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1989 Northern Ireland local elections

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1989 Northern Ireland local elections

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All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader James Molyneaux John Hume Ian Paisley
Party UUP SDLP DUP
Seats won 194 121 110
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 19 Decrease 32
Popular vote 193,064 129,557 109,342
Percentage 31.3% 21.0% 17.7%
Swing Increase1.8% Increase3.2% Decrease6.6%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gerry Adams John Alderdice N/A
Party Sinn Féin Alliance Independent
Seats won 43 34 23
Seat change Decrease 16 Increase 4 Increase 14
Popular vote 69,032 42,646 23,617
Percentage 11.2% 6.9% 3.8%
Swing Decrease0.6% Decrease0.1% Increase2.2%

Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1989, with candidates contesting 565 seats.

Background

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The elections took place after a turbulent period in Northern Irish politics. The signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA) in November 1985 had been followed by widespread protests by those in the Unionist community. In November 1985, the 18 Unionist controlled District Councils voted for a policy of adjournment in protest against the AIA and in February 1986 also refused to set the 'rates' (local government taxes). In September 1986 Unionist councillors considered but rejected the option of mass resignations but decided to continue to use council chambers as a forum to protest the agreement.[1]

One new development on the Unionist side was the entry into Northern Ireland politics of the Conservative Party which was joined by three sitting Unionist councillors.

On the Irish Republican side, the Irish Independence Party had disbanded following poor election results in 1985. Sinn Féin had split in 1986 over the issue of sitting in the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, if elected. The dissenting faction had formed Republican Sinn Féin (RSF). Three of the fifty nine councillors elected for Sinn Féin in 1985 joined this grouping.[2] The Remembrance Day bombing of 1987 had a negative impact on subsequent SF support.[3] Irish Republicanism was also affected by the passing of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 which disqualified candidates who refused to sign a declaration renouncing:

"(a) any organisation that is for the time being a proscribed organisation specified in Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978: or
(b) acts of terrorism (that is to say, violence for political ends) connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland"

RSF refused to sign the declaration and thus their twenty three candidates became ineligible.[2]

Results

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Overall

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Party[4] Councillors Votes
Total +/- % share Total
UUP 194 +5 31.3 193,064
SDLP 121 +19 21.0 129,557
DUP 110 -32 17.7 109,342
Sinn Féin 43 -16 11.2 69,032
Alliance 38 +4 6.9 42,646
Independent 23 +14 3.8 23,617
Ind. Unionist 15 +7 2.6 15,804
Workers' Party 4 0 2.1 13,078
NI Conservatives 6 N/A 0.8 5,204
PUP 3 0 0.6 3,839
Ulster Democratic 1 +1 0.4 2,413
Protestant Unionist 1 0 0.3 1,879
Protestant 1 +1 0.3 1,754
Labour '87 1[5] N/A 0.2 1,433
UPUP 3 0 0.2 1,223
Ind. Nationalist 0 -6 0.1 804
Ind. Conservative 1 N/A 0.1 752
Independent Democratic Unionist 0 0 0.1 585
Independent Loyalist 0 0 0.1 351
Green (NI) 0 0 0.1 329
Independent Labour 0 0 0.1 293
Communist 0 0 0.0 175
National Front 0 0 0.0 68

By council

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The results were interpreted as "movement away from the extremes"[6] with the UUP and SDLP increasing their lead over their rivals in the DUP and Sinn Féin respectively. A total of eleven councils saw the two top posts shared by parties from either side of the political/sectarian divide.[6] The number of councils controlled by one party increased from two to six. The DUP retained control of Ballymena, with the UUP retained control of Banbridge and gained control of Antrim and Lisburn. The SDLP gained control of Down and Derry.

Antrim

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Antrim North West[7][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP James Graham 1,374
SDLP Robert Loughran 1,019
DUP Wilson Clyde 855
Sinn Féin Henry Cushinan 668
SDLP Donovan McClelland 405
UUP Roderick Swann 282
Turnout 4,701
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein
Antrim South East[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Roy Thompson 1,248
UUP Edgar Wallace 1,043
UUP Mervyn Rea 876
SDLP Robert Burns 764
UUP Howard Campbell 687
DUP Samuel Dunlop 492
Alliance David Ford 299
UUP Roy Stinson 284
Alliance Theresa Gallagher 242
DUP James Simpson 210
Turnout 6,311
No change
Antrim Town[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Jack Allen 907
UUP Frederick Marks 741
DUP James Brown 604
SDLP Oran Keenan 535
Alliance James McConnell 355
UUP Andrew Thompson 244
DUP James Graham 200
Alliance Peter Kelly 172
Sinn Féin Paul Little 171
Workers' Party Eamon Gillen 158
UUP Avril Swann 134
Ind. Unionist Jim Millar 75
Turnout 4,437
UUP gain from DUP

Ards

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Ards Peninsula[9][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance Kieran McCarthy 1,119
DUP Jim Shannon 1,030
UUP John Shields 1,018
UUP Robert Ambrose 1,008
DUP Mervyn Rea 584
Independent James McMullan 564
Alliance Clifford Auld 512
UUP Ronald Ferguson 459
DUP Oliver Johnston 452
UUP Trevor Hussey 165
Turnout 7,140
Alliance gain from Independent
UUP gain from UPUP
Ards West[9][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Robert Gibson 1,375
UUP Edward Archdale 815
UUP Bobby McBride 773
Alliance Thomas McBriar 660
DUP John Hamilton 651
DUP David McKibben 619
Alliance Alan McDowell 387
UUP William Elliott 273
DUP Andrew Marks 194
DUP Glynn Moore 190
Turnout 6,073
No change
Newtownards[9][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Tom Benson 1,307
DUP Simpson Gibson 1,283
Alliance Owen Dorrian 719
DUP Wilbert Magill 548
Independent John Purdy 473
UUP David Smyth 452
Ind. Unionist William Hannigan 434
DUP John Elliott 408
DUP Cedric Wilson 228
Alliance Laurence Thompson 213
UUP Tom Hamilton 183
UUP James McKernon 98
Turnout 6,521
Independent gain from NILP

