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Northern Ireland local election
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Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Belfast City Council election Northern Ireland Flag of Belfast.svg parliamentary no 1985 Belfast City Council election 1985 1989 05 17 y 1993 Belfast City Council election 1993 All 51 seats to Belfast City Council 26 Ulster Unionist Party 14 0 Sinn Féin 8 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 8 2 Democratic Unionist Party 8 3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 6 2 Independent Unionist 4 2 Workers' Party (Ireland) 1 0 Progressive Unionist Party 1 0 Protestant Unionist 1 0 Party with the most votes by district. Lord Mayor Nigel Dodds Democratic Unionist Party Lord Mayor Reg Empey Ulster Unionist Party
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
The UUP remained the largest party, and Reg Empey became the Lord Mayor.
Election results
Belfast local election result 1989https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgbelfast.htm Belfast Council results 27 July 2011 27 May 2021
Ulster Unionist Party
14
1
1
0
27.5
21.7
22,846
2.7
Sinn Féin
8
1
0
1
15.7
18.7
19,688
3.1
Social Democratic and Labour Party
8
2
0
2
15.7
16.1
16,937
1.9
Democratic Unionist Party
8
0
3
3
15.7
14.8
15,618
5.1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
6
0
2
2
11.8
10.9
11,479
0.6
Independent Unionist
4
2
0
2
7.8
6.7
7,013
3.2
Workers' Party (Ireland)
1
0
0
0
2.0
5.3
5,571
1.5
Progressive Unionist Party
1
0
0
0
2.0
2.5
2,533
0.3
Protestant Unionist
1
0
0
0
2.0
1.3
1,408
1.3
Ulster Democratic Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.9
908
0.4
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.7
717
0.7
Labour '87
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
212
New
Communist Party of Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
175
0.0
Green Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.08
95
New
National Front (UK)
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.02
27
New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Belfast City Council election, 1989by district yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
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!rowspan=2|TotalCllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Social Democratic and Labour Party"| SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Workers' Party (Ireland)" | Workers' Party
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Progressive Unionist Party" | PUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Balmoral
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|34.9
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|0.0
|0
|14.3
|1
|19.3
|1
|19.0
|1
|2.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|10.4
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Castle
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|24.6
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|1
|3.8
|0
|19.2
|1
|16.6
|1
|8.8
|1
|4.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|22.9
|2
|6
|-
|align="left"|Court
|19.8
|1
|2.3
|0
|0.0
|0
|15.8
|1
|0.0
|0
|3.5
|0
|24.2
|1
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|34.4
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|2
|6
|-
|align="left"|Laganbank
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|31.6
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|7.7
|0
|20.8
|1
|12.0
|1
|19.0
|1
|4.9
|0
|0.0
|0
|4.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Lower Falls
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#008800"|61.0
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|28.5
|2
|0.0
|0
|1.2
|0
|9.3
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Oldpark
|22.8
|2
|bgcolor="#008800"|37.8
|bgcolor="#008800"|3
|8.9
|0
|15.8
|1
|3.3
|0
|11.4
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|6
|-
|align="left"|Pottinger
|25.7
|2
|5.8
|0
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|40.1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|12.1
|1
|5.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|11.3
|1
|6
|-
|align="left"|Upper Falls
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#008800"|49.5
|bgcolor="#008800"|2
|41.9
|2
|2.2
|0
|2.6
|0
|3.1
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.7
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Victoria
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|39.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|3
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|23.7
|2
|31.0
|2
|2.5
|0
|0.0
|0
|3.3
|0
|7
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|21.7
|14
|18.7
|8
|16.1
|8
|14.8
|8
|10.9
|6
|5.3
|1
|2.5
|1
|10.0
|5
|51
|-
|}
District results
Balmoral
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
