1985 Craigavon Borough Council election

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1985 Craigavon Borough Council election
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All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won1165
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Workers' Party Alliance
Seats won220
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party UUUP
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.

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Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1120Increase2.svg242.336.111,084Increase2.svg5.3
  DUP 601Decrease2.svg123.125.77,900Decrease2.svg1.4
  SDLP 500Steady2.svg019.217.25,286Decrease2.svg3.6
  Sinn Féin 220Increase2.svg27.711.53,522New
  Workers' Party 200Steady2.svg07.75.21,608Decrease2.svg4.2
  Alliance 002Decrease2.svg20.04.31,311Increase2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Sinn Féin Workers' Party Alliance Others
Craigavon Central 38.9330.7211.417.207.014.800.007
Loughside11.516.6040.3223.2118.410.000.005
Lurgan 48.0430.629.616.800.005.000.007
Portadown 38.5329.4214.3112.010.005.800.007
Total36.11125.7617.2511.525.224.300.0026

District results

Craigavon Central

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party

Craigavon Central - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ulster Unionist Mary Simpson *17.54%1,359    
DUP William Smith*14.84%1,150    
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCammick13.06%1,012    
SDLP Brid Rodgers *11.40%883    
Ulster Unionist Cyril McLoughlin*8.27%641970.44   
Workers' Party Tom French *6.97%540541.16 542.44 658.37 931.37
DUP Robert Dodds*8.91%690706.24 791.52 810.96 813.96
DUP Meredith Patterson6.92%536563.55 645.63 693.14 694.14
Sinn Féin Sheena Campbell7.15%554554 554 556  
Alliance Sean Hagan3.85%298308.15 310.55   
Alliance James Woods1.10%8588.48 89.6   
Electorate: 13,002  Valid: 7,748 (59.59%)  Spoilt: 151  Quota: 969  Turnout: 7,899 (60.75%)  

    Loughside

    1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP

    Loughside - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SDLP Sean McCavanagh*17.01%990      
    Workers' Party Padraig Breen*16.10%9371,028     
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Bell11.50%669671 1,049    
    Sinn Féin Brendan Curran14.38%837839 839 839 857.6 1,328.6 
    SDLP Peter Bunting13.78%802820 820 844 866.32 880.32 929.32
    SDLP Patrick Crilly*9.54%555565 565 576 589.02 600.88 655.88
    Sinn Féin Michael McKee8.87%516520 521 521 524.72   
    DUP Robert Russell6.56%382382      
    Workers' Party Karen McStravick2.25%131      
    Electorate: 9,941  Valid: 5,819 (58.54%)  Spoilt: 227  Quota: 970  Turnout: 6,046 (60.82%)  

      Lurgan

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

      Lurgan - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Gardiner *20.04%1,690     
      DUP Frederick Baird*15.68%1,322     
      Ulster Unionist George Savage *12.69%1,070     
      Ulster Unionist Philip Black*10.50%8851,189.51    
      Ulster Unionist Sydney Cairns*4.80%405621.45 656.45 766.85 1,019.52 
      SDLP Hugh News *9.58%808808.37 808.97 808.97 887.17 1,234.17
      DUP David Calvert *8.98%757806.58 954.98 964.58 990.47 992.63
      DUP Ian Williams*5.93%500528.86 596.26 601.06 641.34 641.34
      Sinn Féin Patrick Little6.80%573573 573 573.16 575.16  
      Alliance Gordon Burrell5.00%422443.83 452.03 454.43   
      Electorate: 13,157  Valid: 8,432 (64.09%)  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 1,055  Turnout: 8,579 (65.20%)  

        Portadown

        1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

        Portadown - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        DUP Gladys McCullough*16.87%1,470        
        Ulster Unionist James Gillespie*15.36%1,338        
        Ulster Unionist Arnold Hatch*13.06%1,138        
        Ulster Unionist Alan Locke*7.16%624664.04 734.6 734.6 1,070.34 1,109.34   
        SDLP Ignatius Fox9.02%786786 786.18 810.18 810.18 810.18 1,167.18  
        DUP Michael Briggs8.79%766898.34 908.24 908.24 943.76 946.24 946.24 946.24 1,225.24
        Sinn Féin Brian McCann8.22%716716 716.18 981.18 981.18 981.22 1,044.22 1,076.12 1,076.12
        Alliance William Ramsay*5.81%506520.3 525.52 527.52 547.44 549.24 588.24 632.32 689.42
        DUP Ronald Williamson3.75%327493.66 501.22 501.22 519.66 521.18 522.36 522.65  
        SDLP Mario McCooe5.30%462462 462.18 487.18 488.18 488.18    
        Ulster Unionist Robert Hughes2.90%253277.7 420.98 420.98      
        Sinn Féin Sean Dunbar3.74%326326 326       
        Electorate: 13,741  Valid: 8,712 (63.40%)  Spoilt: 191  Quota: 1,090  Turnout: 8,903 (64.79%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Craigavon". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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