1989 Craigavon Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989

1989 Craigavon Borough Council election

17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 26 seats to Craigavon Borough Council 14 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Ulster Unionist SDLP DUP Seats won 12 6 4 Seat change 1 1 2   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Alliance Sinn Féin Workers' Party Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 2 1 1

Elections to Craigavon 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 26 councillors.

Election results

Craigavon Borough Council Election Result 1989

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Ulster Unionist	12	2	1	1	46.2	42.4	12,687	6.3
	SDLP	6	1	0	1	23.1	21.0	6,288	3.8
	DUP	4	0	2	2	15.4	14.4	4,314	11.3
	Alliance	2	2	0	2	7.7	5.8	1,742	1.5
	Sinn Féin	1	0	1	1	3.8	8.4	2,521	3.1
	Workers' Party	1	0	1	1	3.8	4.3	1,285	0.9
	Protestant Unionist	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.7	511	New
	Independent Nationalist	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.2	361	1.2
	Ind. Unionist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	255	0.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Craigavon Borough Council election, 1989
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	UUP		SDLP		DUP		Alliance		Sinn Féin		Workers' Party		Others
Craigavon Central	45.0	4	13.2	1	17.5	1	8.0	1	8.1	0	4.9	0	3.3	0	7
Loughside	14.7	0	54.2	3	0.0	0	0.0	0	18.9	1	12.2	1	0.0	0	5
Lurgan	56.6	4	12.3	1	20.1	2	6.6	0	3.3	0	1.1	0	0.0	0	7
Portadown	45.0	4	13.2	1	16.0	2	7.2	1	6.4	0	1.4	0	10.8	0	7
Total	42.4	12	21.0	6	14.4	4	5.8	2	8.4	1	4.3	1	3.7	0	26

District results

Craigavon Central

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Workers' Party
1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and Workers' Party

Craigavon Central - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel McCammick*	21.69%	1,642
	SDLP	James Daly	13.25%	1,003
	Ulster Unionist	Frederick Crowe	10.74%	813	1,079.29
	DUP	David Calvin	12.09%	915	936.84	945.24	1,068.24
	Ulster Unionist	Pauline Lindsay	6.54%	495	637.8	700.17	750.9	792.9	798.32	997.32
	Ulster Unionist	Elizabeth McClurg	6.04%	457	651.04	697.87	719.55	728.55	733.97	951.31
	Alliance	Sean Hagan	7.99%	605	614.24	615.29	627.29	632.29	793.29	799.34	840.22
	Sinn Féin	Sheena Campbell	8.06%	610	610	610.21	612.21	614.21	744.21	744.21	759.05
	DUP	Eric Patterson	5.36%	406	451.36	462.28	495.12	555.12	559.12
	Workers' Party	Peter Smyth	4.89%	370	370.84	371.05	373.05	373.05
	Ind. Unionist	Barrie Bradbury	3.37%	255	259.62	261.09
Electorate: 13,988   Valid: 7,571 (54.12%)   Spoilt: 205   Quota: 947   Turnout: 7,776 (55.59%)

Loughside

1985: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party, 1 x UUP
1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Workers' Party
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from UUP

Loughside - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SDLP	Sean McCavanagh*	23.79%	1,393
	Sinn Féin	Brendan Curran*	10.81%	633	640	1,048.5
	SDLP	Hugh Casey	12.88%	754	867.7	870.7	1,054.7
	SDLP	Catherine McStravick	10.30%	603	749.7	763.3	994
	Workers' Party	Tom French*	12.18%	713	747.8	762.4	834.7	912.05	977.05
	Ulster Unionist	Thomas Bell*	14.70%	861	861.9	863.9	863.9	864.81	867.81
	SDLP	Patrick Crilly	7.24%	424	521.5	529.7
	Sinn Féin	John O'Dowd	8.11%	475	480.4
Electorate: 10,783   Valid: 5,856 (54.31%)   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 976   Turnout: 6,047 (56.08%)

Lurgan

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: No change

Lurgan - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Ulster Unionist	Sydney Cairns*	23.04%	1,942
	Ulster Unionist	Audrey Savage	18.56%	1,565
	Ulster Unionist	Samuel Lutton	9.15%	771	1,127.5
	Ulster Unionist	Meta Crozier	5.84%	492	886.22	1,236.68
	DUP	Ruth Allen	10.57%	891	924.12	979.56	1,077.31
	SDLP	Brid Rodgers*	12.34%	1,040	1,040	1,040.33	1,041.02	1,249.02
	DUP	Yvonne Calvert	9.54%	804	884.5	864.69	1,029.32	1,033.21
	Alliance	Gordon Burrell	6.61%	557	572.64	586.17	604.34	623.67
	Sinn Féin	Patricia McKee	3.32%	280	280	280.66	280.89
	Workers' Party	Maureen McKeever	1.04%	88	88	88.99	89.45
Electorate: 13,861   Valid: 8,430 (60.82%)   Spoilt: 194   Quota: 1,054   Turnout: 8,624 (62.22%)

Portadown

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 4 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from DUP and Sinn Féin

Portadown - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Ulster Unionist	James Gillespie*	19.53%	1,583
	DUP	Michael Briggs*	13.43%	1,089
	SDLP	Ignatius Fox*	13.21%	1,071
	Ulster Unionist	Joseph Trueman	10.94%	887	1,055.12
	Ulster Unionist	Brian Maguinness	9.00%	730	1,021.96
	Ulster Unionist	Anna Moore	5.54%	449	510.56	517.28	519.35	519.41	662.9	663.26	697.37	1,066.37
	Alliance	William Ramsay	7.15%	580	586.84	588.31	615.31	640.45	647.71	769.43	770.78	832.59
	Sinn Féin	John Dignam	6.45%	523	523.36	523.57	551.57	563.45	563.58	706.7	706.79	706.86
	Protestant Unionist	Andrew Watson	6.30%	511	520.36	526.03	528.03	528.03	638.82	640.89	643.41
	Independent Nationalist	Mario McCooe	4.45%	361	361.36	361.43	393.43	410.77	410.77
	DUP	Phyllis Lutton	2.58%	209	238.16	297.38	298.38	298.44
	Workers' Party	Kathy Fox	1.41%	114	114.36	114.43
Electorate: 13,753   Valid: 8,107 (58.95%)   Spoilt: 220   Quota: 1,014   Turnout: 8,327 (60.55%)