1985_Larne_Borough_Council_election
1985 Larne Borough Council election
Local government election in Northern Ireland
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.
Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
Quick Facts All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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DUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 39.4 | 4,289 | 2.2 | |
UUP | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46.7 | 37.3 | 4,057 | 13.1 | |
Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.3 | 16.4 | 1,773 | 1.0 | |
Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 755 | 0.6 | |
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
More information Ward, % ...
Ward | % |
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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 |
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Coast Road
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
UUP | 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 | |
UUP | 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%) |
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Larne Lough
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
UUP | Roy Beggs* | 27.69% | 1,020 | ||||
DUP | John Alexander* | 18.41% | 678 | ||||
UUP | Laurence Niblock* | 12.92% | 476 | 596.4 | 597.48 | 703.48 | |
UUP | 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%) |
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Larne Town
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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DUP | Jack McKee* | 37.41% | 1,375 | |||
Alliance | Liam Kelly* | 26.31% | 967 | |||
UUP | Robert Robinson* | 20.92% | 769 | |||
DUP | Leonard Sluman* | 2.35% | 94 | 671.36 | ||
UUP | Rosalie Armstrong* | 9.36% | 344 | 402.24 | 670.91 | |
UUP | 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%) |
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- "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Larne". www.ark.ac.uk.
- "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.