Armagh

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Armagh City[10][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP John Agnew 1,019
UUP George McCartney 979
UUP John Doogan 898
SDLP Pat Brannigan 893
SDLP Anna Brolly 816
DUP Harold Carson 660
Sinn Féin Seamus Hart 540
Sinn Féin Stephen Fields 305
Workers' Party Patrick McCusker 232
Turnout 6,544
SDLP gain from DUP
Crossmore[10][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Jim Nicholson 1,484
SDLP Thomas Kavanagh 1,162
SDLP James McKernan 1,041
SDLP Charles Mallon 643
Sinn Féin Thomas Carroll 475
UUP Thomas Shilliday 440
Turnout 5,403
No change
Cusher[10][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Eric Speers 1,561
DUP Thomas Black 1,444
UUP Thomas Johnston 1,314
SDLP Thomas Canavan 1,154
UUP Robert Turner 936
UUP James Clayton 822
Sinn Féin Margaret McNally 329
Independent Labour Eugene Turley 100
Turnout 7,811
No change
The Orchard[10][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Jim Speers 1,665
SDLP John Kernan 1,203
DUP Douglas Hutchinson 950
UUP Samuel Foster 855
UUP Olive Whitten 677
Sinn Féin Brendan Casey 401
Turnout 5,862
No change

Ballymena

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Ballymena Town[11][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Patrick McAvoy 897
Alliance John Williams 832
Independent Samuel Henry 814
UUP James Alexander 631
UUP Robert Coulter 595
DUP Maurice Mills 485
DUP John Wilson 442
DUP John Carson 409
SDLP Declan O'Loan 403
DUP Vera Mills 261
UUP Robert Simpson 186
Turnout 6,085
Alliance gain from DUP
Braid Valley[11][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Desmond Armstrong 957
Independent James Woulahan 887
UUP Margaret Alexander 795
DUP Samuel Hanna 672
DUP William Armstrong 510
DUP Agnes McLeister 507
DUP Robert Robinson 395
UUP William Owens 372
Turnout 5,211
Independent gain from DUP
Kells Water[11][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP William Brownlees 929
DUP Martin Clarke 759
UUP James Currie 729
DUP Ronald Fry 512
DUP David McClintock 509
DUP James McCosh 499
DUP Andrew McKendry 381
Ind. Unionist Melvyn McKendry 219
Turnout 4,675
Ulster Unionist gain from DUP
The Main[11][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Roy Gillespie 1,068
DUP Sandy Spence 752
DUP Thomas Nicholl 749
SDLP James Laverty 626
UUP John Johnston 598
DUP Hubert Nicholl 525
Alliance David Alderdice 448
UUP Sarah McCullough 291
UUP Robert Megaw 258
UUP John Sutter 150
Turnout 5,583
No change

Ballymoney

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Ballymoney Town[12][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref[a]
UUP James McKeown N/A
UUP James Simpson NA
DUP Cecil Cousley N/A
DUP Samuel McConaghie N/A
Independent Robert McComb N/A
Turnout N/A
No change
  1. ^ Because only five candidates had been nominated for the five seats, there was no vote and all five candidates were declared elected.
Bann Valley[12][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Joe Gaston 790
DUP Robert Halliday 710
SDLP Malachy McCamphill 450
SDLP Charley O'Kane 430
DUP Robert Wilson 429
Sinn Féin Una Casey 365
UUP John Watt 356
DUP Daniel Taylor 195
Turnout 3,816
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein
Bushvale[12][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP John Ramsay 575
UUP William Logan 533
SDLP Harry Connolly 521
DUP William Kennedy 497
DUP Donald McKenzie 354
Sinn Féin Malachy Carey 235
Turnout 2,774
No change

Banbridge

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Banbridge Town[13][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Kathleen Baird 1,549
UUP Archie McKelvey 836
UUP John Dobson 782
SDLP James Walsh 774
DUP Margaret Walker 486
Alliance Mary Doyle 343
SDLP Robert Murray 198
Turnout 5,094
No change
Dromore[13][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Drew Nelson 1,109
SDLP Catherine McDermott 976
UUP William Martin 846
UUP Robert Hill 767
UUP William McCracken 569
DUP Robert McIlroy 446
DUP William Lough 327
Ulster Democratic Colin Halliday 217
Ulster Democratic Thomas Dickson 73
Turnout 5,433
UUP gain from DUP
Knockiveagh[13][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Wilfred McFadden 824
Independent Laurence McCartan 784
SDLP Seamus Doyle 739
UUP Vivienne Bennett 721
UUP Samuel Walker 699
UUP John Hanna 526
UUP Bertie McRoberts 524
SDLP Peter McGreevy 272
Turnout 5,206
No change

