1989 Ballymena Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Ballymena Borough Council election
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All 23 seats to Ballymena Borough Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP 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

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.

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
  UUP 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

Results of the Ballymena Borough Council election, 1989
by district[1]
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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SDLP Patrick McAvoy* 15.06% 897              
Alliance Gareth Williams 13.97% 832              
Ind. Unionist Samuel Henry* 13.67% 814              
UUP 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  
UUP 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      
UUP 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
UUP Desmond Armstrong* 18.78% 957          
Independent James Woulahan 17.41% 887          
UUP 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
UUP 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP William Brownlees* 20.48% 929      
DUP Martin Clarke* 16.73% 759      
UUP 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DUP Roy Gillespie* 19.54% 1,068            
UUP 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  
UUP Robert Megaw 4.72% 258 262.2 342.2 402.35      
UUP Sarah McCullough 5.32% 291 293.85 308.85        
UUP 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. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Ballymena". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.