1989 Fermanagh District Council election

Last updated July 22, 2023

Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Election results

Fermanagh District Council Election Result 1989^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Ulster Unionist	10	2	0	2	43.5	39.9	12,043	6.9
SDLP	5	1	0	2	21.7	18.7	5,646	1.9
Sinn Féin	4	0	4	4	17.4	20.4	6,170	4.8
DUP	2	0	0	0	8.7	8.6	2,582	4.4
Independent Nationalist	1	1	0	1	4.3	5.3	1,604	3.8
Workers' Party	1	1	0	1	0.0	3.8	1,150	2.5
Independent Republican	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.6	473	1.6
Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.0	305	0.8
Independent Socialist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	170	0.6
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	25	0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

^[1]

Results of the Fermanagh District Council election, 1989
by district
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		SDLP		Sinn Féin		DUP		Workers' Party		Others		Total Cllrs
Enniskillen	45.6	3	13.5	1	14.2	1	10.5	1	12.6	1	3.6	1	7
Erne East	37.3	3	19.3	1	30.5	2	4.9	0	0.0	0	8.0	0	6
Erne North	42.1	2	27.7	2	10.4	0	19.8	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	5
Erne West	33.4	2	16.8	1	26.2	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	23.6	1	5
Total	39.9	10	18.7	5	20.4	4	8.6	2	3.8	1	8.6	1	23

District results

Enniskillen

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party
1985-1989 Change: Workers' Party gain from Sinn Féin

Enniskillen - 7 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Ulster Unionist	Raymond Ferguson *	17.97%	1,639
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel Foster *	16.28%	1,485
	Workers' Party	Davy Kettyles	12.61%	1,150
	Ulster Unionist	William Hetherington*	8.60%	784	1,058.04	1,202.25
	SDLP	James Lunny*	7.40%	675	679.34	681.64	686.64	686.87	787.27	787.47	1,268.47
	Sinn Féin	Pat Cox*	7.19%	656	656.31	656.31	658.31	660.31	663.31	663.31	685.31	762.73	1,361.73
	DUP	Roy Coulter*	8.81%	803	830.9	868.16	869.16	1,011.01	1,024.56	1,030.06	1,031.68	1,035.6	1,039.56
	Ulster Unionist	Bertie Kerr	2.72%	248	410.13	546.98	547.98	569.21	668.34	722.84	730.07	749.67	755.57
	Sinn Féin	John McManus	7.01%	639	639	639	645	645	646.31	646.31	655.31	682.75
	SDLP	James Donnelly	6.09%	555	556.24	556.47	559.47	559.47	596.78	596.78
	Alliance	William Barbour	3.34%	305	322.36	326.04	327.04	329.12
	DUP	John Connor	1.70%	155	161.82	174.01	176.01
	Independent	John Bothwell	0.27%	25	25.62	25.62
Electorate: 12,402 Valid: 9,119 (73.53%) Spoilt: 222 Quota: 1,140 Turnout: 9,341 (75.32%)

Erne East

1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne East - 6 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	SDLP	Fergus McQuillan*	19.28%	1,547
	Ulster Unionist	Cecil Noble*	15.81%	1,268
	Ulster Unionist	Albert Liddle*	13.20%	1,059	1,061.38	1,135.36	1,159.36
	Sinn Féin	Brian McCaffrey	9.29%	745	776.28	776.28	776.28	783	783	920.5	1,423.5
	Sinn Féin	Plunket O'Neill*	7.62%	611	625.62	625.62	625.62	646.7	647.79	846.99	987.59	1,249.79
	Ulster Unionist	Jean McVitty	8.31%	667	672.78	702.03	716.81	723.67	1,034.24	1,038.33	1,040.33	1,040.33
	Independent Republican	John McCusker	5.90%	473	669.52	669.52	669.52	786.28	786.28	859.2	901.62	914.82
	Sinn Féin	Vincent McCaffrey*	8.21%	659	685.52	685.52	685.52	695.54	695.54	739.32
	Sinn Féin	Ciaran Leonard	5.37%	431	473.16	473.34	474.34	484.72	485.72
	DUP	Paul Robinson	3.29%	264	264	271.11	357.74	358.74
	Independent Socialist	Seamus Mullan	2.12%	170	244.12	244.3	245.64
	DUP	Caroline Madill	1.60%	128	128.68	130.93
Electorate: 9,489 Valid: 8,022 (84.54%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 1,147 Turnout: 8,177 (86.17%)

