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1989 Moyle District Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Moyle District Council election parliamentary no 1985 Moyle District Council election 1985 1989 05 17 y 1993 Moyle District Council election 1993 All 15 seats to Moyle District Council 8 Social Democratic and Labour Party 4 0 Democratic Unionist Party 3 0 Ulster Unionist Party 2 0 Independent (politician) 2 1 Independent Unionist 2 0 Sinn Féin 1 1 Independent Nationalist 1 0 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Moyle 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
Moyle District Council Election Result 1989https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgmoyle.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Moyle www.ark.ac.uk
Social Democratic and Labour Party
4
0
0
0
20.0
29.6
1,756
0.8
Democratic Unionist Party
3
0
0
0
20.0
19.3
1,143
1.7
Independent (politician)
2
1
0
1
13.3
16.3
969
10.5
Independent Unionist
2
0
0
0
13.3
15.5
919
6.6
Ulster Unionist Party
2
0
0
0
13.3
8.8
522
7.4
Independent Nationalist
1
0
0
0
13.3
5.0
297
0.7
Sinn Féin
1
0
1
1
6.7
5.6
331
6.6
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Moyle 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="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Sinn Féin" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Ballycastle
|25.2
|1
|20.5
|1
|11.6
|1
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|42.7
|bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|Giant's Causeway
|0.0
|0
|29.3
|2
|17.6
|1
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|53.1
|bgcolor="#0077FF"|2
|5
|-
|align="left"|The Glens
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|55.1
|bgcolor="#99FF66"|3
|10.8
|0
|0.0
|0
|14.2
|1
|19.9
|1
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|29.6
|4
|19.3
|3
|8.8
|2
|5.6
|1
|36.7
|5
|15
|-
|}
District results
Ballycastle
1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent
1989: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin
Ballycastle - 5 seatsLocal Government Results 1989 https://www.eoni.org.uk/getmedia/c747b644-74fb-4401-a84f-1900f7818722/local_government_election_results_1989 EONI 13 July 2021
5
Democratic Unionist Party
Gardiner Kane*
385
20.52%
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael O'Cleary*
379
20.20%
Independent (politician)
Archibald McAuley
218
11.62%
221.2
232.2
251.96
318.96
Independent (politician)
James McShane*
202
10.77%
202.2
233.2
251.82
300.77
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert McPherson*
218
11.62%
284.2
285.2
285.2
297.39
Independent (politician)
Seamus Blaney
221
11.78%
221.4
231.4
242.61
273.6
Independent (politician)
Christopher McCaughan
160
8.53%
161.2
177.2
191.64
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Noel McCurdy
93
4.96%
93.6
5
3,489
1,876 (53.77%)
50
313
1,926 (55.20%)
Giant's Causeway
1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
Giant's Causeway - 5 seats
2
Independent Unionist
Robert McIlroy
554
32.02%
Democratic Unionist Party
James Rodgers*
370
21.39%
Independent Unionist
Price McConaghy*
319
18.44%
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert Getty*
304
17.57%
Democratic Unionist Party
Glenda Rodgers
137
7.92%
346.71
Independent Unionist
Ronnie McIlvar
46
2.66%
100.27
2
3,226
1,730 (53.63%)
48
289
1,778 (55.11%)
The Glens
1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: No change
The Glens - 5 seats
4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Malachy McSparran*
468
20.08%
Independent Nationalist
Randal McDonnell*
297
12.74%
321.14
389.41
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joseph Mitchell
284
12.18%
296.92
321.77
420.77
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Patrick McBride*
344
14.76%
349.95
355.14
397.14
Sinn Féin
James McCarry
331
14.20%
333.72
358.4
389.29
Democratic Unionist Party
Elizabeth White
251
10.77%
251.17
253.34
255.36
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Daniel Anderson*
188
8.07%
207.04
244.1
Independent (politician)
Michael Brogan
168
7.21%
180.58
4
3,606
2,331 (64.64%)
29
389
2,360 (65.45%)
References
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