1985 Strabane District Council election

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

All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won433
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Nationalist
Seats won32
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2

Elections to Strabane 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

Strabane District Council Election Result 1985 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 400Steady2.svg026.726.14,525Increase2.svg1.0
  Sinn Féin 330Increase2.svg320.022.33,887New
  SDLP 301Decrease2.svg120.019.13,319Decrease2.svg3.7
  Ulster Unionist 300Steady2.svg020.019.13,313Decrease2.svg1.6
  Independent Nationalist 202Decrease2.svg213.313.42,326Decrease2.svg12.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1985
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin SDLP UUP Others
Derg33.2226.219.2023.218.215
Glenelly35.2213.2117.9123.5110.205
Mourne9.3027.9130.6210.1122.115
Total26.1422.3319.1319.1313.4215

District results

Derg

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

Derg - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh26.25%1,534     
Ulster Unionist Edward Turner23.22%1,357     
DUP Thomas Kerrigan*21.74%1,270     
Independent Nationalist Denis McCrory*8.21%480901.88 927.98 930.74 992.35 
DUP David Baird4.38%256256 441.1 669.95 670.87 680.12
DUP Noel Finlayson7.03%411411 564 617.36 618.79 630.74
SDLP James Fitzsimons5.61%328392.13 400.23 402.07 568.99  
SDLP William Flanagan3.54%207275.9 278.6 280.44   
Electorate: 7,333  Valid: 5,843 (79.68%)  Spoilt: 95  Quota: 974  Turnout: 5,938 (80.98%)  

    Glenelly

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

    Glenelly - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Ulster Unionist Mary Britton*23.56%1,381    
    SDLP John Gallagher*17.93%1,051    
    DUP Samuel Rogers*16.58%9721,164   
    DUP Ronald Brolly13.56%795925.56 1,021.56  
    Sinn Féin Thomas McNamee13.17%722772.96 772.96 773.96 794.2
    Independent Nationalist Francis McConnell*10.17%596604 606.56 656.36 702.8
    DUP Violet McGerrigle5.02%294359.92 434.48   
    Electorate: 7,340  Valid: 5,861 (79.85%)  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 977  Turnout: 5,978 (81.44%)  

      Mourne

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

      Mourne - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Sinn Féin Ivan Barr27.90%1,581     
      Independent Nationalist James O'Kane*22.06%1,250     
      SDLP Paul O'Hare*13.36%7571,090.7    
      SDLP Peggy McManus10.38%588745.62 921.3 1,005.79  
      Ulster Unionist John Cummings10.15%575582.81 591.81 593.23 593.23 1,088.95
      SDLP Mary McCrea*6.85%388512.25 628.17 680 735.38 747.59
      DUP Desmond Monteith9.30%527531.26 534.5 535.21 535.92  
      Electorate: 8,536  Valid: 5,666 (66.38%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 945  Turnout: 5,796 (67.90%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Strabane". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.