Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1989 Omagh District Council election
Elections to Omagh 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 21 councillors .
Election results
Omagh District Council Election Result 1989[ 1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SDLP
6
1
0
1
28.6
26.1
5,587
8.5
Sinn Féin
6
0
0
28.6
24.9
5,331
6.7
UUP
5
1
0
1
23.8
21.9
4,679
5.1
DUP
3
0
1
1
14.3
15.1
3,217
3.8
Ind. Nationalist
1
1
0
1
4.8
4.1
872
4.1
Workers' Party
0
0
0
0.0
4.2
895
1.5
Alliance
0
0
0
0.0
3.7
800
1.0
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Omagh District Council election, 1989 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
SDLP
Sinn Féin
UUP
DUP
Others
Mid Tyrone
17.4
1
34.8
3
20.7
2
10.5
0
16.6
1
7
Omagh Town
36.6
3
13.8
1
15.5
1
21.7
2
12.4
1
7
West Tyrone
26.6
2
23.9
2
28.2
2
14.3
1
7.0
0
7
Total
26.1
6
24.9
6
21.9
5
15.1
3
12.0
1
21
District results
Mid Tyrone
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x IIP
1989: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP, Independent Nationalist leaves IIP
Mid Tyrone - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Sinn Féin
Patrick McMahon
15.41%
1,186
Sinn Féin
Barney McAleer *
10.24%
788
962.04
UUP
Desmond Anderson
11.78%
906
906
923
933
975
SDLP
Seamus Shields
9.55%
735
750.58
769.96
859.53
859.53
1,320.53
Ind. Nationalist
Brian McGrath *
11.33%
872
877.89
892.89
939.89
940.89
1,017.89
Sinn Féin
Sean Clarke
9.10%
700
715.01
715.01
727.58
728.58
748.77
817.77
830.77
UUP
William Thompson *
8.90%
685
685
727
739
752
765.57
773.57
774.57
DUP
Willis Cooke*
6.32%
486
486
489
489
750
751
756
756
SDLP
Nuala McSherry
7.81%
601
603.47
635.47
679.47
681.66
DUP
Tommy Armstrong
4.21%
324
324.19
325.19
325.19
Workers' Party
Patrick McClean
3.17%
244
246.47
269.47
Alliance
Ethne McClelland
2.17%
167
167.38
Electorate: 10,300 Valid: 7,694 (74.70%) Spoilt: 273 Quota: 962 Turnout: 7,967 (77.35%)
Omagh Town
1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Labour
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: Independent Labour joins SDLP
Omagh Town - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
DUP
Oliver Gibson *
17.39%
1,058
SDLP
Johnny McLaughlin *
13.48%
820
UUP
Wilfred Breen *
12.10%
736
792.84
SDLP
Patrick McGowan *
12.39%
754
754.84
771.57
Sinn Féin
Francis Mackey *
11.44%
696
696.28
702.3
702.3
702.3
823.3
SDLP
Stephen McKenna *
5.42%
330
330
348.48
348.64
354.71
358.99
358.99
372.99
613.23
771.23
DUP
Stanley Johnston
4.28%
260
464.4
464.47
481.27
481.43
481.43
679.13
679.13
690.25
700.09
Alliance
Patrick Bogan
5.01%
305
305.56
306.47
306.95
398.25
398.32
418.76
419.76
447.04
519.86
Workers' Party
James Doody
5.51%
335
336.12
341.23
341.23
344.65
348.72
358.16
369.16
394.79
SDLP
Arthur Breen
5.34%
325
325.84
329.48
329.8
332.8
334.94
340.5
341.5
UUP
Rachel Hussey
3.42%
208
234.32
234.6
247.4
252.4
252.4
Sinn Féin
Colm Grimes
2.35%
143
143
144.05
144.05
144.05
Alliance
Eric Bullick
1.89%
115
116.12
116.54
117.02
Electorate: 9,451 Valid: 6,085 (64.38%) Spoilt: 179 Quota: 761 Turnout: 6,264 (66.28%)
West Tyrone
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
West Tyrone - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
UUP
Arthur McFarland *
17.28%
1,314
SDLP
Liam McQuaid *
14.63%
1,112
UUP
Allan Rainey
10.92%
830
1,135.1
DUP
Harry Cairns *
10.94%
832
856.03
961.6
Sinn Féin
Gerry McMenamin *
11.02%
838
838.27
838.27
841.42
841.42
841.42
923.42
927.57
927.74
979.19
Sinn Féin
Cecilia Quinn *
10.02%
762
762.27
762.44
777.74
777.74
778.01
860.31
865.76
866.76
890.08
SDLP
Gregory McMullan *
5.54%
421
421.27
421.61
512.51
512.51
512.51
517.66
560.11
567.32
748.7
SDLP
James Connolly
6.43%
489
489
489.17
520.07
520.08
521.25
540.4
574.64
587.63
636.42
Workers' Party
Tommy Owens
4.16%
316
316.81
317.83
328.33
328.33
329.03
333.03
398.72
417.27
DUP
Raymond Farrell
1.79%
136
145.18
173.4
173.55
177.63
313.27
314.27
332.98
Alliance
Ann Gormley
2.80%
213
215.97
225.32
228.17
228.22
231.49
235.64
Sinn Féin
William McLaughlin
2.87%
218
218
218
218.9
218.9
218.9
DUP
Raymond Little
1.59%
121
129.91
165.61
165.61
167.22
Electorate: 9,836 Valid: 7,602 (77.29%) Spoilt: 243 Quota: 951 Turnout: 7,845 (79.76%)
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