HC Deb 17 July 1986 vol 101 cc624-5W
Mr. Proctor

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the council by-elections which have taken place in Northern Ireland since the last local government elections in 1985 and for which electoral areas the by-elections were held, the dates they were held and the number of votes cast for each party contesting each of those by-elections and the number of votes cast for each party contesting those electoral areas at the local government elections in 1985.

Mr. Scott

The information requested is given in the table:

District Council District Electoral Area Date of by-election First preference votes cast at by-election First preference votes cast at local government elections 15 May 1985
1 Banbridge Knockaveagh 28 August 1985 Ind Unionist 1,584 UUPֵ ֵ ֵ2,331
SDLPֵ ֵ1,265 (4 candidates)
UUPֵ ֵ ֵ1,116 SDLP ֵ ֵ905
(2 candidates)
DUP ֵ ֵ ֵ873
(2 candidates)
Ind Unionist ֵ694
2 Ballymoney Bann Valley 17 April 1986 Ind ֵ ֵ ֵ1,985 DUP ֵ ֵ ֵ1,626
SDLP ֵ ֵ876 (3 candidates)
UUP ֵ ֵ ֵ989
(2 candidates)
SDLP ֵ ֵ550
Sinn Fein ֵ ֵ532
Alliance ֵ ֵ248
3 Newtownabbey Antrim Line 1 May 1986 DUP ֵ ֵ ֵ1,292 UUP ֵ ֵ ֵ2,063
Alliance ֵ ֵ882 (3 candidates)
Other ֵ ֵ92 DUP ֵ ֵ ֵ1,363
(2 candidates)
Alliance ֵ ֵ791
SDLP ֵ ֵ765
(2 candidates)
Others (2) ֵ ֵ118
4. Moyle Giant's Causeway 16 May 1986 Ind Unionist ֵ703 UUP ֵ ֵ ֵ1,135
UUP ֵ ֵ ֵ535 (4 candidates)
DUP ֵ ֵ ֵ813
(3 candidates)
5. Magherafelt Sperrin 21 May 1986 SDLP ֵ ֵ1,837 SDLP ֵ ֵ2,469
Sinn Fein ֵ ֵ1,763 (4 candidates)
Workers Party ֵ760 Sinn Fein ֵ ֵ1,798
(2 candidates)
UUP ֵ ֵ ֵ935
DUP ֵ ֵ ֵ652
Workers Party ֵ239
6. Fermanagh Erne East 21 May 1986 UUP ֵ ֵ ֵ3,210 Sinn Fein ֵ ֵ3,086
Sinn Fein ֵ ֵ3,082 (4 candidates)
SDLP ֵ ֵ1,269 UUP ֵ ֵ ֵ2,604
(3 candidates)
SDLP ֵ ֵ1,425
(2 candidates)
DUP ֵ ֵ ֵ779
(2 candidates)
Others ֵ ֵ ֵ113