All 16 seats toCookstown District Council 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections toCookstown District Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the otherNorthern Irish local governmentelections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16councillors.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31.3 | 26.6 | 4,405 | |||
| Sinn Féin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 4,226 | New | ||
| UUP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18.8 | 21.1 | 3,492 | |||
| SDLP | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18.8 | 21.0 | 3,464 | |||
| Ind. Unionist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 487 | |||
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 408 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 45 | |||
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | Sinn Féin | UUP | SDLP | Others | |||||||
| Ballinderry | 26.5 | 2 | 29.3 | 2 | 18.2 | 1 | 25.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Cookstown Central | 31.8 | 2 | 15.6 | 1 | 25.7 | 1 | 18.9 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Drum Manor | 21.8 | 1 | 30.8 | 1 | 20.3 | 1 | 17.7 | 1 | 9.4 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 26.6 | 5 | 25.6 | 4 | 21.1 | 3 | 21.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 16 |
1985: 2 x DUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| DUP | William McIntyre* | 19.33% | 1,215 | |||||||
| Sinn Féin | Patrick McAleer | 16.57% | 1,042 | |||||||
| SDLP | Paddy Duffy* | 14.25% | 896 | 897.56 | 901.56 | |||||
| Sinn Féin | Francis McNally | 12.76% | 802 | 802.26 | 802.26 | 918.46 | ||||
| UUP | Victor McGahie* | 10.08% | 634 | 671.44 | 684.44 | 685.14 | 685.14 | 1,111.14 | ||
| DUP | Samuel McCartney | 7.13% | 448 | 712.42 | 723.94 | 724.78 | 725.78 | 808.88 | 1,017.68 | |
| SDLP | Joseph Davidson* | 6.52% | 410 | 410.26 | 414.26 | 426.44 | 673.98 | 684.98 | 687.98 | |
| UUP | Andrew Booth | 8.08% | 508 | 517.36 | 528.14 | 528.14 | 531.14 | |||
| SDLP | John O'Neill | 4.56% | 287 | 287 | 288 | 292.9 | ||||
| Independent | Eric Brown | 0.72% | 45 | 46.3 | ||||||
| Electorate: 7,587 Valid: 6,287 (82.87%) Spoilt: 149 Quota: 899 Turnout: 6,436 (84.83%) | ||||||||||
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| DUP | Alan Kane* | 28.33% | 1,444 | ||||||
| UUP | Espie Donaldson* | 21.35% | 1,088 | ||||||
| SDLP | Brigid Neeson* | 11.10% | 566 | 566 | 566.44 | 937.44 | |||
| DUP | Kenneth Loughrin* | 3.49% | 178 | 721.66 | 789.86 | 790.08 | 790.08 | 947.08 | |
| Sinn Féin | Christopher Neeson | 15.62% | 796 | 796 | 796 | 809 | 829.48 | 830.52 | |
| Workers' Party | Patrick Bloomer | 8.00% | 408 | 410.87 | 413.29 | 424.92 | 484.76 | 539.33 | |
| UUP | Edmund Giboney | 4.32% | 220 | 257.31 | 421.65 | 425.55 | 430.03 | ||
| SDLP | Margaret Laverty* | 7.79% | 397 | 399.87 | 400.97 | ||||
| Electorate: 6,314 Valid: 5,097 (80.73%) Spoilt: 62 Quota: 850 Turnout: 5,159 (81.71%) | |||||||||
1985: 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| DUP | Walter Millar | 21.78% | 1,120 | |||||
| UUP | Samuel Glasgow* | 20.26% | 1,042 | |||||
| SDLP | James McGarvey | 17.66% | 908 | |||||
| Ind. Unionist | Samuel Parke* | 9.47% | 487 | 746.92 | 929.26 | |||
| Sinn Féin | Tony O'Driscoll | 15.63% | 804 | 804.48 | 804.66 | 808.26 | 830.94 | |
| Sinn Féin | Sean Begley | 15.21% | 782 | 782.72 | 782.72 | 787.76 | 812.42 | |
| Electorate: 6,017 Valid: 5,143 (85.47%) Spoilt: 105 Quota: 858 Turnout: 5,248 (87.22%) | ||||||||