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.
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All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | 7 | 0 | 0 |  0
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46.7 | 39.9 | 4,695 |  0.5
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| SDLP | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2
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40.0 | 36.6 | 4,312 | 3.7
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| DUP | 1 | 0 | 1 |  1
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6.7 | 11.8 | 1,386 | 2.1
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| Sinn Féin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
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6.7 | 9.6 | 1,136 | 0.9
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| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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0.0 | 2.1 | 241 | 0.2
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary edit
| 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 |
District results edit
Bellarena edit
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1985–1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 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 edit
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 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 edit
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
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 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 edit
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Limavady". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 17 July 2021.