Elections to
Antrim Borough Council
Antrim Borough Council was the local authority of Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Newtownabbey Borough Council on 1 April 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Counci ...
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 19
councillors.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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Cllrs
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UUP
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DUP
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SDLP
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Alliance
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Sinn Féin
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Others
, -
, align="left", Antrim North West
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 31.7
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 2
, 21.7
, 1
, 25.8
, 1
, 2.2
, 0
, 13.8
, 1
, 4.8
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Antrim South East
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 44.2
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 4
, 34.6
, 2
, 12.6
, 1
, 8.6
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 7
, -
, align="left",
Antrim Town
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 42.9
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 3
, 26.9
, 2
, 16.2
, 1
, 12.5
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 1.5
, 0
, 7
, -
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 39.7
, 9
, 28.4
, 5
, 17.8
, 3
, 7.6
, 1
, 4.5
, 1
, 2.0
, 0
, 19
, -
District results
Antrim North West
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Antrim South East
1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Antrim Town
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
References
{{1985 United Kingdom local elections
Antrim Borough Council elections
Antrim