1985 Coleraine Borough Council election
15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 21 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won 10 6 2
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Alliance Independent
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2

Elections to Coleraine 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

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 10 2 0 Increase2 47.6 42.9 8,727 Increase8.7
  DUP 6 0 0 Steady0 28.6 30.5 6,210 Decrease2.7
  SDLP 2 0 0 Steady0 9.5 12.9 2,621 Increase1.2
  Alliance 2 1 0 Increase1 9.5 6.2 1,510 Decrease0.1
  Independent 1 0 2 Decrease2 4.8 5.4 1,105 Decrease5.4
  Irish Republican Socialist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.4 276 New
  Labour Party NI 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.5 110 New
  Green (NI) 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 44 Decrease0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Others
Bann 51.9 4 21.5 1 23.0 2 0.0 0 3.6 0 7
Coleraine Town 26.9 2 41.6 3 4.5 0 8.0 1 19.0 1 7
The Skerries 48.2 4 30.2 2 9.1 0 11.9 1 0.6 0 7
Total 42.9 10 30.5 6 12.9 2 6.2 2 7.5 1 21

District results

Bann

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

Bann - 7 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist William King* 17.14% 1,310          
Ulster Unionist Creighton Hutchinson 15.04% 1,150          
SDLP John Dallat* 14.21% 1,086          
Ulster Unionist William Watt 12.06% 922 1,005.7        
SDLP Gerard O'Kane* 8.84% 676 678.16 678.5 794.42 996.42  
DUP Robert Catherwood* 9.98% 763 776.77 810.94 811.3 811.3 1,023.3
Ulster Unionist John Moody 7.61% 582 761.28 899.49 900.21 900.72 933.72
DUP Thomas Malone* 7.27% 556 611.62 621.31 621.31 623.58 687.58
DUP Douglas Darragh 4.23% 323 332.45 337.21 337.81 337.81  
Irish Republican Socialist Eamon Mullan 3.61% 276 276.81 276.81 284.73    
Electorate: 11,018   Valid: 7,644 (69.38%)   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 956   Turnout: 7,799 (70.78%)  

    Coleraine Town

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent

    Coleraine Town - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    DUP James McClure* 38.12% 2,444                      
    Ulster Unionist Robert White* 16.06% 1,030                      
    Independent Patrick McFeely 9.11% 584 613.24 617.64 633.86 654.54 655.44 864.44          
    Ulster Unionist Gladys Black 5.74% 368 456.4 549.46 550.68 552.36 559.92 560.92 561.84 610.86 845.86    
    DUP Robert Bolton* 0.92% 59 674.4 678.58 679.58 683.84 751.4 751.4 751.4 785.62 827.82    
    Alliance William Mathews 6.53% 419 440.08 451.74 514.42 536.42 537.78 584.46 617.12 658.42 712.6 723.62 723.62
    DUP Marie McAllister 2.14% 137 470.2 475.04 475.72 480.4 581.86 581.86 581.86 606.76 676.88 696.6 712.92
    Independent William McNabb* 4.37% 280 408.52 425.9 428.58 440.26 443.2 452.2 469.68 611.62 676.94 689.7 693.1
    Ulster Unionist Stephen Smyth 5.15% 330 445.6 511.16 515.16 519.84 539.46 539.46 540.38 577.42      
    Independent Randall Crawford* 3.76% 241 338.24 355.84 359.84 379.52 385.36 397.36 407.48        
    SDLP Deirdre Busby 4.46% 286 286.68 286.68 289.68 307.68 307.68            
    DUP Geoffrey Whitehead 0.44% 28 212.96 216.92 216.92 217.6              
    Labour Party NI Timothy Blackman 1.72% 110 118.16 118.6 119.6                
    Alliance Colm McCloskey 1.50% 96 98.04 98.7                  
    Electorate: 11,221   Valid: 6,412 (57.14%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 802   Turnout: 6,542 (58.30%)  

      The Skerries

      1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

      The Skerries - 7 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP William Creelman* 16.76% 1,056                  
      Ulster Unionist William Glenn* 10.76% 678 693 693.25 714.5 719.5 733 806      
      Alliance Patrick McGowan* 8.63% 544 545.25 553.25 555.25 739.25 740.25 758.25 799.25    
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black 10.00% 630 636.5 638.5 648.5 655.75 659.5 725 795    
      DUP Matthew Kane* 4.68% 295 362 364 379 380 581 600 633 973  
      Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage 8.22% 518 522.5 523.5 532.5 535.5 538.5 570.75 737.25 790.25  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Mitchell* 4.87% 307 311.5 312.5 381.75 385.75 396 500.75 563.75 635.25 772.25
      SDLP Sean Farren 9.09% 573 573.5 587.5 587.5 591.5 591.5 591.5 593 593 594
      DUP Robert Stewart 5.94% 374 397.5 397.5 415.25 418.25 477.75 496 523.75    
      Ulster Unionist Hugh Stewart 6.00% 378 386 386 400.5 401.5 408.75 421.25      
      Ulster Unionist Albert Clarke* 5.06% 319 322.25 322.25 348.25 352.25 355.25        
      DUP Roy Hilldrup 2.78% 175 301.5 301.5 306.5 307.5          
      Alliance Peter Scott 3.25% 205 205.25 215.25 227.25            
      Ulster Unionist William Robinson 3.25% 205 206.75 207.75              
      Green (NI) Margaret O'Neill 0.70% 44 44.25                
      Electorate: 11,156   Valid: 6,301 (56.48%)   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 788   Turnout: 6,414 (57.49%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Coleraine". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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