1985 Northern Ireland local elections

1985 Northern Ireland local elections
← 1981 15 May 1985 1989 →
All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Molyneaux Ian Paisley John Hume
Party UUP DUP SDLP
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
Politics of Northern Ireland
Interim bodies
Elections
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Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 15 May 1985, contesting 565 seats in all.