1985 Banbridge District Council election
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All 15 seats to Banbridge District Council 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Banbridge 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.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 8 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 53.3 | 47.2 | 7,022 | ![]() | |
DUP | 3 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 20.0 | 25.4 | 3,775 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 3 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 20.0 | 18.7 | 2,787 | ![]() | |
Ind. Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 6.7 | 4.7 | 694 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.6 | 234 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.4 | 364 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
[edit]Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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UUP | DUP | SDLP | Others | ||||||
Banbridge Town | 44.2 | 3 | 25.5 | 1 | 18.6 | 1 | 11.7 | 0 | 5 |
Dromore | 49.5 | 3 | 31.5 | 1 | 19.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Knockiveagh | 48.0 | 2 | 19.1 | 1 | 18.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 5 |
Total | 47.2 | 8 | 25.4 | 3 | 18.7 | 3 | 8.7 | 1 | 15 |
District results
[edit]Banbridge Town
[edit]1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
DUP | Jim Wells | 17.85% | 912 | ||||||
UUP | Archie McKelvey | 17.40% | 889 | ||||||
SDLP | James Walsh* | 12.33% | 630 | 630.24 | 685.24 | 1,023.24 | |||
UUP | Joan Baird | 15.87% | 811 | 818.62 | 844.68 | 847.68 | 854.68 | ||
UUP | Ivan Gault | 10.96% | 560 | 564.32 | 600.38 | 600.38 | 602.38 | 853.38 | |
Independent | Leslie Mathews | 7.12% | 364 | 366.46 | 435.56 | 442.46 | 580.46 | 618.44 | |
DUP | Gareth Bennett* | 7.67% | 392 | 431.6 | 432.6 | 432.6 | 433.6 | ||
SDLP | James Smyth | 6.22% | 318 | 318 | 353 | ||||
Alliance | Frank McQuaid | 4.58% | 234 | 234.12 | |||||
Electorate: 8,320 Valid: 5,110 (61.42%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 852 Turnout: 5,191 (62.39%) |
Dromore
[edit]1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
DUP | Brian Biggerstaff* | 18.79% | 923 | |||||||
UUP | Robert Barr | 17.48% | 859 | |||||||
UUP | Robert Hill* | 13.13% | 645 | 662 | 684.66 | 833.66 | ||||
SDLP | Cassie McDermott | 9.44% | 464 | 465 | 466.1 | 473.1 | 474.15 | 474.15 | 904.15 | |
UUP | William Martin | 11.66% | 573 | 580 | 582.42 | 760.28 | 787.73 | 800.45 | 809.45 | |
DUP | Robert McIlroy | 8.51% | 418 | 575 | 640.78 | 660.99 | 668.34 | 669.9 | 670.9 | |
SDLP | Bernard Rice | 9.57% | 470 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471.2 | 471.2 | ||
UUP | James McRoberts | 7.21% | 354 | 373 | 380.04 | |||||
DUP | Robert McGregor | 4.21% | 207 | |||||||
Electorate: 7,240 Valid: 4,913 (67.86%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 819 Turnout: 5,029 (69.46%) |
Knockiveagh
[edit]1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
DUP | Wilfred McFadden* | 15.78% | 766 | 904 | |||||
UUP | Samuel Cowan* | 14.94% | 725 | 728 | 744.72 | 991.72 | |||
UUP | Raymond McCullough* | 15.52% | 753 | 758 | 799.8 | 829.8 | |||
Ind. Nationalist | Laurence McCartan* | 14.30% | 694 | 695 | 695.76 | 714.76 | 718.91 | 810.91 | |
SDLP | Peter McGreevy | 10.51% | 510 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 809 | |
UUP | Herbert Heslip* | 10.34% | 510 | 516 | 538.04 | 588.4 | 766.02 | 766.02 | |
SDLP | Helen Stewart | 8.14% | 395 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 395 | ||
UUP | William Hamilton | 7.07% | 343 | 345 | 358.68 | ||||
DUP | Elizabeth McDowell | 3.24% | 157 | ||||||
Electorate: 7,012 Valid: 4,853 (69.21%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 809 Turnout: 4,941 (70.46%) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Banbridge". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.