1989 Castlereagh Borough Council election

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1989 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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All 21 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist Alliance
Seats won964
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party UPUP Ind. Unionist
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

Elections to Castlereagh 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 21 councillors.

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Election results

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DUP 901Decrease2.svg142.945.09,077Decrease2.svg3.0
  Ulster Unionist 602Decrease2.svg228.627.05,452Decrease2.svg2.0
  Alliance 401Increase2.svg119.021.54,330Increase2.svg2.7
  Ind. Unionist 110Increase2.svg14.84.0796Increase2.svg2.3
  UPUP 110Increase2.svg14.82.5509Increase2.svg2.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance UPUP Others
Castlereagh Central60.1420.0219.910.000.007
Castlereagh East43.7314.7118.119.2114.317
Castlereagh South32.8242.0325.220.000.007
Total45.0927.0621.542.514.0121

Districts results

Castlereagh Central

1985: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: No change

Castlereagh Central - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
DUP Peter Robinson *50.75%3,461       
Ulster Unionist Grant Dillon*13.40%914       
Alliance Patrick Mitchell13.33%909       
DUP Alan Carson*4.06%2771,895.04      
DUP Joyce Boyd2.70%184497.88 1,371.06     
Ulster Unionist Ellen Gray*6.64%453616.4 657.56 684.26 733.46 970.46  
DUP Paul McNaughten0.38%26124.8 192.42 646.32 647.16 666.92 729.71 759.29
DUP Cecil Moore2.20%150510.24 553.85 583.55 584.81 621.55 675.24 699.55
Alliance Ann Smith6.54%446474.88 479.29 481.09 482.53    
Electorate: 14,462  Valid: 6,820 (47.16%)  Spoilt: 188  Quota: 853  Turnout: 7,008 (48.46%)  

    Castlereagh East

    1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
    1989: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1985-1989 Change: UPUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP (two seats)

    Castlereagh East - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    DUP Iris Robinson 21.05%1,168        
    DUP Matthew Anderson*16.91%938        
    Ind. Unionist William Abraham*13.63%756        
    Alliance William Boyd13.50%749        
    Ulster Unionist John Bell9.03%501522.32 535.58 538.1 563.86 626.15 643.75 868.75 
    UPUP Tommy Jeffers9.17%509530.73 537.23 539.64 552.04 643.35 663.7 695.7 
    DUP John Boyle*3.53%196344.42 527.46 532.76 539.24 548.66 550.86 592.4 650.4
    DUP Mark Robinson 2.20%122371.28 402.22 407.04 410.88 421.71 424.24 457.28 492.28
    Ulster Unionist Alexander Murray5.62%312332.91 335.77 347.03 353.27 384.43 393.12   
    Alliance Muriel Wilkes4.63%257263.56 265.64 272.64 274.4     
    Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks0.72%4041.23 43.83       
    Electorate: 14,754  Valid: 5,548 (37.60%)  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 694  Turnout: 5,703 (38.65%)  

      Castlereagh South

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

      Castlereagh South - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist John Taylor 26.15%2,039      
      DUP Ernest Harper*25.06%1,954      
      Alliance David Andrews*17.50%1,364      
      DUP Myreve Chambers*5.54%432484.47 1,258.97    
      Alliance Geraldine Rice7.76%605633.62 638.12 978.04   
      Ulster Unionist Jean Clarke8.56%667928.82 954.82 972.18 976.14  
      Ulster Unionist Frederick Kane*5.16%402812.22 838.72 851.88 857.46 870.46 1,013.46
      DUP Thomas Scott1.37%107154.7 220.7 223.22 453.62 585.13 600.13
      Ulster Unionist Marie Luney2.10%164396.67 408.17 410.69 412.31 422.23  
      DUP Gillian McCorkell0.80%6283.2 141.2 142.6 178.6   
      Electorate: 17,232  Valid: 7,796 (45.24%)  Spoilt: 210  Quota: 975  Turnout: 8,006 (46.46%)  

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        References

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