1989 Omagh District Council election

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.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Omagh District Council election
17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 21 seats to Omagh District Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP Sinn Féin Ulster Unionist
Seats won 6 6 5
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DUP Independent Nationalist Independent Labour
Seats won 3 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Irish Independence
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Election results
Omagh District Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 6 1 0 Increase1 28.6 26.1 5,587 Increase8.5
  Sinn Féin 6 0 0 Steady 28.6 24.9 5,331 Decrease6.7
  Ulster Unionist 5 1 0 Increase1 23.8 21.9 4,679 Increase5.1
  DUP 3 0 1 Decrease1 14.3 15.1 3,217 Decrease3.8
  Independent Nationalist 1 1 0 Increase1 4.8 4.1 872 Increase4.1
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.2 895 Increase1.5
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.7 800 Decrease1.0

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 Tyrone 17.4 1 34.8 3 20.7 2 10.5 0 16.6 1 7
Omagh Town 36.6 3 13.8 1 15.5 1 21.7 2 12.4 1 7
West Tyrone 26.6 2 23.9 2 28.2 2 14.3 1 7.0 0 7
Total 26.1 6 24.9 6 21.9 5 15.1 3 12.0 1 21

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
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Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon 15.41% 1,186              
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer* 10.24% 788 962.04            
Ulster Unionist Desmond Anderson 11.78% 906 906 923 933 975      
SDLP Seamus Shields 9.55% 735 750.58 769.96 859.53 859.53 1,320.53    
Independent Nationalist Brian McGrath* 11.33% 872 877.89 892.89 939.89 940.89 1,017.89    
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke 9.10% 700 715.01 715.01 727.58 728.58 748.77 817.77 830.77
Ulster Unionist William Thompson* 8.90% 685 685 727 739 752 765.57 773.57 774.57
DUP Willis Cooke* 6.32% 486 486 489 489 750 751 756 756
SDLP Nuala McSherry 7.81% 601 603.47 635.47 679.47 681.66      
DUP Tommy Armstrong 4.21% 324 324.19 325.19 325.19        
Workers' Party Patrick McClean 3.17% 244 246.47 269.47          
Alliance Ethne McClelland 2.17% 167 167.38            
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% 736 792.84                
    SDLP Patrick McGowan* 12.39% 754 754.84 771.57              
    Sinn Féin Francis Mackey* 11.44% 696 696.28 702.3 702.3 702.3 823.3        
    SDLP Stephen McKenna* 5.42% 330 330 348.48 348.64 354.71 358.99 358.99 372.99 613.23 771.23
    DUP Stanley Johnston 4.28% 260 464.4 464.47 481.27 481.43 481.43 679.13 679.13 690.25 700.09
    Alliance Patrick Bogan 5.01% 305 305.56 306.47 306.95 398.25 398.32 418.76 419.76 447.04 519.86
    Workers' Party James Doody 5.51% 335 336.12 341.23 341.23 344.65 348.72 358.16 369.16 394.79  
    SDLP Arthur Breen 5.34% 325 325.84 329.48 329.8 332.8 334.94 340.5 341.5    
    Ulster Unionist Rachel Hussey 3.42% 208 234.32 234.6 247.4 252.4 252.4        
    Sinn Féin Colm Grimes 2.35% 143 143 144.05 144.05 144.05          
    Alliance Eric Bullick 1.89% 115 116.12 116.54 117.02            
    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 Rainey 10.92% 830 1,135.1                
      DUP Harry Cairns* 10.94% 832 856.03 961.6              
      Sinn Féin Gerry McMenamin* 11.02% 838 838.27 838.27 841.42 841.42 841.42 923.42 927.57 927.74 979.19
      Sinn Féin Cecilia Quinn* 10.02% 762 762.27 762.44 777.74 777.74 778.01 860.31 865.76 866.76 890.08
      SDLP Gregory McMullan* 5.54% 421 421.27 421.61 512.51 512.51 512.51 517.66 560.11 567.32 748.7
      SDLP James Connolly 6.43% 489 489 489.17 520.07 520.08 521.25 540.4 574.64 587.63 636.42
      Workers' Party Tommy Owens 4.16% 316 316.81 317.83 328.33 328.33 329.03 333.03 398.72 417.27  
      DUP Raymond Farrell 1.79% 136 145.18 173.4 173.55 177.63 313.27 314.27 332.98    
      Alliance Ann Gormley 2.80% 213 215.97 225.32 228.17 228.22 231.49 235.64      
      Sinn Féin William McLaughlin 2.87% 218 218 218 218.9 218.9 218.9        
      DUP Raymond Little 1.59% 121 129.91 165.61 165.61 167.22          
      Electorate: 9,836   Valid: 7,602 (77.29%)   Spoilt: 243   Quota: 951   Turnout: 7,845 (79.76%)  

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