title: 1985 Moyle District Council election
text: # 1985 Moyle District Council election
  
  Elections to Moyle 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
  
  Moyle District Council Election Result 1985 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SDLP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26.7 | 30.4 | 1,939 | 2.0 |
  | DUP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 1,337 | 5.9 |
  | Ulster Unionist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 16.2 | 1,035 | 2.7 |
  | Sinn Féin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 777 | New |
  | Ind. Unionist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 8.9 | 568 | 1.4 |
  | Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 372 | 12.6 |
  | Independent Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 271 | 0.7 |
  | Irish Independence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 71 | 6.2 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1985 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | SDLP | SDLP | DUP | DUP | UUP | UUP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Ballycastle | 28.5 | 1 | 26.2 | 1 | 12.9 | 1 | 13.8 | 1 | 18.6 | 1 | 5 |
  | Giant's Causeway | 0.0 | 0 | 41.8 | 2 | 29.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 29.1 | 2 | 5 |
  | The Glens | 56.4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.8 | 0 | 20.7 | 1 | 14.1 | 1 | 5 |
  | Total | 30.4 | 4 | 21.0 | 3 | 16.2 | 2 | 12.2 | 2 | 20.2 | 4 | 15 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Ballycastle
  
  1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
  
  ### Giant's Causeway
  
  1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
  
  ### The Glens
  
  1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
  
  