Belfast

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Balmoral[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Margaret Crooks 2,163
UUP Jim Kirkpatrick 1,818
SDLP Dorita Field 1,636
DUP Joan Parkes 1,602
Ind. Unionist Billy Dickson 1,177
Alliance Mark Long 1,105
Alliance John Montgomery 1,061
DUP Caroline Bingham 599
Workers' Party Shaun McKeown 243
Turnout 12,160
SDLP gain from DUP
Castle[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Alban Maginness 2,301
UUP John Carson 2,192
Ind. Unionist Frank Millar 1,835
DUP Nigel Dodds 1,779
Ind. Unionist Nelson McCausland 1,163
Alliance Tom Campbell 1,053
UUP Alfred Redpath 767
Workers' Party Anthony Kerr 496
Sinn Féin Bobby Lavery 453
DUP Samuel Lowry 216
Labour '87 Thomas Galloway 103
Green (NI) Maria O'Sullivan 95
Turnout 12,326
Independent Unionist gain from UUP
Court[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
PUP Hugh Smyth 2,533
Protestant Unionist Elizabeth Seawright 1,408
UUP Fred Cobain 1,170
DUP Eric Smyth 1,006
Ind. Unionist Joe Coggle 953
UUP Herbert Ditty 897
Independent William Smith 717
DUP Frederick Ashby 644
Ind. Unionist Alfie Ferguson 509
Workers' Party Peter Cullen 367
Sinn Féin Joe Austin 240
Turnout 10,825
No change
Laganbank[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Dixie Gilmore 1,496
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 1,415
Alliance Steve McBride 1,107
DUP Rhonda Paisley 1,036
UUP Jim Clarke 854
Alliance Mary Thomas 755
UUP Harry Fletcher 753
Sinn Féin James Clinton 753
SDLP Gerard McGettrick 629
Workers' Party Kevin Smyth 479
Ind. Unionist Margaret Dickson 198
DUP Benjamin Horan 132
Labour '87 Paul Hainsworth 109
Communist Barry Bruton 91
Turnout 10,179
No change
Lower Falls[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Joe Hendron 2,748
Sinn Féin Fra McCann 2,307
Sinn Féin Elizabeth Fitzsimons 1,765
Sinn Féin Richard May 1,626
Sinn Féin Seán McKnight 1,428
Workers' Party Mary McMahon 1,093
SDLP Mary Muldoon 588
Alliance Derrick Crothers 135
Turnout 12,260
SDLP gain from Alliance
Oldpark[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Brian Feeney 2,426
UUP Fred Proctor 1,850
Sinn Féin Gerard McGuigan 1,682
Workers' Party Seamus Lynch 1,639
Sinn Féin Paddy McManus 1,548
Sinn Féin William McGarry 1,115
Ulster Loyalist Democratic Paddy Bird 837
DUP Stanley Mulholland 805
UUP William Gault 780
Alliance George Jones 443
Ulster Loyalist Democratic William Clark 71
Turnout 13,744
UUP gain from DUP
Pottinger[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Sammy Wilson 2,780
UUP Margaret Clarke 1,480
Alliance Mervyn Jones 1,296
Ind. Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 1,179
UUP Reg Empey 864
DUP Frank Leslie 768
Sinn Féin Joe O'Donnell 629
Workers' Party Sean Flanagan 541
DUP Jim Walker 493
UUP David McNutt 420
DUP John Norris 263
National Front Stuart McCullough 27
Turnout 11,248
Independent Unionist gain from DUP
Upper Falls[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Alex Attwood 3,292
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 2,378
Sinn Féin Theresa Holland 2,329
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 1,435
SDLP Cormac Boomer 1,189
SDLP Peter Prendiville 713
Independent Cormac Boomer 378
Workers' Party Jean Craig 380
Alliance Dan McGuinness 326
DUP Robert Morrow 283
Communist Kevin O'Donnell 84
Turnout 12,835
Sinn Féin gain from Alliance
Victoria[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance John Alderdice 2,933
UUP Tommy Patton 2,845
UUP Ian Adamson 1,730
DUP Wallace Browne 1,374
DUP Robin Newton 1,171
UUP Alan Montgomery 767
Alliance Danny Dow 732
DUP Irene Lewis 667
Alliance George Thompson 533
Ind. Unionist Samuel Walker 449
Workers' Party Hugh Jordan 333
Turnout 13,901
No change

Carrickfergus

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Carrick Castle[15][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance Sean Neeson 1,029
PUP Samuel Stewart 472
Protestant Unionist David Hilditch 302
DUP Andrew Blair 291
UUP Samuel McCamley 287
UUP Robert English 228
DUP Margaret Cross 190
Independent Patrick Lennox 171
Alliance Arthur McQuitty 81
UUP Sarah Picken 76
Turnout 3,181
Alliance gain from UUP
Kilroot[15][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Alexander Beggs 739
Alliance Janet Crampsey 719
Ind. Unionist Robert Patton 668
UUP James Brown 599
DUP William Cross 535
Alliance David McCann 213
UUP Eric Ferguson 212
Turnout 3,769
Robert Patton leaves UUP
Knockagh Monument[15][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP William Haggan 668
Alliance Stewart Dickson 650
Independent Charles Johnston 628
UUP William Murray 503
Ind. Unionist Mary Ardill 435
UUP Samuel Wilson 312
Protestant Unionist John Everitt 169
Alliance Noreen McIlwrath 111
Turnout 3,549
Mary Ardill leaves UUP

