1985 Omagh District Council election
15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Sinn Féin SDLP DUP
Seats won 6 5 4
Seat change Increase 6 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Irish Independence Independent Labour
Seats won 4 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 4 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Alliance
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 2

Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors.

Election results

Omagh District Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Sinn Féin 6 6 0 Increase6 28.6 31.6 7,011 New
  SDLP 5 0 0 Steady0 23.8 17.6 3,905 Decrease7.4
  DUP 4 0 0 Steady0 19.0 18.9 4,200 Increase2.3
  Ulster Unionist 4 0 0 Steady0 19.0 16.8 3,724 Decrease2.7
  Irish Independence 1 0 4 Decrease4 4.8 4.2 932 Decrease18.0
  Independent Labour 1 1 0 Increase1 4.8 3.5 779 Increase3.5
  Alliance 0 0 2 Decrease2 0.0 4.7 1,048 Decrease4.3
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.7 600 Increase0.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1985
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Sinn Féin SDLP DUP UUP IIP Others
Mid Tyrone 45.1 3 12.2 1 17.6 1 13.4 1 4.7 1 7.0 0 7
Omagh Town 18.7 1 20.9 2 22.7 2 13.4 1 1.2 0 23.1 1 7
West Tyrone 28.7 2 20.2 2 17.1 1 22.9 2 6.3 0 4.8 0 7
Total 31.6 6 17.6 5 18.9 4 16.8 4 4.2 1 10.9 1 21

District results

Mid Tyrone

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Sinn Féin Seamus Kerr 20.93% 1,634              
Sinn Féin James McElduff 12.49% 975 1,325.55            
Sinn Féin Cormac McAleer 11.71% 914 1,141.55            
Ulster Unionist William Thompson* 10.55% 824 824 824 824 982      
SDLP Patrick McGowan 7.29% 569 577.2 589.09 603.85 604.85 683.18 993.18  
DUP Willis Cooke* 11.05% 863 863 863 863 908 928.41 930.41 937.82
Irish Independence Brian McGrath* 4.74% 370 378.2 487.26 530.31 530.31 545.36 580.69 696.29
DUP Tommy Armstrong 6.53% 510 510 510 510 520 528 528 530.82
Workers' Party Patrick McClean 3.24% 253 291.54 311.63 334.18 334.59 443.48 476.22  
SDLP Nuala McSherry 4.87% 380 388.61 397.63 405.83 405.83 438.24    
Alliance Patrick Bogan* 3.80% 297 310.53 315.04 323.24 326.24      
Ulster Unionist Cecil Beattie 2.80% 219 219.41 219.41 219.41        
Electorate: 9,722   Valid: 7,808 (80.31%)   Spoilt: 140   Quota: 977   Turnout: 7,948 (81.75%)  

    Omagh Town

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

    Omagh Town - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910111213
    Sinn Féin Francis Mackey 18.74% 1,213                        
    DUP Oliver Gibson* 13.10% 848                        
    Independent Labour Johnny McLaughlin 12.03% 779 949.04                      
    SDLP Bernadette Grant* 9.05% 586 642.55 674.53 674.57 676.96 677.04 682.43 710.76 747.43 1,002.43      
    Ulster Unionist Wilfred Breen 7.15% 463 465.73 466.12 467.92 468.92 474.48 479.48 482.48 484.65 485.69 485.69 839.69  
    SDLP Stephen McKenna* 6.50% 421 448.69 459.22 459.22 469.22 469.22 469.22 503.95 541.06 624.05 793.34 796.12 796.39
    DUP David Aiken 7.99% 517 517 517 534.16 534.16 633.48 636.52 637.91 637.91 639.95 640.76 686.92 710.68
    Alliance Aidan Lagan* 5.78% 374 389.21 404.42 404.7 432.09 432.09 555.48 599.03 624.78 663.63 683.88 703.04 708.08
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Strain 6.21% 402 402 403.95 406.27 407.27 415.71 428.83 430.22 431.61 441.04 441.04    
    SDLP Arthur Breen 5.34% 346 362.77 369.01 369.13 374.52 375.52 377.52 403.98 428.68        
    Irish Independence James Sweeney 1.16% 75 156.12 206.04 206.08 206.08 206.08 206.08 217.54          
    Workers' Party Hugh Gormley 2.21% 143 166.01 185.51 185.55 189.33 189.41 189.8            
    Alliance Richard Hinds 1.99% 129 129.78 130.17 130.33 151.33 154.33              
    DUP Raymond Farrell 1.62% 105 105 105 116.64 118.64                
    Alliance Dermot McCormick 1.13% 73 74.95 76.51 76.51                  
    Electorate: 9,554   Valid: 6,474 (67.76%)   Spoilt: 124   Quota: 810   Turnout: 6,598 (69.06%)  

      West Tyrone

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

      West Tyrone - 7 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213
      Ulster Unionist Arthur McFarland* 14.98% 1,186                        
      Sinn Féin Cathal Quinn 14.03% 1,111                        
      DUP Harry Cairns 11.85% 938 952.24 952.24 952.24 1,029.24                
      Ulster Unionist Robert Moses* 7.96% 630 790.8 790.91 790.91 809.79 815.19 848.51 856.78 1,107.78        
      SDLP Liam McQuaid* 10.60% 839 839.32 861.65 870.98 871.3 871.3 896.3 934.4 935.1 940.1 1,161.1    
      Sinn Féin Gerry McMenamin 9.32% 738 738 799.16 799.16 800.16 800.16 803.16 830.93 831.93 831.93 840.26 842.96 980.41
      SDLP Gregory McMullan 4.98% 394 394.32 394.54 397.54 399.54 399.54 435.54 502.98 503.46 504.46 578.68 727.18 879.22
      Sinn Féin James McElhinney 5.38% 426 426 448.11 471.33 473.33 473.33 475.33 479.55 479.55 480.55 526.88 539.48 584.14
      Irish Independence Patrick Donnelly* 4.38% 347 347 349.97 420.3 420.41 420.41 429.41 473.52 473.52 474.52 488.74 495.94  
      SDLP John Skelton* 4.67% 370 370.16 372.58 395.85 395.85 395.85 402.85 417.85 418.39 421.39      
      DUP George Thompson 3.39% 268 273.76 273.76 273.76 322.52 356 362.32 364.48          
      Workers' Party Tommy Owens 2.58% 204 204.32 207.62 209.62 209.62 209.62 244.62            
      Alliance Eric Bullick 2.21% 175 175.8 175.8 175.8 175.8 175.8              
      DUP Hazel McKenzie 1.91% 151 156.6 156.71 157.71                  
      Irish Independence James Connolly 1.77% 140 140.16 141.15                    
      Electorate: 9,690   Valid: 7,917 (81.70%)   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 990   Turnout: 8,091 (83.50%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Omagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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