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1989 Omagh District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Omagh District Council election parliamentary no 1985 Omagh District Council election 1985 1989 05 17 y 1993 Omagh District Council election 1993 All 21 seats to Omagh District Council 11 Social Democratic and Labour Party 6 1 Sinn Féin 6 0 Ulster Unionist Party 5 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 1 Independent Nationalist 1 1 Independent Labour 0 1 Irish Independence Party 0 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Omagh District 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
Omagh District Council Election Result 1989https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgomagh.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Omagh www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
6
1
0
1
28.6
26.1
5,587
8.5
Sinn Féin
6
0
0
28.6
24.9
5,331
6.7
Ulster Unionist Party
5
1
0
1
23.8
21.9
4,679
5.1
Democratic Unionist Party
3
0
1
1
14.3
15.1
3,217
3.8
Independent Nationalist
1
1
0
1
4.8
4.1
872
4.1
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0.0
4.2
895
1.5
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0.0
3.7
800
1.0
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1989by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Mid Tyrone
|17.4
|1
|bgcolor="#008800"|34.8
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|20.7
|2
|10.5
|0
|16.6
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|Omagh Town
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|36.6
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|13.8
|1
|15.5
|1
|21.7
|2
|12.4
|1
|7
|-
|align="left"|West Tyrone
|26.6
|2
|23.9
|2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|28.2
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|14.3
|1
|7.0
|0
|7
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|26.1
|6
|24.9
|6
|21.9
|5
|15.1
|3
|12.0
|1
|21
|-
|}
District results
Mid Tyrone
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP
1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP, Independent Nationalist leaves IIP
Mid Tyrone - 7 seatsLocal Government Results 1989 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c747b644-74fb-4401-a84f-1900f7818722/local_government_election_results_1989 EONI 15 August 2021
8
Sinn Féin
Patrick McMahon
1,186
15.41%
Sinn Féin
Barney McAleer*
788
10.24%
962.04
Ulster Unionist Party
Desmond Anderson
906
11.78%
906
923
933
975
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Seamus Shields
735
9.55%
750.58
769.96
859.53
859.53
1,320.53
Independent Nationalist
Brian McGrath*
872
11.33%
877.89
892.89
939.89
940.89
1,017.89
Sinn Féin
Sean Clarke
700
9.10%
715.01
715.01
727.58
728.58
748.77
817.77
830.77
Ulster Unionist Party
William Thompson*
685
8.90%
685
727
739
752
765.57
773.57
774.57
Democratic Unionist Party
Willis Cooke*
486
6.32%
486
489
489
750
751
756
756
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Nuala McSherry
601
7.81%
603.47
635.47
679.47
681.66
Democratic Unionist Party
Tommy Armstrong
324
4.21%
324.19
325.19
325.19
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Patrick McClean
244
3.17%
246.47
269.47
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ethne McClelland
167
2.17%
167.38
8
10,300
7,694 (74.70%)
273
962
7,967 (77.35%)
Omagh Town
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Labour
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: Independent Labour joins SDLP
Omagh Town - 7 seats
10
Democratic Unionist Party
Oliver Gibson*
1,058
17.39%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Johnny McLaughlin*
820
13.48%
Ulster Unionist Party
Wilfred Breen*
736
12.10%
792.84
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McGowan*
754
12.39%
754.84
771.57
Sinn Féin
Francis Mackey*
696
11.44%
696.28
702.3
702.3
702.3
823.3
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Stephen McKenna*
330
5.42%
330
348.48
348.64
354.71
358.99
358.99
372.99
613.23
771.23
Democratic Unionist Party
Stanley Johnston
260
4.28%
464.4
464.47
481.27
481.43
481.43
679.13
679.13
690.25
700.09
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Patrick Bogan
305
5.01%
305.56
306.47
306.95
398.25
398.32
418.76
419.76
447.04
519.86
Workers' Party (Ireland)
James Doody
335
5.51%
336.12
341.23
341.23
344.65
348.72
358.16
369.16
394.79
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Arthur Breen
325
5.34%
325.84
329.48
329.8
332.8
334.94
340.5
341.5
Ulster Unionist Party
Rachel Hussey
208
3.42%
234.32
234.6
247.4
252.4
252.4
Sinn Féin
Colm Grimes
143
2.35%
143
144.05
144.05
144.05
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Eric Bullick
115
1.89%
116.12
116.54
117.02
10
9,451
6,085 (64.38%)
179
761
6,264 (66.28%)
West Tyrone
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
West Tyrone - 7 seats
10
Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur McFarland*
1,314
17.28%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Liam McQuaid*
1,112
14.63%
Ulster Unionist Party
Allan Rainey
830
10.92%
1,135.1
Democratic Unionist Party
Harry Cairns*
832
10.94%
856.03
961.6
Sinn Féin
Gerry McMenamin*
838
11.02%
838.27
838.27
841.42
841.42
841.42
923.42
927.57
927.74
979.19
Sinn Féin
Cecilia Quinn*
762
10.02%
762.27
762.44
777.74
777.74
778.01
860.31
865.76
866.76
890.08
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gregory McMullan*
421
5.54%
421.27
421.61
512.51
512.51
512.51
517.66
560.11
567.32
748.7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
James Connolly
489
6.43%
489
489.17
520.07
520.08
521.25
540.4
574.64
587.63
636.42
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Tommy Owens
316
4.16%
316.81
317.83
328.33
328.33
329.03
333.03
398.72
417.27
Democratic Unionist Party
Raymond Farrell
136
1.79%
145.18
173.4
173.55
177.63
313.27
314.27
332.98
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Ann Gormley
213
2.80%
215.97
225.32
228.17
228.22
231.49
235.64
Sinn Féin
William McLaughlin
218
2.87%
218
218
218.9
218.9
218.9
Democratic Unionist Party
Raymond Little
121
1.59%
129.91
165.61
165.61
167.22
10
9,836
7,602 (77.29%)
243
951
7,845 (79.76%)
References
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