1985 Cookstown District Council election
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All 16 seats to Cookstown District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 4 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP Ind. Unionist UUUP
Seats won 3 1 0
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Independent Independent Republican
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Cookstown 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 16 councillors.

Election results

Cookstown District Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 5 2 0 Increase2 31.3 26.6 4,405 Increase2.3
  Sinn Féin 4 4 0 Steady0 25.0 25.6 4,226 New
  Ulster Unionist 3 0 1 Decrease1 18.8 21.1 3,492 Decrease3.6
  SDLP 3 0 2 Decrease2 18.8 21.0 3,464 Decrease10.4
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 0 Increase1 6.3 2.9 487 Increase2.9
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.5 408 Increase2.5
  Independent 0 0 0 Decrease1 0.0 0.3 45 Decrease10.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP Sinn Féin UUP SDLP Others
Ballinderry 26.5 2 29.3 2 18.2 1 25.3 1 0.7 0 6
Cookstown Central 31.8 2 15.6 1 25.7 1 18.9 1 8.0 0 5
Drum Manor 21.8 1 30.8 1 20.3 1 17.7 1 9.4 1 5
Total 26.6 5 25.6 4 21.1 3 21.0 3 5.7 1 16

District results

Ballinderry

1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP

Ballinderry - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP William McIntyre* 19.33% 1,215            
Sinn Féin Patrick McAleer 16.57% 1,042            
SDLP Paddy Duffy* 14.25% 896 897.56 901.56        
Sinn Féin Francis McNally 12.76% 802 802.26 802.26 918.46      
Ulster Unionist Victor McGahie* 10.08% 634 671.44 684.44 685.14 685.14 1,111.14  
DUP Samuel McCartney 7.13% 448 712.42 723.94 724.78 725.78 808.88 1,017.68
SDLP Joseph Davidson* 6.52% 410 410.26 414.26 426.44 673.98 684.98 687.98
Ulster Unionist Andrew Booth 8.08% 508 517.36 528.14 528.14 531.14    
SDLP John O'Neill 4.56% 287 287 288 292.9      
Independent Eric Brown 0.72% 45 46.3          
Electorate: 7,587   Valid: 6,287 (82.87%)   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 899   Turnout: 6,436 (84.83%)  

Cookstown Central

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

Cookstown Central - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
DUP Alan Kane* 28.33% 1,444          
Ulster Unionist Espie Donaldson* 21.35% 1,088          
SDLP Brigid Neeson* 11.10% 566 566 566.44 937.44    
DUP Kenneth Loughrin* 3.49% 178 721.66 789.86 790.08 790.08 947.08
Sinn Féin Christopher Neeson 15.62% 796 796 796 809 829.48 830.52
Workers' Party Patrick Bloomer 8.00% 408 410.87 413.29 424.92 484.76 539.33
Ulster Unionist Edmund Giboney 4.32% 220 257.31 421.65 425.55 430.03  
SDLP Margaret Laverty* 7.79% 397 399.87 400.97      
Electorate: 6,314   Valid: 5,097 (80.73%)   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 850   Turnout: 5,159 (81.71%)  

Drum Manor

1985: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist

Drum Manor - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Walter Millar 21.78% 1,120        
Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow* 20.26% 1,042        
SDLP James McGarvey 17.66% 908        
Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke* 9.47% 487 746.92 929.26    
Sinn Féin Tony O'Driscoll 15.63% 804 804.48 804.66 808.26 830.94
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 15.21% 782 782.72 782.72 787.76 812.42
Electorate: 6,017   Valid: 5,143 (85.47%)   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 858   Turnout: 5,248 (87.22%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Cookstown". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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