1985 Larne Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won 6 6 2
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 2 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist United Loyalist
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1

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

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 6 0 0 Steady0 40.0 39.4 4,289 Increase2.2
  Ulster Unionist 6 2 0 Increase2 46.7 37.3 4,057 Increase13.1
  Alliance 2 0 1 Decrease1 13.3 16.4 1,773 Decrease1.0
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 6.9 755 Decrease0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
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

Coast Road

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Coast Road - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Ulster Unionist 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
Ulster Unionist 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

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

Larne Lough - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs* 27.69% 1,020      
DUP John Alexander* 18.41% 678      
Ulster Unionist Laurence Niblock* 12.92% 476 596.4 597.48 703.48
Ulster Unionist 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

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

Larne Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
DUP Jack McKee* 37.41% 1,375    
Alliance Liam Kelly* 26.31% 967    
Ulster Unionist Robert Robinson* 20.92% 769    
DUP Leonard Sluman* 2.35% 94 671.36  
Ulster Unionist Rosalie Armstrong* 9.36% 344 402.24 670.91
Ulster Unionist 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

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Larne". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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