1989 Cookstown District Council election

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1989 Cookstown District Council election
 1985
17 May 1989 (1989-05-17)
1993 

All 16 seats to Cookstown District Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SDLP DUP UUP
Seats won 5 5 3
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0 Steady 0

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Ind. Unionist
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady 0

Elections to Cookstown District 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 16 councillors.

Cookstown District Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SDLP 5 2 0 Increase2 31.3 25.8 4,148 Increase4.8
  DUP 5 0 0 Steady0 31.3 24.0 3,861 Decrease2.6
  UUP 3 0 0 Steady0 18.8 23.2 3,726 Increase2.1
  Sinn Féin 2 0 2 Decrease2 12.5 20.3 3,267 Decrease5.3
  Ind. Unionist 1 0 0 Steady0 6.3 4.6 747 Increase1.7
  Workers' Party 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 2.1 342 Decrease0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

District results

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