1989 Newtownabbey Borough Council election

Elections to Newtownabbey Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 25 councillors.

Election results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! %
 * - class="unsortable" align="centre"

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!rowspan=2|Total Cllrs

!colspan=2 bgcolor="" | UUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | DUP !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | Alliance !colspan=2 bgcolor="" | SDLP !colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
 * - class="unsortable" align="center"
 * align="left"|Antrim Line
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|39.8
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|2
 * 21.6
 * 1
 * 19.0
 * 1
 * 14.3
 * 1
 * 5.3
 * 0
 * 5
 * align="left"|Ballyclare
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|37.5
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|2
 * 17.5
 * 1
 * 7.2
 * 0
 * 0.0
 * 0
 * 37.8
 * 2
 * 5
 * align="left"|Doagh Road
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|39.8
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|2
 * 17.2
 * 1
 * 9.5
 * 1
 * 0.0
 * 0
 * 33.5
 * 1
 * 5
 * align="left"|Manse Road
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|63.5
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|3
 * 15.2
 * 1
 * 15.5
 * 1
 * 0.0
 * 0
 * 5.8
 * 0
 * 5
 * align="left"|Shore Road
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|46.6
 * bgcolor="#40BFF5"|2
 * 25.9
 * 2
 * 18.1
 * 1
 * 0.0
 * 0
 * 9.4
 * 0
 * 5
 * - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
 * align="left"| Total
 * 45.8
 * 11
 * 19.5
 * 6
 * 14.0
 * 4
 * 3.1
 * 1
 * 17.6
 * 3
 * 25
 * }
 * 3.1
 * 1
 * 17.6
 * 3
 * 25
 * }
 * }

Antrim Line
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP

1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Ballyclare
1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent

1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP

1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from Independent

Doagh Road
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Labour

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Labour '87

1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP, Newtownabbey Labour joins Labour '87

Manse Road
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP

1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Shore Road
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

1985-1989 Change: No change