The 1985 - 1989 Local Government Elections

Results by Party

Party
1989 Results
1989 Percentages
1989 Councillors
1985 Results
1985 Percentages
1985 Councillors
UUP/UUP
193,064
31.3%
194
188,497
29.5%
188
SDLP
129,557
21.0%
121
113,967
17.8%
102
DUP
109,342
17.7%
109
155,297
24.3%
156
SF
69,032
11.2%
43
75,686
11.8%
59
Alliance
42,646
6.9%
38
45,038
7.0%
33
WP
13,078
2.1%
4
10,415
1.6%
5
Cons
5,204
0.8%
6
-
-
-
PUP
3,839
0.6%
3
3,612
0.6%
2
ULDP
2,413
0.4%
1
782
0.1%
-
Prot U
1,879
0.3%
1
2,970
0.5%
1
Prot
1,754
0.3%
1
-
-
-
Lab '87
1,433
0.2%
1
-
-
-
UPUP
1,223
0.2%
2
3,139
0.5%
2
Ind Cons
752
0.1%
1
-
-
-
Ind DU
585
0.09%
-
429
0.07%
-
Ind Loy
351
0.06%
-
-
-
-
Green Party/Ecology Party
329
0.05%
-
387
0.06%
-
Lab
293
0.05%
-
-
-
-
CPI
175
0.03%
-
245
0.04%
-
NF
68
0.01%
-
-
-
-
IIP
-
-
-
7,459
1.2%
3
NILP
-
-
-
1,285
0.2%
1
LPNI
-
-
-
1,029
0.2%
-
Newtownabbey Labour Party
-
-
-
792
0.1%
1
Lab TU
-
-
-
556
0.09%
-
IRSP
-
-
-
276
0.04%
-
All Night Party
-
-
-
235
0.04%
-
Ind Rep
-
-
-
187
0.03%
-
People's Democracy
-
-
-
131
0.02%
-
Ind WP
-
-
-
113
0.02%
-
Ulster Liberal Party
-
-
-
35
0.005%
-
Ind Lab
-
-
-
30
0.005%
-
Ind U*
15,804
2.6%
15
8,780
1.3%
8
N/Ind N
804
0.1%
-
7,597
1.2%
6
Ind
23,617
3.8%
23
10,297
1.6%
9

Ind U for 1989 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. For 1985 the designation covers 5,363 votes cast for "Independent Unionists", of whom 4 were elected; 2,930 votes cast for candidates just described as "Unionists", 3 of whome were elected; and 487 votes for a "United Unionist" elected in Cookstown.

Results by Council

1989 Results

Council
UUP
DUP
SDLP
SF
Alliance
Cons
WP
Others
10++
4-
4
0-
1
0
0
0
8++
7-
0
0
4+
0
0
1 Ind
11
2-
8+
1
0
0
0
0
7+
12---
1
0
1+
0
0
2 Inds
6
6
3+
0-
0
0
0
1 Ind
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
6--
9-
0
0
4+
0
0
1 UPUP, 1 Ind U
10
5-
2
0
2
0
0
1 Ind U, 1 Ind
3
5
5+
2-
0
0
0
1 Ind U
12+
4--
6+
1-
2++
0
1-
0
3--
4-
15+
5
0
0
0
2 Ind U, 1 ULDP
8+
2-
12++
0--
1+
0
0-
0
8
3
5
3-
0
0
1+
2 Inds
10++
2
5+
4----
0
0
1+
1 Ind
7+
4--
0
0
2
0
0
2 Inds
7
1-
6++
1-
0
0
0
0
15++
5---
2
2
3
0
0
0
4+
3-
4
3-
0
0
0
1 Ind
2
3
4
1-
0
0
0
3 Inds, 2 Ind U's
6-
0--
17+++
4-
0
0
0
2 Inds, 1 Protestant
11+
6---
1+
0
4++
0
0
2 Ind U's, 1 Lab '87
5---
4--
0
0
4---
6++++++
0
2 UPUP, 2 Inds, 1 Ind U
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

1985 Results

Council
UUP
DUP
SDLP
SF
Alliance
WP
IIP
Others
Seats
8+
5+
4++
1+
1
0
0-
0
19++++
6+++
8+
0-
0
3
0
0
1 NILP, 1 UPUP, 1 Ind
20+++
11+++
3
7
1+
0
0
0
0
22++
6+
15++
1+
0
0
0
0
1 Ind
23++
6+++
6-
2
1+
0-
0
0
1 Ind
16
8
3-
3+
0
0
0
0
1 Ind
15
14+
11----
6
7+++++++
8+
1+
0
2 Ind U, 1 PUP, 1 Prot U
51
7++++
3----
0
0
3
0
0
1 PUP, 1 Ind
15
8+++
10+
0
0
3-
0
0
0
21++
10++
6
2
0
2+
0
0
1 Ind
21+
3-
5++
3--
4++++
0
0
0
1 "United Unionist"
16+
11++
6-
5
2++
0-
2
0
0
26+
5+
5
14
5+++++
0
0
1---
0
30+++
7+
3
10++
2++
0-
1
0
0
23+++
8
3
5++
4++++
0
0
0-
2 Ind Nats
22++
8
2
4
8++++++++
0
0
1---
0
23+++
6++
6
0
0
2-
0
0
1 Ind Nat
15
7+
2
4-
2++
0
0
0-
0
15
13+++++
8--
2
2++
3+
0
0
0
28+++++
3+
4
4-
4++++
0
0
0-
0
15
2--
3+
4-
2++
0
0
0
2 Ind U's, 2 Inds
15
7+
2
14--
5+++++
0
0
1---
1 Ind Nat
30
10+
9++++
0
0
2-
0
0
2 Ind U's, 1 Newtownabbey Labour, 1 Ind
25++++
8++++
6+
0
0
7+
0
0
2 UPUP, 1 Ind U
24++++
4
4
5
6++++++
0--
0
1----
1 Ind
21+
3
4
3-
3+++
0
0
0
2 Ind Nats
15
Total
189
142
102
59
34
4
4
32
562

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