Elections to
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste) is the local authority with responsibility for part of the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of (), the l ...
were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other
Northern Irish local government elections
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51
councillors
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Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
The
UUP became the largest party, overtaking the
DUP and
John Carson became the
Lord Mayor.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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Cllrs
, - class="unsortable" align="center"
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UUP
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DUP
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Alliance
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Sinn Féin
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SDLP
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Workers' Party
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PUP
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Others
, -
, align="left", Balmoral
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 41.7
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 2
, 25.5
, 2
, 18.5
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 10.4
, 0
, 1.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 2.9
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Castle
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 32.7
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 2
, 17.1
, 1
, 9.6
, 1
, 0.0
, 0
, 19.6
, 1
, 3.4
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 17.6
, 1
, 6
, -
, align="left", Court
, 21.6
, 2
, 17.9
, 1
, 5.1
, 0
, 3.5
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 1.3
, 0
, 24.2
, 1
, bgcolor="#0077FF", 36.1
, bgcolor="#0077FF", 2
, 6
, -
, align="left", Laganbank
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 30.0
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 2
, 22.1
, 1
, 20.8
, 1
, 16.9
, 1
, 5.6
, 0
, 5.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 2.1
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Lower Falls
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 9.4
, 1
, bgcolor="#008800", 57.2
, bgcolor="#008800", 3
, 23.4
, 1
, 9.4
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.6
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Oldpark
, 17.5
, 1
, 11.4
, 1
, 3.7
, 0
, bgcolor="#008800", 28.5
, bgcolor="#008800", 2
, 16.1
, 1
, 9.4
, 1
, 3.0
, 0
, 10.4
, 0
, 6
, -
, align="left", Pottinger
, 28.9
, 2
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 47.5
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3
, 8.3
, 1
, 4.6
, 0
, 2.8
, 0
, 2.4
, 0
, 3.2
, 0
, 2.3
, 0
, 6
, -
, align="left", Upper Falls
, 0.0
, 0
, 2.9
, 0
, 7.3
, 1
, bgcolor="#008800", 44.1
, bgcolor="#008800", 2
, 39.2
, 2
, 3.1
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 3.4
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Victoria
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 42.5
, bgcolor="40BFF5", 3
, 33.2
, 2
, 23.1
, 2
, 0.0
, 0
, 1.2
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 0.0
, 0
, 7
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 24.4
, 14
, 19.9
, 11
, 11.5
, 8
, 15.6
, 7
, 14.2
, 6
, 3.8
, 1
, 2.2
, 1
, 8.4
, 3
, 51
, -
District results
Balmoral
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Castle
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
Court
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
Laganbank
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Lower Falls
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Oldpark
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party
Pottinger
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Upper Falls
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Victoria
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
References
{{1985 United Kingdom local elections
Belfast City Council elections
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...