1985 Strabane District Council election
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All 15 seats to Strabane District Council 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Democratic Unionist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 4,525 | 1.0 | |
Sinn Féin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 22.3 | 3,887 | New | |
SDLP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 3,319 | 3.7 | |
Ulster Unionist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 3,313 | 1.6 | |
Independent Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 2,326 | 12.7 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary[edit]
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[edit]
Derg[edit]
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 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Edward Turner | 23.22% | 1,357 | ||||||
Democratic Unionist | Thomas Kerrigan* | 21.74% | 1,270 | ||||||
Independent Nationalist | Denis McCrory* | 8.21% | 480 | 901.88 | 927.98 | 930.74 | 992.35 | ||
Democratic Unionist | David Baird | 4.38% | 256 | 256 | 441.1 | 669.95 | 670.87 | 680.12 | |
Democratic Unionist | 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[edit]
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 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Mary Britton* | 23.56% | 1,381 | |||||
SDLP | John Gallagher* | 17.93% | 1,051 | |||||
Democratic Unionist | Samuel Rogers* | 16.58% | 972 | 1,164 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | 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 | |
Democratic Unionist | 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[edit]
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 | |||
Ulster Unionist | 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 | |
Democratic Unionist | 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[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Strabane". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.