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.

	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

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		DUP		Alliance		PUP		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

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
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%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
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%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
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%)

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