# 1985 Antrim Borough Council election

Elections to Antrim 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 19 councillors.

## Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1985 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47.4 | 39.7 | 5,995 | 1.7 |
| DUP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 4,270 | 0.3 |
| SDLP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21.1 | 17.8 | 2,691 | 7.1 |
| Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 1,150 | 3.3 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 675 | New |
| Irish Independence | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 235 | 5.0 |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 63 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1985 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Antrim North West | 31.7 | 2 | 21.7 | 1 | 25.8 | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 13.8 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Antrim South East | 44.2 | 4 | 34.6 | 2 | 12.6 | 1 | 8.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Antrim Town | 42.9 | 3 | 26.9 | 2 | 16.2 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 39.7 | 9 | 28.4 | 5 | 17.8 | 3 | 7.6 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 19 |

## District results
### Antrim North West

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Antrim North West - 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 | James Graham* | 23.84% | 1,164 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Wilson Clyde* | 17.84% | 871 | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert Loughran* | 16.10% | 786 | 791.4 | 824.4 | | | | |
| | UUP | John Blakeley* | 5.31% | 259 | 501.1 | 533.7 | 538.32 | 711.04 | 712.04 | 867.04 |
| | Sinn Féin | Henry Cushinan | 13.83% | 675 | 675.3 | 675.3 | 675.48 | 675.48 | 783.48 | 783.48 |
| | SDLP | James Laverty | 9.73% | 475 | 475 | 483 | 483.06 | 484.06 | 586.36 | 587.36 |
| | DUP | Samuel Hall | 3.83% | 187 | 222.4 | 226.4 | 271.76 | 294.78 | 295.78 | |
| | Irish Independence | John Heffron* | 4.81% | 235 | 235.9 | 242.9 | 242.96 | 242.96 | | |
| | UUP | Roderick Swann | 2.52% | 123 | 179.7 | 202.6 | 203.68 | | | |
| | Alliance | John Wallace | 2.19% | 107 | 113 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,005 Valid: 4,882 (60.81%) Spoilt: 88 Quota: 814 Turnout: 4,970 (70.95%) |||||||||||

### Antrim South East

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
Antrim South East - 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 | Roy Thompson* | 19.95% | 1,207 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Edgar Wallace* | 12.69% | 768 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Robert Burns* | 12.56% | 760 | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Samuel Dunlop* | 11.35% | 687 | 809.84 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Carol Cunningham | 10.41% | 630 | 660.34 | 665.34 | 669.5 | 795.5 | | | |
| | UUP | Howard Campbell | 9.07% | 549 | 564.54 | 566.54 | 568.62 | 628.53 | 649.01 | 651.72 | 794.79 |
| | UUP | Mervyn Rea | 6.21% | 376 | 405.6 | 407.6 | 409.68 | 533.25 | 545.73 | 549.31 | 709.72 |
| | Alliance | John McCourt | 5.01% | 303 | 309.66 | 501.66 | 502.3 | 508.67 | 509.63 | 510.08 | 517.63 |
| | DUP | William McCormick | 3.34% | 202 | 422.52 | 424.89 | 464.41 | 501.01 | 504.85 | 505.05 | |
| | UUP | James Robinson | 5.77% | 349 | 366.02 | 368.02 | 370.9 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Theresa Gallagher | 3.64% | 220 | 220.37 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,286 Valid: 6,051 (58.83%) Spoilt: 114 Quota: 757 Turnout: 6,165 (59.94%) ||||||||||||

### Antrim Town

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
Antrim Town - 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 |
| | UUP | Jack Allen* | 21.03% | 872 | | | | | | | |
| | SDLP | Oran Keenan | 16.16% | 670 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Paddy Marks* | 15.48% | 642 | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | James McConnell | 6.42% | 266 | 273.79 | 324.79 | 326.31 | 352.31 | 399 | 405.28 | 577.28 |
| | UUP | Roy Stinson | 2.41% | 100 | 289.01 | 289.01 | 333.85 | 337.79 | 340.98 | 498.4 | 516.46 |
| | DUP | Margaret Brown | 10.44% | 433 | 469.9 | 470.15 | 478.89 | 478.89 | 480.71 | 505.24 | 510.88 |
| | DUP | Charles Quinn* | 9.72% | 403 | 421.45 | 421.45 | 430.95 | 431.45 | 432.64 | 464.38 | 465.38 |
| | DUP | Adam McKee | 6.75% | 280 | 295.17 | 295.67 | 304.22 | 305.97 | 308.97 | 337.5 | 346.05 |
| | Alliance | Mary Wallace | 3.50% | 145 | 149.1 | 196.1 | 199.9 | 251.81 | 308.82 | 314.28 | |
| | UUP | Andrew Thompson | 3.93% | 163 | 239.26 | 239.76 | 282.13 | 283.82 | 284.82 | | |
| | Alliance | James Williamson | 2.63% | 109 | 111.46 | 116.96 | 117.72 | 121.97 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Robert Owens | 1.52% | 63 | 63.41 | 108.41 | 108.79 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,755 Valid: 4,146 (42.50%) Spoilt: 138 Quota: 519 Turnout: 4,284 (43.92%) ||||||||||||