1985 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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All 21 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Castlereagh 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 21 councillors.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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DUP | 10 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 47.6 | 48.0 | 11,039 | ![]() | |
UUP | 8 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 38.1 | 29.0 | 6,676 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 3 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 14.3 | 18.8 | 4,319 | ![]() | |
Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1.6 | 373 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.0 | 456 | ![]() | |
NI Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.6 | 129 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
[edit]Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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DUP | UUP | Alliance | Others | ||||||
Castlereagh Central | 58.2 | 4 | 19.6 | 2 | 20.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
Castlereagh East | 46.2 | 3 | 31.9 | 3 | 18.1 | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
Castlereagh South | 40.1 | 3 | 35.5 | 3 | 17.7 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 48.0 | 10 | 29.0 | 8 | 18.8 | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 21 |
District results
[edit]Castlereagh Central
[edit]1985: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
DUP | Peter Robinson* | 52.69% | 4,118 | |||||||
DUP | Cedric Wilson* | 0.92% | 72 | 2,292.72 | ||||||
UUP | Herbert Johnstone* | 11.90% | 930 | 1,076.68 | ||||||
DUP | Alan Carson* | 3.85% | 301 | 683.28 | 1,651.23 | |||||
DUP | Ivan Castles | 0.69% | 54 | 211.32 | 413.82 | 1,068.22 | ||||
Alliance | Patricia Archer* | 11.43% | 893 | 921.88 | 958.78 | 962.62 | 968.56 | 983.56 | ||
UUP | Ellen Gray* | 7.73% | 604 | 673.16 | 725.36 | 733.36 | 802 | 884.95 | 926.44 | |
Alliance | Derek Middleton | 5.40% | 422 | 441 | 446.85 | 448.45 | 455.71 | 463.97 | 743.85 | |
Alliance | William Moreland | 3.69% | 288 | 313.84 | 323.74 | 325.02 | 334.26 | 352.44 | ||
Ind. Unionist | Cecil Moore | 1.70% | 133 | 189.24 | 213.54 | 218.02 | 225.94 | |||
Electorate: 14,751 Valid: 7,815 (52.98%) Spoilt: 220 Quota: 977 Turnout: 8,035 (54.47%) |
Castlereagh East
[edit]1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
DUP | Denny Vitty* | 34.06% | 2,317 | |||||||||
UUP | William Ward* | 16.96% | 1,154 | |||||||||
DUP | John Boyle* | 2.20% | 150 | 1,105.71 | ||||||||
UUP | William Abraham | 10.95% | 745 | 778.39 | 875.11 | |||||||
DUP | Matthew Anderson* | 7.19% | 489 | 652.8 | 674.64 | 894.96 | ||||||
Alliance | Addie Morrow* | 10.27% | 699 | 710.97 | 728.65 | 729.45 | 729.6 | 730.14 | 761.03 | 862.03 | ||
UUP | Ronald Jackson | 3.97% | 270 | 297.09 | 421.89 | 424.45 | 425.35 | 444.13 | 454.95 | 517.48 | 702.48 | |
DUP | Albert Johnston | 2.70% | 184 | 414.58 | 432.52 | 448.68 | 487.23 | 488.37 | 501.11 | 574.3 | 606.3 | |
Alliance | Melissa Jeffers | 5.09% | 346 | 351.67 | 352.97 | 353.29 | 353.35 | 353.47 | 382.73 | 474.38 | ||
Alliance | Ian Kirkpatrick | 2.84% | 193 | 203.08 | 209.32 | 209.32 | 209.35 | 209.47 | 220.47 | |||
Ind. Unionist | Michael Brooks | 1.87% | 127 | 140.86 | 146.84 | 147.64 | 148.03 | 148.69 | 154.95 | |||
NI Labour | James Bate | 0.85% | 58 | 59.26 | 59.52 | 60 | 60.03 | 60.15 | ||||
NI Labour | William Gunning | 0.65% | 44 | 45.89 | 47.97 | 47.97 | 47.97 | 47.97 | ||||
NI Labour | William Copley | 0.40% | 27 | 27 | 27.78 | 27.78 | 27.84 | 27.9 | ||||
Electorate: 14,584 Valid: 6,803 (46.65%) Spoilt: 183 Quota: 851 Turnout: 6,986 (47.90%) |
Castlereagh South
[edit]1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
DUP | Ernest Harper* | 16.35% | 1,369 | ||||||||
DUP | William Clulow* | 14.96% | 1,253 | ||||||||
UUP | James Clarke | 13.85% | 1,160 | ||||||||
UUP | John Glass* | 12.60% | 1,055 | ||||||||
Alliance | David Andrews | 11.85% | 992 | 996.6 | 1,000.12 | 1,001.83 | 1,009.24 | 1,076.24 | |||
UUP | Frederick Kane* | 9.05% | 758 | 769.73 | 786.53 | 876.89 | 902.04 | 912.72 | 1,017.04 | 1,068.04 | |
DUP | Myreve Chambers | 4.97% | 416 | 653.59 | 692.79 | 697.74 | 727.07 | 728.76 | 736.86 | 1,056.39 | |
SDLP | Peggy Hanna | 5.45% | 456 | 456 | 456.48 | 456.66 | 457.05 | 462.23 | 635.32 | 639.32 | |
DUP | Mark Robinson | 3.77% | 316 | 371.2 | 491.2 | 494.53 | 535.63 | 537.95 | 545.27 | ||
Alliance | Edward McMillan | 3.56% | 298 | 298.69 | 299.81 | 300.08 | 300.08 | 404.33 | |||
Alliance | Ernest Crockett | 2.25% | 188 | 188.92 | 189.88 | 190.96 | 191.96 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | William Stevenson | 1.35% | 113 | 114.38 | 126.22 | 126.76 | |||||
Electorate: 15,485 Valid: 8,374 (54.08%) Spoilt: 161 Quota: 1,047 Turnout: 8,535 (55.12%) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Castlereagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.