1989 Derry City Council election

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1989 Derry City Council election
  1985 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) 1993  

All 30 seats to Derry City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP
Seats won1554
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Ulster Unionist Ind. Unionist Ulster Democratic
Seats won321
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1

 Seventh party
 
Party Irish Independence
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

Elections to Derry City Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.

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Election results

Derry City Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1510Increase2.svg150.049.718,454Increase2.svg7.8
  Sinn Féin 500Steady2.svg016.716.46,082Decrease2.svg0.7
  DUP 401Decrease2.svg113.313.55,003Decrease2.svg3.8
  Ulster Unionist 302Decrease2.svg110.010.23,800Decrease2.svg2.9
  Ind. Unionist 220Increase2.svg26.73.71,390Increase2.svg3.7
  Ulster Democratic 110Increase2.svg13.32.6980New
  Independent Nationalist 000Steady2.svg00.02.2804Increase2.svg2.2
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg00.00.6238Decrease2.svg2.1
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.01.1358Increase2.svg0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Derry City Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin DUP UUP UDP Others
Cityside51.7342.230.000.000.006.106
Northland67.1418.810.006.900.007.216
Rural41.430.0025.1223.423.806.307
Shantallow73.8421.910.000.000.004.305
Waterside19.718.1036.0215.018.3112.916
Total49.71516.4513.5410.232.617.6230

District results

Cityside

1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change

Cityside - 6 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
SDLP Patrick Devine*17.15%1,011   
Sinn Féin Hugh Brady*15.22%897   
SDLP Tony Carlin*12.45%734786.7 859.7 
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin *11.84%698699.02 855.02 
Sinn Féin Anne McGuinness*11.13%656660.25 777.42 821.34
SDLP Jim Clifford10.86%640706.13 802.89 805.17
SDLP Pat Ramsey*11.27%664693.58 766.96 767.14
Workers' Party Eamonn Melaugh 6.07%358366.67   
Sinn Féin Gerry Doherty4.00%236236.85   
Electorate: 9,973  Valid: 5,894 (59.10%)  Spoilt: 232  Quota: 843  Turnout: 6,126 (61.43%)  

    Northland

    1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
    1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist
    1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from IIP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP

    Northland - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SDLP John Tierney *18.31%1,565     
    SDLP Anna Gallagher*15.08%1,289     
    SDLP William McCorriston13.20%1,1281,228.28    
    Sinn Féin Bernard McFadden*13.84%1,1831,197.26 1,561.26   
    SDLP John Kerr11.43%9771,054.51 1,065.81 1,113.81 1,127.81 1,133.81
    Ind. Unionist David Davis*7.10%607622.18 629.1 651.1 654.2 1,128.48
    SDLP Leonard Green*9.10%778889.78 898.7 917.7 960.05 972.05
    Ulster Unionist Jack Allen 6.90%590591.15 593.15 593.15 593.25  
    Sinn Féin Martin Nelis5.01%428437.89     
    Electorate: 14,337  Valid: 8,545 (59.60%)  Spoilt: 284  Quota: 1,221  Turnout: 8,829 (61.58%)  

      Rural

      1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
      1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
      1985-1989 Change: No change

      Rural - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      SDLP Annie Courtney *12.90%1,117        
      DUP William Hay *12.45%1,0781,159       
      Ulster Unionist John Adams*10.64%922995 1,007.22 1,007.34 1,116.34    
      SDLP John McNickle*11.81%1,0231,027 1,027 1,034.98 1,034.98 1,034.98 1,288.98  
      SDLP George Peoples10.92%946947 947 952.28 963.28 963.92 1,112.92  
      DUP Mervyn Lindsay7.32%634668 712.18 712.21 755.15 757.71 758.77 758.77 1,164.77
      Ulster Unionist Ernest Hamilton*7.34%636675 678.76 678.88 966.91 995.07 996.28 1,000.28 1,020.28
      Independent Nationalist Michael Breslin6.28%544544 544.94 546.68 547.68 548 605.73 651.73 652.73
      DUP David Nicholl5.32%461501 510.4 510.52 527.52 527.84 531.08 533.08  
      SDLP Robert Brolly5.76%499499 500.88 516.99 516.99 516.99    
      Ulster Unionist Margaret Parkhill5.46%473484 485.88 486      
      Ulster Democratic Ernest Curry3.80%329        
      Electorate: 13,344  Valid: 8,662 (64.91%)  Spoilt: 211  Quota: 1,084  Turnout: 8,873 (66.49%)  

        Shantallow

        1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
        1985-1989 Change: No change

        Shantallow - 5 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SDLP Mary Bradley *24.47%1,502    
        SDLP Noel McKenna*19.60%1,203    
        SDLP William O'Connell*16.69%1,024    
        SDLP Shaun Gallagher13.08%8031,237.7   
        Sinn Féin Gearóid Ó hEára12.37%759770.55 778.6 847.75 934.75
        Sinn Féin Richard Halpenny9.55%586598.25 626.95 726.8 796.8
        Independent Nationalist Thomas Mullan4.24%260272.95 331.4   
        Electorate: 10,573  Valid: 6,137 (58.04%)  Spoilt: 228  Quota: 1,023  Turnout: 6,365 (60.20%)  

          Waterside

          1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
          1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist
          1985-1989 Change: UDP gain from DUP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP

          Waterside - 6 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          DUP Gregory Campbell *22.07%1,737         
          Ulster Unionist George Duddy*5.70%449500.45 511.15 519.5 656.5 1,153.45    
          DUP Joe Miller9.88%778875.65 881.35 900.75 925.25 945.15 949.74 949.74 1,245.74 
          Ind. Unionist James Guy*9.95%783815.9 913.95 922.3 966.15 1,002.45 1,014.6 1,033 1,112.42 1,155.89
          SDLP Gerald Toland10.41%819819 862 863 863 863 863 1,034.62 1,034.62 1,034.62
          Ulster Democratic Kenneth Kerr 4.94%389429.95 433.95 656.8 674.9 687.3 687.84 687.84 810 885.9
          SDLP Wilfred White9.30%732732 753 753 753 754 754 791 791 791
          DUP Robert Hall4.00%315594.65 602 610.4 619.9 636.15 646.68 646.68   
          Sinn Féin John Carlin8.12%639639.35 642.35 642.35 642.35 644.75 645.02    
          Ulster Unionist Gladys Carey4.61%363422.15 432.85 436.2 602.4      
          Ulster Unionist Albert McCartney4.66%367391.5 404.85 407.2       
          Ulster Democratic Ronnie O'Brien3.33%262270.4 276.75        
          Alliance Snoo Sinclair3.02%238243.6         
          Electorate: 12,405  Valid: 7,871 (63.45%)  Spoilt: 159  Quota: 1,125  Turnout: 8,030 (64.73%)  

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            References

            1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Derry". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 11 August 2021.