1989 North Down Borough Council election

Elections to North Down 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 25 councillors.

Prior to the election three Ulster Unionist politicians, including George Green, had defected to the Conservative Party in Northern Ireland. The election saw the Conservative presence in North Down doubling, with the Conservatives emerging as the single largest party on the council.

Election results
North Down Borough Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  NI Conservatives 6 6 0 6 25 24.9 5,204
  UUP 5 3 20.8 21.7 4,548
  Alliance 4 3 16.7 20.7 4,313
  DUP 4 2 16.7 15.5 3,234
  Independent 2 2 8.3 6.9 1,443
  UPUP 2 8.3 5.9 1,223
  Independent Unionist 1 4.2 2.8 578
  PUP 0 0.0 1.6 325

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary
 Results of the North Down Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Con UUP Alliance DUP Ind Others
Abbey 19.2 1 12.4 1 12.9 1 25.6 1 0.0 0 29.9 2 6
Ballyholme and Groomsport 27.5 2 25.4 1 24.1 1 12.4 1 0.0 0 10.6 1 6
Bangor West 26.7 2 23.0 2 19.3 1 14.5 1 11.5 1 5.0 0 7
Holywood 24.6 1 24.1 1 25.2 1 11.7 1 14.4 1 0.0 0 5
Total 24.9 6 21.7 5 20.7 4 15.5 4 6.9 2 10.3 3 24

Districts results

Bangor West
Bangor West - 7 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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UUP H. E. Bradford (incumbent) 10.7% 698 707 710 716 748 880
Alliance B. A. S. Wilson (incumbent) 10.7% 697 699 763 779 789 802 808 817
NI Conservatives T. G. Miskelly 9.6% 626 629 632 643 664 694 696 704 764 795
NI Conservatives J. H. O'Fee 8.8% 573
NI Conservatives J. Preston % 537
Independent A. M. Hillen % 537
DUP W. J. Baxter % 462
Alliance W. Baillie % 414
UUP R. H. Bradford % 403
UUP T. McKeag % 396
DUP R. A. Graham % 347
PUP T. H. O'Brien % 316
Independent C. G. Simpson % 211
Alliance E. Bell % 145
DUP E. McMurtry % 135
PUP S. J. Meneely % 9
Electorate: 15,249   Valid: 6,506   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 814   Turnout: 6,653 (43.6%)

    Holywood
    Holywood - 5 seats[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    NI Conservatives L. Kennedy 775 852
    Independent D. W. Ogborn 695 712 755 764 804
    Alliance S. K. O'Brien 660 670 696 702 733 755
    UUP E. McKay (incumbent) 589 641 694 704 1,035
    DUP G. M. Dunne % 561 564 576 579 659 805
    Alliance P. J. De Haan % 552 559 585 592 626 659
    UUP J. McC. Auld (incumbent) % 473 498 549 565
    NI Conservatives A. R. Kennedy % 269 299
    NI Conservatives M. B. Weir % 135
    UUP I. McL. Sinclair (incumbent) % 93
    Electorate: 10,290   Valid: 4,802   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 801   Turnout: 4,918 (47.8%)

      References
      1. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/85-89lgnorthdown.htm
      2. Results
      3. Results
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