1989 Limavady Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989

1989 Limavady Borough Council election

17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 15 seats to Limavady Borough Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party UUP SDLP DUP Seats won 7 6 1 Seat change 0 2 1   Fourth party   Party Sinn Féin Seats won 1 Seat change 1

Elections to Limavady Borough 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

Limavady Borough Council Election Result 1989

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	UUP	7	0	0	0	46.7	39.9	4,695	0.5
	SDLP	6	2	0	2	40.0	36.6	4,312	3.7
	DUP	1	0	1	1	6.7	11.8	1,386	2.1
	Sinn Féin	1	0	1	1	6.7	9.6	1,136	0.9
	Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.1	241	0.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Limavady Borough Council election, 1989
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		SDLP		DUP		Sinn Féin		Others
Bellarena	36.9	2	51.5	3	11.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	5
Benbradagh	37.5	2	31.7	2	0.0	0	30.8	1	0.0	0	5
Limavady Town	45.0	3	22.7	1	26.3	1	0.0	0	6.0	0	5
Total	39.9	7	36.6	6	11.8	1	9.6	1	2.1	0	15

District results

Bellarena

1985: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP
1985–1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Bellarena - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	UUP	Stanley Gault*	19.71%	797
	SDLP	John McKinney	19.42%	785
	UUP	Robert Grant*	17.21%	696
	SDLP	Arthur Doherty*	16.72%	676
	SDLP	Thomas Mullan*	15.29%	618	620.88	725.32
	DUP	Ernest Murray*	11.65%	471	585.4	589.18
Electorate: 6,002   Valid: 4,043 (67.36%)   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 674   Turnout: 4,116 (68.58%)

Benbradagh

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985–1989 Change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin

Benbradagh - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SDLP	Lawrence Hegarty*	26.75%	987
	UUP	David Robinson*	25.45%	939
	Sinn Féin	Thomas Donaghy	21.49%	793
	UUP	Max Gault*	12.09%	446	446.84	768.84
	SDLP	Gerard Lynch	4.93%	182	523.04	523.74	528.8	542.1
	Sinn Féin	Michael Hasson*	9.30%	343	368.62	368.62	533.3	533.65
Electorate: 5,745   Valid: 3,690 (64.23%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 616   Turnout: 3,794 (66.04%)

Limavady Town

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1985–1989 Change: No change

Limavady Town - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	UUP	Ronald Cartwright*	23.80%	961
	DUP	George Robinson*	22.67%	915
	SDLP	Barry Doherty*	16.99%	686
	UUP	John Dolan*	11.94%	482	723.2
	UUP	Norman Reynolds	9.26%	374	412.1	639.98	698.98
	SDLP	Brian McWilliams	9.36%	378	378.6	379.41	481.41
	Alliance	Joseph McGuigan	5.97%	241	244.3	250.24
Electorate: 6,571   Valid: 4,037 (61.44%)   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 673   Turnout: 4,112 (62.58%)