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1989 Northern Ireland local elections

Field	Value
election_name	1989 Northern Ireland local elections
flag_image	Flag placeholder.svg
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1985 Northern Ireland local elections
previous_year	1985
next_election	1993 Northern Ireland local elections
next_year	1993
seats_for_election	All council seats
election_date	17 May 1989
leader1	James Molyneaux
party1	Ulster Unionist Party
seats1	194
seat_change1	5
popular_vote1	193,064
percentage1	31.3%
swing1	1.8%
image2	[[File:John Hume, 1984 (cropped).jpg	160x160px]]
leader2	John Hume
party2	Social Democratic and Labour Party
seats2	121
seat_change2	19
popular_vote2	129,557
percentage2	21.0%
swing2	3.2%
image3	[[File:Ian Paisley, 1983 (cropped).jpg	160x160px]]
leader3	Ian Paisley
party3	Democratic Unionist Party
seats3	110
seat_change3	32
popular_vote3	109,342
percentage3	17.7%
swing3	6.6%
image4	[[File:Gerry Adams, 1997.jpg	160x160px]]
leader4	Gerry Adams
party4	Sinn Féin
seats4	43
seat_change4	16
popular_vote4	69,032
percentage4	11.2%
swing4	0.6%
image5	[[File:Official portrait of Lord Alderdice crop 2, 2019.jpg	160x160px]]
leader5	John Alderdice
party5	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
seats5	34
seat_change5	4
popular_vote5	42,646
percentage5	6.9%
swing5	0.1%
image6	[[File:Noimage.png	160x160px]]
leader6	N/A
party6	Independent (politician)
seats6	23
seat_change6	14
popular_vote6	23,617
percentage6	3.8%
swing6	2.2%
map_image	Northern Ireland local elections, 1989 (Council Control).svg
map_caption	Colours denote the winning party with outright control
map2_image	1989 Northern Ireland local elections by DEA.png
map2_caption	Colours denote the party with a plurality of first preference votes in each District Electoral Area (in darker-coloured DEAs, the party has a majority of first preference votes)

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1989, with candidates contesting 565 seats.

Background

The elections took place after a turbulent period in Northern Irish politics. The signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA) in November 1985 had been followed by widespread protests by those in the Unionist community. In November 1985, the 18 Unionist controlled District Councils voted for a policy of adjournment in protest against the AIA and in February 1986 also refused to set the 'rates' (local government taxes). In September 1986 Unionist councillors considered but rejected the option of mass resignations but decided to continue to use council chambers as a forum to protest the agreement.

One new development on the Unionist side was the entry into Northern Ireland politics of the Conservative Party which was joined by three sitting Unionist councillors.

On the Irish Republican side, the Irish Independence Party had disbanded following poor election results in 1985. Sinn Féin had split in 1986 over the issue of sitting in the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, if elected. The dissenting faction had formed Republican Sinn Féin (RSF). Three of the fifty nine councillors elected for Sinn Féin in 1985 joined this grouping. The Remembrance Day bombing of 1987 had a negative impact on subsequent SF support. Irish Republicanism was also affected by the passing of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 which disqualified candidates who refused to sign a declaration renouncing:

::"(a) any organisation that is for the time being a proscribed organisation specified in Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978: or ::(b) acts of terrorism (that is to say, violence for political ends) connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland"

RSF refused to sign the declaration and thus their twenty three candidates became ineligible.

Results

Overall

Councillors	Votes	Total	+/-	% share
194	+5	31.3	193,064
121	+19	21.0	129,557
110	-32	17.7	109,342
43	-16	11.2	69,032
38	+4	6.9	42,646
23	+14	3.8	23,617
15	+7	2.6	15,804
4	0	2.1	13,078
6	N/A	0.8	5,204
3	0	0.6	3,839
1	+1	0.4	2,413
Protestant Unionist	1	0	0.3	1,879
Protestant	1	+1	0.3	1,754
Labour '87	1	N/A	0.2	1,433
3	0	0.2	1,223
0	-6	0.1	804
1	N/A	0.1	752
Independent Democratic Unionist	0	0	0.1	585
Independent Loyalist	0	0	0.1	351
0	0	0.1	329
0	0	0.1	293
0	0	0.0	175
0	0	0.0	68

By council

The results were interpreted as "movement away from the extremes" with the UUP and SDLP increasing their lead over their rivals in the DUP and Sinn Féin respectively. A total of eleven councils saw the two top posts shared by parties from either side of the political/sectarian divide. The number of councils controlled by one party increased from two to six. The DUP retained control of Ballymena, while the UUP retained control of Banbridge and gained control of Antrim and Lisburn. The SDLP gained control of Down and Derry.

