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1985 Northern Ireland local elections
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All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Molyneaux Ian Paisley John Hume
Party Ulster Unionist Democratic Unionist Social Democratic and Labour
Seats won 189 142 102
Seat change Increase 37 Steady Decrease 2
Popular vote 188,497 155,297 113,967
Percentage 29.5% 24.3% 17.8%
Swing Increase3.1% Decrease2.3% Increase0.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams John Cushnahan N/A
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Independent
Seats won 59 34 9
Seat change Increase 59 Decrease 4 Decrease 28
Popular vote 75,686 45,038 10,297
Percentage 11.8% 7.0% 1.6%
Swing New party Decrease1.9% Decrease5.1%
Colours denote the winning party with outright control
Colours denote the party with the most seats
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Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 15 May 1985, contesting 565 seats in all.

Background[edit]

1981 elections[edit]

The previous elections had been fought in the middle of the hunger strike and the H-Block Prison Protest.[1] Those elections had shown changes in party representation, with three parties, namely the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), winning 75% of the seats.[2] On the Unionist side, the DUP arrived at a position of near parity with the UUP, outpolling the latter by 851 votes,[2] although the UUP managed to win more seats overall. Other changes on the Unionist side saw the disbandment of two smaller Unionist parties: the Unionist Party of Northern Ireland in September 1981 and the United Ulster Unionist Party in May 1984. On the nationalist side, while the SDLP maintained its dominant position, a greater number of elected candidates supporting the H-Block protest were elected. In total 36 candidates endorsed by the H-Block committee were elected of whom 21 belonged to the Irish Independence Party. The representation of the centrist Alliance Party was almost halved as their number of seats was reduced from 70 in 1977 to 38 in 1981.[2]

Northern Ireland Assembly and New Ireland Forum[edit]

Following the end of the Hunger Strike, attention focused on attempts by the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Jim Prior, to restore devolution. This eventually led to the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly which was elected in October 1982. However nationalist parties boycotted the forum and the SDLP instead threw its efforts into the New Ireland Forum. This forum, established in May 1983, reported in May 1984 and represented the combined efforts of the nationalist parties to obtain a solution to the constitutional issue. However the report was rejected by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who rejected each of the three proposals with the words "that is out" in a response that became known as the "out, out, out" speech.[3]

Sinn Féin[edit]

The entry into electoral politics of Sinn Féin (SF) became a significant issue in the run up to the elections. SF polled over 10% in the 1982 Assembly election, winning five seats. At the 1983 Westminster election, the party increased their vote share to 13.4% and maintained that level of support in the 1984 European election. The party won their first council seat in a by-election in March 1983, with Seamus Kerr polling 60% in Omagh 'Area D' This was followed by the election of Alex Maskey and Sean McKnight to Belfast City Council in June 1983 and February 1984 respectively. In Dungannon and Fermanagh, independent councillors Seamus Cassidy and John Joe McCusker joined SF.

Prior's successor as Secretary of State, Douglas Hurd, refused to ban SF and also rejected calls by unionists for an anti-violence declaration to be signed by all candidates.[4]: 5 

Rates[edit]

The expansion of services, particularly leisure began to have an impact in rates at a time when the Rate Support Grant was being cut. The grant was reduced by 1% in 1985. Belfast Leisure Services in particular accounted for 22.7% of the City budget.[4]: 5  Rates overall had risen by 8% in the financial year from 1984 to 1985, a figure above the rate of inflation and resulted in the cancellation of a proposed ice rink in Belfast, while that in Bangor had to receive private funding. Since the 1980–1981 financial year, rates had risen by 51.7%[4]: 6  ranging from a 17.9% rise in Castlereagh to 80% rises in Omagh and Newry and Mourne.[4]: 6 

Legislation[edit]

Boundaries[edit]

The Local Government (N.I.) Act 1972, Section 50 (1) required a review of local government boundaries and electoral areas in 1981, however it was not until 28 October 1982 that Prior reappointed Sir F. Harrison, who had conducted the previous review in 1971 and 1972. Provisional recommendations were published on 20 May 1983. These led to additional representations and nineteen public hearings before revised recommendations were published on 18 January 1984. Following six further public hearings, the final report was sent to the Secretary of State on 29 May 1984.[4]: 9 

The report recommended no change in the number of councils or their names. The number of wards was increased from 526 to 566. Moyle was the only council to lose a ward.

With the wards drawn the government decided that a new procedure would be used to group them together to form District Electoral Areas (DEA). In 1972 the wards had been grouped together into areas of four to eight wards with each area electing a number of councillors equal to the number of wards that it contained. This had been done by the Chief Electoral Officer, a fact that had been criticised for potentially affecting his impartiality.

The District Electoral Areas Commissioner (N.I.) Order was laid before Parliament on 15 December 1983. This provided for the appointment of a commissioner and set him the task of creating electoral areas containing five to seven members. These were to have names rather than an alphabetic designation as before. The debate over the Order in January and February 1984 centred on the merits of STV, the narrower number of councillors in each DEA and the names issue. Unionists argued for DEAs electing four to six councillors.

Results[edit]

Overall[edit]

Party[5] Councillors Votes
Total +/- % share Total
Ulster Unionist 189 +37 29.5 188,497
Democratic Unionist 142 0 24.3 155,297
Social Democratic and Labour 102 -2 17.8 113,967
Sinn Féin 59 N/A 11.8 75,686
Alliance 34 -4 7.0 45,038
Independent 9 -28 1.6 10,297
Ind. Unionist 8 +6 1.3 8,780
Independent Nationalist 6 +6 1.2 7,597
Workers' Party 4 +1 1.6 10,415
Irish Independence 4 -17 1.2 7,459
UPUP 3 -2 0.5 3,139
PUP 2 +1 0.6 3,612
Campaign for Human and Animal Rights 1 +1 0.5 2,970
NI Labour 1 0 0.2 1,285
Labour Party NI 0 N/A 0.2 1,029
Newtownabbey Labour 1 0 0.1 792
Ulster Democratic 0 N/A 0.1 782
Labour and Trade Union 0 N/A 0.1 556
Independent Democratic Unionist 0 N/A 0.1 429
Ecology 0 0 0.1 387
Irish Republican Socialist 0 -2 0.0 276
Communist 0 0 0.0 245
All Night Party 0 N/A 0.0 235
Ind. Republican 0 0 0.0 187
People's Democracy 0 -2 0.0 131
Independent Workers' Party 0 N/A 0.0 113
Ulster Liberal 0 N/A 0.0 35
Independent Labour 0 -1 0.0 30