Castlereagh

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Castlereagh Central[16][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Peter Robinson 3,461
UUP Grant Dillon 914
Alliance Robert Mitchell 909
UUP Ellen Gray 453
Alliance Ann Smith 446
DUP Alan Carson 277
DUP Joyce Boyd 184
DUP Cecil Moore 150
DUP Paul McNaughten 26
Turnout 6,820
No change
Castlereagh East[16][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Iris Robinson 1,168
DUP Matthew Anderson 938
Ind. Unionist William Abraham 756
Alliance William Boyd 749
UPUP Thomas Jeffers 509
UUP John Bell 501
UUP Alexander Murray 312
Alliance Muriel Wilkes 257
DUP John Boyle 196
DUP Simon Robinson 122
Independent Michael Brooks 40
Turnout 5,548
UPUP gain from UUP
William Abraham leaves UUP
Castlereagh South[16][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP John Taylor 2,039
DUP Ernest Harper 1,954
Alliance David Andrews 1,364
UUP James Clarke 667
Alliance Geraldine Rice 605
DUP Beatrice Chambers 432
UUP Frederick Kane 402
UUP Marie Luney 164
DUP Thomas Scott 107
DUP Gillian McCorkell 62
Turnout 7,796
Alliance gain from DUP

Coleraine

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Bann[17][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP William King 1,326
UUP William Watt 1,185
UUP Creighton Hutchinson 1,130
SDLP John Dallat 1,092
DUP Robert Catherwood 955
SDLP Gerard O'Kane 625
UUP John Moody 528
Alliance Ian McEwan 203
Turnout 7,245
No change
Coleraine Town[17][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP James McClure 1,790
UUP Robert White 1,129
UUP Gladys Black 818
UUP David McClarty 607
SDLP Gerald McLaughlin 433
Independent Patrick McFeely 405
Alliance William Mathews 398
DUP Marie McAllister 187
DUP William Thompson 118
Labour '87 Timothy Blackman 100
Alliance Yvonne Boyle 98
Green (NI) David Garland 56
Workers' Party Rosemary McBride 39
Turnout 6,329
UUP gain from DUP
The Skerries[17][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Pauline Armitage 840
UUP Elizabeth Black 767
DUP William Creelman 724
UUP William Glenn 658
Ind. Unionist Robert Mitchell 509
Alliance Patrick McGowan 494
SDLP Sean Farren 482
UUP Thomas Peacock 432
DUP Robert Stewart 403
DUP Eric Stewart 379
Alliance Catherine Condy 317
Labour '87 Roberta Woods 134
Green (NI) Malcolm Samuel 71
Turnout 6,359
Robert Mitchell leaves UUP

Cookstown

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Ballinderry[18][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Paddy Duffy 1,370
DUP William McIntyre 1,039
Sinn Féin Francis McNally 868
UUP Victor McGahie 781
Sinn Féin Siobhan McQuillan 617
DUP Samuel McCartney 528
UUP Neville Forsythe 512
SDLP John O'Neill 402
Turnout 6,341
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein
Cookstown Central[18][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Trevor Wilson 1,337
DUP Alan Kane 1,325
SDLP Denis Haughey 855
Sinn Féin Dermot Coyle 550
SDLP Peggy Laverty 420
Workers' Party Hugh Brennan 252
DUP Kenneth Loughrin 106
Turnout 4,935
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein
Drum Manor[18][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Samuel Glasgow 1,096
Sinn Féin Sean Begley 966
DUP Walter Millar 863
Ind. Unionist Samuel Parke 747
SDLP James McGarvey 648
SDLP Sean Mallon 453
Sinn Féin Desmond McElhatton 266
Workers' Party Desmond Gourley 90
Turnout 5,296
No change

Craigavon

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Craigavon Central[19][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP James McCammick 1,642
SDLP James Daly 1,003
DUP David Calvin 915
UUP Frederick Crowe 813
Sinn Féin Sheena Campbell 610
Alliance John Hagan 605
UUP Pauline Lindsay 495
UUP Elizabeth McClurg 457
DUP Meredith Patterson 406
Workers' Party Peter Smyth 370
Ind. Unionist Barrie Bradbury 255
Turnout 7,776
UUP gain from DUP
Alliance gain from Workers' Party
Loughside[19][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Sean McKavanagh 1,393
UUP Thomas Bell 861
SDLP Hugh Casey 754
Workers' Party Tom French 713
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran 633
SDLP Catherine McStravick 603
Sinn Féin John O'Dowd 475
SDLP Patrick Crilly 424
Turnout 6,047
SDLP gain from UUP
Lurgan[19][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Sydney Cairns 1,942
UUP Audrey Savage 1,565
SDLP Brid Rodgers 1,040
DUP Ruth Allen 891
DUP Yvonne Calvert 814
UUP Samuel Lutton 771
Alliance Gordon Burrell 586
UUP Meta Crozier 492
Sinn Féin Patricia McKee 280
Workers' Party Maureen McKeever 88
Turnout 8,624
No change
Portadown[19][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP James Gillespie 1,583
DUP Michael Briggs 1,089
SDLP Ignatius Fox 1,071
UUP Joe Trueman 887
UUP Brian Maguinness 730
Alliance William Ramsay 580
Sinn Féin John Dignam 523
Independent Andrew Watson 511
UUP Anna Moore 449
Independent Mario McCooe 361
DUP Phyllis Lutton 209
Workers' Party Kathy Foy 114
Turnout 8,327
UUP gain from DUP
Alliance gain from Sinn Fein

