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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[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic and Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 29.6 | 1,756 | 0.8 | |
Democratic Unionist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 1,143 | 1.7 | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 969 | 10.5 | |
Ind. Unionist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 919 | 6.6 | |
Ulster Unionist | 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[edit]
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[edit]
Ballycastle[edit]
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | Gardiner Kane* | 20.52% | 385 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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 | |
Ulster Unionist | 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 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | 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[edit]
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | ||||
Ind. Unionist | Robert McIlroy | 32.02% | 554 | ||
Democratic Unionist | James Rodgers* | 21.39% | 370 | ||
Ind. Unionist | Price McConaghy* | 18.44% | 319 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Robert Getty* | 17.57% | 304 | ||
Democratic Unionist | 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[edit]
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
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Malachy McSparran* | 20.08% | 468 | ||||
Independent Nationalist | Randal McDonnell* | 12.74% | 297 | 321.14 | 389.41 | ||
Social Democratic and Labour | Joseph Mitchell | 12.18% | 284 | 296.92 | 321.77 | 420.77 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Patrick McBride* | 14.76% | 344 | 349.95 | 355.14 | 397.14 | |
Sinn Féin | James McCarry | 14.20% | 331 | 333.72 | 358.4 | 389.29 | |
Democratic Unionist | Elizabeth White | 10.77% | 251 | 251.17 | 253.34 | 255.36 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | 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[edit]
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Moyle". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 13 July 2021.