1989 Ballymena Borough Council election

Elections to Ballymena Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Ballymena Borough Council election
17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 23 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Seats won 12 7 1
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 1 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance Ind. Unionist Independent
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0 Increase 1

Election results
Ballymena Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 12 0 3 Decrease3 52.2 44.8 9,435 Decrease10.8
  Ulster Unionist 7 1 0 Increase1 30.4 30.8 6,491 Increase2.2
  SDLP 1 0 0 Steady0 4.3 9.2 1,926 Increase2.9
  Alliance 1 1 0 Increase1 4.2 6.1 1,280 Increase6.1
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 0 Steady0 4.3 4.9 1,033 Decrease0.7
  Independent 1 1 0 Increase1 4.3 4.2 887 Increase0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP SDLP Alliance Others
Ballymena Town 26.8 2 23.7 2 21.8 1 14.0 1 13.7 1 7
Braid Valley 40.9 2 41.7 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 17.4 1 5
Kells Water 58.7 4 36.5 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 4.8 0 6
The Main 56.6 4 23.7 1 11.4 0 8.3 0 0.0 0 5
Total 44.8 12 30.8 7 9.2 1 6.1 1 9.1 2 23

Districts results

Ballymena Town

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

Ballymena Town - 7 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SDLP Patrick McAvoy* 15.06% 897              
Alliance Gareth Williams 13.97% 832              
Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry* 13.67% 814              
Ulster Unionist James Alexander 10.60% 631 631.17 651.32 668.06 750.12      
DUP Maurice Mills* 8.14% 485 485 488.12 495.14 501.99 724.64 969.75  
Ulster Unionist Robert Coulter* 9.99% 595 595 612.55 631.54 738.14 743.49 784.65  
DUP John Wilson 7.42% 442 442 445.51 447.94 451.88 466.06 592.47 783.26
SDLP Declan O'Loan 6.77% 403 553.45 573.34 576.04 580.65 581.65 582.65 585.65
DUP John Carson 6.87% 409 409 410.69 413.12 416.87 433.05    
DUP Vera Mills 4.38% 261 261.34 261.99 263.52 264.01      
Ulster Unionist Robert Simpson 3.12% 186 186 204.2 220.13        
Electorate: 12,831   Valid: 5,955 (46.41%)   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 745   Turnout: 6,085 (47.42%)  

    Braid Valley

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
    1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent
    1985-1989 Change: Independent gain from DUP

    Braid Valley - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Desmond Armstrong* 18.78% 957          
    Independent James Woulahan 17.41% 887          
    Ulster Unionist Margaret Alexander* 15.60% 795 848.02 864.49      
    DUP John Armstrong* 10.00% 510 526.39 527.2 528.82 852.94  
    DUP Samuel Hanna* 13.19% 672 676.07 677.96 677.96 697.89 790.39
    DUP Agnes McLeister 9.95% 507 507.66 507.66 508.2 537.18 625.5
    Ulster Unionist William Owens 7.30% 372 394 406.15 413.71 430.64  
    DUP Robert Robinson 7.75% 395 399.73 404.32 404.32    
    Electorate: 8,336   Valid: 5,095 (61.12%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 850   Turnout: 5,211 (62.51%)  

      Kells Water

      1985: 5 x DUP, 1 x UUP
      1989: 4 x DUP, 2 x UUP
      1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

      Kells Water - 6 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Ulster Unionist William Brownlees* 20.48% 929      
      DUP Martin Clarke* 16.73% 759      
      Ulster Unionist James Currie 16.07% 729      
      DUP Ronald Fry 11.28% 512 581.66 661.01  
      DUP David McClintock* 11.22% 509 556.3 565 623.12
      DUP James McCosh 11.00% 499 536.41 546.16 585.25
      DUP Andrew McKendry 8.40% 381 410.24 416.39 489.44
      Ind. Unionist Melvyn McKendry 4.83% 219 315.32 318.92  
      Electorate: 10,142   Valid: 4,537 (44.73%)   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 649   Turnout: 4,675 (46.10%)  

        The Main

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

        The Main - 5 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        DUP Roy Gillespie* 19.54% 1,068            
        Ulster Unionist Ian Johnston* 10.94% 598 608.5 628.65 780.8 1,072.25    
        DUP Sandy Spence* 13.76% 752 773.75 788.05 816.8 857.45 918.75  
        DUP Tommy Nicholl* 13.71% 749 761.15 770.15 791.45 811.75 819.75 891.9
        DUP Hubert Nicholl* 9.61% 525 626.7 628.7 649.6 673.65 694.65 777.45
        SDLP Seamus Laverty 11.45% 626 626 626 632 632.15 632.15 691.3
        Alliance David Alderdice 8.20% 448 451 458 465.15 481.6 517.6  
        Ulster Unionist Robert Megaw 4.72% 258 262.2 342.2 402.35      
        Ulster Unionist Sarah McCullough 5.32% 291 293.85 308.85        
        Ulster Unionist John Sutter 2.74% 150 150.45          
        Electorate: 9,076   Valid: 5,465 (60.21%)   Spoilt: 118   Quota: 911   Turnout: 5,583 (61.51%)  

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