1985 Moyle District Council election

Elections to Moyle 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.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Moyle District Council election
15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP DUP Ulster Unionist
Seats won 4 3 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Ind. Unionist Independent
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0 Decrease 2
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent Nationalist
Seats won 1
Seat change Increase 1

Election results
Moyle District Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 4 0 1 Decrease1 26.7 30.4 1,939 Decrease2.0
  DUP 3 1 0 Increase1 20.0 21.0 1,337 Increase5.9
  Ulster Unionist 2 0 2 Decrease2 13.3 16.2 1,035 Increase2.7
  Sinn Féin 2 2 0 Increase2 13.3 12.2 777 New
  Ind. Unionist 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 8.9 568 Decrease1.4
  Independent 1 0 2 Decrease2 6.7 5.8 372 Decrease12.6
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 4.3 271 Increase0.7
  Irish Independence 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.1 71 Decrease6.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1985
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP DUP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballycastle 28.5 1 26.2 1 12.9 1 13.8 1 18.6 1 5
Giant's Causeway 0.0 0 41.8 2 29.1 1 0.0 0 29.1 2 5
The Glens 56.4 3 0.0 0 8.8 0 20.7 1 14.1 1 5
Total 30.4 4 21.0 3 16.2 2 12.2 2 20.2 4 15

District results

Ballycastle

1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent

Ballycastle - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
DUP Gardiner Kane 26.24% 524          
Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson 12.77% 255 434.82        
SDLP Michael O'Cleary* 16.37% 327 327.74 331.07 366.07    
Sinn Féin Francis McCarry 13.82% 276 276.37 276.37 285.37 285.37 316.07
Independent James McShane* 10.92% 218 219.11 223.55 228.55 230.43 288.24
Independent Archibald McAuley* 7.71% 154 158.81 210.98 218.35 219.29 281.35
SDLP Richard Kerr* 7.41% 148 149.48 152.81 188.18 218.26  
SDLP Noel McCurdy 4.76% 95 95.37 96.48      
Electorate: 3,235   Valid: 1,997 (61.73%)   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 333   Turnout: 2,045 (63.21%)  

    Giant's Causeway

    1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP

    Giant's Causeway - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    DUP James Rodgers* 18.38% 358        
    Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy* 17.35% 338        
    Ulster Unionist Robert Getty* 16.84% 328        
    DUP Duncan Hill 12.53% 244 258.76 261.16 428.16  
    Ind. Unionist Mary Morrison* 11.81% 230 232.79 237.83 270.78 307.78
    Ulster Unionist James McAuley* 12.27% 239 245.12 249.28 258.86 296.86
    DUP Ronnie McIlvar* 10.83% 211 219.28 219.72    
    Electorate: 3,149   Valid: 1,948 (61.86%)   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 325   Turnout: 1,988 (63.13%)  

      The Glens

      1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist

      The Glens - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Sinn Féin John Regan 12.41% 301 321 327 327 441    
      SDLP Malachy McSparran* 14.14% 343 346 351 367 375 391 396
      SDLP Patrick McBride* 10.43% 253 253 260 326 354 373 385
      SDLP Daniel Anderson 13.24% 321 338 340 353 356 365 366
      Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell 11.18% 271 292 295 305 317 349 359
      SDLP Dermot McMullan 13.57% 329 336 337 343 349 349 351
      Ulster Unionist Hugh Acheson* 8.78% 213 213 213 214 215    
      Sinn Féin James McCarry 4.87% 118 118 172 185      
      SDLP Mary Hegarty 5.07% 123 124 127        
      Sinn Féin James McMullan 3.38% 82 83          
      Irish Independence John McKay 2.93% 71            
      Electorate: 3,408   Valid: 2,425 (71.16%)   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 405   Turnout: 2,472 (72.54%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Moyle". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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