Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1985 Magherafelt District Council election|
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Elections to Magherafelt District 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
Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1985[1]
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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SDLP
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4
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0
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1
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1
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26.7
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28.2
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5,186
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2.6
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Sinn Féin
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4
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4
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0
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4
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26.7
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26.0
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4,783
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New
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DUP
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4
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0
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0
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0
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26.7
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24.0
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4,405
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0.0
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UUP
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3
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0
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1
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1
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20.0
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19.3
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3,562
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9.4
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Workers' Party
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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1.3
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239
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0.2
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Alliance
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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1.2
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213
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1.3
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 1985
by district[1]
Ward
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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%
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Cllrs
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Total Cllrs
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SDLP
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Sinn Féin
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DUP
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UUP
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Others
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Magherafelt Town
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23.1
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1
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20.4
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1
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34.5
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2
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18.6
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1
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3.4
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0
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5
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Moyola
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21.0
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1
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28.4
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1
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26.3
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2
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24.3
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1
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0.0
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0
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5
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Sperrin
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40.6
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2
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29.5
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2
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10.7
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0
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15.3
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1
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3.9
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0
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5
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Total
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28.2
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4
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26.0
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4
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24.0
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4
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19.3
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3
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2.5
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0
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15
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District results
Magherafelt Town
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
Magherafelt Town - 5 seats[2]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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DUP
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William McCrea*
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32.24%
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2,050
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Sinn Féin
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Bhrighde Mac Giolla
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20.40%
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1,297
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SDLP
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Patrick Kilpatrick
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16.80%
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1,068
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UUP
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Ernest Caldwell
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13.38%
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851
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975.32
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976.34
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1,367.34
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DUP
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Barclay Morrow
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2.28%
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145
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956.68
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957.02
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1,031.74
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SDLP
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Joseph McGlone
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6.35%
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404
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406.4
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616.86
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687.1
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UUP
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James Artt
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5.21%
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331
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367.48
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367.82
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Alliance
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Harold Hutchinson
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3.35%
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213
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218.28
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238
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Electorate: 8,009 Valid: 6,359 (79.40%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,060 Turnout: 6,440 (80.41%)
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Moyola
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
Moyola - 5 seats[2]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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SDLP
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Henry McErlean*
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15.23%
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904
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1,200
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Sinn Féin
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John Davey
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15.97%
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948
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965
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1,030
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UUP
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John Junkin*
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16.63%
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987
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987
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994
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DUP
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Thomas Catherwood
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14.10%
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837
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837
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837
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1,070
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DUP
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Thomas Milligan*
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12.15%
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721
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722
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722
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900
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978.44
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Sinn Féin
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Francis McElwee
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12.47%
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740
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752
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818
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818
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818
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UUP
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Alex Montgomery
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7.72%
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458
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458
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460
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SDLP
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Francis Madden
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5.74%
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341
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Electorate: 7,604 Valid: 5,936 (78.06%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 990 Turnout: 6,096 (80.17%)
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Sperrin
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
Sperrin - 5 seats[2]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
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Sinn Féin
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Patrick Doherty
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16.87%
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1,028
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SDLP
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Patrick Sweeney*
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10.59%
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645
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715
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1,037
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SDLP
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Mary McSorley*
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14.20%
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865
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886
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950
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1,427
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Sinn Féin
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Patrick Toner
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12.64%
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770
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806
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814
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860
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1,001
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UUP
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Walter Richardson
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15.35%
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935
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945
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946
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950
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959
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DUP
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John Linton*
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10.70%
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652
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654
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655
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659
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663
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SDLP
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John Bradley
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8.32%
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507
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524
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586
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SDLP
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Francis McKendry*
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7.42%
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452
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478
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Workers' Party
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Francis Donnelly
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3.92%
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239
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Electorate: 7,558 Valid: 6,093 (80.62%) Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,016 Turnout: 6,201 (82.05%)
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