1989 Banbridge District Council election

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1989 Banbridge District Council election
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All 15 seats to Banbridge District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP
Seats won932
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0

Elections to Banbridge District 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

Banbridge District Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 910Increase2.svg160.058.08,928Increase2.svg10.8
  SDLP 300Steady2.svg020.019.22,959Increase2.svg0.5
  DUP 201Decrease2.svg113.313.52,083Decrease2.svg11.9
  Independent Nationalist 100Steady2.svg06.75.1784Increase2.svg0.4
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.02.2343Increase2.svg0.6
  Ulster Democratic 000Steady2.svg00.01.9290New

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Banbridge District Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Others
Banbridge Town 63.7319.619.816.905
Dromore 61.7418.3114.505.505
Knockiveagh48.5219.9116.2115.415
Total58.0919.2313.529.3115

Districts results

Banbridge Town

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

Banbridge Town - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Ulster Unionist Joan Baird*31.18%1,549   
Ulster Unionist Archie McKelvey*16.83%836   
Ulster Unionist John Dobson15.74%7821,384.07  
DUP Margaret Walker9.78%486572.01 1,054.96 
SDLP James Walsh*15.58%774782.46 800.66 826.01
Alliance Mary Doyle6.90%343355.22 394.87 452.72
SDLP Robert Murray3.99%198199.41 206.56 214.36
Electorate: 8,871  Valid: 4,968 (56.00%)  Spoilt: 126  Quota: 829  Turnout: 5,094 (57.42%)  

    Dromore

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

    Dromore - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Drew Nelson20.81%1,109     
    SDLP Cassie McDermott*18.31%976     
    Ulster Unionist William Martin*15.87%846874.8 876 916.32  
    Ulster Unionist Robert Hill*14.39%767814 821.4 844.36 893.36 
    Ulster Unionist William McCracken10.68%569669.8 676 683.56 729.96 822.6
    DUP Robert McIlroy8.37%446458.2 467.4 475.24 495.12 784.36
    DUP William Lough6.14%327346.4 350.6 354.24 439.4  
    Ulster Democratic Colin Halliday4.07%217224.4 268.8 271.32   
    Ulster Democratic Thomas Dickson1.37%7374.6     
    Electorate: 7,883  Valid: 5,330 (67.61%)  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 889  Turnout: 5,433 (68.92%)  

      Knockiveagh

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

      Knockiveagh - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SDLP Seamus Doyle14.52%739942    
      Independent Nationalist Laurence McCartan*15.41%784839 926.84   
      Ulster Unionist Vivienne Bennett14.17%721723 724.22 729.1 1,019.1 
      DUP Wilfred McFadden*16.20%824824 825.83 828.88 915.88 
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Walker13.74%699699 699 700.83 796.83 843.03
      Ulster Unionist John Hanna10.34%526526 527.22 527.83 570.44 691.64
      Ulster Unionist James McRoberts10.30%524524 524 524.61   
      SDLP Peter McGreevy*5.34%272     
      Electorate: 7,162  Valid: 5,089 (71.06%)  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 849  Turnout: 5,206 (72.69%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Banbridge". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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