title: 1985 Craigavon Borough Council election
text: # 1985 Craigavon Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Craigavon Borough Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 26 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1985 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ulster Unionist | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.3 | 36.1 | 11,084 | 5.3 |
  | DUP | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23.1 | 25.7 | 7,900 | 1.4 |
  | SDLP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 5,286 | 3.6 |
  | Sinn Féin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 3,522 | New |
  | Workers' Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 1,608 | 4.2 |
  | Alliance | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1,311 | 0.2 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1985 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Workers' Party | Workers' Party | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Craigavon Central | 38.9 | 3 | 30.7 | 2 | 11.4 | 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Loughside | 11.5 | 1 | 6.6 | 0 | 40.3 | 2 | 23.2 | 1 | 18.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Lurgan | 48.0 | 4 | 30.6 | 2 | 9.6 | 1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Portadown | 38.5 | 3 | 29.4 | 2 | 14.3 | 1 | 12.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Total | 36.1 | 11 | 25.7 | 6 | 17.2 | 5 | 11.5 | 2 | 5.2 | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 26 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Craigavon Central
  
  1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party
  
  ### Loughside
  
  1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP
  
  ### Lurgan
  
  1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
  
  ### Portadown
  
  1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
  
  