1989 Derry City Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989

1989 Derry City Council election

17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
All 30 seats to Derry City Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party SDLP Sinn Féin DUP Seats won 15 5 4 Seat change 1 0 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party UUP Ind. Unionist Ulster Democratic Seats won 3 2 1 Seat change 2 2 1   Seventh party   Party Irish Independence Seats won 0 Seat change 1

Elections to Derry City 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 30 councillors.

Election results

Derry City Council Election Result 1989

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SDLP	15	1	0	1	50.0	49.7	18,454	7.8
	Sinn Féin	5	0	0	0	16.7	16.4	6,082	0.7
	DUP	4	0	1	1	13.3	13.5	5,003	3.8
	UUP	3	0	2	1	10.0	10.2	3,800	2.9
	Ind. Unionist	2	2	0	2	6.7	3.7	1,390	3.7
	Ulster Democratic	1	1	0	1	3.3	2.6	980	New
	Ind. Nationalist	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.2	804	2.2
	Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	238	2.1
	Workers' Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.1	358	0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Results of the Derry City Council election, 1989
by district

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
	SDLP		Sinn Féin		DUP		UUP		UDP		Others
Cityside	51.7	3	42.2	3	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	6.1	0	6
Northland	67.1	4	18.8	1	0.0	0	6.9	0	0.0	0	7.2	1	6
Rural	41.4	3	0.0	0	25.1	2	23.4	2	3.8	0	6.3	0	7
Shantallow	73.8	4	21.9	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4.3	0	5
Waterside	19.7	1	8.1	0	36.0	2	15.0	1	8.3	1	12.9	1	6
Total	49.7	15	16.4	5	13.5	4	10.2	3	2.6	1	7.6	2	30

District results

Cityside

1985: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1989: 3 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change

Cityside - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	SDLP	Patrick Devine*	17.15%	1,011
	Sinn Féin	Hugh Brady*	15.22%	897
	SDLP	Tony Carlin*	12.45%	734	786.7	859.7
	Sinn Féin	Mitchel McLaughlin*	11.84%	698	699.02	855.02
	Sinn Féin	Anne McGuinness*	11.13%	656	660.25	777.42	821.34
	SDLP	Jim Clifford	10.86%	640	706.13	802.89	805.17
	SDLP	Pat Ramsey*	11.27%	664	693.58	766.96	767.14
	Workers' Party	Eamonn Melaugh	6.07%	358	366.67
	Sinn Féin	Gerry Doherty	4.00%	236	236.85
Electorate: 9,973   Valid: 5,894 (59.10%)   Spoilt: 232   Quota: 843   Turnout: 6,126 (61.43%)

Northland

1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP
1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from IIP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP

Northland - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SDLP	John Tierney*	18.31%	1,565
	SDLP	Anna Gallagher*	15.08%	1,289
	SDLP	William McCorriston	13.20%	1,128	1,228.28
	Sinn Féin	Bernard McFadden*	13.84%	1,183	1,197.26	1,561.26
	SDLP	John Kerr	11.43%	977	1,054.51	1,065.81	1,113.81	1,127.81	1,133.81
	Ind. Unionist	David Davis*	7.10%	607	622.18	629.1	651.1	654.2	1,128.48
	SDLP	Leonard Green*	9.10%	778	889.78	898.7	917.7	960.05	972.05
	UUP	Jack Allen	6.90%	590	591.15	593.15	593.15	593.25
	Sinn Féin	Martin Nelis	5.01%	428	437.89
Electorate: 14,337   Valid: 8,545 (59.60%)   Spoilt: 284   Quota: 1,221   Turnout: 8,829 (61.58%)

Rural

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

Rural - 7 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	SDLP	Annie Courtney*	12.90%	1,117
	DUP	William Hay*	12.45%	1,078	1,159
	UUP	John Adams*	10.64%	922	995	1,007.22	1,007.34	1,116.34
	SDLP	John McNickle*	11.81%	1,023	1,027	1,027	1,034.98	1,034.98	1,034.98	1,288.98
	SDLP	George Peoples	10.92%	946	947	947	952.28	963.28	963.92	1,112.92
	DUP	Mervyn Lindsay	7.32%	634	668	712.18	712.21	755.15	757.71	758.77	758.77	1,164.77
	UUP	Ernest Hamilton*	7.34%	636	675	678.76	678.88	966.91	995.07	996.28	1,000.28	1,020.28
	Ind. Nationalist	Michael Breslin	6.28%	544	544	544.94	546.68	547.68	548	605.73	651.73	652.73
	DUP	David Nicholl	5.32%	461	501	510.4	510.52	527.52	527.84	531.08	533.08
	SDLP	Robert Brolly	5.76%	499	499	500.88	516.99	516.99	516.99
	UUP	Margaret Parkhill	5.46%	473	484	485.88	486
	Ulster Democratic	Ernest Curry	3.80%	329
Electorate: 13,344   Valid: 8,662 (64.91%)   Spoilt: 211   Quota: 1,084   Turnout: 8,873 (66.49%)

Shantallow

1985: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1985-1989 Change: No change

Shantallow - 5 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SDLP	Mary Bradley*	24.47%	1,502
	SDLP	Noel McKenna*	19.60%	1,203
	SDLP	William O'Connell*	16.69%	1,024
	SDLP	Shaun Gallagher	13.08%	803	1,237.7
	Sinn Féin	Gearóid Ó hEára	12.37%	759	770.55	778.6	847.75	934.75
	Sinn Féin	Richard Halpenny	9.55%	586	598.25	626.95	726.8	796.8
	Ind. Nationalist	Thomas Mullan	4.24%	260	272.95	331.4
Electorate: 10,573   Valid: 6,137 (58.04%)   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 1,023   Turnout: 6,365 (60.20%)

Waterside

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
1989: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UDP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: UDP gain from DUP, Independent Unionist leaves UUP

Waterside - 6 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	DUP	Gregory Campbell*	22.07%	1,737
	UUP	George Duddy*	5.70%	449	500.45	511.15	519.5	656.5	1,153.45
	DUP	Joe Miller	9.88%	778	875.65	881.35	900.75	925.25	945.15	949.74	949.74	1,245.74
	Ind. Unionist	James Guy*	9.95%	783	815.9	913.95	922.3	966.15	1,002.45	1,014.6	1,033	1,112.42	1,155.89
	SDLP	Gerald Toland	10.41%	819	819	862	863	863	863	863	1,034.62	1,034.62	1,034.62
	Ulster Democratic	Kenneth Kerr	4.94%	389	429.95	433.95	656.8	674.9	687.3	687.84	687.84	810	885.9
	SDLP	Wilfred White	9.30%	732	732	753	753	753	754	754	791	791	791
	DUP	Robert Hall	4.00%	315	594.65	602	610.4	619.9	636.15	646.68	646.68
	Sinn Féin	John Carlin	8.12%	639	639.35	642.35	642.35	642.35	644.75	645.02
	UUP	Gladys Carey	4.61%	363	422.15	432.85	436.2	602.4
	UUP	Albert McCartney	4.66%	367	391.5	404.85	407.2
	Ulster Democratic	Ronnie O'Brien	3.33%	262	270.4	276.75
	Alliance	Snoo Sinclair	3.02%	238	243.6
Electorate: 12,405   Valid: 7,871 (63.45%)   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 1,125   Turnout: 8,030 (64.73%)