# 1985 Fermanagh District Council election

Elections to Fermanagh 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 23 councillors.

## Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1985 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.8 | 33.0 | 10,294 | 1.0 |
| Sinn Féin | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 | 25.2 | 7,855 | New |
| SDLP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 16.8 | 5,263 | 1.0 |
| DUP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 4,069 | 0.7 |
| Irish Independence | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 2,130 | 15.5 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 552 | 0.2 |
| Ind. Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 465 | 4.0 |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 405 | New |
| Independent Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 113 | 0.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 74 | 1.5 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1985 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | IIP | IIP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Enniskillen | 36.7 | 3 | 17.9 | 2 | 15.1 | 1 | 16.4 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 9.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Erne East | 31.6 | 2 | 37.4 | 3 | 17.3 | 1 | 9.4 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Erne North | 35.9 | 2 | 11.9 | 1 | 22.9 | 1 | 21.7 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Erne West | 27.3 | 1 | 31.9 | 2 | 13.4 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 15.6 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 33.0 | 8 | 25.2 | 8 | 16.8 | 4 | 13.0 | 2 | 6.8 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 23 |

## District results
### Enniskillen

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Enniskillen - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | 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 | 14 |
| | UUP | Raymond Ferguson* | 12.67% | 1,169 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Foster* | 11.72% | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,143 | 1,149.51 | 1,153.52 | 1,416.52 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Cox | 9.59% | 885 | 900 | 915 | 936 | 1,096 | 1,099 | 1,099 | 1,107 | 1,108 | 1,108 | 1,159 | | | |
| | DUP | Roy Coulter* | 9.73% | 898 | 898 | 898 | 898 | 899 | 909 | 909.26 | 910.26 | 973.56 | 989.56 | 991.57 | 1,512.57 | | |
| | UUP | William Hetherington* | 7.56% | 698 | 700 | 700 | 702 | 702 | 720 | 720.95 | 722.95 | 863.72 | 1,076.72 | 1,088.75 | 1,205.75 | | |
| | SDLP | James Lunny* | 3.88% | 358 | 359 | 379 | 468 | 504 | 531 | 531.02 | 733.02 | 734.02 | 736.02 | 907.02 | 908.16 | 928.16 | 934.16 |
| | Sinn Féin | Tommy Maguire | 8.32% | 768 | 776 | 804 | 808 | 842 | 842 | 842 | 845 | 845 | 845 | 923 | 923 | 924 | 924 |
| | SDLP | James Donnelly | 4.45% | 411 | 413 | 419 | 468 | 507 | 537 | 537 | 768 | 771 | 774 | 867.02 | 868.09 | 891.09 | 899.09 |
| | DUP | Ivan Foster | 6.63% | 612 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 622 | 623.08 | 623.08 | 657.44 | 663.44 | 668.45 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Davy Kettyles | 4.39% | 405 | 429 | 446 | 448 | 467 | 538 | 538.1 | 578.12 | 581.12 | 584.12 | | | | |
| | UUP | Norman Brown* | 4.79% | 442 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 522 | 524.63 | 525.63 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Eileen Flanagan | 3.92% | 362 | 363 | 369 | 445 | 471 | 510 | 516.04 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | William Barbour | 3.95% | 365 | 370 | 371 | 372 | 376 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Anthony Cox* | 2.54% | 234 | 237 | 340 | 357 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Seamus Rogers | 2.88% | 266 | 266 | 266 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Patrick O'Reilly* | 2.17% | 200 | 204 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Floyd Maguire | 0.80% | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,942 Valid: 9,229 (77.28%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,154 Turnout: 9,359 (78.37%) ||||||||||||||||||