Antrim

Antrim North West	Party	Candidate
	James Graham	1,374
	Robert Loughran	1,019
	Wilson Clyde	855
	Henry Cushinan	668
	Donovan McClelland	405
	Roderick Swann	282
Turnout	4,701
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Antrim South East	Party	Candidate
	Roy Thompson	1,248
	Edgar Wallace	1,043
	Mervyn Rea	876
	Robert Burns	764
	Howard Campbell	687
	Samuel Dunlop	492
	David Ford	299
	Roy Stinson	284
	Theresa Gallagher	242
	James Simpson	210
Turnout	6,311
No change

Antrim Town	Party	Candidate
	Jack Allen	907
	Frederick Marks	741
	James Brown	604
	Oran Keenan	535
	James McConnell	355
	Andrew Thompson	244
	James Graham	200
	Peter Kelly	172
	Paul Little	171
	Eamon Gillen	158
	Avril Swann	134
	Jim Millar	75
Turnout	4,437
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP

Ards

Ards Peninsula	Party	Candidate
	Kieran McCarthy	1,119
	Jim Shannon	1,030
	John Shields	1,018
	Robert Ambrose	1,008
	Mervyn Rea	584
	James McMullan	564
	Clifford Auld	512
	Ronald Ferguson	459
	Oliver Johnston	452
	Trevor Hussey	165
Turnout	7,140
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from Independent
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from UPUP

Ards West	Party	Candidate
	Robert Gibson	1,375
	Edward Archdale	815
	Bobby McBride	773
	Thomas McBriar	660
	John Hamilton	651
	David McKibben	619
	Alan McDowell	387
	William Elliott	273
	Andrew Marks	194
	Glynn Moore	190
Turnout	6,073
No change

Newtownards	Party	Candidate
	Tom Benson	1,307
	Simpson Gibson	1,283
	Owen Dorrian	719
	Wilbert Magill	548
	John Purdy	473
	David Smyth	452
	William Hannigan	434
	John Elliott	408
	Cedric Wilson	228
	Laurence Thompson	213
	Tom Hamilton	183
	James McKernon	98
Turnout	6,521
Independent politician}}		Independent gain from NILP

Armagh

Armagh City	Party	Candidate
	John Agnew	1,019
	George McCartney	979
	John Doogan	898
	Pat Brannigan	893
	Anna Brolly	816
	Harold Carson	660
	Seamus Hart	540
	Stephen Fields	305
	Patrick McCusker	232
Turnout	6,544
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from DUP

Crossmore	Party	Candidate
	Jim Nicholson	1,484
	Thomas Kavanagh	1,162
	James McKernan	1,041
	Charles Mallon	643
	Thomas Carroll	475
	Thomas Shilliday	440
Turnout	5,403
No change

Cusher	Party	Candidate
	Eric Speers	1,561
	Thomas Black	1,444
	Thomas Johnston	1,314
	Thomas Canavan	1,154
	Robert Turner	936
	James Clayton	822
	Margaret McNally	329
	Eugene Turley	100
Turnout	7,811
No change

The Orchard	Party	Candidate
	Jim Speers	1,665
	John Kernan	1,203
	Douglas Hutchinson	950
	Samuel Foster	855
	Olive Whitten	677
	Brendan Casey	401
Turnout	5,862
No change

Ballymena

Ballymena Town	Party	Candidate
	Patrick McAvoy	897
	John Williams	832
	Samuel Henry	814
	James Alexander	631
	Robert Coulter	595
	Maurice Mills	485
	John Wilson	442
	John Carson	409
	Declan O'Loan	403
	Vera Mills	261
	Robert Simpson	186
Turnout	6,085
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from DUP

Braid Valley	Party	Candidate
	Desmond Armstrong	957
	James Woulahan	887
	Margaret Alexander	795
	Samuel Hanna	672
	William Armstrong	510
	Agnes McLeister	507
	Robert Robinson	395
	William Owens	372
Turnout	5,211
Independent politician}}		Independent gain from DUP

Kells Water	Party	Candidate
	William Brownlees	929
	Martin Clarke	759
	James Currie	729
	Ronald Fry	512
	David McClintock	509
	James McCosh	499
	Andrew McKendry	381
	Melvyn McKendry	219
Turnout	4,675
Ulster Unionist Party}}		Ulster Unionist gain from DUP

The Main	Party	Candidate
	Roy Gillespie	1,068
	Sandy Spence	752
	Thomas Nicholl	749
	James Laverty	626
	John Johnston	598
	Hubert Nicholl	525
	David Alderdice	448
	Sarah McCullough	291
	Robert Megaw	258
	John Sutter	150
Turnout	5,583
No change

Ballymoney

Ballymoney Town	Party	Candidate
	James McKeown	N/A
	James Simpson	NA
	Cecil Cousley	N/A
	Samuel McConaghie	N/A
	Robert McComb	N/A
Turnout	N/A
No change

Bann Valley	Party	Candidate
	Joe Gaston	790
	Robert Halliday	710
	Malachy McCamphill	450
	Charley O'Kane	430
	Robert Wilson	429
	Una Casey	365
	John Watt	356
	Daniel Taylor	195
Turnout	3,816
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Bushvale	Party	Candidate
	John Ramsay	575
	William Logan	533
	Harry Connolly	521
	William Kennedy	497
	Donald McKenzie	354
	Malachy Carey	235
Turnout	2,774
No change

Banbridge

Banbridge Town	Party	Candidate
	Kathleen Baird	1,549
	Archie McKelvey	836
	John Dobson	782
	James Walsh	774
	Margaret Walker	486
	Mary Doyle	343
	Robert Murray	198
Turnout	5,094
No change