Erne North

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Erne North - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Ulster Unionist	Caldwell McClaughry*	24.34%	1,516
	DUP	Bert Johnston*	17.88%	1,114
	Ulster Unionist	Simon Loane*	13.04%	812	1,170.36
	SDLP	John O'Kane*	14.95%	931	932.86	934.79	1,042.32
	SDLP	Tommy Gallagher	12.74%	793	793.62	795.55	839.3	954.62
	Sinn Féin	Brian McSorley	10.40%	648	648.93	648.93	649.55	651.1
	Ulster Unionist	Gladys Nixon	4.77%	297	359.93	473.97
	DUP	Victor Milligan	1.89%	118	156.75
Electorate: 7,782 Valid: 6,229 (80.04%) Spoilt: 110 Quota: 1,039 Turnout: 6,339 (81.46%)

Erne West

1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x IIP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Sinn Féin, Independent Nationalist leaves IIP

Erne West - 5 seats^[2]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	Independent Nationalist	Patrick McCaffrey*	23.60%	1,604
	Ulster Unionist	Wilson Elliott*	20.55%	1,397
	Sinn Féin	Paul Corrigan*	17.45%	1,186
	SDLP	Gerry Gallagher*	13.08%	889	1,055.6	1,265.6
	Ulster Unionist	Derrick Nixon	12.81%	871	875.08	880.46	1,138.86
	Sinn Féin	Vincent Martin	8.75%	595	754.12	815.46	816.98
	SDLP	Patrick McGovern	3.77%	256	390.98
Electorate: 8,034 Valid: 6,798 (84.62%) Spoilt: 203 Quota: 1,134 Turnout: 7,001 (87.14%)

Related Research Articles

Elections took place for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council on 2 May 2019, part of that year's local elections. 40 Councillors were elected via STV.

Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.

Elections to Craigavon Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 26 councillors.

Elections to Newry and Mourne District 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.

Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 15 May 1985 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.

Elections to Magherafelt 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.

Elections to Dungannon District Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.

Elections to Dungannon District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.

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.

Elections to Strabane 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.

Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors.

Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Dungannon is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Mid Ulster District Council and contains the wards of Ballysaggart, Killyman, Killymeal, Moy, Moygashel and Mullaghmore. Dungannon forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Mid Tyrone is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Beragh, Drumnakilly, Gortin, Owenkillew, Sixmilecross and Termon. Omagh forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Enniskillen is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Castlecoole, Erne, Lisbellaw, Lisnarrick, Portora and Rossory. Enniskillen forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Erne East is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects six members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Brookeborough, Donagh, Lisnaskea, Maguiresbridge, Newtownbutler and Rosslea. Erne East forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

Erne West is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and contains the wards of Belcoo and Garrison, Boho, Cleenish and Letterbreen, Derrygonnelly, Derrylin and Florence Court and Kinawley. Erne West forms part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.

References

1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Fermanagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[Fermanagh-1] 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Fermanagh". www.ark.ac.uk.

[Results-2] 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[1]

[2]

v t e Council elections in County Fermanagh
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council	2014 2019
Fermanagh District Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2011 Abolished
Fermanagh County Council	1899 1901 1905 1908 1911 1914 1920 1924 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 Abolished

v t e (1988 ←) 1989 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1990)
County councils (England)	Avon Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cleveland Cornwall Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset Durham East Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hereford and Worcester Hertfordshire Humberside Isle of Wight Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Norfolk North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Warwickshire West Sussex Wiltshire
County councils (Wales)	Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan
District councils (Northern Ireland)	Antrim Ards Armagh Ballymena Ballymoney Banbridge Belfast Carrickfergus Castlereagh Coleraine Cookstown Craigavon Derry Down Dungannon Fermanagh Larne Limavady Lisburn Magherafelt Moyle Newry and Mourne Newtownabbey North Down Omagh Strabane
Sui generis	Isles of Scilly
See also: European Parliament election