Balmoral - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1989 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c747b644-74fb-4401-a84f-1900f7818722/local_government_election_results_1989 EONI 8 July 2021
7
Ulster Unionist Party
Mary Crooks*
2,163
18.97%
Ulster Unionist Party
Jim Kirkpatrick*
1,818
15.94%
1,968.72
Democratic Unionist Party
John Parkes*
1,602
14.05%
1,631.76
1,997.76
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mark Long
1,105
9.69%
1,111
1,178.68
1,182.37
1,188.37
2,118.37
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dorita Field
1,636
14.35%
1,637.08
1,708.32
1,708.73
1,708.85
1,778.63
1,888.89
Independent Unionist
William Dickson*
1,177
10.32%
1,207.84
1,418.56
1,505.89
1,558.09
1,639.9
1,743.87
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Montgomery*
1,061
9.30%
1,067.24
1,152.32
1,157.65
1,162.09
Democratic Unionist Party
Caroline Bingham
599
5.25%
626
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Shaun McKeown
243
2.14%
243.72
7
23,343
11,404 (48.85%)
314
1,901
11,718 (50.20%)
Castle
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from UUP
Castle - 6 seats
8
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alban Maginness*
2,301
19.17%
Ulster Unionist Party
John Carson*
2,192
18.26%
Democratic Unionist Party
Nigel Dodds*
1,779
14.82%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Tom Campbell*
1,053
8.77%
1,384.02
1,405.36
1,405.63
1,488.77
1,493.04
1,591.75
1,855.75
Independent Unionist
Frank Millar*
1,385
11.54%
1,386.62
1,455.7
1,460.44
1,475.44
1,559.34
1,561.16
1,618.15
Independent Unionist
Nelson McCausland
1,163
9.69%
1,163
1,270.36
1,276.3
1,280.1
1,390.64
1,392.76
1,433.56
Ulster Unionist Party
Alfred Redpath*
767
6.39%
771.05
993.25
996.76
1,003.74
1,053.35
1,061.95
1,118.56
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Anthony Kerr
496
4.13%
612.37
619.85
620.24
714.69
724.37
864.13
Sinn Féin
Bobby Lavery*
453
3.77%
510.78
511.22
511.43
527.37
527.37
Democratic Unionist Party
Samuel Lowry
216
1.80%
216.27
254.11
291.13
294.13
Green Party of Northern Ireland
Maria O'Sullivan
95
0.79%
139.28
140.16
140.19
Labour '87
Thomas Galloway
103
0.86%
124.87
127.95
128.04
8
24,488
12,003 (49.02%)
323
1,715
12,326 (50.33%)
Court
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x Protestant Unionist, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: No change
Court - 6 seats
7
Progressive Unionist Party
Hugh Smyth*
2,533
24.25%
Protestant Unionist
Elizabeth Seawright
1,408
13.48%
1,768.36
Ulster Unionist Party
Fred Cobain*
1,170
11.20%
1,253.16
1,289.54
1,294.54
1,334.82
1,468.84
1,669.84
Democratic Unionist Party
Eric Smyth
1,006
9.63%
1,158.04
1,197.48
1,199.48
1,220.08
1,276.5
1,559.5
Independent Unionist
Joseph Coggle*
953
9.12%
1,134.02
1,212.9
1,217.9
1,253.74
1,349.08
1,439.04
Ulster Unionist Party
Herbert Ditty*
897
8.59%
962.52
1,002.98
1,005.32
1,030.92
1,208.88
1,309.8
Independent (politician)
William Smith
717
6.87%
809.4
847.82
849.82
932.84
979.16
1,008.36
Democratic Unionist Party
Frederick Ashby*
644
6.17%
673.82
688.1
688.1
703.78
762.72
Independent Unionist
Alfie Ferguson
509
4.87%
562.34
583.08
583.08
625.5
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Peter Cullen
367
3.51%
374.98
379.06
467.06
Sinn Féin
Joe Austin
240
2.30%
240.42
240.76
7
21,173
10,444 (49.33%)
381
1,493
10,825 (51.13%)
Laganbank
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
Laganbank - 5 seats
9
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alasdair McDonnell*
1,415
14.43%
1,424
1,440
1,558
2,134
Ulster Unionist Party
Dixie Gilmore*
1,496
15.25%
1,497
1,567
1,579
1,579
1,580
2,080
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Steve McBride
1,107
11.29%
1,110
1,147
1,243
1,282
1,490
1,497
1,500.84
1,602.84
Ulster Unionist Party
Jim Clarke
854
8.71%
859
901
903
903
903
1,128
1,445.76
1,448.76
Democratic Unionist Party
Rhonda Paisley*
1,036
10.56%
1,037
1,171
1,179
1,180
1,180
1,278
1,346.16
1,349.16
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mary Thomas
755
7.70%
757
780
898
937
1,126
1,130
1,131.92
1,209.92
Sinn Féin
James Clinton
753
7.68%
775
776
799
811
836
837
837.96
Ulster Unionist Party
Harry Fletcher
753
7.68%
753
813
816
816
816
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Gerard McKettrick
629
6.41%
635
638
700
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Kevin Smyth
479
4.88%
503
553
Independent Unionist
Margaret Dickson
198
2.02%
198
Democratic Unionist Party
Benjamin Horan
132
1.35%
133
Labour '87
Paul Hainsworth
109
1.11%
123
Communist Party of Ireland
Barry Bruton
91
0.93%
9
20,689
9,807 (47.40%)
372
1,635
10,179 (49.20%)
Lower Falls
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance
Lower Falls - 5 seats
5
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joe Hendron*
2,748
23.51%
Sinn Féin
Fra McCann
2,307
19.73%