Dromore	Party	Candidate
	Drew Nelson	1,109
	Catherine McDermott	976
	William Martin	846
	Robert Hill	767
	William McCracken	569
	Robert McIlroy	446
	William Lough	327
	Colin Halliday	217
	Thomas Dickson	73
Turnout	5,433
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP

Knockiveagh	Party	Candidate
	Wilfred McFadden	824
	Laurence McCartan	784
	Seamus Doyle	739
	Vivienne Bennett	721
	Samuel Walker	699
	John Hanna	526
	Bertie McRoberts	524
	Peter McGreevy	272
Turnout	5,206
No change

Belfast

Balmoral	Party	Candidate
	Margaret Crooks	2,163
	Jim Kirkpatrick	1,818
	Dorita Field	1,636
	Joan Parkes	1,602
	Billy Dickson	1,177
	Mark Long	1,105
	John Montgomery	1,061
	Caroline Bingham	599
	Shaun McKeown	243
Turnout	12,160
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from DUP

Castle	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Alban Maginness	2,301
	John Carson	2,192
	Frank Millar	1,835
	Nigel Dodds	1,779
	Nelson McCausland	1,163
	Tom Campbell	1,053
	Alfred Redpath	767
	Anthony Kerr	496
	Bobby Lavery	453
	Samuel Lowry	216
	Labour '87	Thomas Galloway	103
	Maria O'Sullivan	95
Turnout	12,326
Independent Unionist}}		Independent Unionist gain from UUP

Court	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Hugh Smyth	2,533
Independent politician}}		Protestant Unionist	Elizabeth Seawright	1,408
	Fred Cobain	1,170
	Eric Smyth	1,006
	Joe Coggle	953
	Herbert Ditty	897
	William Smith	717
	Frederick Ashby	644
	Alfie Ferguson	509
	Peter Cullen	367
	Joe Austin	240
Turnout	10,825
No change

Laganbank	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Dixie Gilmore	1,496
	Alasdair McDonnell	1,415
	Steve McBride	1,107
	Rhonda Paisley	1,036
	Jim Clarke	854
	Mary Thomas	755
	Harry Fletcher	753
	James Clinton	753
	Gerard McGettrick	629
	Kevin Smyth	479
	Margaret Dickson	198
	Benjamin Horan	132
	Labour '87	Paul Hainsworth	109
	Barry Bruton	91
Turnout	10,179
No change

Lower Falls	Party	Candidate
	Joe Hendron	2,748
	Fra McCann	2,307
	Elizabeth Fitzsimons	1,765
	Richard May	1,626
	Seán McKnight	1,428
	Mary McMahon	1,093
	Mary Muldoon	588
	Derrick Crothers	135
Turnout	12,260
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Alliance

Oldpark	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Brian Feeney	2,426
	Fred Proctor	1,850
	Gerard McGuigan	1,682
	Seamus Lynch	1,639
	Paddy McManus	1,548
	William McGarry	1,115
	Ulster Loyalist Democratic	Paddy Bird	837
	Stanley Mulholland	805
	William Gault	780
	George Jones	443
	Ulster Loyalist Democratic	William Clark	71
Turnout	13,744
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP

Pottinger	Party	Candidate
	Sammy Wilson	2,780
	Margaret Clarke	1,480
	Mervyn Jones	1,296
	Dorothy Dunlop	1,179
	Reg Empey	864
	Frank Leslie	768
	Joe O'Donnell	629
	Sean Flanagan	541
	Jim Walker	493
	David McNutt	420
	John Norris	263
	Stuart McCullough	27
Turnout	11,248
Independent Unionist}}		Independent Unionist gain from DUP

Upper Falls	Party	Candidate
	Alex Attwood	3,292
	Alex Maskey	2,378
	Theresa Holland	2,329
	Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	1,435
	Cormac Boomer	1,189
	Peter Prendiville	713
	Cormac Boomer	378
	Jean Craig	380
	Dan McGuinness	326
	Robert Morrow	283
	Kevin O'Donnell	84
Turnout	12,835
Sinn Féin}}		Sinn Féin gain from Alliance

Victoria	Party	Candidate
	John Alderdice	2,933
	Tommy Patton	2,845
	Ian Adamson	1,730
	Wallace Browne	1,374
	Robin Newton	1,171
	Alan Montgomery	767
	Danny Dow	732
	Irene Lewis	667
	George Thompson	533
	Samuel Walker	449
	Hugh Jordan	333
Turnout	13,901
No change

Carrickfergus

Carrick Castle	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Sean Neeson	1,029
	Samuel Stewart	472
	Protestant Unionist	David Hilditch	302
	Andrew Blair	291
	Samuel McCamley	287
	Robert English	228
	Margaret Cross	190
	Patrick Lennox	171
	Arthur McQuitty	81
	Sarah Picken	76
Turnout	3,181
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from UUP

Kilroot	Party	Candidate
	Alexander Beggs	739
	Janet Crampsey	719
	Robert Patton	668
	James Brown	599
	William Cross	535
	David McCann	213
	Eric Ferguson	212
Turnout	3,769
Independent Unionist}}		Robert Patton leaves UUP

