1989 Strabane District Council election

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1989 Strabane District Council election
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All 15 seats to Strabane District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party DUP UUP SDLP
Seats won 3 3 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Steady 0
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Ind. Nationalist Alliance
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Increase 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Ind. Unionist
Seats won 1
Seat change Increase 1

Elections to Strabane 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 15 councillors.

Strabane District Council Election Result 1989[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UUP 3 0 0 Steady0 20.0 20.3 3,358 Increase1.2
  DUP 3 0 1 Decrease1 20.0 19.7 3,251 Decrease6.4
  SDLP 3 1 1 Steady0 20.0 17.9 2,955 Decrease1.2
  Sinn Féin 2 0 1 Decrease1 13.3 21.1 3,484 Decrease1.2
  Ind. Nationalist 2 1 1 Steady0 13.3 14.8 2,445 Increase1.4
  Ind. Unionist 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 5.0 827 Increase5.0
  Alliance 1 1 0 Increase1 6.7 1.1 187 Increase1.1

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

District results

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