Sinn Féin
Elizabeth Fitzsimons*
1,765
15.10%
1,786.7
1,816.25
1,849.69
1,885.5
Sinn Féin
Sean McKnight*
1,428
12.22%
1,461.48
1,466.72
1,750.56
1,774.62
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mary Muldoon
588
5.03%
1,196.84
1,257.51
1,261.19
1,738.98
Sinn Féin
Richard May
1,626
13.91%
1,634.68
1,637.68
1,651.92
1,679.45
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Mary McMahon
1,093
9.35%
1,186
1,218.75
1,224.19
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Derrick Crothers
135
1.15%
164.45
5
20,095
11,690 (58.17%)
570
1,949
12,260 (61.01%)
Oldpark
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party
1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Oldpark - 6 seats
6
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Brian Feeney*
2,426
18.38%
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Seamus Lynch*
1,639
12.42%
1,912.6
Ulster Unionist Party
Fred Proctor*
1,850
14.02%
1,850.96
1,976.96
Ulster Unionist Party
William Gault
780
9.05%
782.64
886.56
951.36
1,491.96
2,050.96
Sinn Féin
Gerard McGuigan*
1,682
12.75%
1,706.96
1,723.84
1,723.84
1,723.84
1,725.84
Sinn Féin
Paddy McManus
1,548
11.73%
1,572.24
1,585.2
1,586.1
1,588.1
1,592.82
Sinn Féin
William McGarry
1,115
8.45%
1,153.16
1,187.2
1,187.2
1,188.44
1,206
Ulster Democratic Party
Patrick Bird
837
6.34%
837.72
883.36
896.86
1,117.84
Democratic Unionist Party
Stanley Mulholland
805
6.10%
805.24
839.4
851.1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Jones
443
3.36%
610.52
Ulster Democratic Party
William Clark
71
0.54%
71.24
6
25,895
13,196 (50.96%)
548
1,886
13,744 (53.08%)
Pottinger
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from DUP
Pottinger - 6 seats
6
Democratic Unionist Party
Sammy Wilson*
2,780
25.88%
Ulster Unionist Party
Margaret Clarke*
1,480
13.78%
1,524.55
1,537.55
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Mervyn Jones*
1,296
12.07%
1,309.05
1,314.3
1,326.75
1,599.75
Democratic Unionist Party
Jim Walker*
493
4.59%
1,268.35
1,479.35
1,531.7
1,546.7
Independent Unionist
Dorothy Dunlop
1,179
10.98%
1,225.8
1,245.75
1,313.9
1,344.35
1,357.35
Ulster Unionist Party
Reg Empey*
864
8.04%
921.15
942.1
1,210.2
1,220.2
1,226.2
Democratic Unionist Party
Frank Leslie*
768
7.15%
900.3
1,015
1,044.05
1,056.5
1,064.4
Sinn Féin
Joseph O'Donnell
629
5.86%
629.45
631.9
631.9
677.9
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Sean Flanagan
541
5.04%
543.7
546.7
548.7
Ulster Unionist Party
David McNutt
420
3.91%
447
457.15
Democratic Unionist Party
John Norris
263
2.45%
381.8
National Front (UK)
Stuart McCullough
27
0.25%
29.7
6
24,265
10,740 (44.26%)
508
1,535
11,248 (46.35%)
Upper Falls
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
Upper Falls - 5 seats
7
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alex Attwood*
3,292
26.53%
Sinn Féin
Alex Maskey*
2,378
19.26%
Sinn Féin
Teresa Holland*
2,329
18.77%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Cormac Boomer*
1,189
9.58%
2,202.46
Sinn Féin
Mairtin O'Muilleoir
1,435
15.74%
1,462.74
1,739.64
1,976.47
2,000.75
2,004.3
2,004.67
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Peter Prendiville
713
5.75%
815.98
819.1
820.97
834.35
935.6
962.75
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Dan McGuinness
326
2.63%
363.24
365.71
368.35
374.73
384.88
505.88
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Jean Craig
380
3.06%
409.64
411.72
413.48
432.48
443.83
488.83
Democratic Unionist Party
Robert Morrow
283
2.28%
283
283.39
283.72
283.72
283.97
Communist Party of Ireland
Kevin O'Donnell
84
0.68%
87.04
89.77
90.54
7
22,975
12,409 (54.01%)
426
2,069
12,835 (55.87%)
Victoria
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 2 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
Victoria - 7 seats
6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
John Alderdice
2,933
21.67%
Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Patton*
2,845
21.02%
Ulster Unionist Party
Ian Adamson
1,730
12.78%
Democratic Unionist Party
Wallace Browne*
1,374
10.15%
1,407.97
1,512.97
1,523.34
1,585.51
1,890.51
Democratic Unionist Party
Robin Newton*
1,171
8.65%
1,177.88
1,274.06
1,287.33
1,346.33
1,644.33
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Danny Dow
732
5.41%
1,405.38
1,475.94
1,617.36
1,685.17
1,696.17
Ulster Unionist Party
Alan Montgomery
767
5.67%
821.61
1,496.55
1,521.91
1,641.98
1,692.98
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
George Thompson*
533
3.94%
937.2
963.66
1,041.39
1,110.23
1,117.23
Democratic Unionist Party
Irene Lewis
667
4.93%
685.49
776.63
786.05
846.22
Independent Unionist
Samuel Walker
449
3.32%
469.64
520.46
555.74
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Hugh Jordan
333
2.46%
359.23
378.97
6
30,508
13,534 (44.36%)
367
1,692
13,901 (45.57%)
References
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