1985 Strabane District Council election
Local govt election in Northern Ireland
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Elections to Strabane 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 15 councillors.
Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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DUP | 4 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 26.7 | 26.1 | 4,525 | ![]() | |
Sinn Féin | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 20.0 | 22.3 | 3,887 | New | |
SDLP | 3 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 20.0 | 19.1 | 3,319 | ![]() | |
UUP | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 20.0 | 19.1 | 3,313 | ![]() | |
Independent Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 2 | ![]() | 13.3 | 13.4 | 2,326 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
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DUP | Sinn Féin | SDLP | UUP | Others | |||||||
Derg | 33.2 | 2 | 26.2 | 1 | 9.2 | 0 | 23.2 | 1 | 8.2 | 1 | 5 |
Glenelly | 35.2 | 2 | 13.2 | 1 | 17.9 | 1 | 23.5 | 1 | 10.2 | 0 | 5 |
Mourne | 9.3 | 0 | 27.9 | 1 | 30.6 | 2 | 10.1 | 1 | 22.1 | 1 | 5 |
Total | 26.1 | 4 | 22.3 | 3 | 19.1 | 3 | 19.1 | 3 | 13.4 | 2 | 15 |
District results
Derg
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Charles McHugh | 26.25% | 1,534 | ||||||
UUP | Edward Turner | 23.22% | 1,357 | ||||||
DUP | Thomas Kerrigan* | 21.74% | 1,270 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Denis McCrory* | 8.21% | 480 | 901.88 | 927.98 | 930.74 | 992.35 | ||
DUP | David Baird | 4.38% | 256 | 256 | 441.1 | 669.95 | 670.87 | 680.12 | |
DUP | Noel Finlayson | 7.03% | 411 | 411 | 564 | 617.36 | 618.79 | 630.74 | |
SDLP | James Fitzsimons | 5.61% | 328 | 392.13 | 400.23 | 402.07 | 568.99 | ||
SDLP | William Flanagan | 3.54% | 207 | 275.9 | 278.6 | 280.44 | |||
Electorate: 7,333 Valid: 5,843 (79.68%) Spoilt: 95 Quota: 974 Turnout: 5,938 (80.98%) |
Glenelly
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
UUP | Mary Britton* | 23.56% | 1,381 | |||||
SDLP | John Gallagher* | 17.93% | 1,051 | |||||
DUP | Samuel Rogers* | 16.58% | 972 | 1,164 | ||||
DUP | Ronald Brolly | 13.56% | 795 | 925.56 | 1,021.56 | |||
Sinn Féin | Thomas McNamee | 13.17% | 722 | 772.96 | 772.96 | 773.96 | 794.2 | |
Independent Nationalist | Francis McConnell* | 10.17% | 596 | 604 | 606.56 | 656.36 | 702.8 | |
DUP | Violet McGerrigle | 5.02% | 294 | 359.92 | 434.48 | |||
Electorate: 7,340 Valid: 5,861 (79.85%) Spoilt: 117 Quota: 977 Turnout: 5,978 (81.44%) |
Mourne
1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Ivan Barr | 27.90% | 1,581 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | James O'Kane* | 22.06% | 1,250 | ||||||
SDLP | Paul O'Hare* | 13.36% | 757 | 1,090.7 | |||||
SDLP | Peggy McManus | 10.38% | 588 | 745.62 | 921.3 | 1,005.79 | |||
UUP | John Cummings | 10.15% | 575 | 582.81 | 591.81 | 593.23 | 593.23 | 1,088.95 | |
SDLP | Mary McCrea* | 6.85% | 388 | 512.25 | 628.17 | 680 | 735.38 | 747.59 | |
DUP | Desmond Monteith | 9.30% | 527 | 531.26 | 534.5 | 535.21 | 535.92 | ||
Electorate: 8,536 Valid: 5,666 (66.38%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 945 Turnout: 5,796 (67.90%) |
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Strabane". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.