1985 Coleraine Borough Council election

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1985 Coleraine Borough Council election
←  1981 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) 1989  →
All 21 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won1062
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Alliance Independent
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 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.

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Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1020Increase2.svg247.642.98,727Increase2.svg8.7
  DUP 600Steady2.svg028.630.56,210Decrease2.svg2.7
  SDLP 200Steady2.svg09.512.92,621Increase2.svg1.2
  Alliance 210Increase2.svg19.56.21,510Decrease2.svg0.1
  Independent 102Decrease2.svg24.85.41,105Decrease2.svg5.4
  Irish Republican Socialist 000Steady2.svg00.01.4276New
  Labour Party NI 000Steady2.svg00.00.5110New
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg00.00.244Decrease2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Others
Bann51.9421.5123.020.003.607
Coleraine Town 26.9241.634.508.0119.017
The Skerries48.2430.229.1011.910.607
Total42.91030.5612.926.227.5121

District results

Bann

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

Bann - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Ulster Unionist William King*17.14%1,310     
Ulster Unionist Creighton Hutchinson15.04%1,150     
SDLP John Dallat *14.21%1,086     
Ulster Unionist William Watt12.06%9221,005.7    
SDLP Gerard O'Kane*8.84%676678.16 678.5 794.42 996.42 
DUP Robert Catherwood*9.98%763776.77 810.94 811.3 811.3 1,023.3
Ulster Unionist John Moody7.61%582761.28 899.49 900.21 900.72 933.72
DUP Thomas Malone*7.27%556611.62 621.31 621.31 623.58 687.58
DUP Douglas Darragh4.23%323332.45 337.21 337.81 337.81  
Irish Republican Socialist Eamon Mullan3.61%276276.81 276.81 284.73   
Electorate: 11,018  Valid: 7,644 (69.38%)  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 956  Turnout: 7,799 (70.78%)  

    Coleraine Town

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

    Coleraine Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    DUP James McClure *38.12%2,444           
    Ulster Unionist Robert White*16.06%1,030           
    Independent Patrick McFeely9.11%584613.24 617.64 633.86 654.54 655.44 864.44     
    Ulster Unionist Gladys Black5.74%368456.4 549.46 550.68 552.36 559.92 560.92 561.84 610.86 845.86  
    DUP Robert Bolton *0.92%59674.4 678.58 679.58 683.84 751.4 751.4 751.4 785.62 827.82  
    Alliance William Mathews6.53%419440.08 451.74 514.42 536.42 537.78 584.46 617.12 658.42 712.6 723.62 723.62
    DUP Marie McAllister2.14%137470.2 475.04 475.72 480.4 581.86 581.86 581.86 606.76 676.88 696.6 712.92
    Independent William McNabb*4.37%280408.52 425.9 428.58 440.26 443.2 452.2 469.68 611.62 676.94 689.7 693.1
    Ulster Unionist Stephen Smyth5.15%330445.6 511.16 515.16 519.84 539.46 539.46 540.38 577.42    
    Independent Randall Crawford*3.76%241338.24 355.84 359.84 379.52 385.36 397.36 407.48     
    SDLP Deirdre Busby4.46%286286.68 286.68 289.68 307.68 307.68       
    DUP Geoffrey Whitehead0.44%28212.96 216.92 216.92 217.6        
    Labour Party NI Timothy Blackman1.72%110118.16 118.6 119.6         
    Alliance Colm McCloskey1.50%9698.04 98.7          
    Electorate: 11,221  Valid: 6,412 (57.14%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 802  Turnout: 6,542 (58.30%)  

      The Skerries

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

      The Skerries - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP William Creelman*16.76%1,056         
      Ulster Unionist William Glenn*10.76%678693 693.25 714.5 719.5 733 806   
      Alliance Patrick McGowan*8.63%544545.25 553.25 555.25 739.25 740.25 758.25 799.25  
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black10.00%630636.5 638.5 648.5 655.75 659.5 725 795  
      DUP Matthew Kane*4.68%295362 364 379 380 581 600 633 973 
      Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage 8.22%518522.5 523.5 532.5 535.5 538.5 570.75 737.25 790.25 
      Ulster Unionist Robert Mitchell*4.87%307311.5 312.5 381.75 385.75 396 500.75 563.75 635.25 772.25
      SDLP Sean Farren 9.09%573573.5 587.5 587.5 591.5 591.5 591.5 593 593 594
      DUP Robert Stewart 5.94%374397.5 397.5 415.25 418.25 477.75 496 523.75   
      Ulster Unionist Hugh Stewart6.00%378386 386 400.5 401.5 408.75 421.25    
      Ulster Unionist Albert Clarke*5.06%319322.25 322.25 348.25 352.25 355.25     
      DUP Roy Hilldrup2.78%175301.5 301.5 306.5 307.5      
      Alliance Peter Scott3.25%205205.25 215.25 227.25       
      Ulster Unionist William Robinson3.25%205206.75 207.75        
      Green (NI) Margaret O'Neill0.70%4444.25         
      Electorate: 11,156  Valid: 6,301 (56.48%)  Spoilt: 113  Quota: 788  Turnout: 6,414 (57.49%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Coleraine". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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