Knockagh Monument	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	William Haggan	668
	Stewart Dickson	650
	Charles Johnston	628
	William Murray	503
	Mary Ardill	435
	Samuel Wilson	312
	Protestant Unionist	John Everitt	169
	Noreen McIlwrath	111
Turnout	3,549
Independent Unionist}}		Mary Ardill leaves UUP

Castlereagh

Castlereagh Central	Party	Candidate
	Peter Robinson	3,461
	Grant Dillon	914
	Robert Mitchell	909
	Ellen Gray	453
	Ann Smith	446
	Alan Carson	277
	Joyce Boyd	184
	Cecil Moore	150
	Paul McNaughten	26
Turnout	6,820
No change

Castlereagh East	Party	Candidate
	Iris Robinson	1,168
	Matthew Anderson	938
	William Abraham	756
	William Boyd	749
	Thomas Jeffers	509
	John Bell	501
	Alexander Murray	312
	Muriel Wilkes	257
	John Boyle	196
	Simon Robinson	122
	Michael Brooks	40
Turnout	5,548
Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}		UPUP gain from UUP
Independent Unionist}}		William Abraham leaves UUP

Castlereagh South	Party	Candidate
	John Taylor	2,039
	Ernest Harper	1,954
	David Andrews	1,364
	James Clarke	667
	Geraldine Rice	605
	Beatrice Chambers	432
	Frederick Kane	402
	Marie Luney	164
	Thomas Scott	107
	Gillian McCorkell	62
Turnout	7,796
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from DUP

Coleraine

Bann	Party	Candidate
	William King	1,326
	William Watt	1,185
	Creighton Hutchinson	1,130
	John Dallat	1,092
	Robert Catherwood	955
	Gerard O'Kane	625
	John Moody	528
	Ian McEwan	203
Turnout	7,245
No change

Coleraine Town	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	James McClure	1,790
	Robert White	1,129
	Gladys Black	818
	David McClarty	607
	Gerald McLaughlin	433
	Patrick McFeely	405
	William Mathews	398
	Marie McAllister	187
	William Thompson	118
	Labour '87	Timothy Blackman	100
	Yvonne Boyle	98
	David Garland	56
	Rosemary McBride	39
Turnout	6,329
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP

The Skerries	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Pauline Armitage	840
	Elizabeth Black	767
	William Creelman	724
	William Glenn	658
	Robert Mitchell	509
	Patrick McGowan	494
	Sean Farren	482
	Thomas Peacock	432
	Robert Stewart	403
	Eric Stewart	379
	Catherine Condy	317
	Labour '87	Roberta Woods	134
	Malcolm Samuel	71
Turnout	6,359
Independent Unionist}}		Robert Mitchell leaves UUP

Cookstown

Ballinderry	Party	Candidate
	Paddy Duffy	1,370
	William McIntyre	1,039
	Francis McNally	868
	Victor McGahie	781
	Siobhan McQuillan	617
	Samuel McCartney	528
	Neville Forsythe	512
	John O'Neill	402
Turnout	6,341
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Cookstown Central	Party	Candidate
	Trevor Wilson	1,337
	Alan Kane	1,325
	Denis Haughey	855
	Dermot Coyle	550
	Peggy Laverty	420
	Hugh Brennan	252
	Kenneth Loughrin	106
Turnout	4,935
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Drum Manor	Party	Candidate
	Samuel Glasgow	1,096
	Sean Begley	966
	Walter Millar	863
	Samuel Parke	747
	James McGarvey	648
	Sean Mallon	453
	Desmond McElhatton	266
	Desmond Gourley	90
Turnout	5,296
No change

Craigavon

Craigavon Central	Party	Candidate
	James McCammick	1,642
	James Daly	1,003
	David Calvin	915
	Frederick Crowe	813
	Sheena Campbell	610
	John Hagan	605
	Pauline Lindsay	495
	Elizabeth McClurg	457
	Meredith Patterson	406
	Peter Smyth	370
	Barrie Bradbury	255
Turnout	7,776
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from Workers' Party

Loughside	Party	Candidate
	Sean McKavanagh	1,393
	Thomas Bell	861
	Hugh Casey	754
	Tom French	713
	Brendan Curran	633
	Catherine McStravick	603
	John O'Dowd	475
	Patrick Crilly	424
Turnout	6,047
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from UUP

Lurgan	Party	Candidate
	Sydney Cairns	1,942
	Audrey Savage	1,565
	Brid Rodgers	1,040
	Ruth Allen	891
	Yvonne Calvert	814
	Samuel Lutton	771
	Gordon Burrell	586
	Meta Crozier	492
	Patricia McKee	280
	Maureen McKeever	88
Turnout	8,624
No change

Portadown	Party	Candidate
	James Gillespie	1,583
	Michael Briggs	1,089
	Ignatius Fox	1,071
	Joe Trueman	887
	Brian Maguinness	730
	William Ramsay	580
	John Dignam	523
	Andrew Watson	511
	Anna Moore	449
	Mario McCooe	361
	Phyllis Lutton	209
	Kathy Foy	114
Turnout	8,327
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from Sinn Féin

