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 Increase 1 Increase 1 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Alliance Sinn Féin Workers' Party
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Decrease 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[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Ulster Unionist 12 2 1 Increase1 46.2 42.4 12,687 Increase6.3
  SDLP 6 1 0 Increase1 23.1 21.0 6,288 Increase3.8
  DUP 4 0 2 Decrease2 15.4 14.4 4,314 Decrease11.3
  Alliance 2 2 0 Increase2 7.7 5.8 1,742 Increase1.5
  Sinn Féin 1 0 1 Decrease1 3.8 8.4 2,521 Decrease3.1
  Workers' Party 1 0 1 Decrease1 3.8 4.3 1,285 Decrease0.9
  Protestant Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.7 511 New
  Independent Nationalist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 361 Increase1.2
  Ind. Unionist 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.8 255 Increase0.8

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

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[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
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[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    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[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      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[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        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%)  

          References

          1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Craigavon". www.ark.ac.uk.
          2. 1 2 3 4 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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