1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985.

Election Name:	1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1981 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1981
Next Election:	1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Next Year:	1989
Seats For Election:	All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
Majority Seats:	8
Party1:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats1:	7
Seat Change1:	4
Party2:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats2:	3
Seat Change2:	4
Party3:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats3:	3
Seat Change3:	0
Party4:	Independent Unionist
Seats4:	1
Seat Change4:	0
Party5:	Progressive Unionist Party
Seats5:	1
Seat Change5:	1
Party6:	United Loyalist
Seats6:	0
Seat Change6:	1

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

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Carrick Castle|29.3|2|29.6|1|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|31.7|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|1|9.4|1|0.0|0|5|-|align="left"|Kilroot|bgcolor="40BFF5"|43.6|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3|25.9|1|22.0|1|0.0|0|8.5|0|5|-|align="left"|Knockagh Monument|bgcolor="40BFF5"|27.5|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2|25.8|1|21.4|1|0.0|0|25.3|1|5|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| 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