By council[edit]

Antrim[edit]

Antrim North West[6][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist James Graham 1,164
Democratic Unionist Wilson Clyde 871
Social Democratic and Labour Robert Loughran 786
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan 675
Social Democratic and Labour James Laverty 475
Ulster Unionist Jack Blakely 259
Irish Independence John Heffron 235
Democratic Unionist Samuel Hall 187
Ulster Unionist Roderick Swann 123
Alliance John Wallace 107
Turnout 4,970
Antrim South East[6][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Roy Thompson 1,207
Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace 768
Social Democratic and Labour Robert Burns 760
Democratic Unionist Samuel Dunlop 687
Ulster Unionist Carol Cunningham 630
Ulster Unionist Howard Campbell 549
Ulster Unionist Mervyn Rea 376
Ulster Unionist James Robinson 349
Alliance John McCourt 303
Alliance Theresa Gallagher 220
Democratic Unionist William McCormick 202
Turnout 6,165
Antrim Town[6][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Jack Allen 872
Social Democratic and Labour Oran Keenan 670
Ulster Unionist Frederick Marks 642
Democratic Unionist Margaret Brown 433
Democratic Unionist Charles Quinn 403
Democratic Unionist Adam McKee 280
Alliance James McConnell 266
Ulster Unionist Andrew Thompson 163
Alliance Mary Wallace 145
Alliance James Williamson 109
Ulster Unionist Roy Stinson 100
Workers' Party Robert Owens 63
Turnout 4,284

Ards[edit]

Ards Peninsula[8][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UPUP Gladys McIntyre 999
Democratic Unionist Jim Shannon 837
Ulster Unionist Robert Ambrose 837
Democratic Unionist Oliver Johnston 811
Independent Thomas Byers 808
Democratic Unionist Joseph Thompson 637
Ulster Unionist John Shields 609
Alliance Kieran McCarthy 454
Ulster Unionist John Scott 416
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick Doherty 359
Alliance James Muirhead 287
Ulster Unionist Samuel McKeown 158
Social Democratic and Labour Seamus O'Neill 89
Turnout 7,521
Ards West[8][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Thomas Gourley 1,493
Ulster Unionist Robert Gibson 1,483
Alliance Thomas McBriar 799
Ulster Unionist Stanley McCoy 631
Democratic Unionist John Hamilton 589
Democratic Unionist Bobby McBride 558
Alliance Alan McDowell 248
Ulster Unionist Trevor Hussey 172
Ulster Unionist Arthur Spence 131
Independent Johnston Haire 43
Turnout 6,290
Newtownards[8][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Simpson Gibson 1,596
NI Labour Robert Gaw 1,156
Democratic Unionist John Elliott 1,026
Ulster Unionist Tom Benson 990
Alliance Owen Dorrian 549
Ulster Unionist David Smyth 517
Democratic Unionist Joseph Patterson 280
Democratic Unionist William Gilmore 242
Ulster Unionist David Jeffers 237
Alliance Laurence Thompson 200
Labour Party NI Hugh McMullan 188
Ulster Unionist James McKernon 76
Ulster Liberal Michael McGuigan 35
Turnout 7,249

Armagh[edit]

Armagh City[9][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Thomas Carroll 970
Democratic Unionist Geoffrey Knipe 756
Social Democratic and Labour John Agnew 739
Ulster Unionist John Doogan 645
Independent Nationalist Barney McManus 640
Ulster Unionist George MacCartney 620
Social Democratic and Labour Pat Brannigan 612
Ulster Unionist Robert Orr 564
Social Democratic and Labour Oliver Tobin 476
Turnout 6,122
Crossmore[9][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour Charles Mallon 1,072
Ulster Unionist Jim Nicholson 949
Social Democratic and Labour James McKernan 889
Social Democratic and Labour Thomas McArdle 837
Democratic Unionist Robert McBride 524
Ulster Unionist Thomas Shilliday 513
Turnout 4,921
Cusher[9][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Eric Speers 1,267
Social Democratic and Labour Seamus Mallon 1,260
Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston 1,149
Democratic Unionist Thomas Black 1,009
Ulster Unionist James Clayton 939
Ulster Unionist Robert Turner 901
Democratic Unionist Mervyn Spratt 329
Turnout 7,134
The Orchard[9][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Jim Speers 1,189
Democratic Unionist Douglas Hutchinson 1,150
Ulster Unionist Ronald Allen 875
Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster 676
Social Democratic and Labour Christopher McAnallen 612
Social Democratic and Labour Francis McIlvanna 579
Sinn Féin Brigid McCartan 545
Turnout 5,718

Ballymena[edit]

Ballymena Town[10][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick McAvoy 1,126
Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry 876
Ulster Unionist Robert Coulter 794
Democratic Unionist Maurice Mills 708
Democratic Unionist Richard McKeown 640
Democratic Unionist Robert Maternaghan 563
Democratic Unionist John Wilson 538
Ulster Unionist Gordon Wilson 403
Ind. Unionist James Alexander 328
Ulster Unionist Warren Wray 282
Social Democratic and Labour Malachy Reynolds 241
Turnout 6,604
Braid Valley[10][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Independent James Woulahan 856
Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong 757
Democratic Unionist Samuel Hanna 746
Democratic Unionist John Porter 724
Democratic Unionist William Armstrong 628
Ulster Unionist Margaret Alexander 626
Ulster Unionist Stewart McCullough 490
Democratic Unionist Samuel Martin 474
Turnout 5,411
Kells Water[10][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist William Brownlees 856
Democratic Unionist John McAuley 845
Democratic Unionist Roy West 796
Democratic Unionist Martin Clarke 695
Democratic Unionist David McClintock 615
Democratic Unionist Charles Maternaghan 577
Ulster Unionist Victoria Brownlees 410
Turnout 4,927
The Main[10][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Roy Gillespie 1,076
Democratic Unionist Thomas Nicholl 960
Ulster Unionist John Johnston 812
Democratic Unionist Sandy Spence 796
Ulster Unionist William Wright 760
Democratic Unionist Hubert Nicholl 633
Turnout 5,250

Ballymoney[edit]

