Elections to Ards 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 20 councillors.
Election results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | 8 | 2 | 0 |  2
|
40.0 | 41.3 | 7,926 | 10.8
| |
| DUP | 7 | 0 | 1 |  1
|
35.0 | 32.2 | 6,187 | 7.1
| |
| Alliance | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1
|
20.0 | 18.8 | 3,610 | 6.4
| |
| Ind. Unionist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
|
5.0 | 4.7 | 907 | 4.7
| |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
|
0.0 | 2.9 | 564 | 1.2
| |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
| Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | DUP | Alliance | Others | ||||||
| Ards Peninsula | 38.3 | 3 | 30.0 | 2 | 23.6 | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Ards West | 54.5 | 3 | 27.8 | 2 | 17.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Newtownards | 32.1 | 2 | 38.9 | 3 | 14.7 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 41.3 | 8 | 32.2 | 7 | 18.8 | 4 | 7.7 | 1 | 20 |
Districts results
Ards Peninsula
1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UPUP, 1 x Independent
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 2 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP and Alliance gain from UPUP and Independent
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Alliance | Kieran McCarthy* | 16.19% | 1,119 | ||||||||
| DUP | Jim Shannon* | 14.90% | 1,030 | ||||||||
| UUP | John Shields* | 14.73% | 1,018 | ||||||||
| UUP | Robert Ambrose* | 14.59% | 1,008 | ||||||||
| DUP | Mervyn Rea | 8.45% | 584 | 588.56 | 682.4 | 705.49 | 738.45 | 748.8 | 1,139.8 | ||
| UUP | Ronald Ferguson | 6.64% | 459 | 464.52 | 474.21 | 586.38 | 688.3 | 786.85 | 845.31 | 983.31 | |
| Alliance | Clifford Auld | 7.41% | 512 | 698 | 705.48 | 717.3 | 726.1 | 742 | 753.72 | 765.72 | |
| Independent | James McMullan | 8.16% | 564 | 616.32 | 616.83 | 616.83 | 617.95 | 619 | 624.15 | 632.15 | |
| DUP | Oliver Johnston* | 6.54% | 452 | 453.44 | 502.4 | 511.57 | 519.09 | 531.84 | |||
| UUP | Trevor Hussey | 2.39% | 165 | 167.4 | 172.5 | ||||||
| Electorate: 16,006 Valid: 6,911 (43.18%) Spoilt: 229 Quota: 864 Turnout: 7,140 (44.61%) | |||||||||||
Ards West
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| UUP | Robert Gibson* | 23.16% | 1,375 | ||||||
| UUP | Edward Archdale | 13.73% | 815 | 930.05 | |||||
| UUP | Bobby McBride* | 13.02% | 773 | 856.46 | |||||
| DUP | David McKibbin | 10.43% | 619 | 698.17 | 702.09 | 759.48 | 887.48 | ||
| Alliance | Jim McBriar* | 11.12% | 660 | 692.37 | 696.57 | 700.57 | 706.8 | 1,072.8 | |
| DUP | John Hamilton* | 10.97% | 651 | 684.15 | 689.47 | 727.47 | 817.61 | 822.78 | |
| UUP | William Elliott | 4.60% | 273 | 427.05 | 488.37 | 497.65 | 515 | 530.07 | |
| Alliance | Alan McDowell | 6.52% | 387 | 393.24 | 394.08 | 400.08 | 402.08 | ||
| DUP | Glynn Moore | 3.20% | 190 | 205.21 | 207.45 | 268.12 | |||
| DUP | Andrew Marks | 3.27% | 194 | 195.17 | 196.01 | ||||
| Electorate: 13,303 Valid: 5,937 (44.63%) Spoilt: 136 Quota: 849 Turnout: 6,073 (45.65%) | |||||||||
Newtownards
1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x NILP
1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist gain from NILP
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| UUP | Thomas Benson* | 20.60% | 1,307 | |||||||||
| DUP | Simpson Gibson* | 20.22% | 1,283 | |||||||||
| Alliance | Owen Dorrian* | 11.33% | 719 | 757 | 763.08 | 770.08 | 964.08 | |||||
| DUP | Wilbert Magill | 8.64% | 548 | 565.6 | 679.98 | 686.38 | 686.38 | 687.38 | 799.54 | |||
| DUP | John Elliott* | 6.43% | 408 | 450.4 | 625.2 | 633.1 | 633.48 | 634.48 | 785.14 | 906.14 | ||
| UUP | David Smyth* | 7.12% | 452 | 544 | 565.66 | 625.38 | 628.18 | 671.18 | 699.68 | 794.68 | ||
| Ind. Unionist | John Purdy | 7.45% | 473 | 485.4 | 496.04 | 503.22 | 511.82 | 578.82 | 585.74 | 682.36 | 697.36 | |
| UUP | Thomas Hamilton | 2.88% | 183 | 430.6 | 449.22 | 482.58 | 489.58 | 525.58 | 535.06 | 603.58 | 636.58 | |
| Ind. Unionist | William Hannigan | 6.84% | 434 | 449.6 | 473.92 | 478.72 | 481.12 | 490.12 | 504.1 | |||
| DUP | Cedric Wilson | 3.59% | 228 | 236.4 | 339.38 | 340.18 | 342.58 | 343.58 | ||||
| Alliance | Laurence Thompson | 3.36% | 213 | 218.2 | 218.58 | 221.58 | ||||||
| UUP | James McKernon | 1.54% | 98 | 130.8 | 136.12 | |||||||
| Electorate: 16,907 Valid: 6,346 (37.53%) Spoilt: 175 Quota: 794 Turnout: 6,521 (38.57%) | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Ards". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
