1985 Coleraine Borough Council election

Elections to Coleraine 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.

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
UUP	10	2	0	2	47.6	42.9	8,727	8.7
DUP	6	0	0	0	28.6	30.5	6,210	2.7
SDLP	2	0	0	0	9.5	12.9	2,621	1.2
Alliance	2	1	0	1	9.5	6.2	1,510	0.1
Independent	1	0	2	2	4.8	5.4	1,105	5.4
Irish Republican Socialist	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.4	276	New
Labour Party NI	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	110	New
Green (NI)	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	44	0.4

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		DUP		SDLP		Alliance		Others		Total Cllrs
Bann	51.9	4	21.5	1	23.0	2	0.0	0	3.6	0	7
Coleraine Town	26.9	2	41.6	3	4.5	0	8.0	1	19.0	1	7
The Skerries	48.2	4	30.2	2	9.1	0	11.9	1	0.6	0	7
Total	42.9	10	30.5	6	12.9	2	6.2	2	7.5	1	21

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	UUP	William King*	17.14%	1,310
	UUP	Creighton Hutchinson	15.04%	1,150
	SDLP	John Dallat*	14.21%	1,086
	UUP	William Watt	12.06%	922	1,005.7
	SDLP	Gerard O'Kane*	8.84%	676	678.16	678.5	794.42	996.42
	DUP	Robert Catherwood*	9.98%	763	776.77	810.94	811.3	811.3	1,023.3
	UUP	John Moody	7.61%	582	761.28	899.49	900.21	900.72	933.72
	DUP	Thomas Malone*	7.27%	556	611.62	621.31	621.31	623.58	687.58
	DUP	Douglas Darragh	4.23%	323	332.45	337.21	337.81	337.81
	Irish Republican Socialist	Eamon Mullan	3.61%	276	276.81	276.81	284.73
Electorate: 11,018 Valid: 7,644 (69.38%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 956 Turnout: 7,799 (70.78%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	DUP	James McClure*	38.12%	2,444
	UUP	Robert White*	16.06%	1,030
	Independent	Patrick McFeely	9.11%	584	613.24	617.64	633.86	654.54	655.44	864.44
	UUP	Gladys Black	5.74%	368	456.4	549.46	550.68	552.36	559.92	560.92	561.84	610.86	845.86
	DUP	Robert Bolton*	0.92%	59	674.4	678.58	679.58	683.84	751.4	751.4	751.4	785.62	827.82
	Alliance	William Mathews	6.53%	419	440.08	451.74	514.42	536.42	537.78	584.46	617.12	658.42	712.6	723.62	723.62
	DUP	Marie McAllister	2.14%	137	470.2	475.04	475.72	480.4	581.86	581.86	581.86	606.76	676.88	696.6	712.92
	Independent	William McNabb*	4.37%	280	408.52	425.9	428.58	440.26	443.2	452.2	469.68	611.62	676.94	689.7	693.1
	UUP	Stephen Smyth	5.15%	330	445.6	511.16	515.16	519.84	539.46	539.46	540.38	577.42
	Independent	Randall Crawford*	3.76%	241	338.24	355.84	359.84	379.52	385.36	397.36	407.48
	SDLP	Deirdre Busby	4.46%	286	286.68	286.68	289.68	307.68	307.68
	DUP	Geoffrey Whitehead	0.44%	28	212.96	216.92	216.92	217.6
	Labour Party NI	Timothy Blackman	1.72%	110	118.16	118.6	119.6
	Alliance	Colm McCloskey	1.50%	96	98.04	98.7
Electorate: 11,221 Valid: 6,412 (57.14%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 802 Turnout: 6,542 (58.30%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	William Creelman*	16.76%	1,056
	UUP	William Glenn*	10.76%	678	693	693.25	714.5	719.5	733	806
	Alliance	Patrick McGowan*	8.63%	544	545.25	553.25	555.25	739.25	740.25	758.25	799.25
	UUP	Elizabeth Black	10.00%	630	636.5	638.5	648.5	655.75	659.5	725	795
	DUP	Matthew Kane*	4.68%	295	362	364	379	380	581	600	633	973
	UUP	Pauline Armitage	8.22%	518	522.5	523.5	532.5	535.5	538.5	570.75	737.25	790.25
	UUP	Robert Mitchell*	4.87%	307	311.5	312.5	381.75	385.75	396	500.75	563.75	635.25	772.25
	SDLP	Sean Farren	9.09%	573	573.5	587.5	587.5	591.5	591.5	591.5	593	593	594
	DUP	Robert Stewart	5.94%	374	397.5	397.5	415.25	418.25	477.75	496	523.75
	UUP	Hugh Stewart	6.00%	378	386	386	400.5	401.5	408.75	421.25
	UUP	Albert Clarke*	5.06%	319	322.25	322.25	348.25	352.25	355.25
	DUP	Roy Hilldrup	2.78%	175	301.5	301.5	306.5	307.5
	Alliance	Peter Scott	3.25%	205	205.25	215.25	227.25
	UUP	William Robinson	3.25%	205	206.75	207.75
	Green (NI)	Margaret O'Neill	0.70%	44	44.25
Electorate: 11,156 Valid: 6,301 (56.48%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 788 Turnout: 6,414 (57.49%)

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