1989 Larne Borough Council election

Local government election in Northern Ireland

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989

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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	UUP	DUP	Alliance
Seats won	7	4	2
Seat change	1	2	0

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Party	Independent	Ind. Nationalist
Seats won	1	1
Seat change	1	0

Elections to Larne 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 15 councillors.

Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1989
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
UUP	7	1	0	1	46.7	42.7	4,502	5.4
DUP	4	0	2	2	26.7	29.1	3,046	10.3
Alliance	2	0	0	0	13.3	11.5	1,214	4.9
Independent	1	1	1	1	0.0	10.2	1,070	10.2
Ind. Nationalist	1	0	0	0	6.7	6.6	700	0.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		DUP		Alliance		Others		Total Cllrs
Coast Road	36.0	2	30.0	1	13.1	1	20.9	1	5
Larne Lough	61.0	3	27.4	2	11.6	0	0.0	0	5
Larne Town	31.0	2	29.4	1	10.0	1	29.6	1	5
Total	42.7	7	29.1	4	11.5	2	16.7	2	15

Districts results

Coast Road

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

Coast Road - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	UUP	Thomas Robinson*	23.19%	777
	Ind. Nationalist	William Cunning*	20.89%	700
	UUP	Joan Drummond	12.80%	429	554.72	561
	DUP	Winston Fulton*	14.26%	478	496.48	560.44
	Alliance	Amelia Kelly*	13.10%	439	446.84	454.4	592.32
	DUP	Rachel Rea*	12.32%	413	465.08	507.72	508.64
	DUP	Hill Taggart	3.43%	115	122
Electorate: 7,089 Valid: 3,351 (47.27%) Spoilt: 90 Quota: 559 Turnout: 3,441 (48.54%)

Larne Lough

1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
1985-1989 Change: No change

Larne Lough - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	UUP	Roy Beggs*	38.94%	1,387
	UUP	Thomas Baxter*	13.81%	492	927.58
	UUP	Samuel Steele*	8.31%	296	473.48	725.03
	DUP	Bobby McKee	13.73%	489	560.34	592.74	633.24
	DUP	Gary Haggan	6.85%	244	294.46	320.56	365.11	569.16
	Alliance	Thomas Caldwell	11.54%	411	435.94	449.44	472.39	496.83
	DUP	William Sloan	6.82%	243	267.36	273.66	295.26
Electorate: 7,198 Valid: 3,562 (49.49%) Spoilt: 116 Quota: 594 Turnout: 3,678 (51.10%)

Larne Town

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

Larne Town - 5 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	DUP	Jack McKee*	25.76%	979
	Independent	Pat Buckley	23.63%	855
	UUP	Robert Robinson*	16.03%	580	630.31
	UUP	Rosalie Armstrong*	14.95%	541	576.1	595.18	606.34
	Alliance	Patricia Kay	6.30%	228	229.95	333.63	487.55	615.21
	DUP	Leonard Sluman*	2.35%	85	362.29	365.17	365.92	418.13
	Independent	Roy Craig	5.94%	215	223.97	280.85	301.85
	Alliance	William Geddis	3.76%	136	136.39	202.27
Electorate: 7,298 Valid: 3,619 (49.59%) Spoilt: 91 Quota: 604 Turnout: 3,710 (50.84%)

References

^ "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Larne". www.ark.ac.uk.
^ "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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