1985 Limavady District Council election

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1985 Limavady Borough Council election
←  1981 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) 1989  →
All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won742
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Irish Independence
Seats won200
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Limavady 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.

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Election results

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 710Increase2.svg146.739.44,666Increase2.svg2.2
  SDLP 401Decrease2.svg126.732.93,899Decrease2.svg1.3
  Sinn Féin 220Increase2.svg213.310.51,247New
  DUP 200Steady2.svg013.39.71,148Decrease2.svg6.7
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.03.4404Decrease2.svg0.9
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.02.2249Increase2.svg2.2
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.01.9228Decrease2.svg0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Sinn Féin DUP Others
Bellarena38.9247.420.0013.710.005
Benbradagh29.8223.1132.024.7010.405
Limavady Town 49.3328.210.0010.6111.905
Total39.4732.9410.519.717.5015

District results

Bellarena

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

Bellarena - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Ulster Unionist Robert Grant*20.07%793 
Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault*18.85%745 
SDLP Arthur Doherty *17.84%705 
DUP Ernest Murray*13.66%540663.69
SDLP Thomas Mullan*14.93%590594.18
SDLP Roy King*14.65%579582.23
Electorate: 5,691  Valid: 3,952 (69.44%)  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 659  Turnout: 4,027 (70.76%)  

    Benbradagh

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

    Benbradagh - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Sinn Féin Michael McGonigle22.58%880     
    Ulster Unionist David Robinson*21.17%825     
    Ulster Unionist Max Gault*8.62%336336 480.48   
    SDLP Lawrence Hegarty*15.01%585598 598 599 811 
    Sinn Féin Michael Hasson9.42%367564.6 564.6 565.6 598.42 624.42
    Independent Denis Farren*10.37%404412.06 413.32 413.74 464.78 549.78
    SDLP James Brolly8.11%316320.94 321.15 321.15   
    DUP John McKay4.72%184184 208.99    
    Electorate: 5,653  Valid: 3,897 (68.94%)  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 650  Turnout: 3,989 (70.56%)  

      Limavady Town

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

      Limavady Town - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SDLP Barry Doherty*22.22%887      
      Ulster Unionist Ronald Cartwright19.94%796      
      Ulster Unionist John Dolan19.34%772      
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Millar9.99%399399.5 505.58 584.1 625.31 680.31 
      DUP George Robinson 6.71%268268 270.24 274.4 377.42 390.73 618.73
      SDLP Brian McWilliams5.94%237438.25 438.25 439.16 439.29 526.45 534.45
      Ind. Unionist William Norris*6.24%249249.75 261.27 270.24 281.82 314.99  
      Alliance John Mullan5.71%228239.5 242.86 243.9 247.41   
      DUP Eric Caldwell3.91%156156.5 159.86 165.45    
      Electorate: 5,758  Valid: 3,992 (69.33%)  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 666  Turnout: 4,045 (70.25%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Limavady". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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