1985 Armagh District Council election
15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 22 seats to Armagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won 11 7 3
Seat change Increase 3 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin UUUP Independent Nationalist
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.

Election results

Armagh District Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 11 0 3 Increase3 50.0 43.8 10,287 Increase5.1
  SDLP 7 0 0 Steady0 31.8 30.1 7,076 Decrease0.7
  DUP 3 0 0 Steady0 13.6 17.0 3,985 Decrease1.5
  Sinn Féin 1 1 0 Increase1 4.5 6.4 1,515 New
  Independent Nationalist 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 2.7 640 Decrease1.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1985
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Armagh City 30.4 2 30.3 2 12.6 1 16.1 1 10.6 0 6
Crossmore 30.6 2 58.5 3 10.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Cusher 60.2 4 17.8 1 22.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 6
The Orchard 48.7 3 21.2 1 20.4 1 9.7 0 0.0 0 5
Total 43.8 11 30.1 7 17.0 2 6.4 1 2.7 0 22

District results

Armagh City

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

Armagh City - 6 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Sinn Féin Thomas Carroll 16.11% 970          
SDLP John Agnew* 12.27% 739 762.94 920.94      
SDLP Pat Brannigan* 10.16% 612 622.92 861.42      
Ulster Unionist John Doogan 10.71% 645 645.14 646.14 646.14 901.14  
Ulster Unionist George Macartney* 10.30% 620 620.14 625.14 625.9 871.9  
DUP Geoffrey Knipe 12.55% 756 756.14 757.14 757.14 816.14 854.33
Independent Nationalist Bernard McManus* 10.63% 640 699.78 773.84 832.36 835.36 835.93
Ulster Unionist Robert Orr 9.37% 564 564 565 565    
SDLP Oliver Tobin 7.90% 476 487.62        
Electorate: 9,766   Valid: 6,022 (61.66%)   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 861   Turnout: 6,122 (62.69%)  

    Crossmore

    1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP

    Crossmore - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    SDLP Charles Mallon 22.41% 1,072      
    Ulster Unionist Jim Nicholson* 19.84% 949      
    SDLP James McKernan* 18.58% 889      
    SDLP Thomas McArdle 17.50% 837      
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Shilliday 10.72% 513 541 667.88 690.88
    DUP Joseph McBride* 10.95% 524 580 603.36 611.36
    Electorate: 7,459   Valid: 4,784 (64.14%)   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 798   Turnout: 4,921 (65.97%)  

      Cusher

      1985: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

      Cusher - 6 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Ulster Unionist Eric Speers 17.92% 1,267    
      SDLP Seamus Mallon* 17.82% 1,260    
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston 16.25% 1,149    
      DUP Thomas Black* 14.27% 1,009    
      Ulster Unionist Robert Turner* 12.74% 901 1,042.4  
      Ulster Unionist James Clayton 13.28% 939 993.4 1,059.4
      DUP Mervyn Spratt 7.72% 546 570 615
      Electorate: 9,467   Valid: 7,071 (74.69%)   Spoilt: 63   Quota: 1,011   Turnout: 7,134 (75.36%)  

        The Orchard

        1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP

        The Orchard - 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Ulster Unionist Jim Speers* 21.13% 1,189          
        DUP Douglas Hutchinson* 20.44% 1,150          
        Ulster Unionist Ronald Allen* 15.55% 875 972.23        
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster* 12.02% 676 823.21 1,027.81      
        SDLP Christopher McAnallen 10.88% 612 612.63 612.83 626.43 783.63 794.34
        SDLP Francis McIlvanna* 10.29% 579 579.84 580.04 584.64 771.04 773.14
        Sinn Féin Brigid McCartan 9.69% 545 545 546.4 546.6    
        Electorate: 7,682   Valid: 5,626 (73.24%)   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 938   Turnout: 5,718 (74.43%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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