1989 Ards Borough Council election

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1989 Ards Borough Council election
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All 20 seats to Ards Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won874
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist NI Labour UPUP
Seats won100
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Ards 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 20 councillors.

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Election results

Ards Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 820Increase2.svg240.041.37,926Increase2.svg10.8
  DUP 701Decrease2.svg135.032.26,187Decrease2.svg7.1
  Alliance 410Increase2.svg120.018.83,610Increase2.svg6.4
  Ind. Unionist 110Increase2.svg15.04.7907Increase2.svg4.7
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg10.02.9564Decrease2.svg1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Ards Peninsula38.3330.0223.628.107
Ards West54.5327.8217.610.006
Newtownards 32.1238.9314.7114.317
Total41.3832.2718.847.7120

Districts results

Ards Peninsula

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from UPUP and Independent

Ards Peninsula - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Alliance Kieran McCarthy *16.19%1,119       
DUP Jim Shannon *14.90%1,030       
Ulster Unionist John Shields*14.73%1,018       
Ulster Unionist Robert Ambrose*14.59%1,008       
DUP Mervyn Rea8.45%584588.56 682.4 705.49 738.45 748.8 1,139.8 
Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson6.64%459464.52 474.21 586.38 688.3 786.85 845.31 983.31
Alliance Clifford Auld7.41%512698 705.48 717.3 726.1 742 753.72 765.72
Independent James McMullan8.16%564616.32 616.83 616.83 617.95 619 624.15 632.15
DUP Oliver Johnston*6.54%452453.44 502.4 511.57 519.09 531.84   
Ulster Unionist Trevor Hussey2.39%165167.4 172.5      
Electorate: 16,006  Valid: 6,911 (43.18%)  Spoilt: 229  Quota: 864  Turnout: 7,140 (44.61%)  

    Ards West

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

    Ards West - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Robert Gibson*23.16%1,375     
    Ulster Unionist Edward Archdale13.73%815930.05    
    Ulster Unionist Bobby McBride*13.02%773856.46    
    DUP David McKibbin10.43%619698.17 702.09 759.48 887.48 
    Alliance Jim McBriar*11.12%660692.37 696.57 700.57 706.8 1,072.8
    DUP John Hamilton*10.97%651684.15 689.47 727.47 817.61 822.78
    Ulster Unionist William Elliott4.60%273427.05 488.37 497.65 515 530.07
    Alliance Alan McDowell6.52%387393.24 394.08 400.08 402.08  
    DUP Glynn Moore3.20%190205.21 207.45 268.12   
    DUP Andrew Marks3.27%194195.17 196.01    
    Electorate: 13,303  Valid: 5,937 (44.63%)  Spoilt: 136  Quota: 849  Turnout: 6,073 (45.65%)  

      Newtownards

      1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP
      1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from NILP

      Newtownards - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Benson *20.60%1,307        
      DUP Simpson Gibson *20.22%1,283        
      Alliance Owen Dorrian*11.33%719757 763.08 770.08 964.08    
      DUP Wilbert Magill8.64%548565.6 679.98 686.38 686.38 687.38 799.54  
      DUP John Elliott*6.43%408450.4 625.2 633.1 633.48 634.48 785.14 906.14 
      Ulster Unionist David Smyth*7.12%452544 565.66 625.38 628.18 671.18 699.68 794.68 
      Ind. Unionist John Purdy7.45%473485.4 496.04 503.22 511.82 578.82 585.74 682.36 697.36
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Hamilton 2.88%183430.6 449.22 482.58 489.58 525.58 535.06 603.58 636.58
      Ind. Unionist William Hannigan6.84%434449.6 473.92 478.72 481.12 490.12 504.1   
      DUP Cedric Wilson 3.59%228236.4 339.38 340.18 342.58 343.58    
      Alliance Laurence Thompson3.36%213218.2 218.58 221.58      
      Ulster Unionist James McKernon1.54%98130.8 136.12       
      Electorate: 16,907  Valid: 6,346 (37.53%)  Spoilt: 175  Quota: 794  Turnout: 6,521 (38.57%)  

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        References

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