1985 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
1985 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 25 seats to Newtownabbey Borough Council
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP DUP Ind U
Seats won 10 9 3
Seat change 1 4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Alliance Newtownabbey Labour
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 1

Election results
Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 10 1 0 1 40.0 37.6 9,560 3.1
  DUP 9 4 1 4 36.0 30.8 7,823 3.9
  Ind U 2 0 0 1 8.0 8.1 2,059 2.3
  Alliance 2 0 1 1 8.0 10.3 2,608 5.3
  Independent 1 1 0 1 0.0 3.2 826 2.0
  [[Newtownabbey Labour|Newtownabbey Labour Party]] 1 0 0 4.0 3.1 792 0.7
  SDLP 0 0 0 0.0 3.8 972 3.8
  PUP 0 0 0 New 0.0 1.3 333 New
  All Night Party 0 0 0 New 0.0 0.9 235 New
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 332 0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newtownabbey Borough Council election, 1985
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Antrim Line 40.5 2 26.7 2 15.5 1 17.3 0 5
Ballyclare 22.0 1 25.5 1 5.6 0 46.9 3 5
Doagh Road 34.3 2 37.8 2 6.4 0 21.5 1 5
Manse Road 52.2 3 32.3 2 11.5 1 4.0 0 5
Shore Road 38.9 2 32.3 2 12.1 1 16.7 0 5
Total 37.6 10 30.8 9 10.3 2 21.3 4 25

Districts results

Antrim Line

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

Antrim Line - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
UUP William Green 17.12% 873          
Alliance James Rooney* 15.51% 791 843 872      
UUP Ivan Hunter* 13.10% 668 675 676 1,112    
DUP William McDonnell 14.22% 725 729 731 766 885.72  
DUP Mary Harkness* 12.51% 638 642 642 680 818.58 852.08
SDLP Tommy McTeague 8.86% 452 462 756 757 759.46 759.46
UUP Arthur Kell 10.24% 522 524 527      
SDLP Margaret Harrison 6.14% 313 334        
Newtownabbey Labour Thomas Davidson 1.59% 81          
Newtownabbey Labour Lindsay Prior 0.73% 37          
Electorate: 10,194   Valid: 5,100 (50.03%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 851   Turnout: 5,238 (51.38%)

    Ballyclare

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

    Ballyclare - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Ind U Arthur Templeton* 19.29% 1,007            
    DUP Samuel Gardiner 17.24% 900            
    Ind U Sidney Cameron* 14.46% 755 804.79 822.61 823.42 881.42    
    UUP James Wilson* 11.61% 606 636.68 679.63 680.2 713.59 734.14 1,058.14
    Independent Leonard Hardy 7.45% 389 392.77 402.9 403.17 481.56 774.63 828.64
    DUP Winston Hanna 8.27% 432 449.68 470.59 494.71 501.9 521.15 598.25
    UUP William Christie 7.22% 377 389.35 463.38 464.04 482.59 507.72  
    Independent Nan Foster 5.71% 298 301.12 304.12 304.42 372.55    
    Alliance Albert Reid 5.55% 290 292.21 295.21 295.3      
    UUP Robert McKenzie 3.20% 167 176.36          
    Electorate: 10,303   Valid: 5,221 (50.67%)   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 871   Turnout: 5,336 (51.79%)

      Doagh Road

      1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour

      Doagh Road - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      DUP Jim Allister 30.01% 1,381                  
      UUP Fraser Agnew* 19.90% 916                  
      DUP David Hollis 5.61% 258 726.16 737.2 738.2 738.2 844.08        
      Newtownabbey Labour Robert Kidd* 9.47% 436 449.64 452.84 455.84 548 556.08 563.08 693.24 760.12 908.8
      UUP Andrew Beattie 7.71% 355 406.04 507.48 509.48 510.48 518.72 534.72 537.04 572.64 653.24
      UUP Letitia McCartney* 6.67% 307 325.04 348.08 349.24 350.24 360.8 372.8 373.8 381.96 424.36
      Alliance John Elliott* 6.37% 293 298.72 302.08 303.52 309.52 309.68 309.68 334.68 347.68  
      All Night Party Mark Langhammer 4.41% 203 207.84 208.48 229.64 232.64 237.52 241.52 270.68    
      Workers' Party Austin Kelly 4.19% 193 193 193.48 195.64 214.64 215.64 215.64      
      DUP Charles South 2.17% 100 142.68 144.44 145.88 145.88          
      Newtownabbey Labour David Lowrie 2.78% 128 128 128.16 128.16            
      All Night Party Roy Wallace 0.28% 13 13 13              
      All Night Party David Coburn 0.26% 12 12.44 12.92              
      All Night Party Douglas Edwards 0.13% 6 6.44 6.44              
      All Night Party William McClinton 0.02% 1 1 1              
      Electorate: 9,960   Valid: 4,602 (46.20%)   Spoilt: 184   Quota: 768   Turnout: 4,786 (48.05%)

        Manse Road

        1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

        Manse Road - 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        UUP George Herron* 26.91% 1,400            
        DUP Edward Cassells 18.87% 982            
        UUP James Robinson 14.15% 736 1,064.32          
        DUP Samuel Neill* 13.47% 701 753.44 764.66 766.04 800.86 898.32  
        UUP James Smith* 7.61% 396 468.2 515.5 516.5 803.22 809.27 836.27
        Alliance George Jones 11.45% 596 616.14 617.9 809.12 826.34 828.54 829.54
        UUP Agnes Sloan 3.56% 185 235.54 362.92 364.36      
        SDLP Bernard Conlon 3.98% 207 207.76 208.64        
        Electorate: 10,827   Valid: 5,203 (48.06%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 868   Turnout: 5,307 (49.02%)

          Shore Road

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

          Shore Road - 5 seats[2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          DUP Billy Boyd 25.97% 1,370            
          UUP Robert Caul* 25.40% 1,340            
          UUP Ken Robinson 13.50% 712 751.6 1,099.42        
          DUP Billy Gillespie 6.37% 336 712.2 726.48 802.32 810.16 840.62 997.06
          Alliance Leo McKenna 12.09% 638 640.16 657.16 682.12 753.84 800.46 818.72
          Ind U Desmond Dowds* 5.63% 297 341.28 400.78 492.94 502.12 538.78 668.48
          PUP John Niblock 6.31% 333 342.36 347.8 363.4 368.64 378.82  
          Independent Helen Craig 2.35% 124 134.44 139.2 146.4 160    
          Newtownabbey Labour Thomas Crawford 1.16% 61 63.16 63.84 65.76      
          Newtownabbey Labour James Devlin 0.93% 49 49.36 50.04 50.52      
          Independent Claire Martin* 0.28% 15 15.36 15.7 16.66      
          Electorate: 10,409   Valid: 5,275 (50.68%)   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 880   Turnout: 5,392 (51.80%)

            References
            1. "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Newtownabbey". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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