1985 Magherafelt District Council election

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1985 Magherafelt District Council election
  1981 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) 1989  

All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won444
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 4Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Independent Republican Irish Independence
Seats won300
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1

 Seventh party
 
Party UUUP
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Magherafelt District 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

Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 401Decrease2.svg126.728.25,186Increase2.svg2.6
  Sinn Féin 440Increase2.svg426.726.04,783New
  DUP 400Steady2.svg026.724.04,405Steady2.svg0.0
  Ulster Unionist 301Decrease2.svg120.019.33,562Increase2.svg9.4
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.01.3239Decrease2.svg0.2
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.01.2213Decrease2.svg1.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin DUP UUP Others
Magherafelt Town 23.1120.4134.5218.613.405
Moyola21.0128.4126.3224.310.005
Sperrin40.6229.5210.7015.313.905
Total28.2426.0424.0419.332.5015

District results

Magherafelt Town

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

Magherafelt Town - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP William McCrea *32.24%2,050   
Sinn Féin Bhrighde Mac Giolla20.40%1,297   
SDLP Patrick Kilpatrick16.80%1,068   
Ulster Unionist Ernest Caldwell13.38%851975.32 976.34 1,367.34
DUP Barclay Morrow2.28%145956.68 957.02 1,031.74
SDLP Joseph McGlone6.35%404406.4 616.86 687.1
Ulster Unionist James Artt5.21%331367.48 367.82  
Alliance Harold Hutchinson3.35%213218.28 238  
Electorate: 8,009  Valid: 6,359 (79.40%)  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 1,060  Turnout: 6,440 (80.41%)  

    Moyola

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

    Moyola - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SDLP Henry McErlean*15.23%9041,200   
    Sinn Féin John Davey15.97%948965 1,030  
    Ulster Unionist John Junkin *16.63%987987 994  
    DUP Thomas Catherwood14.10%837837 837 1,070 
    DUP Thomas Milligan*12.15%721722 722 900 978.44
    Sinn Féin Francis McElwee12.47%740752 818 818 818
    Ulster Unionist Alex Montgomery7.72%458458 460   
    SDLP Francis Madden5.74%341    
    Electorate: 7,604  Valid: 5,936 (78.06%)  Spoilt: 160  Quota: 990  Turnout: 6,096 (80.17%)  

      Sperrin

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

      Sperrin - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Sinn Féin Patrick Doherty16.87%1,028    
      SDLP Patrick Sweeney*10.59%645715 1,037  
      SDLP Mary McSorley *14.20%865886 950 1,427 
      Sinn Féin Patrick Toner12.64%770806 814 860 1,001
      Ulster Unionist Walter Richardson15.35%935945 946 950 959
      DUP John Linton*10.70%652654 655 659 663
      SDLP John Bradley8.32%507524 586   
      SDLP Francis McKendry*7.42%452478    
      Workers' Party Francis Donnelly3.92%239    
      Electorate: 7,558  Valid: 6,093 (80.62%)  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 1,016  Turnout: 6,201 (82.05%)  

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        References

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