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.
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All 15 seats to Banbridge District Council 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 47.2 | 7,022 | 5.1 | |
DUP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 25.4 | 3,775 | 1.1 | |
SDLP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 18.7 | 2,787 | 3.8 | |
Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 694 | 1.7 | |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 234 | 3.0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 364 | 0.5 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
editWard | % |
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
editBanbridge Town
edit1985: 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
edit1985: 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
edit1985: 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 | |||
Independent 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.