1989 Antrim Borough Council election

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1989 Antrim Borough Council election
  1985 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) 1993  

All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won1044
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin
Seats won10
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 19 councillors.

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Election results

Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1010Increase2.svg152.643.76,572Increase2.svg4.0
  DUP 401Decrease2.svg121.124.03,609Decrease2.svg4.4
  SDLP 410Increase2.svg121.118.12,723Increase2.svg0.3
  Alliance 100Steady2.svg05.37.01,068Decrease2.svg0.6
  Sinn Féin 001Decrease2.svg10.05.6839Increase2.svg1.1
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.01.1158Increase2.svg0.7
  Ind. Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.00.575Increase2.svg0.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Sinn Féin Others
Antrim North West36.0218.6130.920.0014.500.005
Antrim South East47.0431.7212.418.900.000.007
Antrim Town 47.2418.7112.4112.314.005.407
Total43.71024.0418.147.015.601.6019

Districts results

Antrim North West

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Antrim North West - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ulster Unionist James Graham*29.85%1,374    
SDLP Robert Loughran*22.14%1,019    
DUP Wilson Clyde *18.57%855    
Ulster Unionist Roderick Swann6.13%282875.55   
SDLP Donovan McClelland *8.80%405407.7 643.52 728.12 784.12
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan*14.51%668669.35 684.43 686.23 693.23
Electorate: 7,570  Valid: 4,603 (60.81%)  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 768  Turnout: 4,701 (62.10%)  

    Antrim South East

    1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1985-1989 Change: No change

    Antrim South East - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Roy Thompson *20.31%1,248      
    Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace*16.97%1,043      
    Ulster Unionist Mervyn Rea*14.26%876      
    Ulster Unionist Howard Campbell*11.18%687750.18 839.62    
    SDLP Robert Burns*12.43%764765.56 765.82 767.12 767.56 787.56 
    DUP Samuel Dunlop*8.01%492648 664.38 672.31 680.89 684.89 843.89
    Ulster Unionist Roy Stinson*4.62%284325.73 466.13 548.68 602.36 604.71 771.09
    Alliance David Ford 4.87%299300.95 307.71 309.79 311.55 520.11 525.45
    DUP James Simpson3.42%210417.09 426.97 435.94 440.12 442.51  
    Alliance Theresa Gallagher3.94%242243.17 243.95 244.6 245.04   
    Electorate: 11,349  Valid: 6,145 (54.15%)  Spoilt: 166  Quota: 769  Turnout: 6,311 (55.61%)  

      Antrim Town

      1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
      1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
      1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

      Antrim Town - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Jack Allen*21.11%907        
      Ulster Unionist Paddy Marks*17.25%741        
      DUP James Brown14.06%604        
      SDLP Oran Keenan*12.52%535537.46 538.58      
      Alliance James McConnell*8.26%355364.43 368.91 377.73 378.06 388.06 536.21 619.21 
      Ulster Unionist Avril Swann3.12%134330.8 433.56 466.13 469.32 473.32 475.32 491.47 501.47
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Thompson5.68%244324.77 386.65 396 398.64 398.64 399.64 402.05 405.05
      DUP James Graham4.66%200248.38 269.1 284.2 342.83 342.83 343.8 352.03 358.03
      Workers' Party Eamon Gillen3.68%158162.51 163.91 179.91 180.35 253.35 275.35   
      Alliance Peter Kelly4.00%172176.51 178.19 181.19 181.41 202.41    
      Sinn Féin Paul Little3.98%171171 171.28 171.28 171.28     
      Independent James Millar1.75%7589.76 97.04       
      Electorate: 9,883  Valid: 4,296 (43.47%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 538  Turnout: 4,437 (44.90%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Antrim". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.