1985 Larne Borough Council election
# 1985 Larne Borough Council election

Elections to Larne 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

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1985 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 39.4 | 4,289 | 2.2 |
| Ulster Unionist | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46.7 | 37.3 | 4,057 | 13.1 |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.3 | 16.4 | 1,773 | 1.0 |
| Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 755 | 0.6 |

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

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

| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Coast Road | 36.7 | 2 | 28.9 | 1 | 12.9 | 1 | 21.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Larne Lough | 40.4 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Larne Town | 41.1 | 2 | 32.6 | 2 | 26.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 39.4 | 6 | 37.3 | 6 | 16.4 | 2 | 6.9 | 1 | 15 |

## District results

### Coast Road

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

### Larne Lough

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

### Larne Town

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

