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Elections to Larne 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 15 councillors.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| DUP | 6 | 0 | 0 |  0 | 40.0 | 39.4 | 4,289 |  2.2 | |
| Ulster Unionist | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46.7 | 37.3 | 4,057 | 13.1 | |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 |  1 | 13.3 | 16.4 | 1,773 | 1.0 | |
| Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 755 | 0.6 | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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| DUP | UUP | Alliance | Others | ||||||
| Coast Road | 36.7 | 2 | 28.9 | 1 | 12.9 | 1 | 21.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Larne Lough | 40.4 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Larne Town | 41.1 | 2 | 32.6 | 2 | 26.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 39.4 | 6 | 37.3 | 6 | 16.4 | 2 | 6.9 | 1 | 15 |
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Robinson * | 22.25% | 782 | ||||
| Independent Nationalist | William Cunning* | 21.48% | 755 | ||||
| DUP | Winston Fulton* | 18.07% | 635 | ||||
| Alliance | Amelia Kelly | 12.94% | 455 | 468.75 | 629.57 | ||
| DUP | Rachel Rea* | 13.97% | 491 | 533.75 | 535.04 | 674.04 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Samuel Martin | 6.66% | 234 | 356.25 | 360.12 | 371.12 | |
| DUP | Hill Taggart | 4.64% | 163 | 175 | 175.86 | ||
| Electorate: 6,875 Valid: 3,515 (51.13%) Spoilt: 82 Quota: 586 Turnout: 3,597 (52.32%) | |||||||
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Roy Beggs * | 27.69% | 1,020 | ||||
| DUP | John Alexander* | 18.41% | 678 | ||||
| Ulster Unionist | Laurence Niblock* | 12.92% | 476 | 596.4 | 597.48 | 703.48 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Baxter | 9.42% | 347 | 547.8 | 553.47 | 657.47 | |
| DUP | Samuel McAllister* | 13.33% | 491 | 522.6 | 547.44 | 567.73 | |
| DUP | Gary Haggan | 8.69% | 320 | 351.2 | 379.73 | 389.22 | |
| Alliance | Thomas Benson* | 9.53% | 351 | 371.8 | 372.16 | ||
| Electorate: 6,568 Valid: 3,683 (56.07%) Spoilt: 96 Quota: 614 Turnout: 3,779 (57.54%) | |||||||
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| DUP | Jack McKee * | 37.41% | 1,375 | |||
| Alliance | Liam Kelly* | 26.31% | 967 | |||
| Ulster Unionist | Robert Robinson* | 20.92% | 769 | |||
| DUP | Leonard Sluman* | 2.35% | 94 | 671.36 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Rosalie Armstrong* | 9.36% | 344 | 402.24 | 670.91 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Thomas Lamrock | 2.31% | 85 | 111.32 | 185.69 | |
| DUP | Frederick Hoey | 1.14% | 42 | 134.4 | 143.11 | |
| Electorate: 7,289 Valid: 3,676 (50.43%) Spoilt: 87 Quota: 613 Turnout: 3,763 (51.63%) | ||||||
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