1985 Omagh District Council election
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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[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Sinn Féin | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28.6 | 31.6 | 7,011 | New | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 | 17.6 | 3,905 | 7.4 | |
Democratic Unionist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 4,200 | 2.3 | |
Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]
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Sinn Féin | SDLP | DUP | UUP | IIP | Others | ||||||||
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[edit]
Mid Tyrone[edit]
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||
Ulster Unionist | William Thompson* | 10.55% | 824 | 824 | 824 | 824 | 982 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick McGowan | 7.29% | 569 | 577.2 | 589.09 | 603.85 | 604.85 | 683.18 | 993.18 | ||
Democratic Unionist | 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 | |
Democratic Unionist | 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 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Labour
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Francis Mackey | 18.74% | 1,213 | |||||||||||||
Democratic Unionist | Oliver Gibson* | 13.10% | 848 | |||||||||||||
Independent Labour | Johnny McLaughlin | 12.03% | 779 | 949.04 | ||||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Bernadette Grant* | 9.05% | 586 | 642.55 | 674.53 | 674.57 | 676.96 | 677.04 | 682.43 | 710.76 | 747.43 | 1,002.43 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | |
Democratic Unionist | 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 | |
Ulster Unionist | Thomas Strain | 6.21% | 402 | 402 | 403.95 | 406.27 | 407.27 | 415.71 | 428.83 | 430.22 | 431.61 | 441.04 | 441.04 | |||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | ||||||||
Democratic Unionist | 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[edit]
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | Arthur McFarland* | 14.98% | 1,186 | |||||||||||||
Sinn Féin | Cathal Quinn | 14.03% | 1,111 | |||||||||||||
Democratic Unionist | Harry Cairns | 11.85% | 938 | 952.24 | 952.24 | 952.24 | 1,029.24 | |||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Moses* | 7.96% | 630 | 790.8 | 790.91 | 790.91 | 809.79 | 815.19 | 848.51 | 856.78 | 1,107.78 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | John Skelton* | 4.67% | 370 | 370.16 | 372.58 | 395.85 | 395.85 | 395.85 | 402.85 | 417.85 | 418.39 | 421.39 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | 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 | ||||||||
Democratic Unionist | 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%) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Omagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1985". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.