1989 Coleraine Borough Council election

Elections to Coleraine 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 21 councillors.

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
UUP	10	1	1	0	47.6	48.5	9,420	5.6
DUP	5	0	1	1	23.8	23.4	4,556	7.1
SDLP	2	0	0	0	9.5	13.5	2,632	0.6
Alliance	2	0	0	0	9.5	7.9	1,510	1.7
Ind. Unionist	1	1	0	1	4.8	2.6	509	4.8
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.1	405	3.3
Labour Party NI	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.2	234	New
Green (NI)	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	127	0.6
Workers' Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	39	0.2

Ward	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Ward	UUP		DUP		SDLP		Alliance		Others		Total Cllrs
Bann	59.2	4	13.6	1	24.4	2	2.8	0	0.0	0	7
Coleraine Town	41.3	3	33.9	2	7.0	0	8.0	1	9.8	1	7
The Skerries	43.4	3	24.2	2	7.8	0	13.1	1	11.5	1	7
Total	48.5	10	23.4	5	13.5	2	7.9	2	6.7	2	21

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	UUP	William King*	18.82%	1,326
	UUP	William Watt*	16.82%	1,185
	UUP	Creighton Hutchinson*	16.04%	1,130
	SDLP	John Dallat*	15.50%	1,092
	DUP	Robert Catherwood*	13.56%	955
	UUP	John Moody*	7.50%	528	957.4
	SDLP	Gerard O'Kane*	8.87%	625	626.9	680.9	710.9	909.1
	Alliance	Ian McEwan	2.88%	203	215.54	384.54	594.54	601.54
Electorate: 11,366 Valid: 7,044 (61.97%) Spoilt: 201 Quota: 881 Turnout: 7,245 (63.74%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	DUP	James McClure*	28.97%	1,790
	UUP	Robert White*	18.27%	1,129
	UUP	Gladys Black*	13.24%	818
	UUP	David McClarty	9.83%	607	743.4	1,006.9
	DUP	Marie McAllister*	3.03%	187	759.88	788.78
	Independent	Patrick McFeely*	6.56%	405	424.22	431.36	434.88	452.56	499.9	765.9
	Alliance	William Mathews*	6.44%	398	419.08	446.96	456.16	489.14	631	720
	DUP	William Thompson	1.91%	118	372.2	392.94	418.46	516.38	538.88	540.88
	SDLP	Gerry McLaughlin	7.01%	433	434.86	436.22	436.54	437.22	468.38
	Labour Party NI	Timothy Blackman	1.62%	100	103.72	105.42	106.62	109.34
	Alliance	Yvonne Boyle	1.59%	98	98.62	99.98	101.1	105.18
	Green (NI)	David Garland	0.91%	56	56.62	57.98	58.54	60.92
	Workers' Party	Rosemary McBride	0.63%	39	40.86	42.22	42.7	44.06
Electorate: 12,216 Valid: 6,178 (50.57%) Spoilt: 151 Quota: 773 Turnout: 6,329 (51.81%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	UUP	Pauline Armitage*	13.53%	840
	UUP	Elizabeth Black*	12.35%	767	795.42
	Alliance	Patrick McGowan*	7.95%	494	496.59	553.66	834.66
	DUP	William Creelman*	11.66%	724	727.22	734.22	735.22	736.12	845.12
	UUP	William Glenn*	11.66%	658	673.12	678.19	685.54	695.74	716.02	936.02
	DUP	Robert Stewart	6.49%	403	403.63	408.63	409.63	409.63	611.81	714.39	771.39
	Ind. Unionist	Robert Mitchell*	8.20%	509	511.1	520.1	533.1	547.8	574.94	666.77	741.77
	SDLP	Sean Farren	7.76%	482	482.21	537.21	559.21	584.71	584.71	588.01	589.01
	UUP	Thomas Peacock	6.96%	432	435.99	443.06	447.06	450.96	469.96
	DUP	Eric Stewart	6.10%	379	379.77	384.77	384.77	385.97
	Alliance	Kate Condy	5.10%	317	317.49	346.49
	Labour Party NI	Roberta Woods	2.16%	134	134.21
	Green (NI)	Malcolm Samuels	1.14%	71	71
Electorate: 11,940 Valid: 6,210 (52.01%) Spoilt: 149 Quota: 777 Turnout: 6,359 (53.26%)

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