1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
# 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.

## Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1985 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulster Unionist | 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 |

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1985 by district :

| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | PUP | PUP | Others | 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 |

## District results

### Carrick Castle

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP

### Kilroot

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP

### Knockagh Monument

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist

