1985 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
# 1985 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.

## Election results

Newtownabbey Borough Council Election Result 1985 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulster Unionist | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 | 37.6 | 9,560 | 3.1 |
| DUP | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 36.0 | 30.8 | 7,823 | 3.9 |
| Ind. Unionist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 2,059 | 2.3 |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 2,608 | 5.3 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 826 | 2.0 |
| Newtownabbey Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 792 | 0.7 |
| SDLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 972 | 3.8 |
| PUP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 333 | New |
| All Night Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 235 | New |
| Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 332 | 0.1 |

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

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

| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Antrim Line | 40.5 | 2 | 26.7 | 2 | 15.5 | 1 | 17.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Ballyclare | 22.0 | 1 | 25.5 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 46.9 | 3 | 5 |
| Doagh Road | 34.3 | 2 | 37.8 | 2 | 6.4 | 0 | 21.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Manse Road | 52.2 | 3 | 32.3 | 2 | 11.5 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Shore Road | 38.9 | 2 | 32.3 | 2 | 12.1 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 37.6 | 10 | 30.8 | 9 | 10.3 | 2 | 21.3 | 4 | 25 |

## District results

### Antrim Line

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

### Ballyclare

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

### Doagh Road

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour

### Manse Road

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

### Shore Road

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

