1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP DUP Alliance Seats won 7 3 3 Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4 Steady 0   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Ind. Unionist PUP United Loyalist Seats won 1 1 0 Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Carrickfergus 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.

Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1985

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	UUP	7	4	0	Increase4	46.7	33.7	3,565	Increase11.1
	DUP	3	0	4	Decrease4	20.0	27.0	2,862	Decrease9.6
	Alliance	3	0	0	Steady0	20.0	24.9	2,634	Increase3.1
	Ind. Unionist	1	1	1	Steady0	6.7	9.2	970	Increase4.8
	PUP	1	0	0	Increase1	0.0	3.0	314	Increase0.1
	Ulster Democratic	0	0	0	Steady0	0.0	2.3	246	New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1985
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		DUP		Alliance		PUP		Others
Carrick Castle	29.3	2	29.6	1	31.7	1	9.4	1	0.0	0	5
Kilroot	43.6	3	25.9	1	22.0	1	0.0	0	8.5	0	5
Knockagh Monument	27.5	2	25.8	1	21.4	1	0.0	0	25.3	1	5
Total	33.7	7	27.0	3	24.9	3	3.0	1	11.4	1	15

District results

Carrick Castle

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

Carrick Castle - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Sean Neeson*	29.92%	1,005
	Democratic Unionist Party	Victor Fleming	14.20%	477	488.7	503.7	582.7
	UUP	Samuel McCamley	12.89%	433	485.2	550.25	571.25
	UUP	Robert English	12.21%	410	430.7	477.85	500.15	582.25
	PUP	Samuel Stewart	9.35%	314	349.55	354.9	378.5	440.15	441.65	458.45	461.89
	Democratic Unionist Party	James Strange*	8.01%	269	283.85	295.3	411.15	422.6	443.3	448.34	456.08
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Owen Mulvenna	1.82%	61	331.9	333.35	334.8
	Democratic Unionist Party	Gladys Service	7.35%	247	269.95	273.4
	UUP	James McBride	4.26%	143	153.35
Electorate: 6,872   Valid: 3,359 (48.88%)   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 560   Turnout: 3,440 (50.06%)

Kilroot

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

Kilroot - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	James Brown*	31.37%	1,146
	Democratic Unionist Party	William Cross*	19.03%	695
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Brenda Crampsey	16.84%	615
	UUP	Wesley Mitchell	5.56%	203	485.47	487.99	500.35	533.4	614.4
	UUP	Robert Patton	6.68%	244	361.97	367.13	373.25	401.01	485.66
	Ind. Unionist	Robert Hunter	8.49%	310	369.69	375.09	380.21	447.15	484.79
	Democratic Unionist Party	William Sloan	3.59%	131	157.32	218.16	328.43	337.32
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Elma McMaster	5.15%	188	214.32	215.64	218.58
	Democratic Unionist Party	Raymond Templeton	3.31%	121	137.45	143.69
Electorate: 6,968   Valid: 3,653 (52.43%)   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 609   Turnout: 3,742 (53.70%)

Knockagh Monument

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Knockagh Monument - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	UUP	Mary Ardill*	20.56%	736
	Ind. Unionist	Charles Johnston*	18.44%	660
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Stewart Dickson	14.61%	523	530.22	540.22	548.7	754.7
	UUP	Samuel Wilson	6.90%	250	348.8	365.6	388.33	408.57	496.57	568.05
	Democratic Unionist Party	William Haggan*	9.78%	350	358.17	361.37	462.86	467.55	474.55	531.53
	Democratic Unionist Party	Andrew Blair	9.95%	356	367.78	372.88	431.85	436.34	442.34	517.29
	Ulster Democratic	Robert Gordon	6.87%	246	251.32	258.42	291.81	294.21	297.21
	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Robert Kay	6.76%	242	244.09	250.39	251.78
	Democratic Unionist Party	Joseph Seaton	6.04%	216	219.23	231.23
Electorate: 6,888   Valid: 3,579 (51.96%)   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 597   Turnout: 3,648 (52.96%)