Derry

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Cityside[20][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Patrick Devine 1,011
Sinn Féin Hugh Brady 897
SDLP Tony Carlin 734
Sinn Féin Mitchel McLaughlin 698
SDLP Pat Ramsey 664
Sinn Féin Anne McGuinness 656
SDLP James Clifford 640
Workers' Party Eamon Melaugh 358
Sinn Féin Gerry Doherty 236
Turnout 6,126
No change
Northland[20][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP John Tierney 1,565
SDLP Anna Gallagher 1,289
Sinn Féin Bernard McFadden 1,183
SDLP William McCorriston 1,128
SDLP John Kerr 977
SDLP Len Green 778
Ind. Unionist David Davis 607
UUP Jack Allen 590
Sinn Féin Mary Nelis 428
Turnout 8,829
SDLP gain from IIP
David Davis leaves UUP
Rural[20][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Annie Courtney 1,117
DUP William Hay 1,078
SDLP John McNickle 1,023
SDLP George Peoples 946
UUP John Adams 922
UUP Ernest Hamilton 636
DUP Mervyn Lindsay 634
Ind. Nationalist Michael Breslin 544
SDLP Robert Brolly 499
UUP Margaret Parkhill 473
DUP David Nicholl 461
Ulster Democratic Ernest Curry 329
Turnout 8,873
No change
Shantallow[20][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Mary Bradley 1,502
SDLP Noel McKenna 1,203
SDLP William O'Connell 1,024
SDLP Shaun Gallagher 803
Sinn Féin Gearoid O'Heara 759
Sinn Féin Richard Halpenny 586
Ind. Nationalist Thomas Mullan 260
Turnout 6,365
No change
Waterside[20][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Gregory Campbell 1,737
SDLP Gerald Toland 819
Ind. Unionist James Guy 783
DUP Joe Miller 778
SDLP Wilfred White 732
Sinn Féin John Carlin 639
UUP George Duddy 449
Ulster Democratic Kenneth Kerr 389
UUP Albert McCartney 367
UUP Gladys Carey 363
DUP Robert Hall 315
Ulster Democratic Ronnie O'Brien 262
Alliance Snoo Sinclair 238
Turnout 8,030
James Guy leaves UUP
UDP gain from DUP

Down

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Ballynahinch[21][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Patrick Toman 1,222
UUP James Cochrane 1,204
SDLP James Magee 985
UUP Walter Lyons 864
DUP Thomas Poole 790
SDLP Patrick King 388
Sinn Féin Patrick McGreevy 170
Green (NI) Philip Allen 107
Turnout 5,856
No change
Downpatrick[21][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Dermot Curran 1,198
UUP Samuel McCartney 1,110
SDLP John Ritchie 888
SDLP Sean Quinn 792
SDLP Malachi Curran 715
SDLP John Doris 707
SDLP Mary Breen 548
Sinn Féin Geraldine Ritchie 547
Alliance Michael Healy 534
Workers' Party Monica Hynds 214
Labour Party of Ireland William Hampton 193
Turnout 7,599
Alliance gain from Workers' Party
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein
Newcastle[21][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Gerald Douglas 1,329
SDLP Michael Boyd 1,271
SDLP Eamon O'Neill 1,093
SDLP Peter Fitzpatrick 542
Sinn Féin Sean Fitzpatrick 477
DUP John Finlay 416
SDLP Cathal O'Baoill 369
UUP William Brown 366
Workers' Party Henry Robinson 179
Turnout 6,208
UUP gain from DUP
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein
Rowallane[21][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Margaret Ritchie 1,509
UUP Samuel Osborne 1,332
UUP Albert Colmer 781
UUP William Biggerstaff 740
DUP William Dick 652
Independent Loyalist William Walker 351
DUP William Greer 252
Turnout 5,713
No change

Dungannon

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Blackwater[22][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP James Ewing 1,345
UUP Derek Irwin 1,001
SDLP Patsy Daly 980
UUP Jim Hamilton 916
UUP Jim Brady 884
Sinn Féin Tony Gildernew 593
Turnout 5,847
No change
Clogher Valley[22][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Noel Mulligan 1,171
UUP Samuel Brush 1,117
SDLP Anthony McGonnell 1,061
Sinn Féin Raymond McMahon 982
DUP Johnston McIlwrath 919
SDLP John Monaghan 690
Turnout 6,082
No change
Dungannon Town[22][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Ken Maginnis 1,479
UUP William Brown 874
DUP Maurice Morrow 795
Sinn Féin Peter Corrigan 757
Ind. Nationalist Michael McLoughlin 600
SDLP Vincent Currie 570
Workers' Party Gerry Cullen 276
SDLP Peggie Devlin 156
Turnout 5,627
Workers' Party gain from Sinn Fein
Torrent[22][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Nationalist Jim Canning 1,626
UUP Thomas Kempton 1,333
Sinn Féin Brendan Doris 758
Sinn Féin Martin McCaughey 729
SDLP Jim Cavanagh 683
Sinn Féin Sean Corr 550
SDLP Angela Donnelly 357
SDLP Bridie O'Donnell 214
Turnout 6,472
No change

