1989 Armagh District Council election

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1989 Armagh District Council election
  1985 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) 1993  

All 22 seats to Armagh District Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won1182
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0

Elections to Armagh District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.

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Election results

Armagh District Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1100Steady2.svg050.046.611,631Increase2.svg2.8
  SDLP 810Increase2.svg136.431.77,931Increase2.svg1.6
  DUP 201Decrease2.svg19.112.23,054Decrease2.svg4.8
  Sinn Féin 100Steady2.svg04.58.22,050Increase2.svg1.8
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.9232Increase2.svg0.9
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.00.4100Increase2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Armagh District Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Armagh City 29.6243.0310.4013.313.706
Crossmore36.7254.330.009.100.005
Cusher60.5415.1118.914.301.206
The Orchard55.6320.9116.517.000.005
Total46.61131.7812.228.211.3022

District results

Armagh City

1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Armagh City - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SDLP John Agnew*16.07%1,019     
Ulster Unionist George Macartney*15.44%979     
Ulster Unionist John Doogan*14.16%898     
SDLP Pat Brannigan*14.08%893967.69    
SDLP Anna Brolly12.87%816841.19 841.26 897.96 996.96 
Sinn Féin Seamus Hart8.51%540544.18 544.18 545.08 576.81 881.64
DUP Harold Carson10.41%660660.33 666.56 666.56 672.93 673.93
Sinn Féin Stephen Fields4.81%305307.09 307.09 307.54 325.76  
Workers' Party Patrick McCusker3.66%232235.74 236.65 237.91   
Electorate: 9,628  Valid: 6,342 (65.87%)  Spoilt: 202  Quota: 907  Turnout: 6,544 (67.97%)  

    Crossmore

    1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
    1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
    1985-1989 Change: No change

    Crossmore - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Ulster Unionist Jim Nicholson *28.29%1,484  
    SDLP Thomas Kavanagh22.15%1,162  
    SDLP James McKernan*19.85%1,041  
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Shilliday*8.39%4401,036.96 
    SDLP Charles Mallon*12.26%643643.82 897.57
    Sinn Féin Thomas Carroll9.06%475475 499.25
    Electorate: 7,295  Valid: 5,245 (71.90%)  Spoilt: 158  Quota: 875  Turnout: 5,403 (74.06%)  

      Cusher

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

      Cusher - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Ulster Unionist Eric Speers*20.38%1,561  
      DUP Thomas Black*18.85%1,444  
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Johnston*17.15%1,314  
      SDLP Thomas Canavan15.07%1,154  
      Ulster Unionist Robert Turner*12.22%9361,239.49 
      Ulster Unionist James Clayton*10.73%822974.52 1,314.72
      Sinn Féin Margaret McNally4.30%329329 329.56
      Independent Eugene Turley1.31%100109.61 113.81
      Electorate: 9,988  Valid: 7,660 (76.69%)  Spoilt: 151  Quota: 1,095  Turnout: 7,811 (78.20%)  

        The Orchard

        1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
        1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
        1985-1989 Change: No change

        The Orchard - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        Ulster Unionist Jim Speers *28.95%1,665   
        SDLP John Kernan20.92%1,203   
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Foster*14.87%8551,179.24  
        DUP Douglas Hutchinson *16.52%9501,081.88  
        Ulster Unionist Olive Whitten11.77%677910.52 928 1,147.9
        Sinn Féin Brendan Casey6.97%401401 625.02 625.02
        Electorate: 8,056  Valid: 5,751 (71.39%)  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 959  Turnout: 5,862 (72.77%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Armagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 24 July 2021.