1985 Larne Borough Council election

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1985 Larne Borough Council election

15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party DUP UUP Alliance Seats won 6 6 2 Seat change 0 2 1   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Ind. Nationalist United Loyalist Seats won 1 0 Seat change 0 1

Elections to Larne 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

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1985

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	DUP	6	0	0	0	40.0	39.4	4,289	2.2
	UUP	6	2	0	2	46.7	37.3	4,057	13.1
	Alliance	2	0	1	1	13.3	16.4	1,773	1.0
	Ind. Nationalist	1	0	0	0	6.7	6.9	755	0.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1985
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	DUP		UUP		Alliance		Others
Coast Road	36.7	2	28.9	1	12.9	1	21.5	1	5
Larne Lough	40.4	2	50.0	3	9.6	0	0.0	0	5
Larne Town	41.1	2	32.6	2	26.3	1	0.0	0	5
Total	39.4	6	37.3	6	16.4	2	6.9	1	15

District results

Coast Road

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Coast Road - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	UUP	Thomas Robinson*	22.25%	782
	Ind. Nationalist	William Cunning*	21.48%	755
	DUP	Winston Fulton*	18.07%	635
	Alliance	Amelia Kelly	12.94%	455	468.75	629.57
	DUP	Rachel Rea*	13.97%	491	533.75	535.04	674.04
	UUP	Samuel Martin	6.66%	234	356.25	360.12	371.12
	DUP	Hill Taggart	4.64%	163	175	175.86
Electorate: 6,875   Valid: 3,515 (51.13%)   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 586   Turnout: 3,597 (52.32%)

Larne Lough

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

Larne Lough - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	UUP	Roy Beggs*	27.69%	1,020
	DUP	John Alexander*	18.41%	678
	UUP	Laurence Niblock*	12.92%	476	596.4	597.48	703.48
	UUP	Thomas Baxter	9.42%	347	547.8	553.47	657.47
	DUP	Samuel McAllister*	13.33%	491	522.6	547.44	567.73
	DUP	Gary Haggan	8.69%	320	351.2	379.73	389.22
	Alliance	Thomas Benson*	9.53%	351	371.8	372.16
Electorate: 6,568   Valid: 3,683 (56.07%)   Spoilt: 96   Quota: 614   Turnout: 3,779 (57.54%)

Larne Town

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

Larne Town - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	DUP	Jack McKee*	37.41%	1,375
	Alliance	Liam Kelly*	26.31%	967
	UUP	Robert Robinson*	20.92%	769
	DUP	Leonard Sluman*	2.35%	94	671.36
	UUP	Rosalie Armstrong*	9.36%	344	402.24	670.91
	UUP	Thomas Lamrock	2.31%	85	111.32	185.69
	DUP	Frederick Hoey	1.14%	42	134.4	143.11
Electorate: 7,289   Valid: 3,676 (50.43%)   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 613   Turnout: 3,763 (51.63%)