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1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
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Local government election in Northern Ireland
April 2022
Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council election parliamentary no 1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 1985 1989 05 17 y 1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election 1993 All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council 8 Ulster Unionist Party 4 3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 4 1 Democratic Unionist Party 3 0 Independent Unionist 3 2 Progressive Unionist Party 1 0 Party with the most votes by district.
Elections to Carrickfergus 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
Carrickfergus Borough Council Election Result 1989https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgcarrick.htm Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Carrickfergus www.ark.ac.uk
Ulster Unionist Party
4
0
3
3
26.7
28.7
2,956
5.0
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
4
1
0
1
26.7
27.1
2,793
2.2
Democratic Unionist Party
3
0
0
0
20.0
16.4
1,694
10.6
Independent Unionist
3
2
0
2
20.0
12.6
1,296
3.4
Progressive Unionist Party
1
0
0
0
0.0
4.6
472
1.6
Protestant Unionist
0
0
0
0
0.0
4.6
471
New
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.7
171
1.7
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Carrickfergus Borough 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="Ulster Unionist Party" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Democratic Unionist Party" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="Progressive Unionist Party" | PUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Carrick Castle
|18.9
|1
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|35.5
|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|2
|15.4
|1
|15.1
|1
|15.1
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Kilroot
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|42.1
|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2
|25.3
|1
|14.5
|1
|0.0
|0
|18.1
|1
|5
|-
|align="left"|Knockagh Monument
|23.4
|1
|21.9
|1
|19.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|bgcolor="AADFFF"|35.5
|bgcolor="AADFFF"|2
|5
|-
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|28.7
|4
|27.1
|4
|16.4
|3
|4.6
|1
|23.2
|3
|15
|-
|}
Districts results
Carrick Castle
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
1989: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from UUP
Carrick Castle - 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
6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sean Neeson*
1,029
32.91%
Progressive Unionist Party
Samuel Stewart*
472
15.09%
531.16
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel McCamley*
287
9.18%
320.15
362.72
381.29
398.88
567.88
Democratic Unionist Party
Andrew Blair
291
9.31%
298.65
301.16
444.69
458.22
492.79
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Arthur McQuitty
81
2.59%
369.66
375.72
376.72
458.75
476.93
Protestant Unionist
David Hilditch
302
9.66%
315.77
325.83
339.34
353.87
383.4
Ulster Unionist Party
Robert English*
228
7.29%
245.85
263.91
275.91
290.48
Independent (politician)
Patrick Lennox
171
5.47%
222
225.51
226.51
Ulster Unionist Party
Margaret Cross
190
6.08%
199.69
203.2
Ulster Unionist Party
Sarah Picken
76
2.43%
93.34
6
6,840
3,127 (45.72%)
54
522
3,181 (46.51%)
Kilroot
1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Kilroot - 5 seats
6
Ulster Unionist Party
Alexander Beggs
739
20.05%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Brenda Crampsey*
719
19.51%
Independent Unionist
Robert Patton*
668
18.13%
Ulster Unionist Party
James Brown*
599
16.26%
668.02
Democratic Unionist Party
William Cross*
535
14.52%
545.37
547.92
558
574.11
660.11
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
David McCann
213
5.78%
216.74
309.89
310.87
327.16
383.59
Ulster Unionist Party
Eric Ferguson
212
5.75%
250.59
257.49
298.37
314.84
6
7,981
3,685 (46.17%)
84
615
3,769 (47.22%)
Knockagh Monument
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Knockagh Monument - 5 seats
6
Democratic Unionist Party
William Haggan*
668
19.22%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Stewart Dickson*
650
18.70%
Independent Unionist
Charles Johnston*
628
18.07%
Ulster Unionist Party
William Murray
503
14.47%
536.6
538.14
551.26
566.03
641.03
Independent Unionist
Mary Ardill*
435
12.51%
445.08
451.79
466.43
525.76
552.16
Ulster Unionist Party
Samuel Wilson*
312
8.98%
337.2
338.19
343.87
356.28
402.5
Protestant Unionist
John Everitt
169
4.86%
183.98
184.31
189.03
194.74
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Noreen McIlwrath
111
3.19%
111.98
171.05
176.89
6
7,803
3,476 (44.55%)
73
580
3,549 (45.48%)
References
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