1989 Newry and Mourne District Council election

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1989 Newry and Mourne District Council election
←  1985 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) 1993  →
All 30 seats to Newry and Mourne District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Ulster Unionist Sinn Féin
Seats won1764
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Nationalist Protestant Unionist DUP
Seats won210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
 Seventh party
 
Party Irish Independence
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

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.

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Election results

Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 1730Increase2.svg356.749.418,805Increase2.svg8.5
  Ulster Unionist 601Decrease2.svg120.018.57,032Decrease2.svg1.7
  Sinn Féin 401Decrease2.svg113.314.05,336Decrease2.svg4.5
  Independent Nationalist 210Increase2.svg16.75.62,142Increase2.svg3.0
  Protestant Unionist 110Increase2.svg13.34.61,754Increase2.svg4.6
  DUP 002Decrease2.svg20.03.21,203Decrease2.svg4.6
  Independent 000Steady2.svg03.33.11,197Increase2.svg0.6
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg00.00.9360Decrease2.svg0.6
  Independent Republican 000Steady2.svg00.00.5208Decrease2.svg0.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Crotlieve64.5520.814.2010.517
Newry Town 47.2410.4114.6127.817
Slieve Gullion57.130.0039.423.505
The Fews43.5331.9215.419.206
The Mournes32.4226.023.1038.515
Total49.41718.5614.0418.1330

District results

Crotlieve

1985: 4 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Crotlieve - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SDLP P. J. Bradley *16.32%1,488    
Ulster Unionist Violet Cromie*15.11%1,378    
SDLP Hugh Carr11.85%1,0811,183.81   
Independent Nationalist Ciaran Mussen*10.46%954971.94 974.15 1,109.61 1,274.61
SDLP Patrick Maginn8.40%766818.9 819.92 849.15 1,153.15
SDLP Jim McCart*10.89%9931,054.87 1,055.72 1,080.87 1,121.77
SDLP Brian Mulligan*10.94%9981,081.49 1,081.66 1,120.81 1,151.81
Ulster Unionist John Fisher5.65%515516.38 742.82 742.82 743.82
SDLP Felix O'Hare6.11%557566.43 566.43 602.89  
Sinn Féin Ann Marie Willis4.27%389392.91 392.91   
Electorate: 13,264  Valid: 9,119 (68.75%)  Spoilt: 256  Quota: 1,140  Turnout: 9,375 (70.68%)  

    Newry Town

    1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
    1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
    1985-1989 Change: Independent Nationalist leaves IIP

    Newry Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789101112
    Independent Nationalist Eugene Markey*11.71%973974 1,006 1,039        
    Sinn Féin Brendan Curran*8.92%741741 755 766 770 802 817 1,219    
    SDLP Arthur Ruddy*10.74%892894 907 921 937 975 990 995 1,137   
    SDLP Frank Feely 11.52%957961 963 981 995 1,004 1,017 1,023 1,099   
    SDLP Sean Gallogly*9.84%818821 826 837 877 882 905 911 1,023 1,045  
    SDLP Patrick McElroy*7.39%614618 623 627 688 699 722 727 828 840 933.45 988.55
    Ulster Unionist William McCaigue*10.41%865865 869 871 871 873 882 882 886 888 888.89 889.84
    Independent Louis Morgan6.44%535538 554 569 586 627 687 711 742 821 823.67 827.47
    SDLP John McArdle5.30%440447 450 455 492 499 511 517     
    Sinn Féin Eileen Morgan5.66%470470 473 476 480 484 495      
    Workers' Party Kevin Morgan3.18%264264 271 275 279 295       
    Independent Nationalist James McKevitt2.59%215217 219 232 236        
    SDLP Teddy McLoughlin2.43%202202 204 206         
    Independent Peter McKevitt1.84%153161 165          
    Independent Noel Sloan1.61%134135           
    Independent Patrick Ruddy0.43%36           
    Electorate: 13,812  Valid: 8,309 (60.16%)  Spoilt: 321  Quota: 1,039  Turnout: 8,630 (62.48%)  

      Slieve Gullion

      1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
      1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
      1985-1989 Change: No change

      Slieve Gullion - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      SDLP John Fee 20.41%1,207   
      SDLP Pat Toner*19.85%1,174   
      Sinn Féin Jim McAllister *17.50%1,035   
      SDLP Michael O'Neill16.82%995   
      Sinn Féin Jimmy McCreesh12.78%756825.16 855.52 928.92
      Sinn Féin Patrick McDonald9.13%540551.44 592.8 623.8
      Independent Republican Brian Woods3.52%208347.88 464.04  
      Electorate: 8,845  Valid: 5,915 (66.87%)  Spoilt: 292  Quota: 986  Turnout: 6,207 (70.18%)  

        The Fews

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

        The Fews - 6 seats [2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy *18.19%1,406    
        SDLP Stephen McGinn14.98%1,158    
        SDLP James Savage*14.27%1,1031,124   
        SDLP Charlie Smyth14.27%1,1031,111   
        Ulster Unionist Andy Moffett*13.66%1,0561,079 1,350.74  
        Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 9.12%705713 713.21 713.21 1,126.21
        DUP Gordon Heslip*7.95%614615 635.58 878.38 878.38
        Sinn Féin Patrick Quinn6.30%487491 491 491  
        Workers' Party Brian Mulligan1.24%96    
        Electorate: 10,545  Valid: 7,728 (73.29%)  Spoilt: 223  Quota: 1,105  Turnout: 7,951 (75.40%)  

          The Mournes

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

          The Mournes - 5 seats [2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Protestant Unionist George Graham *25.18%1,754    
          SDLP Emmett Haughian18.79%1,309    
          Ulster Unionist Henry Reilly 16.91%1,178    
          SDLP Austin Crawford13.64%950952.38 1,078.88 1,443.88 
          Ulster Unionist Arthur Coulter*9.10%634911.1 911.76 927.78 947.78
          DUP George McConnell8.46%589890.58 890.69 893.92 897.92
          Independent Mark Brennan4.87%339341.04 349.62   
          Sinn Féin Gabriel Curran3.06%213213.34 218.29   
          Electorate: 9,812  Valid: 6,966 (70.99%)  Spoilt: 184  Quota: 1,162  Turnout: 7,150 (72.87%)  

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            1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Newry and Mourne". www.ark.ac.uk.
            2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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