1985 Dungannon District Council election

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1985 Dungannon District Council election
←  1981 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) 1989  →
All 22 seats to Dungannon District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won854
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 4
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Nationalist Independent Republican
Seats won320
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
 Seventh party
 
Party Irish Independence
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Dungannon 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

Dungannon District Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 800Steady2.svg036.432.17,848Increase2.svg1.1
  SDLP 520Increase2.svg213.617.64,293Decrease2.svg2.9
  Sinn Féin 440Increase2.svg418.222.95,592New
  DUP 300Steady2.svg013.617.24,202Decrease2.svg0.5
  Independent Nationalist 201Decrease2.svg19.19.72,363Decrease2.svg5.9
  Independent Republican 002Decrease2.svg20.00.6140Decrease2.svg6.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Sinn Féin DUP Others
Blackwater44.1314.6113.8027.510.005
Clogher Valley31.7227.1121.0120.210.005
Dungannon Town 37.0210.4118.8018.0115.816
Torrent17.3117.9236.624.5023.716
Total32.1817.6522.9417.2310.2222

District results

Blackwater

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

Blackwater - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP James Ewing*16.86%979    
Ulster Unionist Derek Irwin*13.85%8041,143   
Ulster Unionist Jim Brady*10.73%623688 736.76 1,019.29 
Ulster Unionist John Taggart*10.56%613689 808.78 1,109.49 
SDLP Patrick Daly*14.61%848851 851 852 878
Sinn Féin Eilish McCabe13.83%803804 804 804 805
DUP Norman Lockhart10.61%616645 651.36   
Ulster Unionist Rodney Mullan8.96%520    
Electorate: 7,076  Valid: 5,806 (82.05%)  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 968  Turnout: 5,895 (83.31%)  

    Clogher Valley

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

    Clogher Valley - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Seamus Cassidy*20.98%1,280   
    SDLP Anthony McGonnell*17.13%1,045   
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Brush*16.40%1,001   
    DUP William McIlwrath*10.96%669669.84 1,144.26 
    Ulster Unionist Noel Mulligan*15.29%933934.26 949.26 1,050.24
    SDLP John Monaghan10.03%612866.52 871.94 891.94
    DUP Thomas Maxwell9.21%562564.52   
    Electorate: 7,003  Valid: 6,102 (87.13%)  Spoilt: 93  Quota: 1,018  Turnout: 6,195 (88.46%)  

      Dungannon Town

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

      Dungannon Town - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis *21.99%1,329     
      DUP Maurice Morrow *17.97%1,086     
      Independent Nationalist Michael McLoughlin*15.87%959     
      Ulster Unionist William Brown*14.97%905     
      SDLP Vincent Currie7.02%424813 984   
      Sinn Féin Anita Cavlan10.62%642644 646 648.79 663.79 737.28
      Sinn Féin Martin McNulty8.17%494494 495 495.93 510.63 570.07
      SDLP Terence Foley3.39%205259 286 402.25 459.65  
      Electorate: 8,157  Valid: 6,044 (74.10%)  Spoilt: 124  Quota: 864  Turnout: 6,168 (75.62%)  

        Torrent

        1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

        Torrent - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Ulster Unionist Thomas Kempton*17.27%1,120     
        Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 16.64%1,079     
        Independent Nationalist Jim Canning*13.14%852853.44 923.44 935.2  
        Sinn Féin Brian Duffin10.07%653653 668 785.6 786.6 821.3
        SDLP Patrick McGlinchey*8.80%571572.26 590.26 594.04 628.6 789.4
        SDLP Jim Cavanagh9.07%588588.36 609.36 610.48 648 773.92
        Sinn Féin Frances Donaghy9.88%641641 644 653.38 653.38 763.08
        Independent Nationalist Owen Nugent*8.51%552553.08 561.08 564.16 596.38  
        DUP Edith White4.47%290478.64 479.64 479.64   
        Independent Republican John Corr*2.16%140140     
        Electorate: 8,203  Valid: 6,486 (79.07%)  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 927  Turnout: 6,660 (81.19%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Dungannon". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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