1989 Larne Borough Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989

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.

1989 Larne Borough Council election

17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
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

Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1989

Party		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
	UUP		DUP		Alliance		Others
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
				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
				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
				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%)