1989 Derry City Council election
Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1989 Derry City Council election
Elections to Derry City Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections . The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors .
Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Derry City Council election, 1989 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
SDLP
Sinn Féin
DUP
UUP
UDP
Others
Cityside
51.7
3
42.2
3
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
6.1
0
6
Northland
67.1
4
18.8
1
0.0
0
6.9
0
0.0
0
7.2
1
6
Rural
41.4
3
0.0
0
25.1
2
23.4
2
3.8
0
6.3
0
7
Shantallow
73.8
4
21.9
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
4.3
0
5
Waterside
19.7
1
8.1
0
36.0
2
15.0
1
8.3
1
12.9
1
6
Total
49.7
15
16.4
5
13.5
4
10.2
3
2.6
1
7.6
2
30
District results
Cityside
1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
Northland
1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from IIP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Northland - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SDLP
John Tierney *
18.31%
1,565
SDLP
Anna Gallagher *
15.08%
1,289
SDLP
William McCorriston
13.20%
1,128
1,228.28
Sinn Féin
Bernard McFadden *
13.84%
1,183
1,197.26
1,561.26
SDLP
John Kerr
11.43%
977
1,054.51
1,065.81
1,113.81
1,127.81
1,133.81
Ind. Unionist
David Davis *
7.10%
607
622.18
629.1
651.1
654.2
1,128.48
SDLP
Leonard Green*
9.10%
778
889.78
898.7
917.7
960.05
972.05
UUP
Jack Allen
6.90%
590
591.15
593.15
593.15
593.25
Sinn Féin
Martin Nelis
5.01%
428
437.89
Electorate: 14,337 Valid: 8,545 (59.60%) Spoilt: 284 Quota: 1,221 Turnout: 8,829 (61.58%)
Rural
1985: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: No change
Rural - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SDLP
Annie Courtney *
12.90%
1,117
DUP
William Hay *
12.45%
1,078
1,159
UUP
John Adams *
10.64%
922
995
1,007.22
1,007.34
1,116.34
SDLP
John McNickle *
11.81%
1,023
1,027
1,027
1,034.98
1,034.98
1,034.98
1,288.98
SDLP
George Peoples
10.92%
946
947
947
952.28
963.28
963.92
1,112.92
DUP
Mervyn Lindsay
7.32%
634
668
712.18
712.21
755.15
757.71
758.77
758.77
1,164.77
UUP
Ernest Hamilton *
7.34%
636
675
678.76
678.88
966.91
995.07
996.28
1,000.28
1,020.28
Ind. Nationalist
Michael Breslin
6.28%
544
544
544.94
546.68
547.68
548
605.73
651.73
652.73
DUP
David Nicholl
5.32%
461
501
510.4
510.52
527.52
527.84
531.08
533.08
SDLP
Robert Brolly
5.76%
499
499
500.88
516.99
516.99
516.99
UUP
Margaret Parkhill
5.46%
473
484
485.88
486
Ulster Democratic
Ernest Curry
3.80%
329
Electorate: 13,344 Valid: 8,662 (64.91%) Spoilt: 211 Quota: 1,084 Turnout: 8,873 (66.49%)
Shantallow
1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change
Shantallow - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SDLP
Mary Bradley *
24.47%
1,502
SDLP
Noel McKenna *
19.60%
1,203
SDLP
William O'Connell *
16.69%
1,024
SDLP
Shaun Gallagher
13.08%
803
1,237.7
Sinn Féin
Gearóid Ó hEára
12.37%
759
770.55
778.6
847.75
934.75
Sinn Féin
Richard Halpenny
9.55%
586
598.25
626.95
726.8
796.8
Ind. Nationalist
Thomas Mullan
4.24%
260
272.95
331.4
Electorate: 10,573 Valid: 6,137 (58.04%) Spoilt: 228 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 6,365 (60.20%)
Waterside
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: UDP gain from DUP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP
Waterside - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
DUP
Gregory Campbell *
22.07%
1,737
UUP
George Duddy *
5.70%
449
500.45
511.15
519.5
656.5
1,153.45
DUP
Joe Miller
9.88%
778
875.65
881.35
900.75
925.25
945.15
949.74
949.74
1,245.74
Ind. Unionist
James Guy *
9.95%
783
815.9
913.95
922.3
966.15
1,002.45
1,014.6
1,033
1,112.42
1,155.89
SDLP
Gerald Toland
10.41%
819
819
862
863
863
863
863
1,034.62
1,034.62
1,034.62
Ulster Democratic
Kenneth Kerr
4.94%
389
429.95
433.95
656.8
674.9
687.3
687.84
687.84
810
885.9
SDLP
Wilfred White
9.30%
732
732
753
753
753
754
754
791
791
791
DUP
Robert Hall
4.00%
315
594.65
602
610.4
619.9
636.15
646.68
646.68
Sinn Féin
John Carlin
8.12%
639
639.35
642.35
642.35
642.35
644.75
645.02
UUP
Gladys Carey
4.61%
363
422.15
432.85
436.2
602.4
UUP
Albert McCartney
4.66%
367
391.5
404.85
407.2
Ulster Democratic
Ronnie O'Brien
3.33%
262
270.4
276.75
Alliance
Snoo Sinclair
3.02%
238
243.6
Electorate: 12,405 Valid: 7,871 (63.45%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 8,030 (64.73%)
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