1989 Limavady Borough Council election

Elections to Limavady 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.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Limavady Borough Council election
May 17, 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 7 6 1
Seat change 2 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Sinn Féin
Seats won 1
Seat change 1

Election results
Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 7 0 0 46.7 39.9 4,695 0.5
  SDLP 6 2 0 2 40.0 36.6 4,312 3.7
  DUP 1 0 1 1 6.7 11.8 1,386 2.1
  Sinn Féin 1 0 1 1 6.7 9.6 1,136 0.9
  Alliance 0 0 0 0.0 2.1 241 0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP DUP Sinn Féin Others
Bellarena 36.9 2 51.5 3 11.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 5
Benbradagh 37.5 2 31.7 2 0.0 0 30.8 1 0.0 0 5
Limavady Town 45.0 3 22.7 1 26.3 1 0.0 0 6.0 0 5
Total 39.9 7 36.6 6 11.8 1 9.6 1 2.1 0 15

Districts results

Bellarena

1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1985–1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Bellarena - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
UUP Stanley Gault* 19.71% 797    
SDLP John McKinney 19.42% 785    
UUP Robert Grant* 17.21% 696    
SDLP Arthur Doherty* 16.72% 676    
SDLP Thomas Mullan* 15.29% 618 620.88 725.32
DUP Ernest Murray* 11.65% 471 585.4 589.18
Electorate: 6,002   Valid: 4,043 (67.36%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 674   Turnout: 4,116 (68.58%)

    Benbradagh

    1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
    1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
    1985–1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

    Benbradagh - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    SDLP Lawrence Hegarty* 26.75% 987        
    UUP David Robinson* 25.45% 939        
    Sinn Féin Thomas Donaghy 21.49% 793        
    UUP Max Gault* 12.09% 446 446.84 768.84    
    SDLP Gerard Lynch 4.93% 182 523.04 523.74 528.8 542.1
    Sinn Féin Michael Hasson* 9.30% 343 368.62 368.62 533.3 533.65
    Electorate: 5,745   Valid: 3,690 (64.23%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 616   Turnout: 3,794 (66.04%)

      Limavady Town

      1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
      1985–1989 Change: No change

      Limavady Town - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      UUP Ronald Cartwright* 23.80% 961      
      DUP George Robinson* 22.67% 915      
      SDLP Barry Doherty* 16.99% 686      
      UUP John Dolan* 11.94% 482 723.2    
      UUP Norman Reynolds 9.26% 374 412.1 639.98 698.98
      SDLP Brian McWilliams 9.36% 378 378.6 379.41 481.41
      Alliance Joseph McGuigan 5.97% 241 244.3 250.24  
      Electorate: 6,571   Valid: 4,037 (61.44%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 673   Turnout: 4,112 (62.58%)

        References
        1. "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Limavady". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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