1989 Larne Borough Council election
17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won 7 4 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Independent Nationalist
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0

Elections to Larne 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

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 7 1 0 Increase1 46.7 42.7 4,502 Increase5.4
  DUP 4 0 2 Decrease2 26.7 29.1 3,046 Decrease10.3
  Alliance 2 0 0 Steady0 13.3 11.5 1,214 Decrease4.9
  Independent 1 1 1 Increase1 0.0 10.2 1,070 Increase10.2
  Independent Nationalist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.7 6.6 700 Decrease0.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Coast Road 36.0 2 30.0 1 13.1 1 20.9 1 5
Larne Lough 61.0 3 27.4 2 11.6 0 0.0 0 5
Larne Town 31.0 2 29.4 1 10.0 1 29.6 1 5
Total 42.7 7 29.1 4 11.5 2 16.7 2 15

Districts results

Coast Road

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Coast Road - 5 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson* 23.19% 777      
Independent Nationalist William Cunning* 20.89% 700      
Ulster Unionist Joan Drummond 12.80% 429 554.72 561  
DUP Winston Fulton* 14.26% 478 496.48 560.44  
Alliance Amelia Kelly* 13.10% 439 446.84 454.4 592.32
DUP Rachel Rea* 12.32% 413 465.08 507.72 508.64
DUP Hill Taggart 3.43% 115 122    
Electorate: 7,089   Valid: 3,351 (47.27%)   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 559   Turnout: 3,441 (48.54%)  

    Larne Lough

    1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
    1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
    1985-1989 Change: No change

    Larne Lough - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs* 38.94% 1,387        
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Baxter* 13.81% 492 927.58      
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Steele* 8.31% 296 473.48 725.03    
    DUP Bobby McKee 13.73% 489 560.34 592.74 633.24  
    DUP Gary Haggan 6.85% 244 294.46 320.56 365.11 569.16
    Alliance Thomas Caldwell 11.54% 411 435.94 449.44 472.39 496.83
    DUP William Sloan 6.82% 243 267.36 273.66 295.26  
    Electorate: 7,198   Valid: 3,562 (49.49%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 594   Turnout: 3,678 (51.10%)  

      Larne Town

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

      Larne Town - 5 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP Jack McKee* 25.76% 979        
      Independent Pat Buckley 23.63% 855        
      Ulster Unionist Robert Robinson* 16.03% 580 630.31      
      Ulster Unionist Rosalie Armstrong* 14.95% 541 576.1 595.18 606.34  
      Alliance Patricia Kay 6.30% 228 229.95 333.63 487.55 615.21
      DUP Leonard Sluman* 2.35% 85 362.29 365.17 365.92 418.13
      Independent Roy Craig 5.94% 215 223.97 280.85 301.85  
      Alliance William Geddis 3.76% 136 136.39 202.27    
      Electorate: 7,298   Valid: 3,619 (49.59%)   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 604   Turnout: 3,710 (50.84%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Larne". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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