1989 Limavady Borough Council election

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1989 Limavady Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 7 6 1
Seat change Steady Increase 2 Decrease 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 1
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Limavady 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 15 councillors.

Election results[]

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 7 0 0 Steady 46.7 39.9 4,695 Increase0.5
  SDLP 6 2 0 Increase2 40.0 36.6 4,312 Increase3.7
  DUP 1 0 1 Decrease1 6.7 11.8 1,386 Increase2.1
  Sinn Féin 1 0 1 Decrease1 6.7 9.6 1,136 Decrease0.9
  Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.1 241 Increase0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary[]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1989
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Bellarena 36.9 2 51.5 3 11.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Benbradagh 37.5 2 31.7 2 0.0 0 30.8 1 0.0 0 5
Limavady Town 45.0 3 22.7 1 26.3 1 0.0 0 6.0 0 5
Total 39.9 7 36.6 6 11.8 1 9.6 1 2.1 0 15

Districts results[]

Bellarena[]

1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1985–1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Bellarena - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
UUP Stanley Gault* 19.71% 797    
SDLP John McKinney 19.42% 785    
UUP Robert Grant* 17.21% 696    
SDLP Arthur Doherty* 16.72% 676    
SDLP Thomas Mullan* 15.29% 618 620.88 725.32
DUP Ernest Murray* 11.65% 471 585.4 589.18
Electorate: 6,002   Valid: 4,043 (67.36%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 674   Turnout: 4,116 (68.58%)

Benbradagh[]

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

Benbradagh - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SDLP Lawrence Hegarty* 26.75% 987        
UUP David Robinson* 25.45% 939        
Sinn Féin Thomas Donaghy 21.49% 793        
UUP Max Gault* 12.09% 446 446.84 768.84    
SDLP Gerard Lynch 4.93% 182 523.04 523.74 528.8 542.1
Sinn Féin Michael Hasson* 9.30% 343 368.62 368.62 533.3 533.65
Electorate: 5,745   Valid: 3,690 (64.23%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 616   Turnout: 3,794 (66.04%)

Limavady Town[]

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985–1989 Change: No change

Limavady Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Ronald Cartwright* 23.80% 961      
DUP George Robinson* 22.67% 915      
SDLP Barry Doherty* 16.99% 686      
UUP John Dolan* 11.94% 482 723.2    
UUP Norman Reynolds 9.26% 374 412.1 639.98 698.98
SDLP Brian McWilliams 9.36% 378 378.6 379.41 481.41
Alliance Joseph McGuigan 5.97% 241 244.3 250.24  
Electorate: 6,571   Valid: 4,037 (61.44%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 673   Turnout: 4,112 (62.58%)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Limavady". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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