1985 Castlereagh Borough Council election

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15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)

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All 21 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Castlereagh 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 21 councillors.

Election results

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1985^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
DUP	10	1	0	1	47.6	48.0	11,039	3.2
Ulster Unionist	8	3	0	3	38.1	29.0	6,676	3.8
Alliance	3	0	1	1	14.3	18.8	4,319	2.3
Ind. Unionist	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.6	373	3.4
SDLP	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.0	456	2.0
NI Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	129	0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1985
by district^[1]
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	DUP		UUP		Alliance		Others		Total Cllrs
Castlereagh Central	58.2	4	19.6	2	20.5	1	1.7	0	7
Castlereagh East	46.2	3	31.9	3	18.1	1	3.8	0	7
Castlereagh South	40.1	3	35.5	3	17.7	1	6.7	0	7
Total	48.0	10	29.0	8	18.8	3	4.2	0	21

1985: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Castlereagh Central - 7 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	Peter Robinson*	52.69%	4,118
	DUP	Cedric Wilson*	0.92%	72	2,292.72
	Ulster Unionist	Herbert Johnstone*	11.90%	930	1,076.68
	DUP	Alan Carson*	3.85%	301	683.28	1,651.23
	DUP	Ivan Castles	0.69%	54	211.32	413.82	1,068.22
	Alliance	Patricia Archer*	11.43%	893	921.88	958.78	962.62	968.56	983.56
	Ulster Unionist	Ellen Gray*	7.73%	604	673.16	725.36	733.36	802	884.95	926.44
	Alliance	Derek Middleton	5.40%	422	441	446.85	448.45	455.71	463.97	743.85
	Alliance	William Moreland	3.69%	288	313.84	323.74	325.02	334.26	352.44
	Ind. Unionist	Cecil Moore	1.70%	133	189.24	213.54	218.02	225.94
Electorate: 14,751 Valid: 7,815 (52.98%) Spoilt: 220 Quota: 977 Turnout: 8,035 (54.47%)

1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Castlereagh East - 7 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	DUP	Denny Vitty*	34.06%	2,317
	Ulster Unionist	William Ward*	16.96%	1,154
	DUP	John Boyle*	2.20%	150	1,105.71
	Ulster Unionist	William Abraham	10.95%	745	778.39	875.11
	DUP	Matthew Anderson*	7.19%	489	652.8	674.64	894.96
	Alliance	Addie Morrow*	10.27%	699	710.97	728.65	729.45	729.6	730.14	761.03	862.03
	Ulster Unionist	Ronald Jackson	3.97%	270	297.09	421.89	424.45	425.35	444.13	454.95	517.48	702.48
	DUP	Albert Johnston	2.70%	184	414.58	432.52	448.68	487.23	488.37	501.11	574.3	606.3
	Alliance	Melissa Jeffers	5.09%	346	351.67	352.97	353.29	353.35	353.47	382.73	474.38
	Alliance	Ian Kirkpatrick	2.84%	193	203.08	209.32	209.32	209.35	209.47	220.47
	Ind. Unionist	Michael Brooks	1.87%	127	140.86	146.84	147.64	148.03	148.69	154.95
	NI Labour	James Bate	0.85%	58	59.26	59.52	60	60.03	60.15
	NI Labour	William Gunning	0.65%	44	45.89	47.97	47.97	47.97	47.97
	NI Labour	William Copley	0.40%	27	27	27.78	27.78	27.84	27.9
Electorate: 14,584 Valid: 6,803 (46.65%) Spoilt: 183 Quota: 851 Turnout: 6,986 (47.90%)

1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance

Castlereagh South - 7 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	DUP	Ernest Harper*	16.35%	1,369
	DUP	William Clulow*	14.96%	1,253
	Ulster Unionist	James Clarke	13.85%	1,160
	Ulster Unionist	John Glass*	12.60%	1,055
	Alliance	David Andrews	11.85%	992	996.6	1,000.12	1,001.83	1,009.24	1,076.24
	Ulster Unionist	Frederick Kane*	9.05%	758	769.73	786.53	876.89	902.04	912.72	1,017.04	1,068.04
	DUP	Myreve Chambers	4.97%	416	653.59	692.79	697.74	727.07	728.76	736.86	1,056.39
	SDLP	Peggy Hanna	5.45%	456	456	456.48	456.66	457.05	462.23	635.32	639.32
	DUP	Mark Robinson	3.77%	316	371.2	491.2	494.53	535.63	537.95	545.27
	Alliance	Edward McMillan	3.56%	298	298.69	299.81	300.08	300.08	404.33
	Alliance	Ernest Crockett	2.25%	188	188.92	189.88	190.96	191.96
	Ind. Unionist	William Stevenson	1.35%	113	114.38	126.22	126.76
Electorate: 15,485 Valid: 8,374 (54.08%) Spoilt: 161 Quota: 1,047 Turnout: 8,535 (55.12%)

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