title: 1985 Dungannon District Council election
text: # 1985 Dungannon District Council election
  
  Elections to Dungannon District 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 22 councillors.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Dungannon District Council Election Result 1985 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ulster Unionist | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 32.1 | 7,848 | 1.1 |
  | SDLP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.6 | 17.6 | 4,293 | 2.9 |
  | Sinn Féin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18.2 | 22.9 | 5,592 | New |
  | DUP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 4,202 | 0.5 |
  | Independent Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 2,363 | 5.9 |
  | Independent Republican | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 140 | 6.2 |
  
  Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
  
  ## Districts summary
  
  Results of the Dungannon District Council election, 1985 by district :
  
  | Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ward | UUP | UUP | SDLP | SDLP | Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin | DUP | DUP | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
  | Blackwater | 44.1 | 3 | 14.6 | 1 | 13.8 | 0 | 27.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Clogher Valley | 31.7 | 2 | 27.1 | 1 | 21.0 | 1 | 20.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
  | Dungannon Town | 37.0 | 2 | 10.4 | 1 | 18.8 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | 15.8 | 1 | 6 |
  | Torrent | 17.3 | 1 | 17.9 | 2 | 36.6 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 23.7 | 1 | 6 |
  | Total | 32.1 | 8 | 17.6 | 5 | 22.9 | 4 | 17.2 | 3 | 10.2 | 2 | 22 |
  
  ## District results
  
  ### Blackwater
  
  1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
  
  ### Clogher Valley
  
  1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
  
  ### Dungannon Town
  
  1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
  
  ### Torrent
  
  1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
  
  