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1989 Magherafelt District Council election
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Local govt election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Magherafelt District Council election parliamentary no 1985 Magherafelt District Council election 1985 1989 05 17 y 1993 Magherafelt District Council election 1993 All 15 seats to Magherafelt District Council 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 0 Ulster Unionist Party 4 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 1 Sinn Féin 3 1 Independent Nationalist 1 1 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Magherafelt 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 15 councillors.
Election results
Magherafelt District Council Election Result 1989https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgmagherafelt.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Magherafelt www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
4
0
0
0
26.7
26.7
4,790
1.5
Ulster Unionist Party
4
1
0
1
26.7
20.7
3,730
1.4
Democratic Unionist Party
3
0
1
1
20.0
23.4
4,197
0.6
Sinn Féin
3
0
1
1
25.0
22.1
3,965
3.9
Independent Nationalist
1
1
0
1
0.0
3.8
691
3.8
Workers' Party (Ireland)
0
0
0
0
0.0
3.3
587
2.0
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Magherafelt 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="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Magherafelt Town
|27.4
|1
|18.5
|1
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|36.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|15.9
|1
|1.5
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Moyola
|21.3
|1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|29.5
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|21.5
|1
|24.2
|1
|3.5
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Sperrin
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|31.2
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|2
|14.4
|1
|10.8
|0
|26.6
|1
|17.0
|1
|5
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|26.7
|4
|20.7
|4
|23.4
|3
|22.1
|3
|7.1
|1
|15
|-
|}
District results
Magherafelt Town
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
Magherafelt Town - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1989 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c747b644-74fb-4401-a84f-1900f7818722/local_government_election_results_1989 EONI 3 August 2021
4
Democratic Unionist Party
William McCrea*
2,162
34.33%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Kilpatrick*
1,270
20.17%
Ulster Unionist Party
Ernest Caldwell*
1,168
18.55%
Democratic Unionist Party
Paul McLean
150
2.38%
1,248.24
Sinn Féin
John Hurl
1,003
15.93%
1,003
1,021
1,034.26
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Margaret O'Hagan
458
7.27%
459.04
648.76
713.06
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Marian Donnelly
87
1.38%
90.12
101.1
4
8,585
6,298 (73.36%)
123
1,050
6,421 (74.79%)
Moyola
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
Moyola - 5 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
John Junkin*
1,109
19.03%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Henry McErlean*
877
15.05%
940
940.48
1,290.48
Sinn Féin
Pauline Davey-Kennedy
931
15.98%
950
950
976
Ulster Unionist Party
Norman Montgomery
611
10.49%
620
708.32
709.68
716.68
725.68
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Catherwood*
694
11.91%
696
714
715
718
724
Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Milligan*
559
9.59%
562
586.24
587.24
588.24
588.24
Sinn Féin
Margaret McKenna
479
8.22%
495
495
510
573
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis Madden
367
6.30%
425
425.48
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Hugh Scullion
200
3.43%
6
7,941
5,827 (73.38%)
182
972
6,009 (75.67%)
Sperrin
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1989: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin, Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP
Sperrin - 5 seats
5
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Montgomery
842
14.43%
846
847
1,429
Independent Nationalist
Mary McSorley*
691
11.84%
753
796
821
997
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick Sweeney*
614
10.52%
680
952
957
986
Sinn Féin
Bernard O'Hagan
801
13.73%
819
869
869
869
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ghislaine O'Keeney
674
11.55%
689
857
858
862
Sinn Féin
Patrick Groogan
751
12.87%
794
803
804
805
Democratic Unionist Party
John Linton
632
10.83%
635
635
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francis McKendry
530
9.08%
575
Workers' Party (Ireland)
Francis Donnelly
300
5.14%
5
7,827
5,835 (74.55%)
134
973
5,969 (76.26%)
References
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