Derry

Cityside	Party	Candidate
	Patrick Devine	1,011
	Hugh Brady	897
	Tony Carlin	734
	Mitchel McLaughlin	698
	Pat Ramsey	664
	Anne McGuinness	656
	James Clifford	640
	Eamon Melaugh	358
	Gerry Doherty	236
Turnout	6,126
No change

Northland	Party	Candidate
	John Tierney	1,565
	Anna Gallagher	1,289
	Bernard McFadden	1,183
	William McCorriston	1,128
	John Kerr	977
	Len Green	778
	David Davis	607
	Jack Allen	590
	Mary Nelis	428
Turnout	8,829
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from IIP
Independent Unionist}}		David Davis leaves UUP

Rural	Party	Candidate
	Annie Courtney	1,117
	William Hay	1,078
	John McNickle	1,023
	George Peoples	946
	John Adams	922
	Ernest Hamilton	636
	Mervyn Lindsay	634
	Michael Breslin	544
	Robert Brolly	499
	Margaret Parkhill	473
	David Nicholl	461
	Ernest Curry	329
Turnout	8,873
No change

Shantallow	Party	Candidate
	Mary Bradley	1,502
	Noel McKenna	1,203
	William O'Connell	1,024
	Shaun Gallagher	803
	Gearoid O'Heara	759
	Richard Halpenny	586
	Thomas Mullan	260
Turnout	6,365
No change

Waterside	Party	Candidate
	Gregory Campbell	1,737
	Gerald Toland	819
	James Guy	783
	Joe Miller	778
	Wilfred White	732
	John Carlin	639
	George Duddy	449
	Kenneth Kerr	389
	Albert McCartney	367
	Gladys Carey	363
	Robert Hall	315
	Ronnie O'Brien	262
	Snoo Sinclair	238
Turnout	8,030
Independent Unionist}}		James Guy leaves UUP
Ulster Democratic Party}}		UDP gain from DUP

Down

Ballynahinch	Party	Candidate
	Patrick Toman	1,222
	James Cochrane	1,204
	James Magee	985
	Walter Lyons	864
	Thomas Poole	790
	Patrick King	388
	Patrick McGreevy	170
	Philip Allen	107
Turnout	5,856
No change

Downpatrick	Party	Candidate
	Dermot Curran	1,198
	Samuel McCartney	1,110
	John Ritchie	888
	Sean Quinn	792
	Malachi Curran	715
	John Doris	707
	Mary Breen	548
	Geraldine Ritchie	547
	Michael Healy	534
	Monica Hynds	214
	William Hampton	193
Turnout	7,599
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from Workers' Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Newcastle	Party	Candidate
	Gerald Douglas	1,329
	Michael Boyd	1,271
	Eamon O'Neill	1,093
	Peter Fitzpatrick	542
	Sean Fitzpatrick	477
	John Finlay	416
	Cathal O'Baoill	369
	William Brown	366
	Henry Robinson	179
Turnout	6,208
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Rowallane	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Margaret Ritchie	1,509
	Samuel Osborne	1,332
	Albert Colmer	781
	William Biggerstaff	740
	William Dick	652
	Independent Loyalist	William Walker	351
	William Greer	252
Turnout	5,713
No change

Dungannon

Blackwater	Party	Candidate
	James Ewing	1,345
	Derek Irwin	1,001
	Patsy Daly	980
	Jim Hamilton	916
	Jim Brady	884
	Tony Gildernew	593
Turnout	5,847
No change

Clogher Valley	Party	Candidate
	Noel Mulligan	1,171
	Samuel Brush	1,117
	Anthony McGonnell	1,061
	Raymond McMahon	982
	Johnston McIlwrath	919
	John Monaghan	690
Turnout	6,082
No change

Dungannon Town	Party	Candidate
	Ken Maginnis	1,479
	William Brown	874
	Maurice Morrow	795
	Peter Corrigan	757
	Michael McLoughlin	600
	Vincent Currie	570
	Gerry Cullen	276
	Peggie Devlin	156
Turnout	5,627
Workers' Party (Ireland)}}		Workers' Party gain from Sinn Féin

Torrent	Party	Candidate
	Jim Canning	1,626
	Thomas Kempton	1,333
	Brendan Doris	758
	Martin McCaughey	729
	Jim Cavanagh	683
	Sean Corr	550
	Angela Donnelly	357
	Bridie O'Donnell	214
Turnout	6,472
No change

Fermanagh

Enniskillen	Party	Candidate
	Raymond Ferguson	1,639
	Samuel Foster	1,485
	David Kettyles	1,150
	Roy Coulter	803
	William Hetherington	784
	James Lunny	675
	Patrick Cox	656
	John McManus	639
	James Donnelly	555
	William Barbour	305
	Bertie Kerr	248
	John Connor	155
	John Bothwell	25
Turnout	9,341
Workers' Party (Ireland)}}		Workers' Party gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East	Party	Candidate
	Fergus McQuillan	1,547
	William Noble	1,268
	Albert Liddle	1,059
	Brian McCaffrey	745
	Jean McVitty	667
	Vincent McCaffrey	659
	Plunket O'Neill	611
	John Joe McCusker	473
	Ciaran Leonard	431
	Paul Robinson	264
	Seamus Mullan	170
	Caroline Madill	128
Turnout	8,177
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne North	Party	Candidate
	Caldwell McClaughry	1,516
	Bert Johnston	1,114
	John O'Kane	931
	Simon Loane	812
	Tommy Gallagher	793
	Brian McSorley	648
	Gladys Nixon	297
	Victor Milligan	118
Turnout	6,339
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne West	Party	Candidate
	Patrick McCaffrey	1,604
	Wilson Elliott	1,397
	Paul Corrigan	1,186
	Gerard Gallagher	889
	Derrick Nixon	871
	Vincent Martin	595
	Patrick McGovern	256
Turnout	7,001
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from Sinn Féin
Independent politician}}		Patrick McCaffrey leaves IIP

