1985 Limavady Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Sinn Féin
Seats won 7 4 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Irish Independence
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Limavady 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

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 7 1 0 Increase1 46.7 39.4 4,666 Increase2.2
  SDLP 4 0 1 Decrease1 26.7 32.9 3,899 Decrease1.3
  Sinn Féin 2 2 0 Increase2 13.3 10.5 1,247 New
  DUP 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 9.7 1,148 Decrease6.7
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 3.4 404 Decrease0.9
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.2 249 Increase2.2
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.9 228 Decrease0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP Sinn Féin DUP Others
Bellarena 38.9 2 47.4 2 0.0 0 13.7 1 0.0 0 5
Benbradagh 29.8 2 23.1 1 32.0 2 4.7 0 10.4 0 5
Limavady Town 49.3 3 28.2 1 0.0 0 10.6 1 11.9 0 5
Total 39.4 7 32.9 4 10.5 1 9.7 1 7.5 0 15

District results

Bellarena

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

Bellarena - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Ulster Unionist Robert Grant* 20.07% 793  
Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault* 18.85% 745  
SDLP Arthur Doherty* 17.84% 705  
DUP Ernest Murray* 13.66% 540 663.69
SDLP Thomas Mullan* 14.93% 590 594.18
SDLP Roy King* 14.65% 579 582.23
Electorate: 5,691   Valid: 3,952 (69.44%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 659   Turnout: 4,027 (70.76%)  

Benbradagh

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

Benbradagh - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Michael McGonigle 22.58% 880          
Ulster Unionist David Robinson* 21.17% 825          
Ulster Unionist Max Gault* 8.62% 336 336 480.48      
SDLP Lawrence Hegarty* 15.01% 585 598 598 599 811  
Sinn Féin Michael Hasson 9.42% 367 564.6 564.6 565.6 598.42 624.42
Independent Denis Farren* 10.37% 404 412.06 413.32 413.74 464.78 549.78
SDLP James Brolly 8.11% 316 320.94 321.15 321.15    
DUP John McKay 4.72% 184 184 208.99      
Electorate: 5,653   Valid: 3,897 (68.94%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 650   Turnout: 3,989 (70.56%)  

Limavady Town

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

Limavady Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SDLP Barry Doherty* 22.22% 887            
Ulster Unionist Ronald Cartwright 19.94% 796            
Ulster Unionist John Dolan 19.34% 772            
Ulster Unionist Samuel Millar 9.99% 399 399.5 505.58 584.1 625.31 680.31  
DUP George Robinson 6.71% 268 268 270.24 274.4 377.42 390.73 618.73
SDLP Brian McWilliams 5.94% 237 438.25 438.25 439.16 439.29 526.45 534.45
Ind. Unionist William Norris* 6.24% 249 249.75 261.27 270.24 281.82 314.99  
Alliance John Mullan 5.71% 228 239.5 242.86 243.9 247.41    
DUP Eric Caldwell 3.91% 156 156.5 159.86 165.45      
Electorate: 5,758   Valid: 3,992 (69.33%)   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 666   Turnout: 4,045 (70.25%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Limavady". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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