Ballymoney Town[11][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Independent Robert McComb 687
Ulster Unionist James Simpson 453
Democratic Unionist Cecil Cousley 424
Democratic Unionist Kenneth Blair 380
Democratic Unionist Ralph Stronge 289
Ulster Unionist Adam McNeilly 274
Ulster Unionist James McKeown 233
Turnout 2,803
Bann Valley[11][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist James Patterson 669
Social Democratic and Labour Malachy McCamphill 550
Sinn Féin Margaret Hogan 532
Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston 502
Ulster Unionist Kenneth Bamford 487
Democratic Unionist Robert Wilson 484
Democratic Unionist Robert Halliday 473
Alliance Hugh McFarland 248
Turnout 4,002
Bushvale[11][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Charles Steele 570
Democratic Unionist William Gracey 557
Ulster Unionist John Ramsay 504
Social Democratic and Labour Harry Connolly 445
Ulster Unionist William Logan 433
Social Democratic and Labour John Mulholland 230
Democratic Unionist Bertie McIlhatton 198
Ecology William Hartin 35
Turnout 3,043

Banbridge[edit]

Banbridge Town[12][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist James Wells 912
Ulster Unionist Archie McKelvey 889
Ulster Unionist Joan Baird 811
Social Democratic and Labour James Walsh 630
Ulster Unionist Ivan Gault 560
Democratic Unionist Gareth Bennett 392
Independent Leslie Mathews 364
Social Democratic and Labour James Smyth 318
Alliance Francis McQuaid 234
Turnout 5,191
Dromore[12][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Brian Biggerstaff 923
Ulster Unionist Robert Barr 859
Ulster Unionist Robert Hill 645
Ulster Unionist William Martin 573
Social Democratic and Labour Bernard Rice 470
Social Democratic and Labour Catherine McDermott 464
Democratic Unionist Robert McIlroy 418
Ulster Unionist James McRoberts 354
Democratic Unionist Robert McGregor 207
Turnout 5,029
Knockiveagh[12][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Wilfred McFadden 766
Ulster Unionist Raymond McCullough 753
Ulster Unionist Samuel Cowan 725
Independent Laurence McCartan 694
Ulster Unionist Herbert Heslip 510
Social Democratic and Labour Peter McGreevy 510
Social Democratic and Labour Helen Stewart 395
Ulster Unionist William Hamilton 343
Democratic Unionist Elizabeth McDowell 157
Turnout 4,941

Belfast[edit]

Balmoral[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Margaret Crooks 2,438
Ulster Unionist Jim Kirkpatrick 1,820
Democratic Unionist Billy Dickson 1,638
Social Democratic and Labour Dorita Field 1,332
Alliance John Montgomery 1,326
Ulster Unionist James Stewart 1,071
Alliance David Cook 1,042
Democratic Unionist Joan Parkes 998
Democratic Unionist Clarke Gibson 620
Labour Party NI Stanley Graham 186
Workers' Party Shaun McKeown 133
Ind. Unionist Victor Brennan 127
Ind. Unionist William Stevenson 56
Turnout 13,102
Castle[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist John Carson 3,153
Social Democratic and Labour Alban Maginness 1,977
Ind. Unionist Frank Millar 1,623
Democratic Unionist Nigel Dodds 1,502
Ulster Unionist Alfred Redpath 1,107
Alliance Tom Campbell 799
Democratic Unionist Michael Whittley 706
Ind. Unionist William Gault 674
Social Democratic and Labour John Murphy 579
Alliance Robert Jamison 449
Workers' Party Katherine Johnston 444
Turnout 13,391
Court[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Protestant Unionist George Seawright 2,970
PUP Hugh Smyth 1,761
Democratic Unionist Frederick Ashby 1,420
Ulster Unionist Herbert Ditty 1,197
Ind. Unionist Joe Coggle 894
Ulster Unionist Fred Cobain 804
Alliance William Dukelow 626
Ulster Unionist James Sands 624
Democratic Unionist William Baxter 572
Ulster Democratic Samuel Doyle 536
Sinn Féin Harry Fitzsimmons 432
Democratic Unionist Robert Morrow 182
Workers' Party Peter Cullen 157
Turnout 12,547
Laganbank[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist William Blair 1,969
Alliance William McDowell 1,425
Democratic Unionist Rhonda Paisley 1,325
Social Democratic and Labour Alasdair McDonnell 1,175
Democratic Unionist Raymond McCrea 1,102
Social Democratic and Labour Gerard McGettrick 833
Ulster Unionist Dixie Gilmore 727
Sinn Féin Michael Conlon 614
Ulster Unionist Robert Wilson 604
Workers' Party Gerard Carr 550
Alliance Dan McGuinness 434
Labour and Trade Union Robert Millar 100
NI Labour John King 73
Communist Michael Morrissey 57
Turnout 11,285
Lower Falls[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour Joe Hendron 2,606
Sinn Féin Seán McKnight 1,939
Sinn Féin Sean Keenan 1,752
Sinn Féin Elizabeth Fitzsimons 1,595
Sinn Féin Fra McCann 1,467
Workers' Party Mary McMahon 1,115
Alliance Will Glendinning 1,113
Social Democratic and Labour Sean Mullen 159
Communist Desmond Murray 67
Turnout 12,263
Oldpark[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Fred Proctor 1,800
Sinn Féin Bobby Lavery 1,752
Sinn Féin Gerard McGuigan 1,570
Social Democratic and Labour Brian Feeney 1,516
Workers' Party Seamus Lynch 1,344
Democratic Unionist Peter Lunn 958
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick Hunter 787
Sinn Féin Paddy McManus 774
Ind. Unionist Nelson McCausland 717
Ulster Unionist David Smylie 707
Democratic Unionist Pauline Whittley 604
Alliance Arnold Carton 535
Labour Party NI Paddy Devlin 472
PUP Patrick Bird 433
Ecology Peter Emerson 308
Turnout 14,748
Pottinger[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Sammy Wilson 2,454
Democratic Unionist Frank Leslie 2,224
Ulster Unionist Margaret Clarke 1,999
Democratic Unionist Jim Walker 1,153
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 1,117
Alliance Mervyn Jones 1,019
Sinn Féin Joe O'Donnell 566
Ulster Unionist Harry Fletcher 431
PUP David Ervine 394
Social Democratic and Labour Carmel Maginness 340
Workers' Party Frank Cullen 303
Labour and Trade Union Stan Dempsey 218
Communist James Stewart 61
Turnout 12,785
Upper Falls[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour Alex Attwood 2,461
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 2,329
Sinn Féin Teresa Holland 2,256
Social Democratic and Labour Cormac Boomer 1,655
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 1,031
Alliance Pip Glendinning 931
Workers' Party Gerald McCann 386
Democratic Unionist Irene Lewis 372
Labour and Trade Union Michael Duffy 238
People's Democracy John McAnulty 131
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Prendiville 72
Communist Kevin McCorry 60
Turnout 13,052
Victoria[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Wallace Browne 3,447
Ulster Unionist Tommy Patton 2,390
Alliance Oliver Napier 2,309
Ulster Unionist William Corry 1,838
Ulster Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 1,365
Alliance George Thompson 1,278
Democratic Unionist Samuel Walker 1,131
Ulster Unionist John McCrea 1,002
Democratic Unionist Robin Newton 564
Social Democratic and Labour Barry Gilheany 188
Turnout 15,939

