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.
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
, - class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left", Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2, Total
Cllrs
, - class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" ,
UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" ,
DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="" ,
Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white",
Others
, -
, align="left", Antrim Line
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 40.5
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 2
, 26.7
, 2
, 15.5
, 1
, 17.3
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left",
Ballyclare
, 22.0
, 1
, 25.5
, 1
, 5.6
, 0
, bgcolor="#0077FF", 46.9
, bgcolor="#0077FF", 3
, 5
, -
, align="left", Doagh Road
, 34.3
, 2
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 37.8
, bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2
, 6.4
, 0
, 21.5
, 1
, 5
, -
, align="left", Manse Road
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 52.2
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 3
, 32.3
, 2
, 11.5
, 1
, 4.0
, 0
, 5
, -
, align="left", Shore Road
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 38.9
, bgcolor="#40BFF5", 2
, 32.3
, 2
, 12.1
, 1
, 16.7
, 0
, 5
, -
, - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
, align="left", Total
, 37.6
, 10
, 30.8
, 9
, 10.3
, 2
, 21.3
, 4
, 25
, -
District results
Antrim Line
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
Ballyclare
1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
Doagh Road
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour
Manse Road
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
Shore Road
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
References
{{1985 United Kingdom local elections
Newtownabbey Borough Council elections
Newtownabbey