1985 Northern Ireland local elections

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 15 May 1985, contesting 565 seats in all.

1985 Northern Ireland local elections
15 May 1985
All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Molyneaux Ian Paisley John Hume
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won 189 142 102
Seat change 37 2
Popular vote 188,497 155,297 113,967
Percentage 29.5% 24.3% 17.8%
Swing 3.1% 2.3% 0.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams John Cushnahan N/A
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Independent
Seats won 59 34 9
Seat change 59 4 28
Popular vote 75,686 45,038 10,297
Percentage 11.8% 7.0% 1.6%
Swing New party 1.9% 5.1%
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
Colours denote the party with the most seats
Politics of Northern Ireland
Interim bodies
Elections
Members
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1982
  • 1996
See also
  • Other countries
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.