Fermanagh

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Enniskillen[23][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Raymond Ferguson 1,639
UUP Samuel Foster 1,485
Workers' Party David Kettyles 1,150
DUP Roy Coulter 803
UUP William Hetherington 784
SDLP James Lunny 675
Sinn Féin Patrick Cox 656
Sinn Féin John McManus 639
SDLP James Donnelly 555
Alliance William Barbour 305
UUP Bertie Kerr 248
DUP John Connor 155
Independent John Bothwell 25
Turnout 9,341
Workers' Party gain from Sinn Fein
Erne East[23][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Fergus McQuillan 1,547
UUP William Noble 1,268
UUP Albert Liddle 1,059
Sinn Féin Brian McCaffrey 745
UUP Jean McVitty 667
Sinn Féin Vincent McCaffrey 659
Sinn Féin Plunket O'Neill 611
Independent John Joe McCusker 473
Sinn Féin Ciaran Leonard 431
DUP Paul Robinson 264
Independent Seamus Mullan 170
DUP Caroline Madill 128
Turnout 8,177
UUP gain from Sinn Fein
Erne North[23][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Caldwell McClaughry 1,516
DUP Bert Johnston 1,114
SDLP John O'Kane 931
UUP Simon Loane 812
SDLP Tommy Gallagher 793
Sinn Féin Brian McSorley 648
UUP Gladys Nixon 297
DUP Victor Milligan 118
Turnout 6,339
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein
Erne West[23][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Independent Patrick McCaffrey 1,604
UUP Wilson Elliott 1,397
Sinn Féin Paul Corrigan 1,186
SDLP Gerard Gallagher 889
UUP Derrick Nixon 871
Sinn Féin Vincent Martin 595
SDLP Patrick McGovern 256
Turnout 7,001
UUP gain from Sinn Fein
Patrick McCaffrey leaves IIP

Larne

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Coast Road[24][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Thomas Robinson 777
Ind. Nationalist William Cunning 700
DUP John Fulton 478
Alliance Amelia Kelly 439
UUP Joan Drummond 429
DUP Rachel Rea 413
DUP Hill Taggart 115
Turnout 3,441
UUP gain from DUP
Larne Lough[24][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Roy Beggs 1,387
UUP Thomas Baxter 492
DUP Bobby McKee 489
Alliance Thomas Caldwell 411
UUP Samuel Steele 296
DUP Andrew Haggan 244
DUP William Sloan 243
Turnout 3,678
No change
Larne Town[24][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Jack McKee 979
Independent Pat Buckley 855
UUP Robert Robinson 580
UUP Rosalie Armstrong 541
Alliance Patricia Kay 228
Independent Roy Craig 215
Alliance William Geddis 136
DUP Leonard Sluman 85
Turnout 3,710
Independent gain from DUP

Limavady

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Bellarena[25][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Stanley Gault 797
SDLP John McKinney 785
UUP Robert Grant 696
SDLP Arthur Doherty 676
SDLP Thomas Mullan 618
DUP Ernest Murray 471
Turnout 4,116
SDLP gain from DUP
Benbradagh[25][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Lawrence Hegarty 987
UUP David Robinson 939
Sinn Féin Thomas Donaghy 793
UUP Max Gault 446
Sinn Féin Michael Hasson 343
SDLP John Lynch 182
Turnout 3,794
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein
Limavady Town[25][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Ronald Cartwright 961
DUP George Robinson 915
SDLP Barry Doherty 686
UUP Jackie Dolan 482
SDLP Brian McWilliams 378
UUP Norman Reynolds 374
Alliance Joseph McGuigan 241
Turnout 4,112
No change

Lisburn

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Downshire[26][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP William Bleakes 2,297
UUP Thomas Lilburn 1,084
DUP Charles Poots 1,042
DUP Anne Blake 998
Alliance Kenneth Hull 872
UUP Thomas Davis 666
DUP James McCann 574
UUP John Curry 320
UUP Wilfred Corfield-McClung 171
Workers' Party Patrick Pollock 63
Turnout 8,262
Thomas Davis leaves DUP
Dunmurry Cross[26][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Patrick Rice 1,498
UUP William McAllister 1,159
Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson 1,075
DUP William Beattie 964
UUP Billy Bell 957
SDLP William McDonnell 819
SDLP Hugh Lewsley 808
Workers' Party John Lowry 761
Alliance Patrick Bell 684
UUP Richard Scott 252
Turnout 9,314
SDLP gain from Alliance
Killultagh[26][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Robert Campbell 2,072
UUP William Dillon 1,211
DUP Cecil Calvert 1,202
SDLP Peter O'Hagan 1,058
UUP William Lewis 926
UUP Ronnie Crawford 917
Ind. Conservative David Greene 752
Alliance Eileen Drayne 740
DUP William Stevenson 504
Ulster Democratic Richard Haggan 235
Workers' Party Anne-Marie Lowry 72
Turnout 9,830
Independent Conservative gain from DUP
Lisburn Town[26][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Ivan Davis 2,530
Alliance Seamus Close 1,307
UUP William Belshaw 1,049
UUP Samuel Semple 684
DUP Robin McMaster 422
DUP James Mulholland 290
UUP William Gardiner-Watson 195
UUP George Morrison 177
Workers' Party Paul McDonald 141
UUP Andrew Park 119
Turnout 7,059
Ivan Davis leaves DUP

Magherafelt

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Magherafelt Town[27][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP William McCrea 2,162
SDLP Patrick Kilpatrick 1,270
UUP Ernest Caldwell 1,168
Sinn Féin John Hurl 1,003
SDLP Margaret O'Hagan 458
DUP Paul McLean 150
Workers' Party Marian Donnelly 87
Turnout 6,421
No change
Moyola[27][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP John Junkin 1,109
Sinn Féin Pauline Davey-Kennedy 931
SDLP Henry McErlean 877
DUP Thomas Catherwood 694
UUP Norman Montgomery 611
DUP Thomas Milligan 559
Sinn Féin Margaret McKenna 479
SDLP Francis Madden 367
Workers' Party Hugh Scullion 200
Turnout 6,009
UUP gain from DUP
Sperrin[27][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Robert Montgomery 842
Sinn Féin Bernard O'Hagan 801
Sinn Féin Patrick Groogan 751
Ind. Nationalist Mary McSorley 691
SDLP Ghislaine O'Keeney 674
DUP John Linton 632
SDLP Patrick Sweeney 614
SDLP Frank McKendry 530
Workers' Party Francis Donnelly 300
Turnout 5,969
Mary McSorley leaves SDLP
SDLP gain from Sinn Fein

