1985 Strabane District Council election

Local govt election in Northern Ireland

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985

1985 Strabane District Council election | <- 1981 | 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) | 1989 ->

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All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | DUP | UUP | SDLP
Seats won  | 4  | 3  | 3
Seat change  |  0  |  0  |  1

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Sinn Féin | Independent Nationalist
Seats won  | 3  | 2
Seat change  |  3  |  2

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]

Strabane District Council Election Result 1985[1] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| DUP | 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
| UUP | 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]

Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1985
by district[1] Ward  | %
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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

Derg \- 5 seats[2] 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[edit]

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin

Glenelly \- 5 seats[2] 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[edit]

1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Mourne \- 5 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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[edit]

1. ^ a b "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Strabane". www.ark.ac.uk.
2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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