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

Elections to Larne 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

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 6 0 0 Steady0 40.0 39.4 4,289 Increase2.2
  Ulster Unionist 6 2 0 Increase2 46.7 37.3 4,057 Increase13.1
  Alliance 2 0 1 Decrease1 13.3 16.4 1,773 Decrease1.0
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 6.9 755 Decrease0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance Others
Coast Road 36.7 2 28.9 1 12.9 1 21.5 1 5
Larne Lough 40.4 2 50.0 3 9.6 0 0.0 0 5
Larne Town 41.1 2 32.6 2 26.3 1 0.0 0 5
Total 39.4 6 37.3 6 16.4 2 6.9 1 15

District results

Coast Road

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

Coast Road - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson* 22.25% 782      
Independent Nationalist William Cunning* 21.48% 755      
DUP Winston Fulton* 18.07% 635      
Alliance Amelia Kelly 12.94% 455 468.75 629.57  
DUP Rachel Rea* 13.97% 491 533.75 535.04 674.04
Ulster Unionist Samuel Martin 6.66% 234 356.25 360.12 371.12
DUP Hill Taggart 4.64% 163 175 175.86  
Electorate: 6,875   Valid: 3,515 (51.13%)   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 586   Turnout: 3,597 (52.32%)  

    Larne Lough

    1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

    Larne Lough - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs* 27.69% 1,020      
    DUP John Alexander* 18.41% 678      
    Ulster Unionist Laurence Niblock* 12.92% 476 596.4 597.48 703.48
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Baxter 9.42% 347 547.8 553.47 657.47
    DUP Samuel McAllister* 13.33% 491 522.6 547.44 567.73
    DUP Gary Haggan 8.69% 320 351.2 379.73 389.22
    Alliance Thomas Benson* 9.53% 351 371.8 372.16  
    Electorate: 6,568   Valid: 3,683 (56.07%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 614   Turnout: 3,779 (57.54%)  

      Larne Town

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

      Larne Town - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      DUP Jack McKee* 37.41% 1,375    
      Alliance Liam Kelly* 26.31% 967    
      Ulster Unionist Robert Robinson* 20.92% 769    
      DUP Leonard Sluman* 2.35% 94 671.36  
      Ulster Unionist Rosalie Armstrong* 9.36% 344 402.24 670.91
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Lamrock 2.31% 85 111.32 185.69
      DUP Frederick Hoey 1.14% 42 134.4 143.11
      Electorate: 7,289   Valid: 3,676 (50.43%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 613   Turnout: 3,763 (51.63%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Larne". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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