1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Magherafelt Town - 5 seats[2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|
DUP |
William McCrea* |
32.24% |
2,050 |
|
| |
|
Sinn Féin |
Bhrighde Mac Giolla |
20.40% |
1,297 |
|
| |
|
SDLP |
Patrick Kilpatrick |
16.80% |
1,068 |
|
| |
|
UUP |
Ernest Caldwell |
13.38% |
851 |
975.32
| 976.34
| 1,367.34 |
|
DUP |
Barclay Morrow |
2.28% |
145 |
956.68
| 957.02
| 1,031.74 |
|
SDLP |
Joseph McGlone |
6.35% |
404 |
406.4
| 616.86
| 687.1 |
|
UUP |
James Artt |
5.21% |
331 |
367.48
| 367.82
| |
|
Alliance |
Harold Hutchinson |
3.35% |
213 |
218.28
| 238
| |
| Electorate: 8,009 Valid: 6,359 (79.40%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,060 Turnout: 6,440 (80.41%) |
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Moyola - 5 seats[2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|
SDLP |
Henry McErlean* |
15.23% |
904 |
1,200
|
|
| |
|
Sinn Féin |
John Davey |
15.97% |
948 |
965
| 1,030
|
| |
|
UUP |
John Junkin* |
16.63% |
987 |
987
| 994
|
| |
|
DUP |
Thomas Catherwood |
14.10% |
837 |
837
| 837
| 1,070
| |
|
DUP |
Thomas Milligan* |
12.15% |
721 |
722
| 722
| 900
| 978.44 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Francis McElwee |
12.47% |
740 |
752
| 818
| 818
| 818 |
|
UUP |
Alex Montgomery |
7.72% |
458 |
458
| 460
|
| |
|
SDLP |
Francis Madden |
5.74% |
341 |
|
|
| |
| Electorate: 7,604 Valid: 5,936 (78.06%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 990 Turnout: 6,096 (80.17%) |
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
Sperrin - 5 seats[2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Patrick Doherty |
16.87% |
1,028 |
|
|
| |
|
SDLP |
Patrick Sweeney* |
10.59% |
645 |
715
| 1,037
|
| |
|
SDLP |
Mary McSorley* |
14.20% |
865 |
886
| 950
| 1,427
| |
|
Sinn Féin |
Patrick Toner |
12.64% |
770 |
806
| 814
| 860
| 1,001 |
|
UUP |
Walter Richardson |
15.35% |
935 |
945
| 946
| 950
| 959 |
|
DUP |
John Linton* |
10.70% |
652 |
654
| 655
| 659
| 663 |
|
SDLP |
John Bradley |
8.32% |
507 |
524
| 586
|
| |
|
SDLP |
Francis McKendry* |
7.42% |
452 |
478
|
|
| |
|
Workers' Party |
Francis Donnelly |
3.92% |
239 |
|
|
| |
| Electorate: 7,558 Valid: 6,093 (80.62%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,016 Turnout: 6,201 (82.05%) |