alliance Owen Dorrian*7.74%549568.8 638.64 640.07 645.07 666.67 848.2 1,002.2  
      Ulster Unionist David Smyth7.29%517552.1 595.06 597.79 613.79 641.15 656.35 665.87 678.87 922.87
      DUP William Gilmore3.41%242701.9 741.26 845.65 852.15 859.57 860.63 866.49 869.49 891.94
      DUP Joseph Patterson3.95%280425.35 443.83 458.39 460.79 467.97 470.45 472.65 473.65 489.95
      Ulster Unionist David Jeffers3.34%237263.1 301.5 307.48 369.38 412.86 420.88 427.76 443.76  
      Labour Party NI Hugh McMullan2.65%188190.25 217.85 217.98 218.18 230.86 235.34    
      Alliance Laurence Thompson2.82%200201.8 214.76 215.15 215.95 219.29     
      Ulster Unionist James McKernon1.07%7684.1 89.38 90.94 95.24      
      Ulster Liberal Michael McGuigan0.49%3536.35 40.43 40.43 40.83      
      Electorate: 15,487  Valid: 7,092 (45.79%)  Spoilt: 157  Quota: 887  Turnout: 7,249 (46.81%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Ards". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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