1989 Moyle District Council election

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1989 Moyle District Council election
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All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP DUP Ulster Unionist
Seats won432
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Unionist Sinn Féin
Seats won221
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent Nationalist
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0

Elections to Moyle 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

Moyle District Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 400Steady2.svg020.029.61,756Decrease2.svg0.8
  DUP 300Steady2.svg020.019.31,143Decrease2.svg1.7
  Independent 210Increase2.svg113.316.3969Increase2.svg10.5
  Ind. Unionist 200Steady2.svg013.315.5919Increase2.svg6.6
  Ulster Unionist 200Steady2.svg013.38.8522Decrease2.svg7.4
  Independent Nationalist 100Steady2.svg013.35.0297Increase2.svg0.7
  Sinn Féin 101Decrease2.svg16.75.6331Decrease2.svg6.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP DUP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballycastle 25.2120.5111.610.0042.725
Giant's Causeway0.0029.3217.610.0053.125
The Glens55.1310.800.0014.2119.915
Total29.6419.338.825.6136.7515

District results

Ballycastle

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

Ballycastle - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
DUP Gardiner Kane *20.52%385    
SDLP Michael O'Cleary*20.20%379    
Independent Archibald McAuley11.62%218221.2 232.2 251.96 318.96
Independent James McShane*10.77%202202.2 233.2 251.82 300.77
Ulster Unionist Robert McPherson*11.62%218284.2 285.2 285.2 297.39
Independent Seamus Blaney11.78%221221.4 231.4 242.61 273.6
Independent Christopher McCaughan8.53%160161.2 177.2 191.64  
SDLP Noel McCurdy4.96%9393.6    
Electorate: 3,489  Valid: 1,876 (53.77%)  Spoilt: 50  Quota: 313  Turnout: 1,926 (55.20%)  

    Giant's Causeway

    1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
    1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
    1985-1989 Change: No change

    Giant's Causeway - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Ind. Unionist Robert McIlroy32.02%554 
    DUP James Rodgers*21.39%370 
    Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy*18.44%319 
    Ulster Unionist Robert Getty*17.57%304 
    DUP Glenda Rodgers7.92%137346.71
    Ind. Unionist Ronnie McIlvar2.66%46100.27
    Electorate: 3,226  Valid: 1,730 (53.63%)  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 289  Turnout: 1,778 (55.11%)  

      The Glens

      1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
      1985-1989 Change: No change

      The Glens - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      SDLP Malachy McSparran*20.08%468   
      Independent Nationalist Randal McDonnell*12.74%297321.14 389.41 
      SDLP Joseph Mitchell12.18%284296.92 321.77 420.77
      SDLP Patrick McBride*14.76%344349.95 355.14 397.14
      Sinn Féin James McCarry14.20%331333.72 358.4 389.29
      DUP Elizabeth White10.77%251251.17 253.34 255.36
      SDLP Daniel Anderson*8.07%188207.04 244.1  
      Independent Michael Brogan7.21%168180.58   
      Electorate: 3,606  Valid: 2,331 (64.64%)  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 389  Turnout: 2,360 (65.45%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Moyle". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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