1985 Ballymena Borough Council election

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1985 Ballymena Borough Council election
←  1981 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) 1989  →
All 23 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won1561
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist Independent
Seats won10
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 2

Elections to Ballymena Borough 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 23 councillors.

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Election results

Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1520Increase2.svg265.255.612,014Increase2.svg0.1
  Ulster Unionist 610Increase2.svg126.128.66,190Decrease2.svg1.4
  SDLP 110Increase2.svg14.36.31,367New
  Ind. Unionist 100Steady2.svg04.35.61,204Increase2.svg2.1
  Independent 002Decrease2.svg20.04.0856Decrease2.svg6.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Others
Ballymena Town 37.7322.8221.0118.517
Braid Valley48.5335.320.0016.205
Kells Water73.6526.410.000.006
The Main68.8431.210.000.005
Total55.61528.666.319.5223

District results

Ballymena Town

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Ballymena Town - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
SDLP Patrick McAvoy17.33%1,126      
Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry*13.48%876      
Ulster Unionist Robert Coulter 12.22%794794.28 807.58 886.58   
Ulster Unionist Gordon Wilson*6.20%403403.56 419.17 581.16 711.3 775.3 841.22
DUP Maurice Mills*10.89%708708.28 711.71 722.99 753.18 756.18 764
DUP Richard McKeown9.85%640640.84 642.94 644.08 677.99 679.99 691.12
DUP Robert Maternaghan*8.66%563563.28 566.22 571.36 635.41 637.41 639.32
DUP John Wilson8.28%538538 539.33 550.89 589.45 591.45 600.37
SDLP Malachy Reynolds3.71%241550.12 552.29 555.43 565.99 565.99  
Ind. Unionist James Alexander*5.05%328329.4 340.67 352.72    
Ulster Unionist Warren Wray4.34%282282 288.72     
Electorate: 12,497  Valid: 6,499 (52.00%)  Spoilt: 105  Quota: 813  Turnout: 6,604 (52.84%)  

    Braid Valley

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP

    Braid Valley - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP John Armstrong*11.85%628981     
    Ulster Unionist Margaret Alexander11.81%626635 925    
    Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong*14.28%757794 921    
    DUP Samuel Hanna*14.07%746787 829 850.33 869.58 892.2 
    DUP John Porter13.66%724753 778 850.63 865.88 875.16 882.36
    Independent James Woulahan*16.15%856857 860 860 865.25 869.89 870.79
    Ulster Unionist Harbinson McCullough9.24%490493      
    DUP Samuel Martin8.94%474      
    Electorate: 7,829  Valid: 5,301 (67.71%)  Spoilt: 110  Quota: 884  Turnout: 5,411 (69.11%)  

      Kells Water

      1985: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP

      Kells Water - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Ulster Unionist William Brownlees*17.86%856   
      DUP John McAuley*17.63%845   
      DUP Roy West*16.60%796   
      DUP Martin Clarke*14.50%695   
      DUP Edwin Maternaghan*12.04%577586.4 693.37 
      DUP David McClintock12.83%615623.4 657.41 753.17
      Ulster Unionist Victoria Brownlees8.55%410558.8 570.96 579.92
      Electorate: 9,621  Valid: 4,794 (49.83%)  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 685  Turnout: 4,927 (51.21%)  

        The Main

        1985: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP

        The Main - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        DUP Roy Gillespie*21.36%1,076   
        DUP Tommy Nicholl*19.06%960   
        DUP Sandy Spence*15.80%796831.64 925.48 
        DUP Hubert Nicholl12.57%633792.94 804.7 876.75
        Ulster Unionist Ian Johnston*16.12%812834.88 838.24 841.76
        Ulster Unionist William Wright*15.09%760774.08 777.92 782.43
        Electorate: 8,309  Valid: 5,037 (60.62%)  Spoilt: 213  Quota: 840  Turnout: 5,250 (63.18%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Ballymena". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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