1989 Magherafelt District Council election

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1989 Magherafelt District Council election
  1985 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) 1993  

All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist DUP
Seats won443
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent Nationalist
Seats won31
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

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.

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Election results

Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 400Steady2.svg026.726.74,790Decrease2.svg1.5
  Ulster Unionist 410Increase2.svg126.720.73,730Increase2.svg1.4
  DUP 301Decrease2.svg120.023.44,197Decrease2.svg0.6
  Sinn Féin 301Decrease2.svg125.022.13,965Decrease2.svg3.9
  Independent Nationalist 110Increase2.svg10.03.8691Increase2.svg3.8
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.03.3587Increase2.svg2.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Magherafelt District Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Magherafelt Town 27.4118.5136.7215.911.505
Moyola21.3129.5221.5124.213.505
Sperrin31.2214.4110.8026.6117.015
Total26.7420.7423.4322.137.1115

District results

Magherafelt Town

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

Magherafelt Town - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP William McCrea *34.33%2,162   
SDLP Patrick Kilpatrick*20.17%1,270   
Ulster Unionist Ernest Caldwell*18.55%1,168   
DUP Paul McLean2.38%1501,248.24  
Sinn Féin John Hurl15.93%1,0031,003 1,021 1,034.26
SDLP Margaret O'Hagan7.27%458459.04 648.76 713.06
Workers' Party Marian Donnelly1.38%8790.12 101.1  
Electorate: 8,585  Valid: 6,298 (73.36%)  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 1,050  Turnout: 6,421 (74.79%)  

    Moyola

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

    Moyola - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist John Junkin *19.03%1,109     
    SDLP Henry McErlean*15.05%877940 940.48 1,290.48  
    Sinn Féin Pauline Davey-Kennedy15.98%931950 950 976  
    Ulster Unionist Norman Montgomery10.49%611620 708.32 709.68 716.68 725.68
    DUP Thomas Catherwood*11.91%694696 714 715 718 724
    DUP Thomas Milligan*9.59%559562 586.24 587.24 588.24 588.24
    Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna8.22%479495 495 510 573  
    SDLP Francis Madden6.30%367425 425.48    
    Workers' Party Hugh Scullion3.43%200     
    Electorate: 7,941  Valid: 5,827 (73.38%)  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 972  Turnout: 6,009 (75.67%)  

      Sperrin

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

      Sperrin - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Ulster Unionist Robert Montgomery14.43%842846 847 1,429 
      Independent Nationalist Mary McSorley *11.84%691753 796 821 997
      SDLP Patrick Sweeney*10.52%614680 952 957 986
      Sinn Féin Bernard O'Hagan13.73%801819 869 869 869
      SDLP Ghislaine O'Keeney11.55%674689 857 858 862
      Sinn Féin Patrick Groogan 12.87%751794 803 804 805
      DUP John Linton10.83%632635 635   
      SDLP Francis McKendry9.08%530575    
      Workers' Party Francis Donnelly5.14%300    
      Electorate: 7,827  Valid: 5,835 (74.55%)  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 973  Turnout: 5,969 (76.26%)  

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        References

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