1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council election

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

All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Alliance DUP
Seats won443
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist PUP
Seats won31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Carrickfergus 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 15 councillors.

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Election results

Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 403Decrease2.svg326.728.72,956Decrease2.svg5.0
  Alliance 410Increase2.svg126.727.12,793Increase2.svg2.2
  DUP 300Steady2.svg020.016.41,694Decrease2.svg10.6
  Ind. Unionist 320Increase2.svg220.012.61,296Increase2.svg3.4
  PUP 100Steady2.svg00.04.6472Increase2.svg1.6
  Protestant Unionist 000Steady2.svg00.04.6471New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.01.7171Increase2.svg1.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP Alliance DUP PUP Others
Carrick Castle18.9135.5215.4115.1115.105
Kilroot42.1225.3114.510.0018.115
Knockagh Monument23.4121.9119.210.0035.525
Total28.7427.1416.434.6123.2315

Districts results

Carrick Castle

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

Carrick Castle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Alliance Sean Neeson *32.91%1,029     
PUP Samuel Stewart*15.09%472531.16    
Ulster Unionist Samuel McCamley*9.18%287320.15 362.72 381.29 398.88 567.88
DUP Andrew Blair9.31%291298.65 301.16 444.69 458.22 492.79
Alliance Arthur McQuitty2.59%81369.66 375.72 376.72 458.75 476.93
Protestant Unionist David Hilditch 9.66%302315.77 325.83 339.34 353.87 383.4
Ulster Unionist Robert English*7.29%228245.85 263.91 275.91 290.48  
Independent Patrick Lennox5.47%171222 225.51 226.51   
Ulster Unionist Margaret Cross6.08%190199.69 203.2    
Ulster Unionist Sarah Picken2.43%7693.34     
Electorate: 6,840  Valid: 3,127 (45.72%)  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 522  Turnout: 3,181 (46.51%)  

    Kilroot

    1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
    1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

    Kilroot - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Alexander Beggs20.05%739     
    Alliance Brenda Crampsey*19.51%719     
    Ind. Unionist Robert Patton*18.13%668     
    Ulster Unionist James Brown*16.26%599668.02    
    DUP William Cross*14.52%535545.37 547.92 558 574.11 660.11
    Alliance David McCann5.78%213216.74 309.89 310.87 327.16 383.59
    Ulster Unionist Eric Ferguson5.75%212250.59 257.49 298.37 314.84  
    Electorate: 7,981  Valid: 3,685 (46.17%)  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 615  Turnout: 3,769 (47.22%)  

      Knockagh Monument

      1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
      1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

      Knockagh Monument - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      DUP William Haggan*19.22%668     
      Alliance Stewart Dickson *18.70%650     
      Ind. Unionist Charles Johnston*18.07%628     
      Ulster Unionist William Murray14.47%503536.6 538.14 551.26 566.03 641.03
      Ind. Unionist Mary Ardill*12.51%435445.08 451.79 466.43 525.76 552.16
      Ulster Unionist Samuel Wilson*8.98%312337.2 338.19 343.87 356.28 402.5
      Protestant UnionistJohn Everitt4.86%169183.98 184.31 189.03 194.74  
      Alliance Noreen McIlwrath3.19%111111.98 171.05 176.89   
      Electorate: 7,803  Valid: 3,476 (44.55%)  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 580  Turnout: 3,549 (45.48%)  

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        References

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