### Erne East

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Erne East - 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | UUP | Cecil Noble* | 15.51% | 1,279 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Fergus McQuillan* | 8.11% | 669 | 669.14 | 682.14 | 683.14 | 733.14 | 885.14 | 1,374.14 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Liddle | 8.24% | 680 | 732.57 | 733.64 | 744.06 | 744.06 | 746.06 | 747.06 | 748.06 | 1,374.06 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Plunket O'Neill | 12.11% | 999 | 999 | 1,014 | 1,014 | 1,060 | 1,070 | 1,079 | 1,103 | 1,106 | 1,106.37 | 1,554.37 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Murray | 9.02% | 744 | 744 | 745 | 745 | 760 | 760 | 817 | 887 | 888 | 888.37 | 1,013.74 | 1,168.54 |
| | Sinn Féin | Vincent McCaffrey | 8.23% | 679 | 679 | 683 | 683 | 721 | 725 | 765 | 810 | 813 | 813.74 | 832.88 | 1,151.58 |
| | DUP | William Mitchell | 7.04% | 581 | 588.21 | 588.21 | 756.42 | 756.42 | 756.42 | 756.42 | 758.42 | 808.57 | 1,000.6 | 1,001.97 | 1,001.97 |
| | Sinn Féin | John McCusker* | 8.05% | 664 | 664.14 | 671.14 | 671.14 | 697.14 | 703.14 | 717.14 | 755.14 | 756.14 | 757.25 | | |
| | UUP | Thomas Johnston | 7.82% | 645 | 672.51 | 673.58 | 689.07 | 689.07 | 691.07 | 696.07 | 705.07 | | | | |
| | SDLP | James Goodwin | 5.97% | 492 | 492 | 503 | 504 | 519 | 651 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Reihill | 3.20% | 264 | 264.07 | 294.07 | 294.07 | 329.07 | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | John McMahon* | 2.92% | 241 | 241 | 264 | 264 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Caroline Madill | 2.40% | 198 | 199.12 | 199.12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Socialist | Seamus Mullan | 1.37% | 113 | 113.14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,572 Valid: 8,248 (86.17%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,179 Turnout: 8,378 (87.53%) ||||||||||||||||

### Erne North

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Erne North - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | UUP | Caldwell McClaughry* | 20.33% | 1,291 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Bert Johnston* | 17.14% | 1,088 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Simon Loane | 15.56% | 988 | 1,198.78 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Stephen Maguire | 11.91% | 756 | 756 | 756.26 | 758.26 | 897.26 | 947.39 | 947.65 |
| | SDLP | John O'Kane* | 10.32% | 655 | 655.54 | 656.19 | 707.02 | 720.02 | 906.46 | 937.39 |
| | SDLP | Tommy Gallagher | 6.44% | 409 | 409 | 409.13 | 426.7 | 550.7 | 703.88 | 729.14 |
| | DUP | Victor Milligan | 4.52% | 287 | 301.4 | 418.66 | 474.64 | 475.64 | 479.21 | |
| | SDLP | Dodie Maguire | 6.13% | 389 | 389.72 | 390.5 | 416.25 | 436.25 | | |
| | Irish Independence | Patrick Keown | 4.71% | 299 | 299.18 | 299.31 | 306.31 | | | |
| | Alliance | John Haslett | 2.95% | 187 | 191.32 | 211.86 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,711 Valid: 6,349 (82.34%) Spoilt: 67 Quota: 1,059 Turnout: 6,416 (83.21%) |||||||||||

### Erne West

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x SDLP
Erne West - 5 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 |
| | UUP | Wilson Elliott* | 17.05% | 1,261 | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Independence | Patrick McCaffrey* | 15.63% | 1,156 | 1,167 | 1,202 | 1,203 | 1,305 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Corrigan | 9.68% | 716 | 720 | 868 | 868 | 881 | 884.68 | 1,511.68 | |
| | SDLP | Gerry Gallagher* | 11.17% | 826 | 937 | 973 | 977 | 1,123 | 1,167.16 | 1,202.16 | 1,216.73 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick McBrien | 7.20% | 532 | 536 | 659 | 660 | 844 | 867 | 932.92 | 1,193.77 |
| | UUP | Derrick Nixon | 10.27% | 759 | 759 | 759 | 1,143 | 1,151 | 1,151 | 1,154 | 1,154 |
| | Sinn Féin | Patrick Reilly | 10.24% | 757 | 758 | 765 | 765 | 767 | 767.92 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Patrick Flanagan* | 6.29% | 465 | 486 | 489 | 491 | | | | |
| | DUP | Diannah Gott | 5.48% | 405 | 407 | 407 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Keaney | 4.80% | 355 | 356 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Patrick McGovern | 2.19% | 162 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,343 Valid: 7,394 (88.63%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,233 Turnout: 7,535 (90.32%) ||||||||||||