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As Northern Ireland elections go, these were pretty unexciting. They were marked by some consolidation of the centre, as the DUP and more particularly SF saw their support slip; but the only real spark of interest was generated in North Down, where the Conservative Party won six seats and became the largest group on the council.
Results by Party
| Party | 1989 Results | 1989 Percentages | 1989 Councillors |
| UUP | 193,064 | 31.3% | 194 |
| SDLP | 129,557 | 21.0% | 121 |
| DUP | 109,342 | 17.7% | 109 |
| SF | 69,032 | 11.2% | 43 |
| Alliance | 42,646 | 6.9% | 38 |
| WP | 13,078 | 2.1% | 4 |
| Cons | 5,204 | 0.8% | 6 |
| PUP | 3,839 | 0.6% | 3 |
| ULDP | 2,413 | 0.4% | 1 |
| Prot U | 1,879 | 0.3% | 1 |
| Prot | 1,754 | 0.3% | 1 |
| Lab '87 | 1,433 | 0.2% | 1 |
| UPUP | 1,223 | 0.2% | 2 |
| Ind Cons | 752 | 0.1% | 1 |
| Ind DU | 585 | 0.09% | - |
| Ind Loy | 351 | 0.06% | - |
| Green Party | 329 | 0.05% | - |
| Lab | 293 | 0.05% | - |
| CPI | 175 | 0.03% | - |
| NF | 68 | 0.01% | - |
| Ind U* | 15,804 | 2.6% | 15 |
| N/Ind N | 804 | 0.1% | - |
| Ind | 23,617 | 3.8% | 23 |
* Ind U includes 14,087 votes cast for candidates described as "Unionist", of whom 14 were elected, and 1,717 votes cast for an "Independent Unionist" who was also elected; the "Protestant" elected in Newry and Mourne has not been included in this category.
Results by Council Parliamentary Constituencies
Council
UUP
DUP
SDLP
SF
Alliance
Cons
WP
Others
Antrim
10++
4-
4
0-
1
0
0
0
Ards
8++
7-
0
0
4+
0
0
1 Ind
Armagh
11
2-
8+
1
0
0
0
0
Ballymena
7+
12---
1
0
1+
0
0
2 Inds
Ballymoney
6
6
3+
0-
0
0
0
1 Ind
Banbridge
9+
2-
3
0
0
0
0
1 Ind
14
8---
8++
8+
6--
0
1
4 Ind U's, 1 PUP, 1 Prot U
4---
3
0
0
4+
0
0
2 Ind U's, 1 PUP, 1 Ind
Castlereagh
6--
9-
0
0
4+
0
0
1 UPUP, 1 Ind U
Coleraine
10
5-
2
0
2
0
0
1 Ind U, 1 Ind
Cookstown
3
5
5+
2-
0
0
0
1 Ind U
Craigavon
12+
4--
6+
1-
2++
0
1-
0
Derry
3--
4-
15+
5
0
0
0
2 Ind U, 1 ULDP
Down
8+
2-
12++
0--
1+
0
0-
0
Dungannon
8
3
5
3-
0
0
1+
2 Inds
Fermanagh
10++
2
5+
4----
0
0
1+
1 Ind
Larne
7+
4--
0
0
2
0
0
2 Inds
Limavady
7
1-
6++
1-
0
0
0
0
Lisburn
15++
5---
2
2
3
0
0
0
Magherafelt
4+
3-
4
3-
0
0
0
1 Ind
Moyle
2
3
4
1-
0
0
0
3 Inds, 2 Ind U's
Newry
and Mourne
6-
0--
17+++
4-
0
0
0
2 Inds, 1 Protestant
Newtownabbey
11+
6---
1+
0
4++
0
0
2 Ind U's, 1 Lab '87
North
Down
5---
4--
0
0
4---
6++++++
0
2 UPUP, 2 Inds, 1 Ind U
Omagh
5+
3-
6+
6
0
0
0
1 Ind
3
3-
3
2-
1+
0
0
2 Inds, 1 Ind U
Total
194
110
121
43
38
6
4
49
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