1989 Omagh District Council election

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1989 Omagh District Council election
←  1985 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) 1993  →
All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won665
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Nationalist Independent Labour
Seats won310
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
 Seventh party
 
Party Irish Independence
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1

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.

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Election results

Omagh District Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SDLP 610Increase2.svg128.626.15,587Increase2.svg8.5
  Sinn Féin 600Steady2.svg28.624.95,331Decrease2.svg6.7
  Ulster Unionist 510Increase2.svg123.821.94,679Increase2.svg5.1
  DUP 301Decrease2.svg114.315.13,217Decrease2.svg3.8
  Independent Nationalist 110Increase2.svg14.84.1872Increase2.svg4.1
  Workers' Party 000Steady2.svg0.04.2895Increase2.svg1.5
  Alliance 000Steady2.svg0.03.7800Decrease2.svg1.0

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SDLP Sinn Féin UUP DUP Others
Mid Tyrone17.4134.8320.7210.5016.617
Omagh Town 36.6313.8115.5121.7212.417
West Tyrone26.6223.9228.2214.317.007
Total26.1624.9621.9515.1312.0121

District results

Mid Tyrone

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

Mid Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon15.41%1,186       
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer*10.24%788962.04      
Ulster Unionist Desmond Anderson11.78%906906 923 933 975   
SDLP Seamus Shields9.55%735750.58 769.96 859.53 859.53 1,320.53  
Independent Nationalist Brian McGrath*11.33%872877.89 892.89 939.89 940.89 1,017.89  
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke9.10%700715.01 715.01 727.58 728.58 748.77 817.77 830.77
Ulster Unionist William Thompson *8.90%685685 727 739 752 765.57 773.57 774.57
DUP Willis Cooke*6.32%486486 489 489 750 751 756 756
SDLP Nuala McSherry7.81%601603.47 635.47 679.47 681.66    
DUP Tommy Armstrong4.21%324324.19 325.19 325.19     
Workers' Party Patrick McClean3.17%244246.47 269.47      
Alliance Ethne McClelland2.17%167167.38       
Electorate: 10,300  Valid: 7,694 (74.70%)  Spoilt: 273  Quota: 962  Turnout: 7,967 (77.35%)  

    Omagh Town

    1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Labour
    1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1985-1989 Change: Independent Labour joins SDLP

    Omagh Town - 7 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    DUP Oliver Gibson *17.39%1,058         
    SDLP Johnny McLaughlin*13.48%820         
    Ulster Unionist Wilfred Breen*12.10%736792.84        
    SDLP Patrick McGowan *12.39%754754.84 771.57       
    Sinn Féin Francis Mackey*11.44%696696.28 702.3 702.3 702.3 823.3    
    SDLP Stephen McKenna*5.42%330330 348.48 348.64 354.71 358.99 358.99 372.99 613.23 771.23
    DUP Stanley Johnston4.28%260464.4 464.47 481.27 481.43 481.43 679.13 679.13 690.25 700.09
    Alliance Patrick Bogan5.01%305305.56 306.47 306.95 398.25 398.32 418.76 419.76 447.04 519.86
    Workers' Party James Doody5.51%335336.12 341.23 341.23 344.65 348.72 358.16 369.16 394.79  
    SDLP Arthur Breen5.34%325325.84 329.48 329.8 332.8 334.94 340.5 341.5   
    Ulster Unionist Rachel Hussey3.42%208234.32 234.6 247.4 252.4 252.4     
    Sinn Féin Colm Grimes2.35%143143 144.05 144.05 144.05      
    Alliance Eric Bullick1.89%115116.12 116.54 117.02       
    Electorate: 9,451  Valid: 6,085 (64.38%)  Spoilt: 179  Quota: 761  Turnout: 6,264 (66.28%)  

      West Tyrone

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

      West Tyrone - 7 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ulster Unionist Arthur McFarland*17.28%1,314         
      SDLP Liam McQuaid*14.63%1,112         
      Ulster Unionist Allan Rainey10.92%8301,135.1        
      DUP Harry Cairns*10.94%832856.03 961.6       
      Sinn Féin Gerry McMenamin*11.02%838838.27 838.27 841.42 841.42 841.42 923.42 927.57 927.74 979.19
      Sinn Féin Cecilia Quinn*10.02%762762.27 762.44 777.74 777.74 778.01 860.31 865.76 866.76 890.08
      SDLP Gregory McMullan*5.54%421421.27 421.61 512.51 512.51 512.51 517.66 560.11 567.32 748.7
      SDLP James Connolly6.43%489489 489.17 520.07 520.08 521.25 540.4 574.64 587.63 636.42
      Workers' Party Tommy Owens4.16%316316.81 317.83 328.33 328.33 329.03 333.03 398.72 417.27  
      DUP Raymond Farrell1.79%136145.18 173.4 173.55 177.63 313.27 314.27 332.98   
      Alliance Ann Gormley2.80%213215.97 225.32 228.17 228.22 231.49 235.64    
      Sinn Féin William McLaughlin2.87%218218 218 218.9 218.9 218.9     
      DUP Raymond Little1.59%121129.91 165.61 165.61 167.22      
      Electorate: 9,836  Valid: 7,602 (77.29%)  Spoilt: 243  Quota: 951  Turnout: 7,845 (79.76%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Omagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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