Larne

Coast Road	Party	Candidate
	Thomas Robinson	777
	William Cunning	700
	John Fulton	478
	Amelia Kelly	439
	Joan Drummond	429
	Rachel Rea	413
	Hill Taggart	115
Turnout	3,441
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP

Larne Lough	Party	Candidate
	Roy Beggs	1,387
	Thomas Baxter	492
	Bobby McKee	489
	Thomas Caldwell	411
	Samuel Steele	296
	Andrew Haggan	244
	William Sloan	243
Turnout	3,678
No change

Larne Town	Party	Candidate
	Jack McKee	979
	Pat Buckley	855
	Robert Robinson	580
	Rosalie Armstrong	541
	Patricia Kay	228
	Roy Craig	215
	William Geddis	136
	Leonard Sluman	85
Turnout	3,710
Independent politician}}		Independent gain from DUP

Limavady

Bellarena	Party	Candidate
	Stanley Gault	797
	John McKinney	785
	Robert Grant	696
	Arthur Doherty	676
	Thomas Mullan	618
	Ernest Murray	471
Turnout	4,116
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from DUP

Benbradagh	Party	Candidate
	Lawrence Hegarty	987
	David Robinson	939
	Thomas Donaghy	793
	Max Gault	446
	Michael Hasson	343
	John Lynch	182
Turnout	3,794
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Limavady Town	Party	Candidate
	Ronald Cartwright	961
	George Robinson	915
	Barry Doherty	686
	Jackie Dolan	482
	Brian McWilliams	378
	Norman Reynolds	374
	Joseph McGuigan	241
Turnout	4,112
No change

Lisburn

Downshire	Party	Candidate
	William Bleakes	2,297
	Thomas Lilburn	1,084
	Charles Poots	1,042
	Anne Blake	998
	Kenneth Hull	872
	Thomas Davis	666
	James McCann	574
	John Curry	320
	Wilfred Corfield-McClung	171
	Patrick Pollock	63
Turnout	8,262
Ulster Unionist Party}}		Thomas Davis leaves DUP

Dunmurry Cross	Party	Candidate
	Patrick Rice	1,498
	William McAllister	1,159
	Michael Ferguson	1,075
	William Beattie	964
	Billy Bell	957
	William McDonnell	819
	Hugh Lewsley	808
	John Lowry	761
	Patrick Bell	684
	Richard Scott	252
Turnout	9,314
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Alliance

Killultagh	Party	Candidate
	Robert Campbell	2,072
	William Dillon	1,211
	Cecil Calvert	1,202
	Peter O'Hagan	1,058
	William Lewis	926
	Ronnie Crawford	917
	David Greene	752
	Eileen Drayne	740
	William Stevenson	504
	Richard Haggan	235
	Anne-Marie Lowry	72
Turnout	9,830
Independent Conservative}}		Independent Conservative gain from DUP

Lisburn Town	Party	Candidate
	Ivan Davis	2,530
	Seamus Close	1,307
	William Belshaw	1,049
	Samuel Semple	684
	Robin McMaster	422
	James Mulholland	290
	William Gardiner-Watson	195
	George Morrison	177
	Paul McDonald	141
	Andrew Park	119
Turnout	7,059
Ulster Unionist Party}}		Ivan Davis leaves DUP

Magherafelt

Magherafelt Town	Party	Candidate
	William McCrea	2,162
	Patrick Kilpatrick	1,270
	Ernest Caldwell	1,168
	John Hurl	1,003
	Margaret O'Hagan	458
	Paul McLean	150
	Marian Donnelly	87
Turnout	6,421
No change

Moyola	Party	Candidate
	John Junkin	1,109
	Pauline Davey-Kennedy	931
	Henry McErlean	877
	Thomas Catherwood	694
	Norman Montgomery	611
	Thomas Milligan	559
	Margaret McKenna	479
	Francis Madden	367
	Hugh Scullion	200
Turnout	6,009
Ulster Unionist Party}}"		UUP gain from DUP

Sperrin	Party	Candidate
	Robert Montgomery	842
	Bernard O'Hagan	801
	Patrick Groogan	751
	Mary McSorley	691
	Ghislaine O'Keeney	674
	John Linton	632
	Patrick Sweeney	614
	Frank McKendry	530
	Francis Donnelly	300
Turnout	5,969
Independent politician}}"		Mary McSorley leaves SDLP
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"		SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Moyle