Carrickfergus[edit]

Carrick Castle[14][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance Sean Neeson 1,005
Democratic Unionist Victor Fleming 477
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCamley 433
Ulster Unionist Robert English 410
PUP Samuel Stewart 314
Democratic Unionist Jim Strange 269
Democratic Unionist Gladys Service 247
Ulster Unionist James McBride 143
Alliance Owen Mulvenna 61
Turnout 3,440
Kilroot[14][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Charles Brown 1,146
Democratic Unionist William Cross 695
Alliance Janet Crampsey 615
Ind. Unionist Robert Hunter 310
Ulster Unionist Robert Patton 244
Ulster Unionist Wesley Mitchell 203
Alliance David McCann 188
Democratic Unionist William Sloan 131
Democratic Unionist Raymond Templeton 121
Turnout 3,742
Knockagh Monument[14][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Mary Ardill 736
Independent Charles Johnston 660
Alliance Stewart Dickson 523
Democratic Unionist Andrew Blair 356
Democratic Unionist William Haggan 350
Ulster Unionist Samuel Wilson 250
Ulster Democratic Robert Gordon 246
Democratic Unionist Joseph Seaton 216
Turnout 3,648

Castlereagh[edit]

Castlereagh Central[15][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Peter Robinson 3,461
Ulster Unionist Herbert Johnstone 930
Alliance Patricia Archer 893
Ulster Unionist Ellen Gray 604
Alliance Derek Middleton 422
Democratic Unionist Alan Carson 301
Alliance William Moreland 288
Ind. Unionist Cecil Moore 133
Democratic Unionist Cedric Wilson 72
Democratic Unionist Ivan Castles 54
Turnout 8,035
Castlereagh East[15][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Denny Vitty 2,317
Ulster Unionist William Ward 1,154
Ulster Unionist William Abraham 745
Alliance Adam Morrow 699
Democratic Unionist Matthew Anderson 489
Alliance Mellissa Jeffers 346
Ulster Unionist Ronald Jackson 270
Alliance Ian Kirkpatrick 193
Democratic Unionist Albert Johnston 184
Democratic Unionist John Boyle 150
Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks 127
NI Labour James Bate 58
NI Labour William Gunning 44
NI Labour William Copley 27
Turnout 6,986
Castlereagh South[15][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Ernest Harper 1,369
Democratic Unionist William Clulow 1,253
Ulster Unionist James Clarke 1,160
Ulster Unionist John Glass 1,055
Alliance David Andrews 992
Ulster Unionist Frederick Kane 758
Social Democratic and Labour Peggy Hanna 456
Democratic Unionist Beatrice Chambers 416
Democratic Unionist Simon Robinson 316
Alliance Edward McMillan 298
Alliance Ernest Crockett 188
Ind. Unionist William Stevenson 113
Turnout 8,535

Coleraine[edit]

Bann[16][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist William King 1,310
Ulster Unionist Creighton Hutchinson 1,150
Social Democratic and Labour John Dallat 1,086
Ulster Unionist William Watt 922
Democratic Unionist Robert Catherwood 763
Social Democratic and Labour Gerard O'Kane 676
Ulster Unionist John Moody 582
Democratic Unionist Thomas Malone 556
Democratic Unionist Douglas Darragh 323
Irish Republican Socialist Eamon Mullan 276
Turnout 7,799
Coleraine Town[16][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist James McClure 2,444
Ulster Unionist Robert White 1,030
Independent Patrick McFeely 584
Alliance William Mathews 419
Ulster Unionist Gladys Black 368
Ulster Unionist Stephen Smyth 330
Social Democratic and Labour Dierdre Busby 286
Independent William McNabb 280
Independent Randall Crawford 241
Democratic Unionist Marie McAllister 137
Labour Party NI Timothy Blackman 110
Alliance Colum McCloskey 96
Democratic Unionist Robert Bolton 59
Democratic Unionist Geoffrey Whitehead 28
Turnout 6,542
The Skerries[16][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist William Creelman 1,056
Ulster Unionist William Glenn 678
Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black 630
Social Democratic and Labour Sean Farren 573
Alliance Patrick McGowan 544
Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage 518
Ulster Unionist Hugh Stewart 378
Democratic Unionist Robert Stewart 374
Ulster Unionist Albert Clarke 319
Ulster Unionist Robert Mitchell 307
Democratic Unionist Matthew Kane 295
Alliance Peter Scott 205
Ulster Unionist William Robinson 205
Democratic Unionist Roy Hilldrup 175
Ecology Margaret O'Neill 44
Turnout 6,414

Cookstown[edit]

Ballinderry[17][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist William McIntyre 1,215
Sinn Féin Patrick McAleer 1,042
Social Democratic and Labour Paddy Duffy 896
Sinn Féin Francis McNally 802
Ulster Unionist Victor McGahie 634
Ulster Unionist Andrew Booth 508
Democratic Unionist Samuel McCartney 448
Social Democratic and Labour Joseph Davidson 410
Social Democratic and Labour John O'Neill 287
Independent Eric Brown 287
Turnout 6,436
Cookstown Central[17][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Alan Kane 1,444
Ulster Unionist Espie Donaldson 1,088
Sinn Féin Christopher Neeson 796
Social Democratic and Labour Brigid Neeson 566
Workers' Party Patrick Bloomer 408
Social Democratic and Labour Margaret Laverty 397
Ulster Unionist Edmund Giboney 220
Democratic Unionist Kenneth Loughrin 178
Turnout 5,159
Drum Manor[17][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Walter Millar 1,120
Ulster Unionist Samuel Glasgow 1,042
Social Democratic and Labour James McGarvey 908
Sinn Féin Tony O'Driscoll 804
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 782
United Unionist Samuel Parke 487
Turnout 5,248

Craigavon[edit]

