1989 Craigavon Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Craigavon Borough Council election
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All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 12 6 4
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin Workers' Party
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.

Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 12 2 1 Increase1 46.2 42.4 12,687 Increase6.3
  SDLP 6 1 0 Increase1 23.1 21.0 6,288 Increase3.8
  DUP 4 0 2 Decrease2 15.4 14.4 4,314 Decrease11.3
  Alliance 2 2 0 Increase2 7.7 5.8 1,742 Increase1.5
  Sinn Féin 1 0 1 Decrease1 3.8 8.4 2,521 Decrease3.1
  Workers' Party 1 0 1 Decrease1 3.8 4.3 1,285 Decrease0.9
  Protestant Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.7 511 New
  Ind. Nationalist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 361 Increase1.2
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.8 255 Increase0.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1989
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Alliance Sinn Féin Workers' Party Others
Craigavon Central 45.0 4 13.2 1 17.5 1 8.0 1 8.1 0 4.9 0 3.3 0 7
Loughside 14.7 0 54.2 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 18.9 1 12.2 1 0.0 0 5
Lurgan 56.6 4 12.3 1 20.1 2 6.6 0 3.3 0 1.1 0 0.0 0 7
Portadown 45.0 4 13.2 1 16.0 2 7.2 1 6.4 0 1.4 0 10.8 0 7
Total 42.4 12 21.0 6 14.4 4 5.8 2 8.4 1 4.3 1 3.7 0 26

District results

Craigavon Central

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party
1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and Workers' Party

Craigavon Central - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Samuel McCammick* 21.69% 1,642              
SDLP James Daly 13.25% 1,003              
UUP Frederick Crowe 10.74% 813 1,079.29            
DUP David Calvin 12.09% 915 936.84 945.24 1,068.24        
UUP Pauline Lindsay 6.54% 495 637.8 700.17 750.9 792.9 798.32 997.32  
UUP Elizabeth McClurg 6.04% 457 651.04 697.87 719.55 728.55 733.97 951.31  
Alliance Sean Hagan 7.99% 605 614.24 615.29 627.29 632.29 793.29 799.34 840.22
Sinn Féin Sheena Campbell 8.06% 610 610 610.21 612.21 614.21 744.21 744.21 759.05
DUP Eric Patterson 5.36% 406 451.36 462.28 495.12 555.12 559.12    
Workers' Party Peter Smyth 4.89% 370 370.84 371.05 373.05 373.05      
Ind. Unionist Barrie Bradbury 3.37% 255 259.62 261.09          
Electorate: 13,988   Valid: 7,571 (54.12%)   Spoilt: 205   Quota: 947   Turnout: 7,776 (55.59%)  

Loughside

1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Loughside - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDLP Sean McCavanagh* 23.79% 1,393          
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran* 10.81% 633 640 1,048.5      
SDLP Hugh Casey 12.88% 754 867.7 870.7 1,054.7    
SDLP Catherine McStravick 10.30% 603 749.7 763.3 994    
Workers' Party Tom French* 12.18% 713 747.8 762.4 834.7 912.05 977.05
UUP Thomas Bell* 14.70% 861 861.9 863.9 863.9 864.81 867.81
SDLP Patrick Crilly 7.24% 424 521.5 529.7      
Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 8.11% 475 480.4        
Electorate: 10,783   Valid: 5,856 (54.31%)   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 976   Turnout: 6,047 (56.08%)  

Lurgan

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: No change

Lurgan - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Sydney Cairns* 23.04% 1,942        
UUP Audrey Savage 18.56% 1,565        
UUP Samuel Lutton 9.15% 771 1,127.5      
UUP Meta Crozier 5.84% 492 886.22 1,236.68    
DUP Ruth Allen 10.57% 891 924.12 979.56 1,077.31  
SDLP Brid Rodgers* 12.34% 1,040 1,040 1,040.33 1,041.02 1,249.02
DUP Yvonne Calvert 9.54% 804 884.5 864.69 1,029.32 1,033.21
Alliance Gordon Burrell 6.61% 557 572.64 586.17 604.34 623.67
Sinn Féin Patricia McKee 3.32% 280 280 280.66 280.89  
Workers' Party Maureen McKeever 1.04% 88 88 88.99 89.45  
Electorate: 13,861   Valid: 8,430 (60.82%)   Spoilt: 194   Quota: 1,054   Turnout: 8,624 (62.22%)  

Portadown

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and Sinn Féin

Portadown - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
UUP James Gillespie* 19.53% 1,583                
DUP Michael Briggs* 13.43% 1,089                
SDLP Ignatius Fox* 13.21% 1,071                
UUP Joseph Trueman 10.94% 887 1,055.12              
UUP Brian Maguinness 9.00% 730 1,021.96              
UUP Anna Moore 5.54% 449 510.56 517.28 519.35 519.41 662.9 663.26 697.37 1,066.37
Alliance William Ramsay 7.15% 580 586.84 588.31 615.31 640.45 647.71 769.43 770.78 832.59
Sinn Féin John Dignam 6.45% 523 523.36 523.57 551.57 563.45 563.58 706.7 706.79 706.86
Protestant Unionist Andrew Watson 6.30% 511 520.36 526.03 528.03 528.03 638.82 640.89 643.41  
Ind. Nationalist Mario McCooe 4.45% 361 361.36 361.43 393.43 410.77 410.77      
DUP Phyllis Lutton 2.58% 209 238.16 297.38 298.38 298.44        
Workers' Party Kathy Fox 1.41% 114 114.36 114.43            
Electorate: 13,753   Valid: 8,107 (58.95%)   Spoilt: 220   Quota: 1,014   Turnout: 8,327 (60.55%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Craigavon". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.