Moyle

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Ballycastle[28][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Gardiner Kane 385
SDLP Michael O'Cleary 379
Independent Seamus Blaney 221
Independent Archie McAuley 218
UUP Robert McPherson 218
Independent James McShane 202
Independent Christopher McCaughan 160
SDLP Noel McCurdy 93
Turnout 1,876
Independent gain from Sinn Féin
Giant's Causeway[28][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Unionist Robert McIlroy 554
DUP James Rodgers 370
Ind. Unionist Price McConaghy 319
UUP Robert Getty 304
DUP Glenda Rodgers 137
Ind. Unionist Ronnie McIlvar 46
Turnout 1,730
No change
The Glens[28][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP Malachy McSparran 468
SDLP Patrick McBride 344
Sinn Féin James McCarry 331
Ind. Nationalist Randal McDonnell 297
SDLP Joseph Mitchell 284
DUP Elizabeth White 251
SDLP Daniel Anderson 188
Independent Michael Brogan 168
Turnout 2,331
No change

Newry and Mourne

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Crotlieve[29][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP P. J. Bradley 1,488
UUP Violet Cromie 1,378
SDLP Hugh Carr 1,081
SDLP Brian Mulligan 998
SDLP Jim McCart 993
Ind. Nationalist Ciaran Mussen 954
SDLP Patrick Maginn 766
SDLP Felix O'Hare 557
UUP John Fisher 515
Sinn Féin Anne Marie Willis 389
Turnout 9,375
SDLP gain from UUP
Newry Town[29][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Ind. Nationalist Eugene Markey 973
SDLP Frank Feely 957
SDLP Arthur Ruddy 892
UUP William McCaigue 865
SDLP Sean Gallogly 818
Sinn Féin Brendan Curran 741
SDLP Patrick McElroy 614
Independent Louis Morgan 535
Sinn Féin Eileen Morgan 470
SDLP John McArdle 440
Workers' Party Kevin Morgan 264
Ind. Nationalist James McKevitt 215
SDLP Teddy McLoughlin 202
Independent Peter McKevitt 215
Independent Noel Sloan 134
Independent Patrick Ruddy 36
Turnout 8,630
Eugene Markey leaves IIP
Slieve Gullion[29][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
SDLP John Fee 1,207
SDLP Pat Toner 1,174
Sinn Féin Jim McAllister 1,035
SDLP Michael O'Neill 995
Sinn Féin James McCreesh 756
Sinn Féin Patrick McDonald 540
Ind. Republican Brian Woods 208
Turnout 6,207
No change
The Fews[29][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Danny Kennedy 1,406
SDLP Stephen McGinn 1,158
SDLP James Savage 1,103
SDLP Charles Smyth 1,103
UUP William Moffett 1,056
Sinn Féin Conor Murphy 705
DUP Gordon Heslip 554
Sinn Féin Patrick Quinn 487
Workers' Party Brian Mulligan 96
Turnout 7,951
SDLP gain from DUP
The Mournes[29][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Protestant Unionist George Graham 1,754
SDLP Desmond Haughian 1,309
UUP Henry Reilly 1,178
SDLP Austin Crawford 950
UUP William Coulter 634
DUP George McConnell 589
Independent Mark Brennan 339
Sinn Féin Gabriel Curran 213
Turnout 7,150
George Graham leaves DUP

Newtownabbey

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Antrim Line[30][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Alliance James Rooney 908
DUP Tommy Kirkham 800
UUP James Smith 775
UUP William Green 718
SDLP Thomas McTeague 684
UUP Ivan Hunter 414
DUP Billy McDonnell 235
Workers' Party Brendan Harrison 142
Labour Party NI[31] Thomas Davidson 111
Turnout 4,893
SDLP gain from DUP
Ballyclare[30][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Stephen Turkington 969
Ind. Unionist Arthur Templeton 863
UUP Thomas Downes 721
Ind. Unionist Sidney Cameron 565
DUP Samuel Cameron 431
DUP Samuel Gardiner 359
Alliance Trevor Strain 323
Independent Leonard Hardy 281
Turnout 4,618
UUP gain from Independent
Doagh Road[30][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Fraser Agnew 761
Labour Party NI[31] Bob Kidd 712
DUP Billy Snoddy 604
UUP Andrew Beattie 526
Alliance John Blair 334
Independent Democratic Unionist David Hollis 246
UUP Winifred Wright 109
Sinn Féin Liam Collins 96
Workers' Party James Magee 78
National Front David Kerr 41
Turnout 3,625
Alliance gain from DUP
Manse Road[30][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP George Herron 1,762
UUP James Robinson 914
Alliance Gordon Mawhinney 725
DUP Samuel Neill 713
UUP Joseph Kell 303
Workers' Party Brendan Heaney 175
Independent Democratic Unionist Thomas Buchanan 99
Turnout 4,825
Alliance gain from DUP
Shore Road[30][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Barbara Gilliland 1,008
UUP Ken Robinson 973
DUP Billy Boyd 950
Alliance William McKimmon 769
Independent Democratic Unionist William Ball 240
Labour Party NI[31] David Lowrie 164
DUP Jean Boyd 150
Turnout 4,402
No change