Craigavon Central[18][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Mary Simpson 1,359
Democratic Unionist William Smith 1,150
Ulster Unionist James McCammick 1,012
Social Democratic and Labour Brid Rodgers 883
Democratic Unionist Robert Dodds 690
Ulster Unionist Cyril McLoughlin 641
Sinn Féin Sheena Campbell 554
Workers' Party Tom French 540
Democratic Unionist Meredith Patterson 536
Alliance John Hagan 298
Alliance James Woods 85
Turnout 7,899
Loughside[18][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour Sean McKavanagh 990
Workers' Party Paddy Breen 937
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran 837
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Bunting 802
Ulster Unionist Thomas Bell 669
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick Crilly 555
Sinn Féin Michael McKee 516
Democratic Unionist Robert Russell 382
Workers' Party Karen McStravick 131
Turnout 6,046
Lurgan[18][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Sam Gardiner 1,690
Democratic Unionist Frederick Baird 1,322
Ulster Unionist George Savage 1,070
Ulster Unionist Philip Black 885
Social Democratic and Labour Hugh News 808
Democratic Unionist David Calvert 757
Sinn Féin Patrick Little 573
Democratic Unionist Ian Williams 500
Alliance Gordon Burrell 422
Ulster Unionist Sydney Cairns 405
Turnout 8,579
Portadown[18][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Gladys McCullough 1,470
Ulster Unionist James Gillespie 1,338
Ulster Unionist George Hatch 1,138
Social Democratic and Labour Ignatius Fox 786
Democratic Unionist Michael Briggs 766
Sinn Féin Brian McCann 716
Ulster Unionist George Locke 624
Alliance William Ramsay 506
Social Democratic and Labour Mario McCooe 462
Democratic Unionist William Williamson 327
Sinn Féin Sean Dunbar 326
Ulster Unionist Robert Hughes 253
Turnout 8,903

Derry[edit]

Cityside[19][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Anne McGuinness 870
Sinn Féin Hugh Brady 848
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin 838
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick Devine 836
Social Democratic and Labour Tony Carlin 701
Social Democratic and Labour Pat Ramsey 510
Social Democratic and Labour James Clifford 499
Social Democratic and Labour William Keys 459
Irish Independence Liam Bradley 369
Workers' Party Eamon Melaugh 253
Irish Independence Sammy Brown 144
Irish Independence John McChrystal 134
Turnout 6,674
Northland[19][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour John Tierney 1,417
Sinn Féin Bernard McFadden 1,066
Ulster Unionist David Davis 874
Social Democratic and Labour Len Green 800
Social Democratic and Labour Anna Gallagher 706
Irish Independence Fergus McAteer 681
Social Democratic and Labour John Kerr 639
Social Democratic and Labour William McCorriston 595
Democratic Unionist John Noble 417
Alliance Ita Breen 244
Sinn Féin James McKnight 131
Irish Independence Annie Burke 98
Irish Independence John McCool 66
Turnout 7,925
Rural[19][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist William Hay 1,008
Social Democratic and Labour John McNickle 1,004
Social Democratic and Labour Annie Courtney 965
Democratic Unionist Ellis Allen 634
Ulster Unionist John Adams 774
Democratic Unionist Mervyn Lindsay 730
Social Democratic and Labour Hugh O'Neill 698
Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton 686
Social Democratic and Labour George Peoples 662
Ulster Unionist Robert Bond 530
Sinn Féin Edward McGowan 304
Irish Independence Michael Breslin 276
Sinn Féin Patrick McNaught 254
Turnout 8,887
Shantallow[19][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour William O'Connell 1,117
Social Democratic and Labour Mary Bradley 1,094
Social Democratic and Labour Noel McKenna 655
Sinn Féin Gerard Doherty 500
Sinn Féin William McCartney 489
Social Democratic and Labour Teresa Coyle 445
Sinn Féin Susan O'Hagan 435
Alliance Gerry O'Grady 298
Irish Independence Robert Hegarty 243
Irish Independence James Nicholl 184
Irish Independence Joseph Mullan 174
Turnout 5,838
Waterside[19][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Gregory Campbell 2,374
Social Democratic and Labour Michael Fegan 874
Ulster Unionist James Guy 818
Democratic Unionist Margaret Buchanan 811
Social Democratic and Labour Paul O'Donnell 588
Sinn Féin Michael Roddy 483
Ulster Unionist George Duddy 466
Ulster Unionist Robert Ferris 461
Alliance Robert McCullough 429
Irish Independence Bobby Concannon 261
Ulster Unionist Andrew McManus 169
Democratic Unionist Annette Hamilton 166
Turnout 8,044

Down[edit]

Ballynahinch[20][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour James Magee 1,020
Ulster Unionist William Brown 1,004
Ulster Unionist James Cochrane 782
Democratic Unionist Thomas Poole 742
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick Savage 596
Social Democratic and Labour Francis Laverty 556
Alliance Patrick Forde 396
Democratic Unionist Stanley Priestley 273
Turnout 5,480
Downpatrick[20][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour Edward McGrady 1,886
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCartney 1,141
Social Democratic and Labour Dermot Curran 806
Sinn Féin Geraldine Ritchie 694
Social Democratic and Labour Sean Quinn 579
Workers' Party Raymond Blaney 554
Social Democratic and Labour John Ritchie 464
Alliance Michael Healy 308
Social Democratic and Labour Madge McEvoy 286
Alliance Margaret Donnelly 207
Workers' Party Alan McCullough 82
Turnout 7,166
Newcastle[20][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Gerald Douglas 1,350
Sinn Féin Hugh McDowell 855
Social Democratic and Labour Eamon O'Neill 827
Social Democratic and Labour Michael Boyd 822
Democratic Unionist Ethel Smyth 734
Social Democratic and Labour James Curry 444
Social Democratic and Labour Peter Fitzpatrick 405
Alliance Anthony Dickinson 326
Workers' Party Edward O'Hagan 255
Workers' Party Sean Magee 102
Turnout 6,255
Rowallane[20][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Dermot Nesbitt 1,180
Ulster Unionist Samuel Osborne 1,068
Democratic Unionist William Dick 748
Ulster Unionist William Biggerstaff 642
Social Democratic and Labour Margaret Ritchie 629
Social Democratic and Labour Oliver Flanagan 531
Democratic Unionist Trevor Lennon 389
Turnout 5,274

Dungannon[edit]

