Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1989 Strabane District Council election
Elections to Strabane 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
Strabane District Council Election Result 1989[ 1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
UUP
3
0
0
0
20.0
20.3
3,358
1.2
DUP
3
0
1
1
20.0
19.7
3,251
6.4
SDLP
3
1
1
0
20.0
17.9
2,955
1.2
Sinn Féin
2
0
1
1
13.3
21.1
3,484
1.2
Ind. Nationalist
2
1
1
0
13.3
14.8
2,445
1.4
Ind. Unionist
1
1
0
1
6.7
5.0
827
5.0
Alliance
1
1
0
1
6.7
1.1
187
1.1
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Strabane District Council election, 1989 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
UUP
DUP
SDLP
Sinn Féin
Alliance
Others
Derg
19.0
1
25.2
1
10.6
1
21.1
1
1.1
0
23.0
1
5
Glenelly
26.5
1
36.2
2
24.6
1
10.2
0
2.5
1
0.0
0
5
Mourne
16.2
1
0.0
0
18.9
1
30.6
1
0.0
0
34.3
2
5
Total
20.3
3
19.7
3
17.9
3
21.1
2
1.1
1
19.9
2
15
District results
Derg
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP and Independent Unionist gain from DUP and Independent Nationalist
Derg - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
UUP
Edward Turner *
18.97%
1,050
DUP
Thomas Kerrigan *
17.52%
970
Sinn Féin
Charles McHugh *
16.76%
928
Ind. Unionist
Derek Hussey
14.94%
827
890.48
915.24
915.24
924.8
SDLP
Laurence McNamee
10.64%
589
589.12
608.24
663.36
663.56
932.56
DUP
Desmond Monteith
7.70%
426
478.8
485.6
486.6
514.72
519.72
Ind. Nationalist
Denis McCrory*
8.00%
443
444.56
454.68
496.68
497
Sinn Féin
Thomas McNamee*
4.34%
240
240.12
241.12
Alliance
James Smyth
1.14%
63
69
Electorate: 7,611 Valid: 5,536 (72.74%) Spoilt: 175 Quota: 923 Turnout: 5,711 (75.04%)
Glenelly
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from Sinn Féin
Glenelly - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
UUP
James Emery
26.52%
1,359
DUP
John Donnell
21.82%
1,118
SDLP
John Gallagher *
20.20%
1,035
DUP
Samuel Rogers *
14.38%
737
1,186.54
Alliance
Hughes Colhoun
2.42%
124
168.46
473.71
684.71
748.18
835.78
Sinn Féin
Martin Forbes
10.27%
526
526.76
527.31
530.31
580.31
671.91
SDLP
Brian Logue
4.39%
225
229.18
253.93
272.93
Electorate: 7,347 Valid: 5,124 (69.74%) Spoilt: 156 Quota: 855 Turnout: 5,280 (71.87%)
Mourne
1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: Independent Nationalist leaves SDLP
Mourne - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Sinn Féin
Ivan Barr *
22.70%
1,327
Ind. Nationalist
Peggy McManus *
19.21%
1,123
Ind. Nationalist
James O'Kane *
15.03%
879
907.56
978.96
SDLP
Joseph McElroy
10.96%
641
656.68
688.98
833.27
1,030.27
UUP
John Cummings *
16.23%
949
950.68
952.89
953.34
953.51
Sinn Féin
Ultan McNulty
7.92%
463
750.28
772.04
781.28
795.21
SDLP
Bernard Mullen
4.34%
254
260.16
270.36
305.21
SDLP
Bernard McDermott
3.61%
211
216.32
224.99
Electorate: 9,609 Valid: 5,847 (60.85%) Spoilt: 211 Quota: 975 Turnout: 6,058 (63.05%)
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