1989 Castlereagh Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Castlereagh Borough Council election
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All 21 seats to Castlereagh Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP Alliance
Seats won 9 6 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party UPUP Ind. Unionist
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1

Elections to Castlereagh 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 21 councillors.

Election results

Castlereagh Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  DUP 9 0 1 Decrease1 42.9 45.0 9,077 Decrease3.0
  UUP 6 0 2 Decrease2 28.6 27.0 5,452 Decrease2.0
  Alliance 4 0 1 Increase1 19.0 21.5 4,330 Increase2.7
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 0 Increase1 4.8 4.0 796 Increase2.3
  UPUP 1 1 0 Increase1 4.8 2.5 509 Increase2.5

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Castlereagh Borough Council election, 1989
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
DUP UUP Alliance UPUP Others
Castlereagh Central 60.1 4 20.0 2 19.9 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Castlereagh East 43.7 3 14.7 1 18.1 1 9.2 1 14.3 1 7
Castlereagh South 32.8 2 42.0 3 25.2 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 7
Total 45.0 9 27.0 6 21.5 4 2.5 1 4.0 1 21

Districts results

Castlereagh Central

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

Castlereagh Central - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DUP Peter Robinson* 50.75% 3,461              
UUP Grant Dillon* 13.40% 914              
Alliance Patrick Mitchell 13.33% 909              
DUP Alan Carson* 4.06% 277 1,895.04            
DUP Joyce Boyd 2.70% 184 497.88 1,371.06          
UUP Ellen Gray* 6.64% 453 616.4 657.56 684.26 733.46 970.46    
DUP Paul McNaughten 0.38% 26 124.8 192.42 646.32 647.16 666.92 729.71 759.29
DUP Cecil Moore 2.20% 150 510.24 553.85 583.55 584.81 621.55 675.24 699.55
Alliance Ann Smith 6.54% 446 474.88 479.29 481.09 482.53      
Electorate: 14,462   Valid: 6,820 (47.16%)   Spoilt: 188   Quota: 853   Turnout: 7,008 (48.46%)  

Castlereagh East

1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: UPUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP (two seats)

Castlereagh East - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DUP Iris Robinson 21.05% 1,168                
DUP Matthew Anderson* 16.91% 938                
Ind. Unionist William Abraham* 13.63% 756                
Alliance William Boyd 13.50% 749                
UUP John Bell 9.03% 501 522.32 535.58 538.1 563.86 626.15 643.75 868.75  
UPUP Tommy Jeffers 9.17% 509 530.73 537.23 539.64 552.04 643.35 663.7 695.7  
DUP John Boyle* 3.53% 196 344.42 527.46 532.76 539.24 548.66 550.86 592.4 650.4
DUP Mark Robinson 2.20% 122 371.28 402.22 407.04 410.88 421.71 424.24 457.28 492.28
UUP Alexander Murray 5.62% 312 332.91 335.77 347.03 353.27 384.43 393.12    
Alliance Muriel Wilkes 4.63% 257 263.56 265.64 272.64 274.4        
Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks 0.72% 40 41.23 43.83            
Electorate: 14,754   Valid: 5,548 (37.60%)   Spoilt: 155   Quota: 694   Turnout: 5,703 (38.65%)  

Castlereagh South

1985: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Castlereagh South - 7 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP John Taylor 26.15% 2,039            
DUP Ernest Harper* 25.06% 1,954            
Alliance David Andrews* 17.50% 1,364            
DUP Myreve Chambers* 5.54% 432 484.47 1,258.97        
Alliance Geraldine Rice 7.76% 605 633.62 638.12 978.04      
UUP Jean Clarke 8.56% 667 928.82 954.82 972.18 976.14    
UUP Frederick Kane* 5.16% 402 812.22 838.72 851.88 857.46 870.46 1,013.46
DUP Thomas Scott 1.37% 107 154.7 220.7 223.22 453.62 585.13 600.13
UUP Marie Luney 2.10% 164 396.67 408.17 410.69 412.31 422.23  
DUP Gillian McCorkell 0.80% 62 83.2 141.2 142.6 178.6    
Electorate: 17,232   Valid: 7,796 (45.24%)   Spoilt: 210   Quota: 975   Turnout: 8,006 (46.46%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Castlereagh". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.