Blackwater[21][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist James Ewing 979
Social Democratic and Labour Patsy Daly 848
Ulster Unionist Derek Irwin 804
Sinn Féin Eilish McCabe 803
Ulster Unionist Jim Brady 623
Democratic Unionist Norman Lockhart 616
Ulster Unionist John Taggart 613
Ulster Unionist Rodney Mullan 520
Turnout 5,895
Clogher Valley[21][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Seamus Cassidy 1,280
Social Democratic and Labour Anthony McGonnell 1,045
Ulster Unionist Samuel Brush 1,001
Ulster Unionist Noel Mulligan 933
Democratic Unionist Johnston McIlwrath 669
Social Democratic and Labour John Monaghan 612
Democratic Unionist Thomas Maxwell 562
Turnout 6,195
Dungannon Town[21][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis 1,329
Democratic Unionist Maurice Morrow 1,086
Independent Nationalist Michael McLoughlin 959
Ulster Unionist William Brown 905
Sinn Féin Anita Cavlan 642
Sinn Féin Martin McNulty 494
Social Democratic and Labour Vincent Currie 424
Social Democratic and Labour Terence Foley 205
Turnout 6,168
Torrent[21][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Thomas Kempton 1,120
Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 1,079
Independent Nationalist Jim Canning 852
Sinn Féin Brian Duffin 653
Sinn Féin Frances Donaghy 641
Social Democratic and Labour Jim Cavanagh 588
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick McGlinchey 571
Independent Nationalist Owen Nugent 552
Democratic Unionist Edith White 290
Independent Nationalist John Corr 140
Turnout 6,660

Fermanagh[edit]

Enniskillen[22][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Raymond Ferguson 1,169
Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster 1,082
Democratic Unionist Roy Coulter 898
Sinn Féin Patrick Cox 885
Sinn Féin Thomas Maguire 768
Ulster Unionist Edwin Hetherington 698
Democratic Unionist Ivan Foster 612
Ulster Unionist Norman Brown 442
Social Democratic and Labour James Donnelly 411
Workers' Party David Kettyles 405
Alliance William Barbour 365
Social Democratic and Labour Eileen Flanagan 362
Social Democratic and Labour James Lunny 358
Social Democratic and Labour Seamus Rogers 266
Irish Independence Anthony Cox 234
Irish Independence Patrick O'Reilly 200
Youth Movement Floyd Maguire 74
Turnout 9,359
Erne East[22][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Cecil Noble 1,279
Sinn Féin Plunket O'Neill 999
Sinn Féin Thomas Murray 744
Ulster Unionist Albert Liddle 680
Sinn Féin Vincent McCaffrey 679
Social Democratic and Labour Fergus McQuillan 669
Sinn Féin John Joe McCusker 664
Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston 645
Democratic Unionist William Mitchell 581
Social Democratic and Labour James Goodwin 492
Social Democratic and Labour John Reihill 264
Irish Independence John McMahon 241
Democratic Unionist Caroline Madill 198
Independent Seamus Mullan 113
Turnout 8,378
Erne North[22][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Caldwell McClaughry 1,291
Democratic Unionist Bert Johnston 1,088
Ulster Unionist Warren Loane 988
Sinn Féin Stephen Maguire 756
Social Democratic and Labour John O'Kane 655
Social Democratic and Labour Tommy Gallagher 409
Social Democratic and Labour Dodie Maguire 389
Irish Independence Patrick Keown 299
Democratic Unionist Victor Milligan 287
Alliance John Haslett 187
Turnout 6,416
Erne West[22][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Wilson Elliott 1,261
Irish Independence Patrick McCaffrey 1,156
Social Democratic and Labour Gerard Gallagher 826
Ulster Unionist Derrick Nixon 759
Sinn Féin Patrick Reilly 757
Sinn Féin Paul Corrigan 716
Sinn Féin Patrick McBrien 532
Independent Nationalist Patrick Flanagan 465
Democratic Unionist Diannah Gott 759
Sinn Féin Thomas Keaney 355
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick McGovern 162
Turnout 7,535

Larne[edit]

Coast Road[23][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson 782
Independent Nationalist William Cunning 755
Democratic Unionist Winston Fulton 635
Democratic Unionist Rachel Rea 491
Alliance Amelia Kelly 455
Ulster Unionist Samuel Martin 234
Democratic Unionist Hill Taggart 163
Turnout 3,597
Larne Lough[23][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs 1,020
Democratic Unionist John Alexander 678
Democratic Unionist Samuel McAllister 491
Ulster Unionist Laurence Niblock 476
Alliance Thomas Benson 351
Ulster Unionist Thomas Baxter 347
Democratic Unionist Gary Haggan 320
Turnout 3,779
Larne Town[23][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Jack McKee 1,375
Alliance Liam Kelly 967
Ulster Unionist Robert Robinson 769
Ulster Unionist Rosalie Armstrong 344
Democratic Unionist Leonard Sluman 94
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lamrock 85
Democratic Unionist Frederick Hoey 42
Turnout 3,763

Limavady[edit]

Bellarena[24][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Robert Grant 793
Ulster Unionist Stanley Gault 745
Social Democratic and Labour Arthur Doherty 705
Social Democratic and Labour Thomas Mullan 590
Social Democratic and Labour Roy King 579
Democratic Unionist Ernest Murray 540
Turnout 4,027
Benbradagh[24][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Michael McGonigle 880
Ulster Unionist David Robinson 825
Social Democratic and Labour Lawrence Hegarty 585
Independent Denis Farren 404
Sinn Féin Michael Hasson 367
Ulster Unionist Max Gault 336
Social Democratic and Labour James Brolly 316
Democratic Unionist John McKay 184
Turnout 3,989
Limavady Town[24][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour Barry Doherty 887
Ulster Unionist Ronald Cartwright 796
Ulster Unionist Jackie Dolan 772
Ulster Unionist Samuel Miller 399
Democratic Unionist George Robinson 268
Ind. Unionist William Norris 249
Social Democratic and Labour Brian McWilliams 237
Alliance John Mullan 228
Democratic Unionist Eric Caldwell 156
Turnout 4,045

Lisburn[edit]

Downshire[25][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist William Bleakes 2,244
Democratic Unionist Charles Poots 1,089
Alliance Richard Reid 954
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn 949
Democratic Unionist Denis McCarroll 856
Democratic Unionist Thomas Davis 786
Democratic Unionist James McCann 665
Ulster Unionist William Watson 410
Ulster Unionist Wilfred McClung 210
Turnout 8,304
Dunmurry Cross[25][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist William McAllister 1,886
Democratic Unionist William Beattie 1,353
Social Democratic and Labour William McDonnell 1,093
Sinn Féin Damien Gibney 1,049
Sinn Féin Patrick Rice 824
Alliance Donald Cheyne 638
Workers' Party John Lowry 584
Ulster Unionist Norman Tulip 346
Ulster Unionist Richard Scott 299
Democratic Unionist Ronald Kelly 135
Turnout 8,423
Killultagh[25][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Robert Campbell 2,386
Democratic Unionist Cecil Calvert 1,331
Ulster Unionist William Lewis 1,163
Social Democratic and Labour Paddy Ritchie 1,070
Ulster Unionist William Dillon 997
Alliance Eileen Drayne 704
Democratic Unionist Henry Stevenson 591
Democratic Unionist Robert McNeice 558
Ulster Unionist Henry McGiffin 300
Turnout 9,233
Lisburn Town[25][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Ivan Davis 2,888
Ulster Unionist William Belshaw 1,211
Alliance Seamus Close 1,013
Ulster Unionist Maureen McKinney 838
Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple 521
Ulster Unionist James Davis 341
Alliance William Mulholland 315
Democratic Unionist James Mulholland 179
Democratic Unionist Robert Dunsmore 137
Turnout 7,606

