1989 Ballymoney Borough Council election

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

All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won663
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

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

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

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Election results

Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 600Steady2.svg037.535.12,254Increase2.svg5.2
  DUP 600Steady2.svg037.533.92,185Decrease2.svg8.0
  SDLP 310Increase2.svg118.821.71,401Increase2.svg9.0
  Independent 100Steady2.svg06.30.00Decrease2.svg7.1
  Sinn Féin 001Decrease2.svg10.09.3600Increase2.svg3.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Others
Ballymoney Town N/A2N/A2N/A0N/A15
Bann Valley30.8235.8223.629.806
Bushvale40.8231.3219.218.705
Total35.1633.9621.739.3116

Districts results

Ballymoney Town

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

Ballymoney Town - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
DUP Cecil Cousley *N/AN/A
Ulster Unionist James McKeownN/AN/A
Independent Robert McComb*N/AN/A
DUP Sam McConaghieN/AN/A
Ulster Unionist James Simpson*N/AN/A
Electorate: N/A  Valid: N/A  Spoilt: N/A  Quota: N/A  Turnout: N/A  

    Bann Valley

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

    Bann Valley - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston *21.21%790   
    DUP Robert Halliday19.06%710   
    Ulster Unionist John Watt9.56%356558.95  
    DUP Robert Wilson*11.52%429457.05 570.3 
    SDLP Malachy McCamphill*12.08%450452.31 452.56 455.47
    SDLP Charley O'Kane11.54%430430 430.25 431
    Sinn Féin Una Casey9.80%365365.33 365.58 365.58
    DUP Daniel Taylor5.23%195216.45 273.2  
    Electorate: 6,284  Valid: 3,725 (59.28%)  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 533  Turnout: 3,816 (60.73%)  

      Bushvale

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

      Bushvale - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Ulster Unionist John Ramsay*21.18%575 
      Ulster Unionist William Logan*19.63%533 
      SDLP Harry Connolly*19.19%521 
      DUP Bill Kennedy18.31%497 
      DUP Donald McKenzie13.04%354474.32
      Sinn Féin Malachy Carey8.66%235235
      Electorate: 4,942  Valid: 2,715 (54.94%)  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 453  Turnout: 2,774 (56.13%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Ballymoney". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.