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Local Government Election (NI)
Wednesday 17 May 1989
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Text and Research: Fionnuala
McKenna
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Local Government Election (NI)
Wednesday 17 May 1989
The following is a first draft (v1) of the results of the 1989
District Council (local government) elections held in Northern
Ireland on Wednesday 17 May 1989.
Introduction
The elections on 17 May 1987 were held
to elect 566 councilors to the 26 District Councils of Northern
Ireland. The voting in this election was by means of 'proportional
representation'.
Summary of Results
Electorate:
Total valid vote:
Spoiled votes:
Percentage turnout: 56.1
| Party | First Preference Votes
| % Valid Poll |
| Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) | 193,028
| (32.3%) |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party (SDLP)
| 129,557 | (21.0%)
|
| Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) | 109,332
| (17.7%) |
| Sinn Féin (SF) | 69,032
| (11.2%) |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) |
42,659 | (6.9%)
|
| Loyalist / Unionist (Loy./U.) | 28,359
| (4.6%) |
| Workers Party (WP) | 13,078
| (2.1%) |
| Conservative Party (Cons) | 5,956
| (1.0%) |
| Labour Party (Lab) | 1,726
| (0.3%) |
| Independent Nationalist (Ind. Nat.) | 804
| (0.1%) |
| Others | 23,678
| (3.8%) |
| Total | 617,209
| (100%) |
Source: Flackes and Elliott (1994)
Details of distribution of seats on the 26 District Councils
| Council
| DUP
| Loy./U.
| UUP
| APNI
| Cons.
| Lab.
| WP
| SDLP
| SF
| Ind. Nat.
| Others
|
| Antrim |
4
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Ards | 7
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Armagh |
2
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Ballymena |
12
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Ballymoney
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Banbridge |
2
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Belfast |
8
| 6
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Carrickfergus
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Castlereagh
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Coleraine |
5
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Cookstown |
5
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Craigavon |
4
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Derry |
4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Down | 2
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Dungannon |
3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| Fermanagh |
2
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| Larne |
4
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Limavady |
1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Lisburn |
5
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Magherafelt
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| Moyle |
3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Newry and Mourne
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| Newtownabbey
| 6
| 2
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| North Down
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Omagh |
3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| Strabane |
3
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| 110
| 25
| 194
| 38
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 121
| 43
| 0
| 23
|
Source: Flackes and Elliott (1994)
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