Magherafelt[edit]

Magherafelt Town[26][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist William McCrea 2,050
Sinn Féin Lughaidh Bhrighde 1,297
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick Kilpatrick 1,068
Ulster Unionist Ernest Caldwell 851
Social Democratic and Labour Joseph McGlone 404
Ulster Unionist James Artt 331
Alliance Harold Hutchinson 213
Democratic Unionist Barclay Morrow 145
Turnout 6,440
Moyola[26][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist John Junkin 987
Sinn Féin John Davey 948
Social Democratic and Labour Henry McErlean 904
Democratic Unionist Thomas Catherwood 837
Sinn Féin Francis McElwee 740
Democratic Unionist Thomas Milligan 721
Ulster Unionist Alex Montgomery 458
Social Democratic and Labour Francis Madden 341
Turnout 6,096
Sperrin[26][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Patrick Doherty 1,028
Ulster Unionist Walter Richardson 935
Social Democratic and Labour Mary McSorley 865
Sinn Féin Patrick Toner 770
Democratic Unionist John Linton 652
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick Sweeney 645
Social Democratic and Labour John Bradley 507
Social Democratic and Labour Frank McKendry 452
Workers' Party Francis Donnelly 239
Turnout 6,201

Moyle[edit]

Ballycastle[27][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Gardiner Kane 524
Social Democratic and Labour Michael O'Cleary 327
Sinn Féin Francis McCarry 276
Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson 255
Independent James McShane 218
Independent Archie McAuley 154
Social Democratic and Labour Richard Kerr 148
Social Democratic and Labour Noel McCurdy 95
Turnout 2,045
Giant's Causeway[27][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist James Rodgers 358
Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy 338
Ulster Unionist Robert Getty 328
Democratic Unionist Duncan Hill 244
Ulster Unionist James McAuley 239
Ind. Unionist Mary Morrison 230
Democratic Unionist Ronnie McIlvar 211
Turnout 1,988
The Glens[27][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour Malachy McSparran 343
Social Democratic and Labour Dermot McMullan 343
Social Democratic and Labour Daniel Anderson 321
Sinn Féin John Regan 301
Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell 271
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick McBride 253
Ulster Unionist Hugh Acheson 213
Social Democratic and Labour Mary Hegarty 123
Sinn Féin James McCarry 118
Sinn Féin James McMullan 82
Irish Independence John McKay 71
Turnout 2,472

Newry and Mourne[edit]

Crotlieve[28][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Social Democratic and Labour P. J. Bradley 1,717
Social Democratic and Labour Jim McCart 904
Ulster Unionist Violet Cromie 849
Independent Nationalist Ciaran Mussen 682
Social Democratic and Labour Brian Mulligan 635
Independent Nationalist Sean Tinnelly 602
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick Harper 561
Ulster Unionist William McCoy 547
Democratic Unionist William Sterritt 537
Social Democratic and Labour Liam Trainor 393
Independent Francis Price 176
Workers' Party Henry Smyth 141
Independent Labour Johnny Ward 30
Turnout 8,005
Newry Town[28][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Irish Independence Eugene Markey 1,003
Ulster Unionist William McCaigue 938
Social Democratic and Labour Sean Gallogly 918
Social Democratic and Labour Arthur Ruddy 892
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran 704
Social Democratic and Labour Patrick McElroy 588
Social Democratic and Labour Thomas McGrath 558
Social Democratic and Labour John McArdle 383
Sinn Féin Sean Mathers 380
Sinn Féin Deborah Morgan 347
Workers' Party Tom Moore 266
Independent James McKevitt 226
Irish Independence Freddie Kearns 136
Independent Noel Sloan 82
Turnout 7,658
Slieve Gullion[28][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Jim McAllister 1,199
Social Democratic and Labour Pat Toner 1,074
Social Democratic and Labour Owen Kelly 788
Social Democratic and Labour Noel McKevitt 777
Sinn Féin Eamon Larkin 711
Sinn Féin Patrick Murphy 623
Irish Independence Jim Murphy 268
Sinn Féin Sarah Murphy 261
Ind. Republican Brian Woods 187
Turnout 5,888
The Fews[28][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Brendan Lewis 1,302
Social Democratic and Labour James Savage 911
Ulster Unionist William Moffett 767
Social Democratic and Labour Nan Sands 763
Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy 750
Democratic Unionist Gordon Heslip 543
Ulster Unionist David McMullan 494
Social Democratic and Labour John McElherron 450
Ulster Unionist Florence Henning 393
Alliance Victor Frizell 356
Workers' Party Brian Mulligan 91
Irish Independence Francis McCamley 54
Turnout 7,015
The Mournes[28][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist George Graham 1,422
Ulster Unionist William Russell 1,391
Social Democratic and Labour Colum Murnion 1,058
Sinn Féin Patrick Young 820
Ulster Unionist William Coulter 802
Social Democratic and Labour Anne Marie Cunningham 643
Democratic Unionist William Burns 270
Turnout 6,595

Newtownabbey[edit]