North Down

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Abbey[32][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UPUP Valerie Kinghan 745
NI Conservatives George Green 536
UPUP Cecil Braniff 478
DUP Denny Vitty 429
UUP Irene Cree 349
DUP Ivy Cooling 323
Alliance James Magee 299
DUP George McMurtry 298
NI Conservatives Shirley McCann 250
Alliance Miriam Judge 228
UUP Edward Johnston 119
UUP Robert Todd 42
Turnout 4,284
George Green leaves UUP
UPUP gain from DUP
Ballyholme and Groomsport[32][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Robin Cree 864
Alliance Jane Copeland 711
NI Conservatives Bruce Mulligan 611
Ind. Unionist Edmund Mills 578
NI Conservatives Ivan Thompson 573
Alliance Donald Hayes 484
DUP Alan Leslie 429
UUP Samuel Mellon 356
NI Conservatives Bill McLean 319
DUP Robert Gordon 250
UUP Ian Henry 166
Alliance William Johnston 123
Turnout 5,614
Bruce Mulligan leaves UUP
NI Conservatives gain from Alliance
Bangor West[32][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Hazel Bradford 698
Alliance Brian Wilson 697
NI Conservatives Thomas Miskelly 626
NI Conservatives James O'Fee 573
NI Conservatives Jack Preston 537
Independent Ann-Marie Hillen 537
DUP William Baxter 462
Alliance William Baillie 414
UUP Roy Bradford 403
UUP Terence McKeag 396
DUP Alan Graham 347
PUP Thomas O'Brien 316
Independent Colin Simpson 211
Alliance Eileen Bell 145
DUP Elizabeth McMurtry 135
PUP Samuel Meneely 9
Turnout 6,653
NI Conservatives gain from DUP and UPUP
Independent gain from Alliance
Holywood[32][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
NI Conservatives Laurence Kennedy 775
Independent Dennis Ogborn 695
Alliance Susan O'Brien 660
UUP Ellie McKay 589
DUP Gordon Dunne 561
Alliance Paul de Haan 552
UUP McConnell Auld 473
NI Conservatives Alice Kennedy 269
NI Conservatives Michael Weir 135
UUP Ian Sinclair 93
Turnout 4,918
NI Conservatives gain from UUP
Independent gain from Alliance

Omagh

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Mid Tyrone[33][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Patrick McMahon 1,186
UUP Desmond Anderson 906
Independent Brian McGrath 872
Sinn Féin Barney McAleer 788
SDLP Seamus Shields 735
Sinn Féin Sean Clarke 700
UUP William Thompson 685
SDLP Nuala McSherry 601
DUP Willis Cooke 486
DUP Tommy Armstrong 324
Workers' Party Patrick McClean 244
Alliance Ethne McClelland 167
Turnout 7,967
Brian McGrath leaves IIP
UUP gain from DUP
Omagh Town[33][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
DUP Oliver Gibson 1,058
SDLP Johnny McLaughlin 820
SDLP Paddy McGowan 754
UUP Wilfred Breen 736
Sinn Féin Francis Mackey 696
Workers' Party James Doody 335
SDLP Stephen McKenna 330
SDLP Arthur Breen 325
Alliance Patrick Bogan 305
DUP Stanley Johnston 260
UUP Rachel Hussey 208
Sinn Féin Colm Grimes 143
Alliance Eric Bullick 115
Turnout 6,264
Johnny McLaughlin joins SDLP
West Tyrone[33][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Arthur McFarland 1,314
SDLP Liam McQuaid 1,112
Sinn Féin Gerry McMenamin 838
DUP Harry Cairns 832
UUP George Rainey 830
Sinn Féin Cecilia Quinn 762
SDLP James Connolly 489
SDLP Gregory McMullan 421
Workers' Party Tommy Owens 316
Sinn Féin William McLaughlin 218
Alliance Ann Gormley 213
DUP Raymond Farrell 136
DUP Raymond Little 136
Turnout 7,845
No change

Strabane

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Derg[34][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP Edward Turner 1,050
DUP Thomas Kerrigan 970
Sinn Féin Charles McHugh 928
Ind. Unionist Derek Hussey 827
SDLP Laurence McNamee 589
Independent Denis McCrory 443
DUP Desmond Monteith 426
Sinn Féin Tomas MacNamee 240
Alliance James Smyth 63
Turnout 5,711
Independent Unionist gain from DUP
SDLP gain from Independent
Glenelly[34][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
UUP James Emery 1,359
DUP John Donnell 1,118
SDLP John Gallagher 1,035
DUP Samuel Rogers 737
Sinn Féin Martin Forbes 526
SDLP Brian Logue 225
Alliance Hughes Colhoun 124
Turnout 5,280
Alliance gain from Sinn Fein
Mourne[34][8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref
Sinn Féin Ivan Barr 1,327
Ind. Nationalist Margaret McManus 1,123
UUP John Cummings 949
Ind. Nationalist James O'Kane 879
SDLP Joseph McElroy 641
Sinn Féin Ultan McNulty 463
SDLP Bernard Mullen 254
SDLP Bernard McDermott 211
Turnout 6,058
Margaret McManus leaves SDLP

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  23. ^ a b c d Fermanagh District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections
  24. ^ a b c Larne District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections
  25. ^ a b c Limavady District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections
  26. ^ a b c d Lisburn District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections
  27. ^ a b c Magherafelt District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections
  28. ^ a b c Moyle Council Elections 1985–1989, Northern Ireland Elections
  29. ^ a b c d e Newry & Mourne District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections
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  34. ^ a b c Strabane District Council Elections 1985-1989, Northern Ireland Elections