# 1985 Omagh District Council election

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 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Sinn Féin | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28.6 | 31.6 | 7,011 | New |
| SDLP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 | 17.6 | 3,905 | 7.4 |
| DUP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 4,200 | 2.3 |
| UUP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 16.8 | 3,724 | 2.7 |
| Irish Independence | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 932 | 18.0 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 779 | 3.5 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1,048 | 4.3 |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 600 | 0.8 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1985 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | IIP | IIP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | 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 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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 | | | |
| | UUP | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | 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 | | | |
| | UUP | 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 |
| | UUP | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | UUP | 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 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | 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%) |||||||||||||||||