1985 Fermanagh District Council election
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All 23 seats to Fermanagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Sinn Féin SDLP
Seats won 8 8 4
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 8 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Irish Independence Independent Nationalist
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 3 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent Republican
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Fermanagh 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 23 councillors.

Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 8 0 0 Steady0 34.8 33.0 10,294 Decrease1.0
  Sinn Féin 8 8 0 Steady0 17.4 25.2 7,855 New
  SDLP 4 0 0 Steady0 21.7 16.8 5,263 Decrease1.0
  DUP 2 0 0 Steady0 8.7 13.0 4,069 Increase0.7
  Irish Independence 1 0 3 Decrease3 4.3 6.8 2,130 Decrease15.5
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.8 552 Increase0.2
  Independent Nationalist 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 1.5 465 Decrease4.0
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.3 405 New
  Independent Socialist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.4 113 Increase0.4
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.2 74 Decrease1.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP Sinn Féin SDLP DUP IIP Others
Enniskillen 36.7 3 17.9 2 15.1 1 16.4 1 4.7 0 9.2 0 7
Erne East 31.6 2 37.4 3 17.3 1 9.4 0 2.9 0 1.4 0 6
Erne North 35.9 2 11.9 1 22.9 1 21.7 1 4.7 0 2.9 0 5
Erne West 27.3 1 31.9 2 13.4 1 5.5 0 15.6 1 6.3 0 5
Total 33.0 8 25.2 8 16.8 4 13.0 2 6.8 1 5.2 0 23

District results

Enniskillen

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP

Enniskillen - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ulster Unionist Raymond Ferguson* 12.67% 1,169                          
Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster* 11.72% 1,082 1,082 1,082 1,082 1,082 1,143 1,149.51 1,153.52 1,416.52          
Sinn Féin Pat Cox 9.59% 885 900 915 936 1,096 1,099 1,099 1,107 1,108 1,108 1,159      
DUP Roy Coulter* 9.73% 898 898 898 898 899 909 909.26 910.26 973.56 989.56 991.57 1,512.57    
Ulster Unionist William Hetherington* 7.56% 698 700 700 702 702 720 720.95 722.95 863.72 1,076.72 1,088.75 1,205.75    
SDLP James Lunny* 3.88% 358 359 379 468 504 531 531.02 733.02 734.02 736.02 907.02 908.16 928.16 934.16
Sinn Féin Tommy Maguire 8.32% 768 776 804 808 842 842 842 845 845 845 923 923 924 924
SDLP James Donnelly 4.45% 411 413 419 468 507 537 537 768 771 774 867.02 868.09 891.09 899.09
DUP Ivan Foster 6.63% 612 612 612 612 612 622 623.08 623.08 657.44 663.44 668.45      
Workers' Party Davy Kettyles 4.39% 405 429 446 448 467 538 538.1 578.12 581.12 584.12        
Ulster Unionist Norman Brown* 4.79% 442 443 443 443 443 522 524.63 525.63            
SDLP Eileen Flanagan 3.92% 362 363 369 445 471 510 516.04              
Alliance William Barbour 3.95% 365 370 371 372 376                  
Irish Independence Anthony Cox* 2.54% 234 237 340 357                    
SDLP Seamus Rogers 2.88% 266 266 266                      
Irish Independence Patrick O'Reilly* 2.17% 200 204                        
Independent Floyd Maguire 0.80% 74                          
Electorate: 11,942   Valid: 9,229 (77.28%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,154   Turnout: 9,359 (78.37%)  

Erne East

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

Erne East - 6 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble* 15.51% 1,279                      
SDLP Fergus McQuillan* 8.11% 669 669.14 682.14 683.14 733.14 885.14 1,374.14          
Ulster Unionist Albert Liddle 8.24% 680 732.57 733.64 744.06 744.06 746.06 747.06 748.06 1,374.06      
Sinn Féin Plunket O'Neill 12.11% 999 999 1,014 1,014 1,060 1,070 1,079 1,103 1,106 1,106.37 1,554.37  
Sinn Féin Thomas Murray 9.02% 744 744 745 745 760 760 817 887 888 888.37 1,013.74 1,168.54
Sinn Féin Vincent McCaffrey 8.23% 679 679 683 683 721 725 765 810 813 813.74 832.88 1,151.58
DUP William Mitchell 7.04% 581 588.21 588.21 756.42 756.42 756.42 756.42 758.42 808.57 1,000.6 1,001.97 1,001.97
Sinn Féin John McCusker* 8.05% 664 664.14 671.14 671.14 697.14 703.14 717.14 755.14 756.14 757.25    
Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston 7.82% 645 672.51 673.58 689.07 689.07 691.07 696.07 705.07        
SDLP James Goodwin 5.97% 492 492 503 504 519 651            
SDLP John Reihill 3.20% 264 264.07 294.07 294.07 329.07              
Irish Independence John McMahon* 2.92% 241 241 264 264                
DUP Caroline Madill 2.40% 198 199.12 199.12                  
Independent Socialist Seamus Mullan 1.37% 113 113.14                    
Electorate: 9,572   Valid: 8,248 (86.17%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,179   Turnout: 8,378 (87.53%)  

Erne North

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

Erne North - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ulster Unionist Caldwell McClaughry* 20.33% 1,291            
DUP Bert Johnston* 17.14% 1,088            
Ulster Unionist Simon Loane 15.56% 988 1,198.78          
Sinn Féin Stephen Maguire 11.91% 756 756 756.26 758.26 897.26 947.39 947.65
SDLP John O'Kane* 10.32% 655 655.54 656.19 707.02 720.02 906.46 937.39
SDLP Tommy Gallagher 6.44% 409 409 409.13 426.7 550.7 703.88 729.14
DUP Victor Milligan 4.52% 287 301.4 418.66 474.64 475.64 479.21  
SDLP Dodie Maguire 6.13% 389 389.72 390.5 416.25 436.25    
Irish Independence Patrick Keown 4.71% 299 299.18 299.31 306.31      
Alliance John Haslett 2.95% 187 191.32 211.86        
Electorate: 7,711   Valid: 6,349 (82.34%)   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 1,059   Turnout: 6,416 (83.21%)  

Erne West

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

Erne West - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott* 17.05% 1,261              
Irish Independence Patrick McCaffrey* 15.63% 1,156 1,167 1,202 1,203 1,305      
Sinn Féin Paul Corrigan 9.68% 716 720 868 868 881 884.68 1,511.68  
SDLP Gerry Gallagher* 11.17% 826 937 973 977 1,123 1,167.16 1,202.16 1,216.73
Sinn Féin Patrick McBrien 7.20% 532 536 659 660 844 867 932.92 1,193.77
Ulster Unionist Derrick Nixon 10.27% 759 759 759 1,143 1,151 1,151 1,154 1,154
Sinn Féin Patrick Reilly 10.24% 757 758 765 765 767 767.92    
Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan* 6.29% 465 486 489 491        
DUP Diannah Gott 5.48% 405 407 407          
Sinn Féin Thomas Keaney 4.80% 355 356            
SDLP Patrick McGovern 2.19% 162              
Electorate: 8,343   Valid: 7,394 (88.63%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,233   Turnout: 7,535 (90.32%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Fermanagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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