1989 Ballymoney Borough Council election

Elections to Ballymoney 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 16 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Ballymoney Borough Council election
17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 16 seats to Ballymoney Borough Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won 6 6 3
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Sinn Féin
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 1

Election results
Ballymoney Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 6 0 0 Steady0 37.5 35.1 2,254 Increase5.2
  DUP 6 0 0 Steady0 37.5 33.9 2,185 Decrease8.0
  SDLP 3 1 0 Increase1 18.8 21.7 1,401 Increase9.0
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady0 6.3 0.0 0 Decrease7.1
  Sinn Féin 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 9.3 600 Increase3.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ballymoney Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Others
Ballymoney Town N/A 2 N/A 2 N/A 0 N/A 1 5
Bann Valley 30.8 2 35.8 2 23.6 2 9.8 0 6
Bushvale 40.8 2 31.3 2 19.2 1 8.7 0 5
Total 35.1 6 33.9 6 21.7 3 9.3 1 16

Districts results

Ballymoney Town

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

Ballymoney Town - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
DUP Cecil Cousley* N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist James McKeown N/A N/A
Independent Robert McComb* N/A N/A
DUP Sam McConaghie N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist James Simpson* N/A N/A
Electorate: N/A   Valid: N/A   Spoilt: N/A   Quota: N/A   Turnout: N/A  
    • As only five candidates had been nominated for five seats, there was no vote in Ballymoney Town and all five candidates were deemed elected.

    Bann Valley

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

    Bann Valley - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Ulster Unionist Joe Gaston* 21.21% 790      
    DUP Robert Halliday 19.06% 710      
    Ulster Unionist John Watt 9.56% 356 558.95    
    DUP Robert Wilson* 11.52% 429 457.05 570.3  
    SDLP Malachy McCamphill* 12.08% 450 452.31 452.56 455.47
    SDLP Charley O'Kane 11.54% 430 430 430.25 431
    Sinn Féin Una Casey 9.80% 365 365.33 365.58 365.58
    DUP Daniel Taylor 5.23% 195 216.45 273.2  
    Electorate: 6,284   Valid: 3,725 (59.28%)   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 533   Turnout: 3,816 (60.73%)  

      Bushvale

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

      Bushvale - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Ulster Unionist John Ramsay* 21.18% 575  
      Ulster Unionist William Logan* 19.63% 533  
      SDLP Harry Connolly* 19.19% 521  
      DUP Bill Kennedy 18.31% 497  
      DUP Donald McKenzie 13.04% 354 474.32
      Sinn Féin Malachy Carey 8.66% 235 235
      Electorate: 4,942   Valid: 2,715 (54.94%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 453   Turnout: 2,774 (56.13%)  

        References
        1. "Local Government Election 1985-1989: Ballymoney". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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