# 1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

Elections to Carrickfergus Borough 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 15 councillors.

## Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1985 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 46.7 | 33.7 | 3,565 | 11.1 |
| DUP | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 2,862 | 9.6 |
| Alliance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 24.9 | 2,634 | 3.1 |
| Ind. Unionist | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 970 | 4.8 |
| PUP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 314 | 0.1 |
| Ulster Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 246 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1985 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | PUP | PUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Carrick Castle | 29.3 | 2 | 29.6 | 1 | 31.7 | 1 | 9.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kilroot | 43.6 | 3 | 25.9 | 1 | 22.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Knockagh Monument | 27.5 | 2 | 25.8 | 1 | 21.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 25.3 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 33.7 | 7 | 27.0 | 3 | 24.9 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 11.4 | 1 | 15 |

## District results
### Carrick Castle

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
Carrick Castle - 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 |
| | Alliance | Sean Neeson* | 29.92% | 1,005 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Victor Fleming | 14.20% | 477 | 488.7 | 503.7 | 582.7 | | | | |
| | UUP | Samuel McCamley | 12.89% | 433 | 485.2 | 550.25 | 571.25 | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert English | 12.21% | 410 | 430.7 | 477.85 | 500.15 | 582.25 | | | |
| | PUP | Samuel Stewart | 9.35% | 314 | 349.55 | 354.9 | 378.5 | 440.15 | 441.65 | 458.45 | 461.89 |
| | DUP | James Strange* | 8.01% | 269 | 283.85 | 295.3 | 411.15 | 422.6 | 443.3 | 448.34 | 456.08 |
| | Alliance | Owen Mulvenna | 1.82% | 61 | 331.9 | 333.35 | 334.8 | | | | |
| | DUP | Gladys Service | 7.35% | 247 | 269.95 | 273.4 | | | | | |
| | UUP | James McBride | 4.26% | 143 | 153.35 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,872 Valid: 3,359 (48.88%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 560 Turnout: 3,440 (50.06%) ||||||||||||

### Kilroot

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
Kilroot - 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | James Brown* | 31.37% | 1,146 | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Cross* | 19.03% | 695 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Brenda Crampsey | 16.84% | 615 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Wesley Mitchell | 5.56% | 203 | 485.47 | 487.99 | 500.35 | 533.4 | 614.4 |
| | UUP | Robert Patton | 6.68% | 244 | 361.97 | 367.13 | 373.25 | 401.01 | 485.66 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Robert Hunter | 8.49% | 310 | 369.69 | 375.09 | 380.21 | 447.15 | 484.79 |
| | DUP | William Sloan | 3.59% | 131 | 157.32 | 218.16 | 328.43 | 337.32 | |
| | Alliance | Elma McMaster | 5.15% | 188 | 214.32 | 215.64 | 218.58 | | |
| | DUP | Raymond Templeton | 3.31% | 121 | 137.45 | 143.69 | | | |
| Electorate: 6,968 Valid: 3,653 (52.43%) Spoilt: 89 Quota: 609 Turnout: 3,742 (53.70%) ||||||||||

### Knockagh Monument

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
Knockagh Monument - 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 | Mary Ardill* | 20.56% | 736 | | | | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Charles Johnston* | 18.44% | 660 | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 14.61% | 523 | 530.22 | 540.22 | 548.7 | 754.7 | | |
| | UUP | Samuel Wilson | 6.90% | 250 | 348.8 | 365.6 | 388.33 | 408.57 | 496.57 | 568.05 |
| | DUP | William Haggan* | 9.78% | 350 | 358.17 | 361.37 | 462.86 | 467.55 | 474.55 | 531.53 |
| | DUP | Andrew Blair | 9.95% | 356 | 367.78 | 372.88 | 431.85 | 436.34 | 442.34 | 517.29 |
| | Ulster Democratic | Robert Gordon | 6.87% | 246 | 251.32 | 258.42 | 291.81 | 294.21 | 297.21 | |
| | Alliance | Robert Kay | 6.76% | 242 | 244.09 | 250.39 | 251.78 | | | |
| | DUP | Joseph Seaton | 6.04% | 216 | 219.23 | 231.23 | | | | |
| Electorate: 6,888 Valid: 3,579 (51.96%) Spoilt: 69 Quota: 597 Turnout: 3,648 (52.96%) |||||||||||