1989 Moyle District Council election

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1989 Moyle District Council election
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All 15 seats to Moyle District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP DUP UUP
Seats won 4 3 2
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party
Independent
 Ind. Unionist Sinn Féin
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Ind. Nationalist
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady 0

Elections to

councillors
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Election results

Moyle District Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 4 0 0 Steady0 20.0 29.6 1,756 Decrease0.8
  DUP 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 19.3 1,143 Decrease1.7
 
Independent
 2 1 0 Increase1 13.3 16.3 969 Increase10.5
  Ind. Unionist 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 15.5 919 Increase6.6
  UUP 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 8.8 522 Decrease7.4
  Ind. Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 13.3 5.0 297 Increase0.7
  Sinn Féin 1 0 1 Decrease1 6.7 5.6 331 Decrease6.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Moyle District Council election, 1989
by district[1]
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SDLP DUP UUP Sinn Féin Others
Ballycastle 25.2 1 20.5 1 11.6 1 0.0 0 42.7 2 5
Giant's Causeway 0.0 0 29.3 2 17.6 1 0.0 0 53.1 2 5
The Glens 55.1 3 10.8 0 0.0 0 14.2 1 19.9 1 5
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 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
DUP Gardiner Kane* 20.52% 385        
SDLP Michael O'Cleary* 20.20% 379        
Independent
 Archibald McAuley 11.62% 218 221.2 232.2 251.96 318.96
Independent
 James McShane* 10.77% 202 202.2 233.2 251.82 300.77
UUP Robert McPherson* 11.62% 218 284.2 285.2 285.2 297.39
Independent
 Seamus Blaney 11.78% 221 221.4 231.4 242.61 273.6
Independent
 Christopher McCaughan 8.53% 160 161.2 177.2 191.64  
SDLP Noel McCurdy 4.96% 93 93.6      
Electorate: 3,489   Valid: 1,876 (53.77%)   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 313   Turnout: 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]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Ind. Unionist Robert McIlroy 32.02% 554  
DUP James Rodgers* 21.39% 370  
Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy* 18.44% 319  
UUP Robert Getty* 17.57% 304  
DUP Glenda Rodgers 7.92% 137 346.71
Ind. Unionist Ronnie McIlvar 2.66% 46 100.27
Electorate: 3,226   Valid: 1,730 (53.63%)   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 289   Turnout: 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[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SDLP Malachy McSparran* 20.08% 468      
Ind. Nationalist Randal McDonnell* 12.74% 297 321.14 389.41  
SDLP Joseph Mitchell 12.18% 284 296.92 321.77 420.77
SDLP Patrick McBride* 14.76% 344 349.95 355.14 397.14
Sinn Féin James McCarry 14.20% 331 333.72 358.4 389.29
DUP Elizabeth White 10.77% 251 251.17 253.34 255.36
SDLP Daniel Anderson* 8.07% 188 207.04 244.1  
Independent
 Michael Brogan 7.21% 168 180.58    
Electorate: 3,606   Valid: 2,331 (64.64%)   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 389   Turnout: 2,360 (65.45%)  

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Moyle". www.ark.ac.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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