1989 Ballymena Borough Council election

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1989 Ballymena Borough Council election
←  1985 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) 1993  →
All 23 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won1271
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance Ind. Unionist Independent
Seats won111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

Elections to Ballymena Borough 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 23 councillors.

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Election results

Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 1203Decrease2.svg352.244.89,435Decrease2.svg10.8
  Ulster Unionist 710Increase2.svg130.430.86,491Increase2.svg2.2
  SDLP 100Steady2.svg04.39.21,926Increase2.svg2.9
  Alliance 110Increase2.svg14.26.11,280Increase2.svg6.1
  Ind. Unionist 100Steady2.svg04.34.91,033Decrease2.svg0.7
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.34.2887Increase2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Alliance Others
Ballymena Town 26.8223.7221.8114.0113.717
Braid Valley40.9241.720.000.0017.415
Kells Water58.7436.520.000.004.806
The Main56.6423.7111.408.300.005
Total44.81230.879.216.119.1223

Districts results

Ballymena Town

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

Ballymena Town - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SDLP Patrick McAvoy*15.06%897       
Alliance Gareth Williams13.97%832       
Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry*13.67%814       
Ulster Unionist James Alexander10.60%631631.17 651.32 668.06 750.12   
DUP Maurice Mills*8.14%485485 488.12 495.14 501.99 724.64 969.75 
Ulster Unionist Robert Coulter *9.99%595595 612.55 631.54 738.14 743.49 784.65 
DUP John Wilson7.42%442442 445.51 447.94 451.88 466.06 592.47 783.26
SDLP Declan O'Loan 6.77%403553.45 573.34 576.04 580.65 581.65 582.65 585.65
DUP John Carson6.87%409409 410.69 413.12 416.87 433.05   
DUP Vera Mills4.38%261261.34 261.99 263.52 264.01    
Ulster Unionist Robert Simpson3.12%186186 204.2 220.13     
Electorate: 12,831  Valid: 5,955 (46.41%)  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 745  Turnout: 6,085 (47.42%)  

    Braid Valley

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

    Braid Valley - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong*18.78%957     
    Independent James Woulahan17.41%887     
    Ulster Unionist Margaret Alexander*15.60%795848.02 864.49   
    DUP John Armstrong*10.00%510526.39 527.2 528.82 852.94 
    DUP Samuel Hanna*13.19%672676.07 677.96 677.96 697.89 790.39
    DUP Agnes McLeister9.95%507507.66 507.66 508.2 537.18 625.5
    Ulster Unionist William Owens7.30%372394 406.15 413.71 430.64  
    DUP Robert Robinson7.75%395399.73 404.32 404.32   
    Electorate: 8,336  Valid: 5,095 (61.12%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 850  Turnout: 5,211 (62.51%)  

      Kells Water

      1985: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP
      1989: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP
      1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

      Kells Water - 6 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Ulster Unionist William Brownlees*20.48%929   
      DUP Martin Clarke*16.73%759   
      Ulster Unionist James Currie16.07%729   
      DUP Ronald Fry11.28%512581.66 661.01 
      DUP David McClintock*11.22%509556.3 565 623.12
      DUP James McCosh11.00%499536.41 546.16 585.25
      DUP Andrew McKendry8.40%381410.24 416.39 489.44
      Ind. Unionist Melvyn McKendry4.83%219315.32 318.92  
      Electorate: 10,142  Valid: 4,537 (44.73%)  Spoilt: 138  Quota: 649  Turnout: 4,675 (46.10%)  

        The Main

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

        The Main - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        DUP Roy Gillespie*19.54%1,068      
        Ulster Unionist Ian Johnston*10.94%598608.5 628.65 780.8 1,072.25  
        DUP Sandy Spence*13.76%752773.75 788.05 816.8 857.45 918.75 
        DUP Tommy Nicholl*13.71%749761.15 770.15 791.45 811.75 819.75 891.9
        DUP Hubert Nicholl*9.61%525626.7 628.7 649.6 673.65 694.65 777.45
        SDLP Seamus Laverty11.45%626626 626 632 632.15 632.15 691.3
        Alliance David Alderdice 8.20%448451 458 465.15 481.6 517.6  
        Ulster Unionist Robert Megaw4.72%258262.2 342.2 402.35    
        Ulster Unionist Sarah McCullough5.32%291293.85 308.85     
        Ulster Unionist John Sutter2.74%150150.45      
        Electorate: 9,076  Valid: 5,465 (60.21%)  Spoilt: 118  Quota: 911  Turnout: 5,583 (61.51%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Ballymena". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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