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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
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
40.0 | 39.4 | 4,289 | ![]() | |
UUP | 6 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
46.7 | 37.3 | 4,057 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
13.3 | 16.4 | 1,773 | ![]() | |
Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6.7 | 6.9 | 755 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
[edit]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
[edit]Coast Road
[edit]1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
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%) |
Larne Lough
[edit]1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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%) |
Larne Town
[edit]1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
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%) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Larne". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.