1985 Cookstown District Council election

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1985 Cookstown District Council election
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15 May 1985 (1985-05-15)
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All 16 seats to Cookstown District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Sinn Féin UUP
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 4 Decrease 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SDLP Ind. Unionist UUUP
Seats won 3 1 0
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Republican
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Cookstown 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 16 councillors.

Cookstown District Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 5 2 0 Increase2 31.3 26.6 4,405 Increase2.3
  Sinn Féin 4 4 0 Steady0 25.0 25.6 4,226 New
  UUP 3 0 1 Decrease1 18.8 21.1 3,492 Decrease3.6
  SDLP 3 0 2 Decrease2 18.8 21.0 3,464 Decrease10.4
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 0 Increase1 6.3 2.9 487 Increase2.9
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.5 408 Increase2.5
  Independent 0 0 0 Decrease1 0.0 0.3 45 Decrease10.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

District results

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