Ballycastle	Party	Candidate
	Gardiner Kane	385
	Michael O'Cleary	379
	Seamus Blaney	221
	Archie McAuley	218
	Robert McPherson	218
	James McShane	202
	Christopher McCaughan	160
	Noel McCurdy	93
Turnout	1,876
Independent (politician)}}		Independent gain from Sinn Féin

Giant's Causeway	Party	Candidate
	Robert McIlroy	554
	James Rodgers	370
	Price McConaghy	319
	Robert Getty	304
	Glenda Rodgers	137
	Ronnie McIlvar	46
Turnout	1,730
No change

The Glens	Party	Candidate
	Malachy McSparran	468
	Patrick McBride	344
	James McCarry	331
	Randal McDonnell	297
	Joseph Mitchell	284
	Elizabeth White	251
	Daniel Anderson	188
	Michael Brogan	168
Turnout	2,331
No change

Newry and Mourne

Crotlieve	Party	Candidate
	P. J. Bradley	1,488
	Violet Cromie	1,378
	Hugh Carr	1,081
	Brian Mulligan	998
	Jim McCart	993
	Ciaran Mussen	954
	Patrick Maginn	766
	Felix O'Hare	557
	John Fisher	515
	Anne Marie Willis	389
Turnout	9,375
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from UUP

Newry Town	Party	Candidate
	Eugene Markey	973
	Frank Feely	957
	Arthur Ruddy	892
	William McCaigue	865
	Sean Gallogly	818
	Brendan Curran	741
	Patrick McElroy	614
	Louis Morgan	535
	Eileen Morgan	470
	John McArdle	440
	Kevin Morgan	264
	James McKevitt	215
	Teddy McLoughlin	202
	Peter McKevitt	215
	Noel Sloan	134
	Patrick Ruddy	36
Turnout	8,630
Independent politician}}		Eugene Markey leaves IIP

Slieve Gullion	Party	Candidate
	John Fee	1,207
	Pat Toner	1,174
	Jim McAllister	1,035
	Michael O'Neill	995
	James McCreesh	756
	Patrick McDonald	540
	Brian Woods	208
Turnout	6,207
No change

The Fews	Party	Candidate
	Danny Kennedy	1,406
	Stephen McGinn	1,158
	James Savage	1,103
	Charles Smyth	1,103
	William Moffett	1,056
	Conor Murphy	705
	Gordon Heslip	554
	Patrick Quinn	487
	Brian Mulligan	96
Turnout	7,951
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from DUP

The Mournes	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Protestant Unionist	George Graham	1,754
	Desmond Haughian	1,309
	Henry Reilly	1,178
	Austin Crawford	950
	William Coulter	634
	George McConnell	589
	Mark Brennan	339
	Gabriel Curran	213
Turnout	7,150
	George Graham leaves DUP

Newtownabbey

Antrim Line	Party	Candidate
	James Rooney	908
	Tommy Kirkham	800
	James Smith	775
	William Green	718
	Thomas McTeague	684
	Ivan Hunter	414
	Billy McDonnell	235
	Brendan Harrison	142
	Thomas Davidson	111
Turnout	4,893
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from DUP

Ballyclare	Party	Candidate
	Stephen Turkington	969
	Arthur Templeton	863
	Thomas Downes	721
	Sidney Cameron	565
	Samuel Cameron	431
	Samuel Gardiner	359
	Trevor Strain	323
	Leonard Hardy	281
Turnout	4,618
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from Independent

Doagh Road	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Fraser Agnew	761
	Bob Kidd	712
	Billy Snoddy	604
	Andrew Beattie	526
	John Blair	334
Independent Unionist}}		Independent Democratic Unionist	David Hollis	246
	Winifred Wright	109
	Liam Collins	96
	James Magee	78
	David Kerr	41
Turnout	3,625
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from DUP

Manse Road	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	George Herron	1,762
	James Robinson	914
	Gordon Mawhinney	725
	Samuel Neill	713
	Joseph Kell	303
	Brendan Heaney	175
Independent Unionist}}		Independent Democratic Unionist	Thomas Buchanan	99
Turnout	4,825
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from DUP

Shore Road	Party	Candidate	1st Pref
	Barbara Gilliland	1,008
	Ken Robinson	973
	Billy Boyd	950
	William McKimmon	769
Independent Unionist}}		Independent Democratic Unionist	William Ball	240
	David Lowrie	164
	Jean Boyd	150
Turnout	4,402
No change

North Down

Main article: North Down Borough Council election, 1989

Abbey	Party	Candidate
	Valerie Kinghan	745
	George Green	536
	Cecil Braniff	478
	Denny Vitty	429
	Irene Cree	349
	Ivy Cooling	323
	James Magee	299
	George McMurtry	298
	Shirley McCann	250
	Miriam Judge	228
	Edward Johnston	119
	Robert Todd	42
Turnout	4,284
Northern Ireland Conservatives}}		George Green leaves UUP
Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}		UPUP gain from DUP

Ballyholme and Groomsport	Party	Candidate
	Robin Cree	864
	Jane Copeland	711
	Bruce Mulligan	611
	Edmund Mills	578
	Ivan Thompson	573
	Donald Hayes	484
	Alan Leslie	429
	Samuel Mellon	356
	Bill McLean	319
	Robert Gordon	250
	Ian Henry	166
	William Johnston	123
Turnout	5,614
Northern Ireland Conservatives}}		Bruce Mulligan leaves UUP
Northern Ireland Conservatives}}		NI Conservatives gain from Alliance

