1989 Coleraine Borough Council election

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

All 21 seats to Coleraine Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won1052
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance Independent Ind. Unionist
Seats won211
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

Elections to Coleraine 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

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1011Steady2.svg047.648.59,420Increase2.svg5.6
  DUP 501Decrease2.svg123.823.44,556Decrease2.svg7.1
  SDLP 200Steady2.svg09.513.52,632Increase2.svg0.6
  Alliance 200Steady2.svg09.57.91,510Increase2.svg1.7
  Ind. Unionist 110Increase2.svg14.82.6509Increase2.svg4.8
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.02.1405Decrease2.svg3.3
  Labour Party NI 000Steady2.svg00.01.2234New
  Green (NI) 000Steady2.svg00.00.6127Increase2.svg0.6
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.239Increase2.svg0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Others
Bann59.2413.6124.422.800.007
Coleraine Town 41.3333.927.008.019.817
The Skerries43.4324.227.8013.1111.517
Total48.51023.4513.527.926.7221

District results

Bann

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

Bann - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ulster Unionist William King*18.82%1,326    
Ulster Unionist William Watt*16.82%1,185    
Ulster Unionist Creighton Hutchinson*16.04%1,130    
SDLP John Dallat *15.50%1,092    
DUP Robert Catherwood*13.56%955    
Ulster Unionist John Moody*7.50%528957.4   
SDLP Gerard O'Kane*8.87%625626.9 680.9 710.9 909.1
Alliance Ian McEwan2.88%203215.54 384.54 594.54 601.54
Electorate: 11,366  Valid: 7,044 (61.97%)  Spoilt: 201  Quota: 881  Turnout: 7,245 (63.74%)  

    Coleraine Town

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

    Coleraine Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP James McClure *28.97%1,790      
    Ulster Unionist Robert White*18.27%1,129      
    Ulster Unionist Gladys Black*13.24%818      
    Ulster Unionist David McClarty 9.83%607743.4 1,006.9    
    DUP Marie McAllister*3.03%187759.88 788.78    
    Independent Patrick McFeely*6.56%405424.22 431.36 434.88 452.56 499.9 765.9
    Alliance William Mathews*6.44%398419.08 446.96 456.16 489.14 631 720
    DUP William Thompson1.91%118372.2 392.94 418.46 516.38 538.88 540.88
    SDLP Gerry McLaughlin7.01%433434.86 436.22 436.54 437.22 468.38  
    Labour Party NI Timothy Blackman1.62%100103.72 105.42 106.62 109.34   
    Alliance Yvonne Boyle1.59%9898.62 99.98 101.1 105.18   
    Green (NI) David Garland0.91%5656.62 57.98 58.54 60.92   
    Workers' Party Rosemary McBride0.63%3940.86 42.22 42.7 44.06   
    Electorate: 12,216  Valid: 6,178 (50.57%)  Spoilt: 151  Quota: 773  Turnout: 6,329 (51.81%)  

      The Skerries

      1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
      1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

      The Skerries - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Ulster Unionist Pauline Armitage *13.53%840       
      Ulster Unionist Elizabeth Black*12.35%767795.42      
      Alliance Patrick McGowan*7.95%494496.59 553.66 834.66    
      DUP William Creelman*11.66%724727.22 734.22 735.22 736.12 845.12  
      Ulster Unionist William Glenn*11.66%658673.12 678.19 685.54 695.74 716.02 936.02 
      DUP Robert Stewart 6.49%403403.63 408.63 409.63 409.63 611.81 714.39 771.39
      Ind. Unionist Robert Mitchell*8.20%509511.1 520.1 533.1 547.8 574.94 666.77 741.77
      SDLP Sean Farren 7.76%482482.21 537.21 559.21 584.71 584.71 588.01 589.01
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Peacock6.96%432435.99 443.06 447.06 450.96 469.96   
      DUP Eric Stewart6.10%379379.77 384.77 384.77 385.97    
      Alliance Kate Condy5.10%317317.49 346.49      
      Labour Party NI Roberta Woods2.16%134134.21       
      Green (NI) Malcolm Samuels1.14%7171       
      Electorate: 11,940  Valid: 6,210 (52.01%)  Spoilt: 149  Quota: 777  Turnout: 6,359 (53.26%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Coleraine". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 15 July 2021.