1989 Lisburn Borough Council election
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All 28 seats to Lisburn Borough Council 15 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Lisburn 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 28 councillors.
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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UUP | 15 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
53.6 | 49.9 | 16,786 | ![]() | |
DUP | 5 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
17.9 | 17.8 | 5,996 | ![]() | |
SDLP | 3 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
10.7 | 8.0 | 2,685 | ![]() | |
Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
7.1 | 10.7 | 3,603 | ![]() | |
Sinn Féin | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7.1 | 7.6 | 2,573 | ![]() | |
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
3.6 | 2.2 | 752 | ![]() | |
Workers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 3.1 | 1,037 | ![]() | |
Ulster Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.7 | 235 | ![]() |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
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UUP | DUP | SDLP | Alliance | Sinn Féin | Others | ||||||||
Downshire | 56.1 | 4 | 32.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 7 |
Dunmurry Cross | 26.4 | 2 | 10.7 | 1 | 18.1 | 2 | 7.6 | 0 | 28.7 | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | 7 |
Killultagh | 52.9 | 4 | 17.7 | 1 | 10.9 | 1 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10.9 | 1 | 7 |
Lisburn Town | 68.8 | 5 | 10.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 18.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 49.9 | 15 | 17.8 | 5 | 8.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 2 | 7.6 | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 28 |
Districts results
[edit]Downshire
[edit]1985: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
UUP | William Bleakes* | 28.40% | 2,297 | |||||||
UUP | Thomas Lilburn* | 13.40% | 1,084 | |||||||
DUP | Charles Poots* | 12.88% | 1,042 | |||||||
DUP | Anne Blake | 12.34% | 998 | 1,125.11 | ||||||
UUP | Thomas Davis | 8.24% | 666 | 992.61 | 995.18 | 1,018.55 | ||||
UUP | Wilfred Corfield-McClung* | 2.11% | 171 | 634.98 | 636.98 | 682.01 | 705.11 | 706.88 | 1,023.51 | |
Alliance | Kenneth Hull | 10.78% | 872 | 910.76 | 951.33 | 951.9 | 956.59 | 956.95 | 1,000.61 | |
DUP | James McCann | 7.10% | 574 | 637.84 | 641.84 | 658.37 | 666.42 | 689.88 | 816.42 | |
UUP | John Curry | 3.96% | 320 | 572.51 | 575.51 | 601.16 | 633.78 | 636.39 | ||
Workers' Party | Patrick Pollock | 0.78% | 63 | 64.71 | ||||||
Electorate: 15,814 Valid: 8,087 (51.14%) Spoilt: 175 Quota: 1,011 Turnout: 8,262 (52.24%) |
Dunmurry Cross
[edit]1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Rice* | 16.69% | 1,498 | |||||
UUP | William McAllister* | 12.91% | 1,159 | |||||
UUP | Billy Bell | 10.66% | 957 | 1,145 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson | 11.98% | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,421.06 | |||
DUP | William Beattie* | 10.74% | 964 | 1,005 | 1,005 | 1,007.28 | 1,123.28 | |
SDLP | William McDonnell* | 9.12% | 819 | 819 | 835.12 | 1,000.04 | 1,086.84 | |
SDLP | Hugh Lewsley | 9.00% | 808 | 808 | 813.2 | 882.36 | 1,068.66 | |
Workers' Party | John Lowry | 8.48% | 761 | 764 | 768.16 | 808.44 | 972.7 | |
Alliance | Patrick Bell | 7.62% | 684 | 698 | 698.52 | 719.8 | ||
UUP | Richard Scott* | 2.81% | 252 | |||||
Electorate: 16,626 Valid: 8,977 (53.99%) Spoilt: 337 Quota: 1,123 Turnout: 9,314 (56.02%) |
Killultagh
[edit]1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Conservative
1985-1989 Change: Independent Conservative gain from DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
UUP | David Campbell | 21.39% | 2,072 | |||||||
UUP | Ronnie Crawford | 9.46% | 917 | 1,371.69 | ||||||
UUP | Jim Dillon* | 12.50% | 1,211 | 1,352.86 | ||||||
DUP | Cecil Calvert* | 12.41% | 1,202 | 1,294.66 | ||||||
UUP | William Lewis* | 9.56% | 926 | 1,021.12 | 1,141.92 | 1,250.6 | ||||
SDLP | Peter O'Hagan | 10.92% | 1,058 | 1,059.64 | 1,059.8 | 1,059.8 | 1,083.8 | 1,086.96 | 1,091.28 | |
Ind. Conservative | David Greene | 7.76% | 752 | 765.53 | 775.13 | 783.49 | 788.9 | 827.19 | 1,024.49 | |
Alliance | Eileen Drayne | 7.64% | 740 | 752.71 | 758.63 | 761.71 | 794.12 | 813.92 | 845.02 | |
DUP | William Stevenson | 5.20% | 504 | 524.91 | 533.87 | 545.75 | 548.91 | 653.91 | ||
Ulster Democratic | Richard Haggan | 2.43% | 235 | 241.97 | 253.81 | 261.29 | 264.29 | |||
Workers' Party | Anne-Marie Lowry | 0.74% | 72 | 72.82 | 73.62 | 73.62 | ||||
Electorate: 18,323 Valid: 9,689 (52.88%) Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,212 Turnout: 9,830 (53.65%) |
Lisburn Town
[edit]1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
UUP | Ivan Davis* | 36.59% | 2,530 | |||||||
Alliance | Seamus Close* | 18.90% | 1,307 | |||||||
UUP | William Belshaw* | 15.17% | 1,049 | |||||||
UUP | Samuel Semple* | 9.89% | 684 | 1,156.6 | ||||||
UUP | George Morrison | 2.56% | 177 | 585.68 | 620.54 | 722.54 | 769.88 | 886.56 | ||
UUP | William Gardiner-Watson | 2.82% | 195 | 513.24 | 582.12 | 670.12 | 746.44 | 857.4 | 880.4 | |
DUP | Robin McMaster | 6.10% | 422 | 586.56 | 596.64 | 614.64 | 635.34 | 667.86 | 719.54 | |
DUP | James Mulholland | 4.19% | 290 | 417.84 | 428.34 | 446.34 | 460.74 | 497.92 | 538.18 | |
Workers' Party | Paul McDonald | 2.04% | 141 | 160.04 | 445.22 | 449.22 | 450.84 | 452.78 | ||
UUP | Andrew Park | 1.72% | 119 | 261.8 | 291.62 | 351.12 | 366.96 | |||
Electorate: 14,362 Valid: 6,914 (48.14%) Spoilt: 145 Quota: 865 Turnout: 7,059 (49.15%) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Lisburn". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.