North Down Borough Council election, 1989
Elections to North Down 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 25 councillors.
Prior to the election three Ulster Unionist politicians, including George Green, had defected to the Conservative Party in Northern Ireland. The election saw the Conservative presence in North Down doubling, with the Conservatives emerging as the single largest party on the council.
Election Results
North Down Borough Council Election Result 1989[1] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
NI Conservatives | 6 | 24.9 | 5,204 | |||||||
UUP | 5 | 21.7 | 4,548 | |||||||
Alliance | 4 | 20.7 | 4,313 | |||||||
DUP | 4 | 15.5 | 3,234 | |||||||
Independent | 2 | 6.9 | 1,443 | |||||||
Ulster Popular Unionist | 2 | 5.9 | 1,223 | |||||||
Independent Unionist | 1 | 2.8 | 578 | |||||||
PUP | 0 | 1.6 | 325 | |||||||
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Bangor West
Bangor West - 7 seats[2] | |||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | |
UUP | H. E. Bradford (incumbent) | 10.7% | 698 | 707 | 710 | 716 | 748 | 880 | |||||
Alliance | B. A. S. Wilson (incumbent) | 10.7% | 697 | 699 | 763 | 779 | 789 | 802 | 808 | 817 | |||
NI Conservatives | T. G. Miskelly | 9.6% | 626 | 629 | 632 | 643 | 664 | 694 | 696 | 704 | 764 | 795 | |
NI Conservatives | J. H. O'Fee | 8.8% | 573 | ||||||||||
NI Conservatives | J. Preston | % | 537 | ||||||||||
Independent | A. M. Hillen | % | 537 | ||||||||||
DUP | W. J. Baxter | % | 462 | ||||||||||
Alliance | W. Baillie | % | 414 | ||||||||||
UUP | R. H. Bradford | % | 403 | ||||||||||
UUP | T. McKeag | % | 396 | ||||||||||
DUP | R. A. Graham | % | 347 | ||||||||||
PUP | T. H. O'Brien | % | 316 | ||||||||||
Independent | C. G. Simpson | % | 211 | ||||||||||
Alliance | E. Bell | % | 145 | ||||||||||
DUP | E. McMurtry | % | 135 | ||||||||||
PUP | S. J. Meneely | % | 9 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 15,249 Valid: 6,506 Spoilt: 147 Quota: 814 Turnout: 6,653 (43.6%) |
References
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