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Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 11 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
50.0 | 43.8 | 10,287 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 7 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
31.8 | 30.1 | 7,076 | ![]() | |
DUP | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
13.6 | 17.0 | 3,985 | ![]() | |
Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4.5 | 6.4 | 1,515 | New | |
Ind. Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2.7 | 640 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
[edit]Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
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UUP | SDLP | DUP | Sinn Féin | Others | |||||||
Armagh City | 30.4 | 2 | 30.3 | 2 | 12.6 | 1 | 16.1 | 1 | 10.6 | 0 | 6 |
Crossmore | 30.6 | 2 | 58.5 | 3 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Cusher | 60.2 | 4 | 17.8 | 1 | 22.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
The Orchard | 48.7 | 3 | 21.2 | 1 | 20.4 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 43.8 | 11 | 30.1 | 7 | 17.0 | 2 | 6.4 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 22 |
District results
[edit]Armagh City
[edit]1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Thomas Carroll | 16.11% | 970 | ||||||
SDLP | John Agnew* | 12.27% | 739 | 762.94 | 920.94 | ||||
SDLP | Pat Brannigan* | 10.16% | 612 | 622.92 | 861.42 | ||||
UUP | John Doogan | 10.71% | 645 | 645.14 | 646.14 | 646.14 | 901.14 | ||
UUP | George Macartney* | 10.30% | 620 | 620.14 | 625.14 | 625.9 | 871.9 | ||
DUP | Geoffrey Knipe | 12.55% | 756 | 756.14 | 757.14 | 757.14 | 816.14 | 854.33 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Bernard McManus* | 10.63% | 640 | 699.78 | 773.84 | 832.36 | 835.36 | 835.93 | |
UUP | Robert Orr | 9.37% | 564 | 564 | 565 | 565 | |||
SDLP | Oliver Tobin | 7.90% | 476 | 487.62 | |||||
Electorate: 9,766 Valid: 6,022 (61.66%) Spoilt: 100 Quota: 861 Turnout: 6,122 (62.69%) |
Crossmore
[edit]1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
SDLP | Charles Mallon | 22.41% | 1,072 | ||||
UUP | Jim Nicholson* | 19.84% | 949 | ||||
SDLP | James McKernan* | 18.58% | 889 | ||||
SDLP | Thomas McArdle | 17.50% | 837 | ||||
UUP | Thomas Shilliday | 10.72% | 513 | 541 | 667.88 | 690.88 | |
DUP | Joseph McBride* | 10.95% | 524 | 580 | 603.36 | 611.36 | |
Electorate: 7,459 Valid: 4,784 (64.14%) Spoilt: 137 Quota: 798 Turnout: 4,921 (65.97%) |
Cusher
[edit]1985: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
UUP | Eric Speers | 17.92% | 1,267 | |||
SDLP | Seamus Mallon* | 17.82% | 1,260 | |||
UUP | Thomas Johnston | 16.25% | 1,149 | |||
DUP | Thomas Black* | 14.27% | 1,009 | |||
UUP | Robert Turner* | 12.74% | 901 | 1,042.4 | ||
UUP | James Clayton | 13.28% | 939 | 993.4 | 1,059.4 | |
DUP | Mervyn Spratt | 7.72% | 546 | 570 | 615 | |
Electorate: 9,467 Valid: 7,071 (74.69%) Spoilt: 63 Quota: 1,011 Turnout: 7,134 (75.36%) |
The Orchard
[edit]1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
UUP | Jim Speers* | 21.13% | 1,189 | ||||||
DUP | Douglas Hutchinson* | 20.44% | 1,150 | ||||||
UUP | Ronald Allen* | 15.55% | 875 | 972.23 | |||||
UUP | Samuel Foster* | 12.02% | 676 | 823.21 | 1,027.81 | ||||
SDLP | Christopher McAnallen | 10.88% | 612 | 612.63 | 612.83 | 626.43 | 783.63 | 794.34 | |
SDLP | Francis McIlvanna* | 10.29% | 579 | 579.84 | 580.04 | 584.64 | 771.04 | 773.14 | |
Sinn Féin | Brigid McCartan | 9.69% | 545 | 545 | 546.4 | 546.6 | |||
Electorate: 7,682 Valid: 5,626 (73.24%) Spoilt: 92 Quota: 938 Turnout: 5,718 (74.43%) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.