1989 Ards Borough Council election
17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 20 seats to Ards Borough Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won 8 7 4
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Increase 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Ind. Unionist NI Labour UPUP
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

Elections to Ards Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.

Election results

Ards Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 8 2 0 Increase2 40.0 41.3 7,926 Increase10.8
  DUP 7 0 1 Decrease1 35.0 32.2 6,187 Decrease7.1
  Alliance 4 1 0 Increase1 20.0 18.8 3,610 Increase6.4
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 0 Increase1 5.0 4.7 907 Increase4.7
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 2.9 564 Decrease1.2

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Ards Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Ards Peninsula 38.3 3 30.0 2 23.6 2 8.1 0 7
Ards West 54.5 3 27.8 2 17.6 1 0.0 0 6
Newtownards 32.1 2 38.9 3 14.7 1 14.3 1 7
Total 41.3 8 32.2 7 18.8 4 7.7 1 20

Districts results

Ards Peninsula

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from UPUP and Independent

Ards Peninsula - 7 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Alliance Kieran McCarthy* 16.19% 1,119              
DUP Jim Shannon* 14.90% 1,030              
Ulster Unionist John Shields* 14.73% 1,018              
Ulster Unionist Robert Ambrose* 14.59% 1,008              
DUP Mervyn Rea 8.45% 584 588.56 682.4 705.49 738.45 748.8 1,139.8  
Ulster Unionist Ronald Ferguson 6.64% 459 464.52 474.21 586.38 688.3 786.85 845.31 983.31
Alliance Clifford Auld 7.41% 512 698 705.48 717.3 726.1 742 753.72 765.72
Independent James McMullan 8.16% 564 616.32 616.83 616.83 617.95 619 624.15 632.15
DUP Oliver Johnston* 6.54% 452 453.44 502.4 511.57 519.09 531.84    
Ulster Unionist Trevor Hussey 2.39% 165 167.4 172.5          
Electorate: 16,006   Valid: 6,911 (43.18%)   Spoilt: 229   Quota: 864   Turnout: 7,140 (44.61%)  

    Ards West

    1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
    1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
    1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

    Ards West - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Ulster Unionist Robert Gibson* 23.16% 1,375          
    Ulster Unionist Edward Archdale 13.73% 815 930.05        
    Ulster Unionist Bobby McBride* 13.02% 773 856.46        
    DUP David McKibbin 10.43% 619 698.17 702.09 759.48 887.48  
    Alliance Jim McBriar* 11.12% 660 692.37 696.57 700.57 706.8 1,072.8
    DUP John Hamilton* 10.97% 651 684.15 689.47 727.47 817.61 822.78
    Ulster Unionist William Elliott 4.60% 273 427.05 488.37 497.65 515 530.07
    Alliance Alan McDowell 6.52% 387 393.24 394.08 400.08 402.08  
    DUP Glynn Moore 3.20% 190 205.21 207.45 268.12    
    DUP Andrew Marks 3.27% 194 195.17 196.01      
    Electorate: 13,303   Valid: 5,937 (44.63%)   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 849   Turnout: 6,073 (45.65%)  

      Newtownards

      1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP
      1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
      1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from NILP

      Newtownards - 7 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Benson* 20.60% 1,307                
      DUP Simpson Gibson* 20.22% 1,283                
      Alliance Owen Dorrian* 11.33% 719 757 763.08 770.08 964.08        
      DUP Wilbert Magill 8.64% 548 565.6 679.98 686.38 686.38 687.38 799.54    
      DUP John Elliott* 6.43% 408 450.4 625.2 633.1 633.48 634.48 785.14 906.14  
      Ulster Unionist David Smyth* 7.12% 452 544 565.66 625.38 628.18 671.18 699.68 794.68  
      Ind. Unionist John Purdy 7.45% 473 485.4 496.04 503.22 511.82 578.82 585.74 682.36 697.36
      Ulster Unionist Thomas Hamilton 2.88% 183 430.6 449.22 482.58 489.58 525.58 535.06 603.58 636.58
      Ind. Unionist William Hannigan 6.84% 434 449.6 473.92 478.72 481.12 490.12 504.1    
      DUP Cedric Wilson 3.59% 228 236.4 339.38 340.18 342.58 343.58      
      Alliance Laurence Thompson 3.36% 213 218.2 218.58 221.58          
      Ulster Unionist James McKernon 1.54% 98 130.8 136.12            
      Electorate: 16,907   Valid: 6,346 (37.53%)   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 794   Turnout: 6,521 (38.57%)  

        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Ards". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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