1985 Armagh District Council election

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1985 Armagh District Council election
  1981 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) 1989  

All 22 seats to Armagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won1173
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin UUUP Independent Nationalist
Seats won100
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.

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Election results

Armagh District Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1103Increase2.svg350.043.810,287Increase2.svg5.1
  SDLP 700Steady2.svg031.830.17,076Decrease2.svg0.7
  DUP 300Steady2.svg013.617.03,985Decrease2.svg1.5
  Sinn Féin 110Increase2.svg14.56.41,515New
  Independent Nationalist 001Decrease2.svg10.02.7640Decrease2.svg1.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Armagh City 30.4230.3212.6116.1110.606
Crossmore30.6258.5310.900.000.005
Cusher60.2417.8122.010.000.006
The Orchard48.7321.2120.419.700.005
Total43.81130.1717.026.412.7022

District results

Armagh City

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

Armagh City - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Thomas Carroll16.11%970     
SDLP John Agnew*12.27%739762.94 920.94   
SDLP Pat Brannigan*10.16%612622.92 861.42   
Ulster Unionist John Doogan10.71%645645.14 646.14 646.14 901.14 
Ulster Unionist George Macartney*10.30%620620.14 625.14 625.9 871.9 
DUP Geoffrey Knipe12.55%756756.14 757.14 757.14 816.14 854.33
Independent Nationalist Bernard McManus*10.63%640699.78 773.84 832.36 835.36 835.93
Ulster Unionist Robert Orr9.37%564564 565 565   
SDLP Oliver Tobin7.90%476487.62     
Electorate: 9,766  Valid: 6,022 (61.66%)  Spoilt: 100  Quota: 861  Turnout: 6,122 (62.69%)  

    Crossmore

    1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP

    Crossmore - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    SDLP Charles Mallon22.41%1,072   
    Ulster Unionist Jim Nicholson *19.84%949   
    SDLP James McKernan*18.58%889   
    SDLP Thomas McArdle17.50%837   
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Shilliday10.72%513541 667.88 690.88
    DUP Joseph McBride*10.95%524580 603.36 611.36
    Electorate: 7,459  Valid: 4,784 (64.14%)  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 798  Turnout: 4,921 (65.97%)  

      Cusher

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

      Cusher - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Ulster Unionist Eric Speers17.92%1,267  
      SDLP Seamus Mallon *17.82%1,260  
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston16.25%1,149  
      DUP Thomas Black*14.27%1,009  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Turner*12.74%9011,042.4 
      Ulster Unionist James Clayton13.28%939993.4 1,059.4
      DUP Mervyn Spratt7.72%546570 615
      Electorate: 9,467  Valid: 7,071 (74.69%)  Spoilt: 63  Quota: 1,011  Turnout: 7,134 (75.36%)  

        The Orchard

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

        The Orchard - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Ulster Unionist Jim Speers *21.13%1,189     
        DUP Douglas Hutchinson *20.44%1,150     
        Ulster Unionist Ronald Allen*15.55%875972.23    
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster*12.02%676823.21 1,027.81   
        SDLP Christopher McAnallen10.88%612612.63 612.83 626.43 783.63 794.34
        SDLP Francis McIlvanna*10.29%579579.84 580.04 584.64 771.04 773.14
        Sinn Féin Brigid McCartan9.69%545545 546.4 546.6   
        Electorate: 7,682  Valid: 5,626 (73.24%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 938  Turnout: 5,718 (74.43%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.