Bangor West	Party	Candidate
	Hazel Bradford	698
	Brian Wilson	697
	Thomas Miskelly	626
	James O'Fee	573
	Jack Preston	537
	Ann-Marie Hillen	537
	William Baxter	462
	William Baillie	414
	Roy Bradford	403
	Terence McKeag	396
	Alan Graham	347
	Thomas O'Brien	316
	Colin Simpson	211
	Eileen Bell	145
	Elizabeth McMurtry	135
	Samuel Meneely	9
Turnout	6,653
NI Conservatives gain from DUP and UPUP
Independent gain from Alliance

Holywood	Party	Candidate
	Laurence Kennedy	775
	Dennis Ogborn	695
	Susan O'Brien	660
	Ellie McKay	589
	Gordon Dunne	561
	Paul de Haan	552
	McConnell Auld	473
	Alice Kennedy	269
	Michael Weir	135
	Ian Sinclair	93
Turnout	4,918
NI Conservatives gain from UUP
Independent gain from Alliance

Omagh

Mid Tyrone	Party	Candidate
	Patrick McMahon	1,186
	Desmond Anderson	906
	Brian McGrath	872
	Barney McAleer	788
	Seamus Shields	735
	Sean Clarke	700
	William Thompson	685
	Nuala McSherry	601
	Willis Cooke	486
	Tommy Armstrong	324
	Patrick McClean	244
	Ethne McClelland	167
Turnout	7,967
Independent politician}}		Brian McGrath leaves IIP
Ulster Unionist Party}}		UUP gain from DUP

Omagh Town	Party	Candidate
	Oliver Gibson	1,058
	Johnny McLaughlin	820
	Paddy McGowan	754
	Wilfred Breen	736
	Francis Mackey	696
	James Doody	335
	Stephen McKenna	330
	Arthur Breen	325
	Patrick Bogan	305
	Stanley Johnston	260
	Rachel Hussey	208
	Colm Grimes	143
	Eric Bullick	115
Turnout	6,264
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		Johnny McLaughlin joins SDLP

West Tyrone	Party	Candidate
	Arthur McFarland	1,314
	Liam McQuaid	1,112
	Gerry McMenamin	838
	Harry Cairns	832
	George Rainey	830
	Cecilia Quinn	762
	James Connolly	489
	Gregory McMullan	421
	Tommy Owens	316
	William McLaughlin	218
	Ann Gormley	213
	Raymond Farrell	136
	Raymond Little	136
Turnout	7,845
No change

Strabane

Derg	Party	Candidate
	Edward Turner	1,050
	Thomas Kerrigan	970
	Charles McHugh	928
	Derek Hussey	827
	Laurence McNamee	589
	Denis McCrory	443
	Desmond Monteith	426
	Tomas MacNamee	240
	James Smyth	63
Turnout	5,711
Independent Unionist}}		Independent Unionist gain from DUP
Social Democratic and Labour Party}}		SDLP gain from Independent

Glenelly	Party	Candidate
	James Emery	1,359
	John Donnell	1,118
	John Gallagher	1,035
	Samuel Rogers	737
	Martin Forbes	526
	Brian Logue	225
	Hughes Colhoun	124
Turnout	5,280
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}		Alliance gain from Sinn Féin

Mourne	Party	Candidate
	Ivan Barr	1,327
	Margaret McManus	1,123
	John Cummings	949
	James O'Kane	879
	Joseph McElroy	641
	Ultan McNulty	463
	Bernard Mullen	254
	Bernard McDermott	211
Turnout	6,058
Independent Nationalist}}		Margaret McManus leaves SDLP

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[https://news.bbc.co.uk/news/vote2001/hi/english/northern_ireland/newsid_1384000/1384566.stm Sinn Féin background]
[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/flg89.htm Local Government Elections 1989], Northern Ireland Elections
The councillor had been elected in 1985 for the [[Newtownabbey Labour Party]], which was a member of the Labour '87 coalition.
"Responsibility sharing in local government".
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[https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgcarrick.htm Carrickfergus District Council Elections 1985-1989], Northern Ireland Elections
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[https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgcraigavon.htm Craigavon District Council Elections 1985-1989], Northern Ireland Elections
[https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgderry.htm Derry District Council Elections 1985-1989], Northern Ireland Elections
[https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgdown.htm Down District Council Elections 1985-1989], Northern Ireland Elections
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[https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgfermanagh.htm Fermanagh District Council Elections 1985-1989], Northern Ireland Elections
[https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lglarne.htm Larne District Council Elections 1985-1989], Northern Ireland Elections
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[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgmoyle.htm Moyle Council Elections 1985–1989], Northern Ireland Elections
[https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgnandm.htm Newry & Mourne District Council Elections 1985-1989], Northern Ireland Elections
[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgnewtownabbey.htm Newtownabbey Council Elections 1985–1989], Northern Ireland Elections
Stood as "Labour '87"
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