1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1989.

Election Name:	1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1985
Next Election:	1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Next Year:	1993
Seats For Election:	All 15 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
Majority Seats:	8
Party1:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats1:	4
Seat Change1:	3
Party2:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats2:	4
Seat Change2:	1
Party3:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats3:	3
Seat Change3:	0
Party4:	Independent Unionist
Seats4:	3
Seat Change4:	2
Party5:	Progressive Unionist Party
Seats5:	1
Seat Change5:	0

Elections to Carrickfergus 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.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Carrick Castle|18.9|1|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|35.5|bgcolor="#F6CB2F"|2|15.4|1|15.1|1|15.1|0|5|-|align="left"|Kilroot|bgcolor="40BFF5"|42.1|bgcolor="40BFF5"|2|25.3|1|14.5|1|0.0|0|18.1|1|5|-|align="left"|Knockagh Monument|23.4|1|21.9|1|19.2|1|0.0|0|bgcolor="AADFFF"|35.5|bgcolor="AADFFF"|2|5|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|28.7|4|27.1|4|16.4|3|4.6|1|23.2|3|15|-|}

Districts results

Carrick Castle

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x PUP
1989: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP
1985-1989 Change: Alliance gain from UUP

Kilroot

1985: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP

Knockagh Monument

1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 1 x UUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP
1985-1989 Change: Independent Unionist leaves UUP