1989 Lisburn Borough Council election

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1989 Lisburn Borough Council election
←  1985 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) 1993  →
All 28 seats to Lisburn Borough Council
15 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won1553
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin Ind. Conservative
Seats won221
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1

Elections to Lisburn 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 28 councillors.

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Election results

Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 1520Increase2.svg253.649.916,786Increase2.svg7.1
  DUP 503Decrease2.svg317.917.85,996Decrease2.svg14.3
  SDLP 310Increase2.svg110.78.02,685Increase2.svg1.4
  Alliance 201Decrease2.svg17.110.73,603Decrease2.svg0.3
  Sinn Féin 200Steady2.svg07.17.62,573Increase2.svg1.9
  Ind. Conservative 110Increase2.svg13.62.2752Increase2.svg2.2
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.03.11,037Increase2.svg1.3
  Ulster Democratic 000Steady2.svg00.00.7235Increase2.svg0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Sinn Féin Others
Downshire56.1432.320.0010.810.000.807
Dunmurry Cross26.4210.7118.127.6028.728.507
Killultagh52.9417.7110.917.600.0010.917
Lisburn Town68.8510.310.0018.910.002.007
Total49.91517.858.0310.727.626.0128

Districts results

Downshire

1985: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Downshire - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Ulster Unionist William Bleakes *28.40%2,297      
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn*13.40%1,084      
DUP Charles Poots *12.88%1,042      
DUP Anne Blake12.34%9981,125.11     
Ulster Unionist Thomas Davis8.24%666992.61 995.18 1,018.55   
Ulster Unionist Wilfred Corfield-McClung*2.11%171634.98 636.98 682.01 705.11 706.88 1,023.51
Alliance Kenneth Hull10.78%872910.76 951.33 951.9 956.59 956.95 1,000.61
DUP James McCann7.10%574637.84 641.84 658.37 666.42 689.88 816.42
Ulster Unionist John Curry3.96%320572.51 575.51 601.16 633.78 636.39  
Workers' Party Patrick Pollock0.78%6364.71      
Electorate: 15,814  Valid: 8,087 (51.14%)  Spoilt: 175  Quota: 1,011  Turnout: 8,262 (52.24%)  

    Dunmurry Cross

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

    Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Patrick Rice*16.69%1,498    
    Ulster Unionist William McAllister*12.91%1,159    
    Ulster Unionist Billy Bell 10.66%9571,145   
    Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson 11.98%1,0751,075 1,421.06  
    DUP William Beattie *10.74%9641,005 1,005 1,007.28 1,123.28
    SDLP William McDonnell*9.12%819819 835.12 1,000.04 1,086.84
    SDLP Hugh Lewsley9.00%808808 813.2 882.36 1,068.66
    Workers' Party John Lowry8.48%761764 768.16 808.44 972.7
    Alliance Patrick Bell7.62%684698 698.52 719.8  
    Ulster Unionist Richard Scott*2.81%252    
    Electorate: 16,626  Valid: 8,977 (53.99%)  Spoilt: 337  Quota: 1,123  Turnout: 9,314 (56.02%)  

      Killultagh

      1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Conservative
      1985-1989 Change: Independent Conservative gain from DUP

      Killultagh - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist David Campbell 21.39%2,072      
      Ulster Unionist Ronnie Crawford9.46%9171,371.69     
      Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon*12.50%1,2111,352.86     
      DUP Cecil Calvert *12.41%1,2021,294.66     
      Ulster Unionist William Lewis*9.56%9261,021.12 1,141.92 1,250.6   
      SDLP Peter O'Hagan10.92%1,0581,059.64 1,059.8 1,059.8 1,083.8 1,086.96 1,091.28
      Ind. Conservative David Greene7.76%752765.53 775.13 783.49 788.9 827.19 1,024.49
      Alliance Eileen Drayne7.64%740752.71 758.63 761.71 794.12 813.92 845.02
      DUP William Stevenson5.20%504524.91 533.87 545.75 548.91 653.91  
      Ulster Democratic Richard Haggan2.43%235241.97 253.81 261.29 264.29   
      Workers' Party Anne-Marie Lowry0.74%7272.82 73.62 73.62    
      Electorate: 18,323  Valid: 9,689 (52.88%)  Spoilt: 141  Quota: 1,212  Turnout: 9,830 (53.65%)  

        Lisburn Town

        1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
        1989: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
        1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

        Lisburn Town - 7 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Ulster Unionist Ivan Davis *36.59%2,530      
        Alliance Seamus Close *18.90%1,307      
        Ulster Unionist William Belshaw*15.17%1,049      
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple*9.89%6841,156.6     
        Ulster Unionist George Morrison 2.56%177585.68 620.54 722.54 769.88 886.56 
        Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson2.82%195513.24 582.12 670.12 746.44 857.4 880.4
        DUP Robin McMaster6.10%422586.56 596.64 614.64 635.34 667.86 719.54
        DUP James Mulholland4.19%290417.84 428.34 446.34 460.74 497.92 538.18
        Workers' Party Paul McDonald2.04%141160.04 445.22 449.22 450.84 452.78  
        Ulster Unionist Andrew Park1.72%119261.8 291.62 351.12 366.96   
        Electorate: 14,362  Valid: 6,914 (48.14%)  Spoilt: 145  Quota: 865  Turnout: 7,059 (49.15%)  

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          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Lisburn". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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