1989 Larne Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Larne Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP DUP Alliance
Seats won 7 4 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Nationalist
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0

Elections to Larne 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

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 7 1 0 Increase1 46.7 42.7 4,502 Increase5.4
  DUP 4 0 2 Decrease2 26.7 29.1 3,046 Decrease10.3
  Alliance 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 11.5 1,214 Decrease4.9
  Independent 1 1 1 Increase1 0.0 10.2 1,070 Increase10.2
  Ind. Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 6.6 700 Decrease0.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1989
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Coast Road 36.0 2 30.0 1 13.1 1 20.9 1 5
Larne Lough 61.0 3 27.4 2 11.6 0 0.0 0 5
Larne Town 31.0 2 29.4 1 10.0 1 29.6 1 5
Total 42.7 7 29.1 4 11.5 2 16.7 2 15

Districts results

Coast Road

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

Coast Road - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
UUP Thomas Robinson* 23.19% 777      
Ind. Nationalist William Cunning* 20.89% 700      
UUP Joan Drummond 12.80% 429 554.72 561  
DUP Winston Fulton* 14.26% 478 496.48 560.44  
Alliance Amelia Kelly* 13.10% 439 446.84 454.4 592.32
DUP Rachel Rea* 12.32% 413 465.08 507.72 508.64
DUP Hill Taggart 3.43% 115 122    
Electorate: 7,089   Valid: 3,351 (47.27%)   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 559   Turnout: 3,441 (48.54%)  

Larne Lough

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: No change

Larne Lough - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
UUP Roy Beggs* 38.94% 1,387        
UUP Thomas Baxter* 13.81% 492 927.58      
UUP Samuel Steele* 8.31% 296 473.48 725.03    
DUP Bobby McKee 13.73% 489 560.34 592.74 633.24  
DUP Gary Haggan 6.85% 244 294.46 320.56 365.11 569.16
Alliance Thomas Caldwell 11.54% 411 435.94 449.44 472.39 496.83
DUP William Sloan 6.82% 243 267.36 273.66 295.26  
Electorate: 7,198   Valid: 3,562 (49.49%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 594   Turnout: 3,678 (51.10%)  

Larne Town

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

Larne Town - 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Jack McKee* 25.76% 979        
Independent Pat Buckley 23.63% 855        
UUP Robert Robinson* 16.03% 580 630.31      
UUP Rosalie Armstrong* 14.95% 541 576.1 595.18 606.34  
Alliance Patricia Kay 6.30% 228 229.95 333.63 487.55 615.21
DUP Leonard Sluman* 2.35% 85 362.29 365.17 365.92 418.13
Independent Roy Craig 5.94% 215 223.97 280.85 301.85  
Alliance William Geddis 3.76% 136 136.39 202.27    
Electorate: 7,298   Valid: 3,619 (49.59%)   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 604   Turnout: 3,710 (50.84%)  

References

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