1989 Antrim Borough Council election

Elections to Antrim Borough 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 19 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Antrim Borough Council election
17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 19 seats to Antrim Borough Council
10 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won 10 4 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1

Election results
Antrim Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 10 1 0 Increase1 52.6 43.7 6,572 Increase4.0
  DUP 4 0 1 Decrease1 21.1 24.0 3,609 Decrease4.4
  SDLP 4 1 0 Increase1 21.1 18.1 2,723 Increase0.3
  Alliance 1 0 0 Steady0 5.3 7.0 1,068 Decrease0.6
  Sinn Féin 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 5.6 839 Increase1.1
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.1 158 Increase0.7
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.5 75 Increase0.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Antrim Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Sinn Féin Others
Antrim North West 36.0 2 18.6 1 30.9 2 0.0 0 14.5 0 0.0 0 5
Antrim South East 47.0 4 31.7 2 12.4 1 8.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Antrim Town 47.2 4 18.7 1 12.4 1 12.3 1 4.0 0 5.4 0 7
Total 43.7 10 24.0 4 18.1 4 7.0 1 5.6 0 1.6 0 19

Districts results

Antrim North West

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

Antrim North West - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Ulster Unionist James Graham* 29.85% 1,374        
SDLP Robert Loughran* 22.14% 1,019        
DUP Wilson Clyde* 18.57% 855        
Ulster Unionist Roderick Swann 6.13% 282 875.55      
SDLP Donovan McClelland* 8.80% 405 407.7 643.52 728.12 784.12
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan* 14.51% 668 669.35 684.43 686.23 693.23
Electorate: 7,570   Valid: 4,603 (60.81%)   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 768   Turnout: 4,701 (62.10%)  

    Antrim South East

    1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
    1985-1989 Change: No change

    Antrim South East - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Roy Thompson* 20.31% 1,248            
    Ulster Unionist Edgar Wallace* 16.97% 1,043            
    Ulster Unionist Mervyn Rea* 14.26% 876            
    Ulster Unionist Howard Campbell* 11.18% 687 750.18 839.62        
    SDLP Robert Burns* 12.43% 764 765.56 765.82 767.12 767.56 787.56  
    DUP Samuel Dunlop* 8.01% 492 648 664.38 672.31 680.89 684.89 843.89
    Ulster Unionist Roy Stinson* 4.62% 284 325.73 466.13 548.68 602.36 604.71 771.09
    Alliance David Ford 4.87% 299 300.95 307.71 309.79 311.55 520.11 525.45
    DUP James Simpson 3.42% 210 417.09 426.97 435.94 440.12 442.51  
    Alliance Theresa Gallagher 3.94% 242 243.17 243.95 244.6 245.04    
    Electorate: 11,349   Valid: 6,145 (54.15%)   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 769   Turnout: 6,311 (55.61%)  

      Antrim Town

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

      Antrim Town - 7 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Jack Allen* 21.11% 907                
      Ulster Unionist Paddy Marks* 17.25% 741                
      DUP James Brown 14.06% 604                
      SDLP Oran Keenan* 12.52% 535 537.46 538.58            
      Alliance James McConnell* 8.26% 355 364.43 368.91 377.73 378.06 388.06 536.21 619.21  
      Ulster Unionist Avril Swann 3.12% 134 330.8 433.56 466.13 469.32 473.32 475.32 491.47 501.47
      Ulster Unionist Andrew Thompson 5.68% 244 324.77 386.65 396 398.64 398.64 399.64 402.05 405.05
      DUP James Graham 4.66% 200 248.38 269.1 284.2 342.83 342.83 343.8 352.03 358.03
      Workers' Party Eamon Gillen 3.68% 158 162.51 163.91 179.91 180.35 253.35 275.35    
      Alliance Peter Kelly 4.00% 172 176.51 178.19 181.19 181.41 202.41      
      Sinn Féin Paul Little 3.98% 171 171 171.28 171.28 171.28        
      Independent James Millar 1.75% 75 89.76 97.04            
      Electorate: 9,883   Valid: 4,296 (43.47%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 538   Turnout: 4,437 (44.90%)  

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