# 1985 Castlereagh Borough Council election

Elections to Castlereagh 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 21 councillors.

## Election results

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1985 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| DUP | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47.6 | 48.0 | 11,039 | 3.2 |
| UUP | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38.1 | 29.0 | 6,676 | 3.8 |
| Alliance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14.3 | 18.8 | 4,319 | 2.3 |
| Ind. Unionist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 373 | 3.4 |
| SDLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 456 | 2.0 |
| NI Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 129 | 0.1 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1985 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Castlereagh Central | 58.2 | 4 | 19.6 | 2 | 20.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Castlereagh East | 46.2 | 3 | 31.9 | 3 | 18.1 | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Castlereagh South | 40.1 | 3 | 35.5 | 3 | 17.7 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 48.0 | 10 | 29.0 | 8 | 18.8 | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 21 |

## District results
### Castlereagh Central

1985: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Castlereagh Central - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Peter Robinson* | 52.69% | 4,118 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Cedric Wilson* | 0.92% | 72 | 2,292.72 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Herbert Johnstone* | 11.90% | 930 | 1,076.68 | | | | | |
| | DUP | Alan Carson* | 3.85% | 301 | 683.28 | 1,651.23 | | | | |
| | DUP | Ivan Castles | 0.69% | 54 | 211.32 | 413.82 | 1,068.22 | | | |
| | Alliance | Patricia Archer* | 11.43% | 893 | 921.88 | 958.78 | 962.62 | 968.56 | 983.56 | |
| | UUP | Ellen Gray* | 7.73% | 604 | 673.16 | 725.36 | 733.36 | 802 | 884.95 | 926.44 |
| | Alliance | Derek Middleton | 5.40% | 422 | 441 | 446.85 | 448.45 | 455.71 | 463.97 | 743.85 |
| | Alliance | William Moreland | 3.69% | 288 | 313.84 | 323.74 | 325.02 | 334.26 | 352.44 | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Cecil Moore | 1.70% | 133 | 189.24 | 213.54 | 218.02 | 225.94 | | |
| Electorate: 14,751 Valid: 7,815 (52.98%) Spoilt: 220 Quota: 977 Turnout: 8,035 (54.47%) |||||||||||

### Castlereagh East

1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Castlereagh East - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | DUP | Denny Vitty* | 34.06% | 2,317 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Ward* | 16.96% | 1,154 | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | John Boyle* | 2.20% | 150 | 1,105.71 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Abraham | 10.95% | 745 | 778.39 | 875.11 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Matthew Anderson* | 7.19% | 489 | 652.8 | 674.64 | 894.96 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Addie Morrow* | 10.27% | 699 | 710.97 | 728.65 | 729.45 | 729.6 | 730.14 | 761.03 | 862.03 | |
| | UUP | Ronald Jackson | 3.97% | 270 | 297.09 | 421.89 | 424.45 | 425.35 | 444.13 | 454.95 | 517.48 | 702.48 |
| | DUP | Albert Johnston | 2.70% | 184 | 414.58 | 432.52 | 448.68 | 487.23 | 488.37 | 501.11 | 574.3 | 606.3 |
| | Alliance | Melissa Jeffers | 5.09% | 346 | 351.67 | 352.97 | 353.29 | 353.35 | 353.47 | 382.73 | 474.38 | |
| | Alliance | Ian Kirkpatrick | 2.84% | 193 | 203.08 | 209.32 | 209.32 | 209.35 | 209.47 | 220.47 | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Michael Brooks | 1.87% | 127 | 140.86 | 146.84 | 147.64 | 148.03 | 148.69 | 154.95 | | |
| | NI Labour | James Bate | 0.85% | 58 | 59.26 | 59.52 | 60 | 60.03 | 60.15 | | | |
| | NI Labour | William Gunning | 0.65% | 44 | 45.89 | 47.97 | 47.97 | 47.97 | 47.97 | | | |
| | NI Labour | William Copley | 0.40% | 27 | 27 | 27.78 | 27.78 | 27.84 | 27.9 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,584 Valid: 6,803 (46.65%) Spoilt: 183 Quota: 851 Turnout: 6,986 (47.90%) |||||||||||||

### Castlereagh South

1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
Castlereagh South - 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 |
| | DUP | Ernest Harper* | 16.35% | 1,369 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | William Clulow* | 14.96% | 1,253 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | James Clarke | 13.85% | 1,160 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | John Glass* | 12.60% | 1,055 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | David Andrews | 11.85% | 992 | 996.6 | 1,000.12 | 1,001.83 | 1,009.24 | 1,076.24 | | |
| | UUP | Frederick Kane* | 9.05% | 758 | 769.73 | 786.53 | 876.89 | 902.04 | 912.72 | 1,017.04 | 1,068.04 |
| | DUP | Myreve Chambers | 4.97% | 416 | 653.59 | 692.79 | 697.74 | 727.07 | 728.76 | 736.86 | 1,056.39 |
| | SDLP | Peggy Hanna | 5.45% | 456 | 456 | 456.48 | 456.66 | 457.05 | 462.23 | 635.32 | 639.32 |
| | DUP | Mark Robinson | 3.77% | 316 | 371.2 | 491.2 | 494.53 | 535.63 | 537.95 | 545.27 | |
| | Alliance | Edward McMillan | 3.56% | 298 | 298.69 | 299.81 | 300.08 | 300.08 | 404.33 | | |
| | Alliance | Ernest Crockett | 2.25% | 188 | 188.92 | 189.88 | 190.96 | 191.96 | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | William Stevenson | 1.35% | 113 | 114.38 | 126.22 | 126.76 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,485 Valid: 8,374 (54.08%) Spoilt: 161 Quota: 1,047 Turnout: 8,535 (55.12%) ||||||||||||