Antrim Line[29][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist William Green 873
Alliance James Rooney 791
Democratic Unionist Billy McDonnell 725
Ulster Unionist Ivan Hunter 668
Democratic Unionist Mary Harkness 638
Ulster Unionist Joseph Kell 522
Social Democratic and Labour Thomas McTeague 452
Social Democratic and Labour Margaret Harrison 313
Newtownabbey Labour Party Thomas Davidson 81
Newtownabbey Labour Party Lindsay Prior 37
Turnout 5,238
Ballyclare[29][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Unionist Arthur Templeton 1,007
Democratic Unionist Samuel Gardiner 900
Ind. Unionist Sidney Cameron 755
Ulster Unionist James Wilson 606
Democratic Unionist Winston Hanna 431
Independent Leonard Hardy 389
Ulster Unionist William Christie 377
Independent Nan Foster 298
Alliance Albert Reid 290
Ulster Unionist Robert McKenzie 167
Turnout 5,336
Doagh Road[29][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Jim Allister 1,381
Ulster Unionist Fraser Agnew 916
Newtownabbey Labour Party Bob Kidd 436
Ulster Unionist Andrew Beattie 355
Ulster Unionist Letitia McCartney 307
Alliance John Elliott 293
Democratic Unionist David Hollis 258
All Night Party Mark Langhammer 203
Workers' Party Austin Kelly 193
Newtownabbey Labour Party David Lowrie 128
Democratic Unionist Charles South 100
All Night Party Roy Wallace 13
All Night Party David Coburn 12
All Night Party Douglas Edwards 6
All Night Party William McClinton 1
Turnout 4,786
Manse Road[29][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist George Herron 1,400
Democratic Unionist Edward Cassells 982
Ulster Unionist James Robinson 736
Democratic Unionist Samuel Neill 701
Alliance George Jones 596
Ulster Unionist James Smith 396
Social Democratic and Labour Bernard Conlon 207
Ulster Unionist Agnes Sloan 185
Turnout 5,307
Shore Road[29][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist Billy Boyd 1,370
Ulster Unionist Robert Caul 1,340
Ulster Unionist Ken Robinson 712
Alliance Leo McKenna 638
Democratic Unionist Billy Gillespie 336
PUP John Niblock 333
Ind. Unionist Desmond Dowds 297
Campaign for Human and Animal Rights Helen Craig 124
Newtownabbey Labour Party Thomas Crawford 61
Newtownabbey Labour Party James Devlin 49
Independent Claire Martin 15
Turnout 5,392

North Down[edit]

Abbey[30][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Democratic Unionist John McCormick 1,104
Ulster Unionist George Green 945
UPUP Brian Meharg 766
Alliance James Magee 634
Democratic Unionist Ivy Cooling 457
Ulster Unionist John Preston 296
Alliance James Pettis 167
Democratic Unionist Raymond Trousdale 135
PUP Kenneth McMullan 92
Ulster Unionist Ernest Jackson 74
Turnout 4,824
Ballyholme and Groomsport[30][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Bruce Mulligan 893
Ind. Unionist Edmund Mills 871
Democratic Unionist Alan Leslie 795
Alliance Donald Hayes 737
Ulster Unionist Samuel Hamilton 610
UPUP Valerie Kinghan 559
Alliance Sylvia Anderson 471
Alliance Jane Copeland 465
Democratic Unionist Elizabeth Loan 399
Ulster Unionist Enid Stringer 213
PUP Samuel Meneely 18
Turnout 6,124
Bangor West[30][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Hazel Bradford 1,695
Democratic Unionist Alan Graham 970
Alliance William Bailie 913
Alliance Brian Wilson 686
UPUP Ian Sinclair 505
Ulster Unionist Cecil Braniff 414
Democratic Unionist George McMurtry 381
PUP Thomas O'Brien 267
Alliance Alfred Mairs 261
Ulster Unionist William Smiley 172
Democratic Unionist William Swain 134
Ulster Unionist Edward Lindsay 118
Turnout 6,669
Holywood[30][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Ellie McKay 786
Ulster Unionist John Auld 784
Alliance Susan O'Brien 765
Alliance Michael Clarke 702
Democratic Unionist Gordon Dunne 654
Independent Dennis Ogborn 585
UPUP James White 310
Ulster Unionist Roger Lomas 115
Democratic Unionist Elizabeth Graham 102
Turnout 4,896

Omagh[edit]

Mid Tyrone[31][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Seamus Kerr 1,634
Sinn Féin James McElduff 975
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer 914
Democratic Unionist Willis Cooke 863
Ulster Unionist William Thompson 824
Social Democratic and Labour Paddy McGowan 569
Democratic Unionist Tommy Armstrong 510
Social Democratic and Labour Nuala McSherry 380
Irish Independence Brian McGrath 370
Alliance Patrick Bogan 297
Workers' Party Patrick McClean 253
Ulster Unionist Cecil Beattie 219
Turnout 7,948
Omagh Town[31][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Francis Mackey 1,213
Democratic Unionist Oliver Gibson 848
Independent Johnny McLaughlin 779
Social Democratic and Labour Bernadette Grant 586
Democratic Unionist David Aiken 517
Ulster Unionist Wilfred Breen 463
Social Democratic and Labour Stephen McKenna 421
Ulster Unionist Thomas Strain 402
Alliance James Lagan 374
Social Democratic and Labour Arthur Breen 346
Workers' Party Hugh Gormley 143
Alliance Richard Hinds 129
Democratic Unionist Raymond Farrell 105
Irish Independence James Sweeney 75
Alliance Dermot McCormack 73
Turnout 6,598
West Tyrone[31][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Arthur McFarland 1,186
Sinn Féin Cecilia Quinn 1,111
Democratic Unionist Harry Cairns 938
Social Democratic and Labour Liam McQuaid 839
Sinn Féin Gerry McMenamin 738
Ulster Unionist Robert Moses 630
Sinn Féin James McElhinney 426
Social Democratic and Labour Gregory McMullan 394
Social Democratic and Labour John Skelton 370
Irish Independence Patrick Donnelly 347
Democratic Unionist George Thompson 268
Workers' Party Tommy Owens 204
Alliance Eric Bullick 175
Democratic Unionist Hazel McKenzie 151
Irish Independence James Connolly 140
Turnout 8,091

Strabane[edit]

Derg[32][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh 1,534
Ulster Unionist Edward Turner 1,357
Democratic Unionist Thomas Kerrigan 1,270
Independent Nationalist Denis McCrory 480
Democratic Unionist Noel Finlayson 411
Social Democratic and Labour James Fitzsimons 328
Democratic Unionist David Baird 256
Social Democratic and Labour William Flanagan 207
Turnout 5,938
Glenelly[32][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ulster Unionist Mary Britton 1,381
Social Democratic and Labour John Gallagher 1,051
Democratic Unionist Samuel Rogers 972
Democratic Unionist Ronald Brolly 795
Sinn Féin Thomas McNamee 772
Independent Nationalist Francis McConnell 596
Democratic Unionist Violet McGerrigle 294
Turnout 5,978
Mourne[32][7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Ivan Barr 1,581
Independent Nationalist James O'Kane 1,250
Social Democratic and Labour Paul O'Hare 757
Social Democratic and Labour Margaret McManus 588
Ulster Unionist John Cummings 575
Democratic Unionist Desmond Monteith 527
Social Democratic and Labour Mary McCrea 388
Turnout 5,796

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