1985 Ballymoney Borough Council election

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1985 Ballymoney Borough Council election
←  1981 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) 1989  →
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won662
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Alliance
Seats won110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 601Decrease2.svg137.541.94,044Increase2.svg1.6
  Ulster Unionist 630Increase2.svg337.529.92,886Increase2.svg5.9
  SDLP 200Steady2.svg012.512.71,225Increase2.svg2.8
  Independent 102Decrease2.svg26.37.1687Decrease2.svg10.7
  Sinn Féin 110Increase2.svg16.35.5532New
  Alliance 001Decrease2.svg10.02.6248Decrease2.svg5.5
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg00.00.335New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Sinn Féin Others
Ballymoney Town 39.9235.020.000.0025.115
Bann Valley41.2225.1213.9113.516.306
Bushvale44.6231.5222.710.001.205
Total41.9629.9612.725.5110.0116

District results

Ballymoney Town

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

Ballymoney Town - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Independent Robert McComb*25.07%687    
Ulster Unionist James Simpson16.53%453502.45   
DUP Cecil Cousley *15.47%424457.97   
DUP Kenneth Blair13.87%380395.91 396.77 613.77 
Ulster Unionist Adam McNeilly10.00%274326.03 347.53 381.12 430.12
Ulster Unionist James McKeown8.50%233293.63 311.69 345.99 412.99
DUP Ralph Stronge*10.55%289304.05 307.06   
Electorate: 5,278  Valid: 2,740 (51.91%)  Spoilt: 63  Quota: 457  Turnout: 2,803 (53.11%)  

    Bann Valley

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

    Bann Valley - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP James Patterson*16.96%669    
    DUP Robert Wilson*12.27%484564.1   
    SDLP Malachy McCamphill13.94%550550.15 712.15  
    Sinn Féin Margaret Hogan13.49%532532 557.15 622.15 
    Ulster Unionist Kenneth Bamford*12.34%487491.8 524.95 556.95 567.95
    Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston *12.72%502505.9 518.05 522.05 522.05
    DUP Robert Halliday*11.99%473483.2 487.35 487.35 490.35
    Alliance Hugh McFarland*6.29%248248.75    
    Electorate: 5,997  Valid: 3,945 (65.78%)  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 564  Turnout: 4,002 (66.73%)  

      Bushvale

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

      Bushvale - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      DUP Charles Steele*19.18%570      
      DUP William Gracey*18.74%557      
      Ulster Unionist John Ramsay16.96%504      
      SDLP Harry Connolly*14.97%445445.13 445.46 445.48 453.48 680.48 
      Ulster Unionist William Logan*14.57%433447.3 453.02 457.4 471.62 471.63 522.63
      DUP Bertie McIlhatton*6.66%198255.46 306.39 306.77 311 311.13 318.13
      SDLP John Mulholland7.74%230230.39 230.61 230.62 231.62   
      Green (NI) William Hartin1.18%3535 35.77 35.78    
      Electorate: 4,883  Valid: 2,972 (60.86%)  Spoilt: 71  Quota: 496  Turnout: 3,043 (62.32%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Ballymoney". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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