1985 Lisburn Borough Council election
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All 28 seats to Lisburn Borough Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won 13 8 3
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 2 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin UUUP
Seats won 2 2 0
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 2 Decrease 1

Elections to Lisburn Borough 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 28 councillors.

Election results

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 13 2 0 Increase5 46.4 42.8 14,101 Increase10.6
  DUP 8 0 2 Decrease2 28.6 32.1 10,568 Decrease10.6
  Alliance 3 1 0 Increase1 10.1 11.0 3,624 Decrease1.2
  SDLP 2 0 0 Steady0 7.1 6.6 2,163 Increase0.7
  Sinn Féin 2 0 0 Increase2 7.1 5.7 1,873 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.8 584 Increase0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance SDLP Sinn Féin Others
Downshire 46.7 3 41.6 3 11.7 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Dunmurry Cross 30.8 2 18.1 1 7.8 1 13.3 1 22.8 2 7.2 0 7
Killultagh 53.2 4 27.3 2 7.7 0 11.8 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Lisburn Town 39.1 4 43.0 2 17.9 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Total 42.8 13 32.1 8 11.0 3 6.6 2 5.7 2 1.8 0 28

Districts results

Downshire

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

Downshire - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Ulster Unionist William Bleakes* 27.49% 2,244        
DUP Charles Poots* 13.34% 1,089        
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn* 11.63% 949 1,587.82      
Ulster Unionist Wilfred McClung 2.57% 210 325.02 580.7 682.56 1,037.86
Alliance Richard Reid 11.69% 954 984.24 992.4 992.94 1,026.94
DUP Thomas Davis 9.63% 786 925.32 949.32 963.78 1,025.06
DUP Denis McCarroll* 10.49% 856 960.76 990.52 1,006.06 1,023.06
DUP James McCann* 8.15% 665 725.48 746.12 772.64 772.64
Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson* 5.02% 410 525.02 647.42 652.28  
Electorate: 14,092   Valid: 8,163 (57.93%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 8,304 (58.93%)  

Dunmurry Cross

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

Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Ulster Unionist William McAllister* 22.98% 1,886          
DUP William Beattie* 16.49% 1,353          
SDLP William McDonnell* 13.32% 1,093          
Sinn Féin Damien Gibney 12.78% 1,049          
Ulster Unionist Richard Scott 3.64% 299 904.82 962.66 1,033.66    
Alliance Donald Cheyne 7.77% 638 657.32 664.76 672.8 704.54 1,002.26
Sinn Féin Patrick Rice 10.04% 824 825.84 826.08 827.08 835.96 908.5
Ulster Unionist Norman Tulip 4.22% 346 514.82 536.18 791.06 791.12 802.8
Workers' Party John Lowry 7.12% 584 590.44 591.64 594.36 611.76  
DUP Ronald Kelly 1.64% 135 188.82 420.42      
Electorate: 14,907   Valid: 8,207 (55.05%)   Spoilt: 216   Quota: 1,026   Turnout: 8,423 (56.50%)  

Killultagh

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

Killultagh - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Ulster Unionist Ronald Campbell* 26.22% 2,386        
DUP Cecil Calvert 14.63% 1,331        
Ulster Unionist William Lewis 12.78% 1,163        
Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon* 10.96% 997 1,968.49      
Ulster Unionist Henry McGiffin 3.30% 300 447.34 1,124.84    
DUP Robert McNeice* 6.13% 558 613.12 685.12 808.87 1,338.87
SDLP Paddy Ritchie 11.76% 1,070 1,073.71 1,074.71 1,074.71 1,079.29
Alliance Eileen Drayne 7.74% 704 731.03 765.03 768.78 805.72
DUP Henry Stevenson 6.49% 591 625.45 664.95 707.1  
Electorate: 15,793   Valid: 9,100 (57.62%)   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 1,138   Turnout: 9,233 (58.46%)  

Lisburn Town

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

Lisburn Town - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Ivan Davis* 38.80% 2,888        
Ulster Unionist William Belshaw* 16.27% 1,211        
Alliance Seamus Close* 13.61% 1,013        
Ulster Unionist Maureen McKinney* 11.26% 838 1,107.96      
DUP Robin Dunsmore* 1.84% 137 946.88      
Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple* 7.00% 521 705.96 812.04 909.54 1,012.54
Ulster Unionist James Davis* 4.58% 341 570.84 710.76 742.26 844.94
DUP James Mulholland 2.40% 179 558.44 581.24 614.74 657.28
Alliance Maura Mulholland 4.23% 315 370.76 379.4 390.9  
Electorate: 14,285   Valid: 7,443 (52.10%)   Spoilt: 163   Quota: 931   Turnout: 7,606 (53.24%)  

References

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