1989 Lisburn Borough Council election

Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 28 councillors.

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989
1989 Lisburn Borough Council election
17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 28 seats to Lisburn Borough Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP SDLP
Seats won 15 5 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 3 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin Ind. Conservative
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Increase 1

Election results
Lisburn Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 15 2 0 Increase2 53.6 49.9 16,786 Increase7.1
  DUP 5 0 3 Decrease3 17.9 17.8 5,996 Decrease14.3
  SDLP 3 1 0 Increase1 10.7 8.0 2,685 Increase1.4
  Alliance 2 0 1 Decrease1 7.1 10.7 3,603 Decrease0.3
  Sinn Féin 2 0 0 Steady0 7.1 7.6 2,573 Increase1.9
  Ind. Conservative 1 1 0 Increase1 3.6 2.2 752 Increase2.2
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 3.1 1,037 Increase1.3
  Ulster Democratic 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.7 235 Increase0.7

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Lisburn Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP SDLP Alliance Sinn Féin Others
Downshire 56.1 4 32.3 2 0.0 0 10.8 1 0.0 0 0.8 0 7
Dunmurry Cross 26.4 2 10.7 1 18.1 2 7.6 0 28.7 2 8.5 0 7
Killultagh 52.9 4 17.7 1 10.9 1 7.6 0 0.0 0 10.9 1 7
Lisburn Town 68.8 5 10.3 1 0.0 0 18.9 1 0.0 0 2.0 0 7
Total 49.9 15 17.8 5 8.0 3 10.7 2 7.6 2 6.0 1 28

Districts results

Downshire

1985: 3 x UUP, 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Downshire - 7 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Ulster Unionist William Bleakes* 28.40% 2,297            
Ulster Unionist Thomas Lilburn* 13.40% 1,084            
DUP Charles Poots* 12.88% 1,042            
DUP Anne Blake 12.34% 998 1,125.11          
Ulster Unionist Thomas Davis 8.24% 666 992.61 995.18 1,018.55      
Ulster Unionist Wilfred Corfield-McClung* 2.11% 171 634.98 636.98 682.01 705.11 706.88 1,023.51
Alliance Kenneth Hull 10.78% 872 910.76 951.33 951.9 956.59 956.95 1,000.61
DUP James McCann 7.10% 574 637.84 641.84 658.37 666.42 689.88 816.42
Ulster Unionist John Curry 3.96% 320 572.51 575.51 601.16 633.78 636.39  
Workers' Party Patrick Pollock 0.78% 63 64.71          
Electorate: 15,814   Valid: 8,087 (51.14%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 1,011   Turnout: 8,262 (52.24%)  

    Dunmurry Cross

    1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
    1989: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
    1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from Alliance

    Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Sinn Féin Patrick Rice* 16.69% 1,498        
    Ulster Unionist William McAllister* 12.91% 1,159        
    Ulster Unionist Billy Bell 10.66% 957 1,145      
    Sinn Féin Michael Ferguson 11.98% 1,075 1,075 1,421.06    
    DUP William Beattie* 10.74% 964 1,005 1,005 1,007.28 1,123.28
    SDLP William McDonnell* 9.12% 819 819 835.12 1,000.04 1,086.84
    SDLP Hugh Lewsley 9.00% 808 808 813.2 882.36 1,068.66
    Workers' Party John Lowry 8.48% 761 764 768.16 808.44 972.7
    Alliance Patrick Bell 7.62% 684 698 698.52 719.8  
    Ulster Unionist Richard Scott* 2.81% 252        
    Electorate: 16,626   Valid: 8,977 (53.99%)   Spoilt: 337   Quota: 1,123   Turnout: 9,314 (56.02%)  

      Killultagh

      1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
      1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Conservative
      1985-1989 Change: Independent Conservative gain from DUP

      Killultagh - 7 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Ulster Unionist David Campbell 21.39% 2,072            
      Ulster Unionist Ronnie Crawford 9.46% 917 1,371.69          
      Ulster Unionist Jim Dillon* 12.50% 1,211 1,352.86          
      DUP Cecil Calvert* 12.41% 1,202 1,294.66          
      Ulster Unionist William Lewis* 9.56% 926 1,021.12 1,141.92 1,250.6      
      SDLP Peter O'Hagan 10.92% 1,058 1,059.64 1,059.8 1,059.8 1,083.8 1,086.96 1,091.28
      Ind. Conservative David Greene 7.76% 752 765.53 775.13 783.49 788.9 827.19 1,024.49
      Alliance Eileen Drayne 7.64% 740 752.71 758.63 761.71 794.12 813.92 845.02
      DUP William Stevenson 5.20% 504 524.91 533.87 545.75 548.91 653.91  
      Ulster Democratic Richard Haggan 2.43% 235 241.97 253.81 261.29 264.29    
      Workers' Party Anne-Marie Lowry 0.74% 72 72.82 73.62 73.62      
      Electorate: 18,323   Valid: 9,689 (52.88%)   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,212   Turnout: 9,830 (53.65%)  

        Lisburn Town

        1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
        1989: 5 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
        1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

        Lisburn Town - 7 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Ulster Unionist Ivan Davis* 36.59% 2,530            
        Alliance Seamus Close* 18.90% 1,307            
        Ulster Unionist William Belshaw* 15.17% 1,049            
        Ulster Unionist Samuel Semple* 9.89% 684 1,156.6          
        Ulster Unionist George Morrison 2.56% 177 585.68 620.54 722.54 769.88 886.56  
        Ulster Unionist William Gardiner-Watson 2.82% 195 513.24 582.12 670.12 746.44 857.4 880.4
        DUP Robin McMaster 6.10% 422 586.56 596.64 614.64 635.34 667.86 719.54
        DUP James Mulholland 4.19% 290 417.84 428.34 446.34 460.74 497.92 538.18
        Workers' Party Paul McDonald 2.04% 141 160.04 445.22 449.22 450.84 452.78  
        Ulster Unionist Andrew Park 1.72% 119 261.8 291.62 351.12 366.96    
        Electorate: 14,362   Valid: 6,914 (48.14%)   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 865   Turnout: 7,059 (49.15%)  

          References
          1. "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Lisburn". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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